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Minutes  of  the  College. 
{Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
April,  1878. 
J.  P.  Remington,  Curator,  read  a  report  of  the  condition  of  the  cabinet,  as  fol- 
lows, which  was  accepted  : 
Philadelphia,  3d  mo.  25th,  1878. 
The  Curator  would  report  that,  owing  to  the  prospect  of  a  gift  of  new  cases  for  the  accommodation  of 
the  Centennial  specimens,  the  labor  of  relabeling  and  arranging  has  not  yet  been  commenced. 
Manj'  specimens  have  been  presented  at  the  Pharmaceutical  Meetings  through  members  of  the  College, 
students,  etc.,  and  it  is  believed  that  time  will  be  had  during  the  coming  months  to  resume  work  upon 
the  labeling  and  rearrangement.  The  action  of  the  College  in  appointing  an  Actuary,  part  of  whose 
duties  shall  be  those  of  the  Curator,  will  no  doubt  result  in  an  improvement  to  the  interest  of  the 
Cabinet. 
Respectfully  submitted,  JOS.  P.  REMINGTON.  . 
The  report  of  the  Publication  Committee  was  then  read  by  Henry  N.  Ritten- 
house,  on  behalf  of  the  committee.    It  was  approved  and  is  as  follows: 
Philadelphia,  March  25th,  1878. 
To  the  Philadelphia  College  0/ Pharinacy  : 
Gentlemen— We  have  the  pleasure  to  report  to  you  the  operations  ol  the  Publishing  Committee  of 
the  College  for  the  year  just  closed.  Considering  the  very  discouraging  condition  of  mercantile  and 
financial  affairs  which  now  and  for  some  time  past  have  continued  in  this  country,  the  committee  are 
well  satisfied  with  the  result  of  the  year's  business,  which  will  be  seen  by  a  reference  to  the  reports  of  the 
Treasurer,  Editor  and  Business  Editor. 
We  would  suggest  to  the  members  that  more  advertisements  of  a  suitable  character  are  desired,  and 
we  think  will  repay  those  who  use  the  pages  of  the  "Journal"  for  this  purpose.  The  charges  will  be 
found  reasonable  for  the  service  rendered. 
We  would  urge  upon  the  members  of  the  College  who  are  engaged  in  laboratory  work,  to  contribute  to 
the  "Journal"  such  observations  as  they  may  deem  of  general  interest.  This  is  particularly  desirable 
for  the  next  year,  during  which  time  the  Pharmacopoeia  will  be  in  review  by  different  commi'ttees 
appointed  fer  that  purpose.  HENRY  N.  RITTENHOUSE,  Chairman. 
The  report  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  committee  was  read  by  Mr.  Bullock.  It 
exhibits  the  usual  favorable  condition  of  that  department  of  the  College,  and  merits 
the  approval  of  all  the  members. 
The  Editor's  report  to  the  Publishing  Committee  was  then  read,  and,  on  motion, 
accepted.    It  gives  a  very  interesting  account  of  the  Editor's  labors. 
The  Editor  respectfully  reports,  that  the  "Journal  "  has  been  regularly  issued  during  the  past  year  on 
the  first  of  each  month.  The  original  papers  contributed  to  the  "Journal,"  it  is  believed,  have  been  of 
such  a  character  as  to  sustain  its  scientific,  and,  at  the  same  time,  practical  character,  both  at  home  and 
abroad,  as  may  be  judged  from  the  transferring  of  many  of  its  original  articles  to  the  columns  of  other 
journals  ;  and  likewise,  from  the  fact  that  four  citizens  of  foreign  countries,  three  of  whom  are  connected 
with  the  College  by  corresponding  or  honorary  membership,  have  contributed  five  papers.  The  amount 
of  this  original  matter  has  been  so  great,  as  to  render  it  necessary  to  increase  the  size  of  two  numbers 
from  forty-eight  to  sixty-four  pages,  while,  at  the  same  time,  most  of  the  essays  appearing  in  foreign 
journals  had  to  be  made  accessible  to  the  readers  in  a  materially  condensed  form. 
For  the  year  ending  with  the  March  number,  1878,  the  original  papers,  exclusive  of  editorials,  glean- 
ings and  original  translations,  reached  the  number  of  one  hundred  and  six,  being  only  five  less  than  in 
the  preceding  year,  in  which  probably  the  largest  number  of  original  essays  had  been  published.  Sixteen 
of  these  papers  contained  longer  or  briefer  abstracts  of  theses,  representing  altogether  twenty-six  of  the 
latter,  of  which  fifteen  related  to  strictly  pharmaceutical  subjects,  one  to  chemistry,  nine  to  materia  medica 
and  one  to  a  subject  of  general  interest.  The  direct  contributions  to  the  "Journal,"  similarly  classed, 
embrace  forty-five  papers  on  pharmacy,  twenty  on  chemistry,  twelve  on  materia  medica,  and  thirteen 
on  subjects  of  general  interest. 
The  contributors  during  the  past  year  were  sixty-three  in  number,  which  is  an  increase  over  the  years 
up  to  March,  1875,  but  a  falling  off  as  compared  with  the  reports  in  1876  and  1877,  when  respectively 
seventy-two  and  seventy-seven  authors  had  contributed.  The  smaller  number  of  authors  was,  however, 
compensated  for  by  an  increased  number  of  papers  furnished  by  some.  While  forty-six  papers  were 
credited  to  the  same  number  of  authors,  we  have  had  seven  contributors  furnishing  two  papers  each,  three 
with  three  papers  each,  six  with  four  papers  each  and  one  contributing  thirteen  papers. 
