234  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  {Am-]£™-  f9^rm" 
doubt,  be  of  material  benefit  in  several  of  the  departments  of  the  government. 
Trusting  that  the  two  classes  referred  to  may  prove  of  service  to  the 
government,  I  have  the  honor  to  be, 
With  respect, 
Howard  B.  French, 
President. 
March  26,  191 7. 
The  discussion  that  followed  was  participated  in  by  Messrs. 
Beringer,  Boring,  Kraemer,  Thum,  Remington  and  Weidemann, 
when,  on  motion  of  Professor  Kraemer,  the  action  of  the  president 
was  approved.  Professor  Remington  suggested  that  as  the  senior 
classes  had  offered  their  services  to  the  government,  why  not  also 
should  the  officers  and  faculty  tender  their  services  ? 
When  Mr.  Beringer  moved  that  the  College  recommend  to  the 
board  of  trustees  to  "  consider  and  formulate  some  plan  showing  the 
desire  of  the  College  to  cooperate  with  the  government  in  the  present 
condition  of  affairs  in  the  nation,"  seconded  and  so  ordered. 
C.  A.  Weidemann,  M.D., 
Recording  Secretary. 
Abstracts  from  the  Minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
December  5,  1916.  Fifteen  members  were  present.  The  com- 
mittee on  announcement  and  publicity  reported  on  a  map  recently 
prepared  by  Professor  Sturmer  which  shows  the  states  furnishing 
the  first-year  students.  Professor  Remington  was  given  authority 
to  prepare  and  issue  a  calendar  for  191 7.  Mr.  French  stated  that 
the  cases  borrowed  by  the  College  for  the  recent  exhibit  could  be 
retained  for  the  present. 
Mr.  Cliffe  referred  to  the  activities  of  the  Philadelphia  Chamber 
of  Commerce  and  thought  the  College  should  become  a  member  of 
it.  Mr.  French  spoke  of  the  proposed  Pennsylvania  State  Chamber 
of  Commerce  and  thought  the  College  should  also  become  a  member 
of  same.  Others  members  approved  of  the  suggestion  and  the  mat- 
ter was  referred  to  Mr.  French  for  further  action. 
Mr.  French  referred  to  the  meeting  of  the  deans  of  the  several 
colleges  of  pharmacy,  the  Pennsylvania  State  Board  of  Pharmacy 
and  representatives  from  the  colleges  of  pharmacy  in  the  state,  held 
several  years  ago  relative  to  establishing  a  council  governing  pro- 
fessional educational  matters  in  this  state,  stating  that  the  time  was 
now  ripe  for  such  a  move.  The  committee  appointed  in  1913  was 
still  active  and  the  matter  was  left  in  their  hands. 
