428  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  {  ^lemb^ilT?. 
April,  July,  October  and  January.  This  would  reduce  the  cost 
about  33  per  cent.  The  Committee  advocated  an  early  issuance  of 
the  Catalogue  Number  and  recommended  that  a  definite  and  clear- 
cut  policy  regarding  post-graduate  instruction  be  outlined  in  same. 
The  Committee  referred  to  our  Alumni  and  stated  that  the  members 
of  same  should  be  kept  well  informed  as  to  the  post-graduate  courses 
and  other  matters  pertaining  to  the  College,  in  order  that  they  use 
their  influence  in  assisting  young  men  to  matriculate  in  the  College. 
The  recently  established  Advisory  Council  of  the  Alumni  Asso- 
ciation, embracing  about  one  hundred  of  the  more  active  members 
residing  in  every  State  of  the  Union  and  in  twenty  foreign  countries, 
are  earnestly  working  to  further  the  interest  of  the  College. 
The  Committee  on  Instruction  also  recommended  that  authority 
be  given  members  of  the  Faculty  to  give  a  few  lectures  in  the  high 
schools  of  Pennsylvania  in  accordance  with  the  suggestion  of  Prof. 
Sturmer.    On  motion,  the  recommendations  were  adopted. 
The  Special  Committee  on  Diplomas,  through  Mr.  Cliffe,  pre- 
sented the  sketch  for  the  new  Ph.G.  diploma  and  after  some  dis- 
cussion the  form  submitted  was  adopted. 
Mr.  French  read  a  communication  from  Colonel  Allen,  First 
Regiment,  N.  G.,  U.  S.  A.,  relative  to  four  of  our  graduates  students, 
who  are  now  absent  from  the  college,  serving  in  the  Medical  Corps. 
Mr.  Osterlund  said  he  was  particularly  interested  and  hoped  some- 
thing could  be  done  towards  graduating  the  young  men  who  were 
called  to  serve  their  country.  The  matter  was  referred  to  the  Com- 
mittee on  Examinations. 
The  communication  from  the  Secretary  of  the  College  was  read, 
conveying  the  resolution  adopted  by  the  College  at  the  annual  meet- 
ing, recommending  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  that  they  extend  the 
services  of  the  College  to  the  Government.  Mr.  Cliffe  moved  that 
the  matter  be  referred  to  a  Special  Committee  consisting  of  "the 
President,  Chairman  of  the  Board  and  the  Dean.   It  was  so  ordered. 
A  communication  was  received  from  L.  L.  Walton,  Secretary, 
Pennsylvania  State  Pharmaceutical  Board,  announcing  that  the 
Board  would  require  prospective  pharmacy  applicants  who  began 
their  College  course  after  July  ist,  191 8,  to  present  evidence  of 
secondary  education  to  the  value  of  thirty  counts.  Mr.  ClifTe  moved 
that  the  Secretary  be  instructed  to  acknowledge  receipt  of  the  com- 
munication and  state  that  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy 
had  already  adopted  the  two  year  High  School  requirement,  or 
