September hi™'  )  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  .  427 
ingly  support  this  publication  as  it  represents  an  ideal  and  shows 
that  the  Association  means  to  develop  the  progress  in  pharmacy, 
and  that  its  members  have  lofty  sentiments  and  high  ideals. 
Henry  Kraemer. 
PHILADELPHIA  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY. 
Abstracts  from  the  Minutes  of  the  Meeting  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees. 
March  6th,  191 7.  Twelve  members  were  present.  The  Com- 
mittee on  Instruction  reported  that  Mr.  C.  J.  Zufall  had  tendered 
his  resignation  as  Instructor  in  the  Department  of  Botany  and 
Pharmacognosy,  which  was  accepted.  Committee  on  Examinations 
presented  a  communication  from  Prof.  Roddy  giving  the  names  of 
the  following  students  who  had  completed  a  Special  Course  in 
Bacteriology,  and  were,  therefore,  entitled  to  the  Certificate :  C.  L. 
Coble,  Wallace  Dickhart,  John  F.  Day,  David  Fibres,  George  R. 
Gross,  Edward  F.  Henning,  Antonio  Mena  Hernandez,  William 
Menkemeller,  Jr.,  H.  K.  Mulford,  Jr.,  Charles  Norton,  G.  W.  Neif- 
fer,  L.  D.  Rutter,  Benjamin  A.  Sorber,  Russell  C.  Smith,  Albert 
Stoppel.  The  Board  authorized  certificates  issued  to  the  above. 
The  Special  Committee  on  Diplomas  submitted  a  report  proposing 
some  changes  in  the  form  and  wording  of  the  diplomas.  These 
changes  were  made  necessary  by  the  existing  conditions.  After  the 
adoption  of  some  of  the  proposed  changes,  it  was  ordered  that  a 
sketch  be  prepared  and  submitted  at  the  next  meeting  of  the  Board. 
Karl  F.  Ehman,  Class  of  191 6,  was  elected  an  Associate  Member. 
April  3d,  1 91 7.  Fifteen  members  were  present.'  A  communi- 
cation from  the  Secretary  of  the  College  was  read,  announcing  the 
election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  year  and  three  members  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees  for  three  years.  This  being  the  first  meeting 
of  the  new  Board,  George  M.  Beringer  was  elected  Chairman; 
Walter  A.  Rumsey,  Vice-Chairman  and  Jacob  S.  Beetem,  Registrar. 
The  Committee  on  Finance  recommended  that  owing  to  the  in- 
creased duties  of  Professor  Stroup,  the  Editorship  of  the  Bulletin 
be  placed  in  the  hands  of  Professor  Stunner. 
Committee  on  Announcement  read  a  report  giving  the  approxi- 
mate cost  of  publishing  the  six  issues  of  the  Bulletin,  and  recom- 
mending that  hereafter  the  Bulletin  be  issued  quarterly,  namely,  in 
