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Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.     {  Am-A{°CTur,I9^arm- 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  to  those  seeking  an  education  in 
advanced  pharmacy. 
Professor  Henry  Kraemer  presented  the  bank  book,  cancelled 
check  and  correspondence  relating  to  the  contributions  made  by 
members  of  the  College  and  others  for  Belgian  pharmacists  who 
had  suffered  from  the  present  war.  Also  a  letter  from  Professor 
P.  van  der  Wieler  acknowledging  the  receipt  of  the  draft  forwarded 
by  Professor  Kraemer,  the  treasurer  of  the  fund,  thus  closing  the 
account. 
Mr.  Beringer  said  he  noted  the  absence  of  the  dean,  Professor 
Joseph  P.  Remington,  because  of  illness,  and  moved  that  the  Sec- 
retary be  directed  to  convey  to  him  the  sincere  regret  of  the  mem- 
bers at  his  enforced  absence,  which  motion  was  unanimously 
adopted. 
President  French  alluded  to  the  coming  meeting  of  the  Confer- 
ence of  Pharmaceutical  Faculties  to  be  held  at  Indianapolis  August 
27-28,  and  said  the  major  faculty  of  the  College  were  members  of 
the  Conference  and  that  previously  they  had  attended  the  Confer- 
ences only  in  an  advisory  capacity ;  that  it  was  always  understood 
that  they  were  not  to  commit  the  College  to  any  line  of  action. 
President  French  then  made  the  following  appointments : 
Committee  on  Necrology :  Professor  Henry  Kraemer,  chairman ; 
Edwin  M.  Boring  and  C.  A.  Weidemann  (reappointed). 
Committee  on  Nominations:  Professor  C.  B.  Lowe,  chairman; 
C.  Stanley  French,  Mitchell  Bernstein,  F.  E.  Stewart  and  C.  A. 
Weidemann. 
Delegates  to  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  at  In- 
dianapolis August  27— September  1  :  Professor  J.  W.  Sturmer,  chair- 
man ;  E.  F.  Cook,  Henry  Kraemer,  Chas.  H.  La  Wall,  Frank  X. 
Moerk,  Freeman  P.  Stroup,  Dr.  F.  E.  Stewart,  Charles  E.  Van  der 
Kleed. 
Mr.  Beringer  asked  as  to  the  status  of  these  delegates,  as  it  had 
been  said  that  only  delegates  to  the  house  of  delegates  would  be 
recognized,  to  which  the  Secretary  replied  that  for  some  years  past 
the  Secretary  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  had  for- 
warded to  him  blank  forms  of  credentials  with  the  request  to  send 
the  names  of  appointed  delegates. 
Professor  Kraemer  exhibited  same  handsome  specimens  of  squill 
bulbs,  and  read  the  following  letter : 
