430  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  {  A^ep{ember 
Donald  B.  Smith.  On  motion  it  was  ordered  that  the  Certificate  in 
Bacteriology  be  awarded.  The  Committee  reported  as  follows, 
relative  to  the  status  of  students  in  the  graduating  class  who  had 
enlisted : 
First,  that  all  students  who  have  been  compelled  to  leave  College 
on  account  of  membership  in  the  National  Guard,  previous  to  Jan- 
uary ist,  1 91 7,  be  given  a  special  examination  in  a  manner  that  may 
be  found  by  the  Committee  on  Examinations  to  be  best  suited  to  the 
necessities  of  the  situation,  and  that  they  be  given  due  credit  for  any 
professional  work  performed  during  their  service  under  the  govern- 
ment. 
Second,  that  all  students  who  have  enlisted  or  may  enlist  in  the 
naval  or  military  service  of  the  United  States,  subsequent  to  Jan- 
uary ist,  191 /,  be  given  the  same  status  upon  their  return  as  when 
they  left  College  to  enter  service,  except  that  due  credit  and  advance- 
ment be  given  for  any  experience  or  instruction  they  may  have  ob- 
tained as  pharmacists  while  in  the  government  service.  It  was  so 
ordered. 
The  Chairman  advocated  the  adoption  of  a  resolution  asking  the 
government  to  recognize  pharmacists  as  professional  men  and  not 
subject  them  to  conscription  in  the  ranks,  as  privates.  Mr.  England 
read  a  copy  of  a  communication  he  had  addressed  to  the  Secretary 
of  War,  relative  to  establishing  a  Pharmaceutical  Corps  in  the  Army. 
The  Chairman  read  a  communication  from  Surgeon  General  Braisted, 
supplementing  in  a  measure  what  Mr.  England  advocated.  Mr. 
England  then  moved  that  the  President  of  the  College  and  the 
Chairman  of  the  Board  be  authorized  to  forward  such  resolutions 
to  the  Federal  Authorities.    It  was  so  ordered. 
The  Special  Committee  to  prepare  resolutions  on  the  death  of 
Prof.  C.  Lewis  Diehl  presented  their  report  and  on  motion  it 
was  ordered  that  the  resolutions  be  entered  in  the  minutes  and  a 
copy  sent  to  the  family. 
Mr.  French  proposed  that  some  action  be  taken  on  the  death  of 
our  Honorary  Member,  Frederick  Gutekunst,  and  moved  that  a 
Committee  of  three  be  appointed  to  draft  suitable  resolutions.  The 
Chairman  subsequently  appointed  Howard  B.  French,  A.  W.  Miller 
and  C.  A.  Weidemann,  as  members  of  the  Committee. 
Mr.  ClifFe,  for  the  Committee  on  Examinations,  stated  it  would 
be  necessary  to  have  a  form  of  Certificate  for  students  of  the  two 
year  course  who  had  not  met  the  full  requirements  of  the  College 
