^Jtej'SS"* }  Minutes  of  the  College.  5  53 
MINUTES  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 
Philadelphia,  September  30th,  1878. 
The  semi-annual  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  was  held  this 
day  at  the  Hall  of  the  College,  No.  145  North  Tenth  street,  Dillwyn  Parrish,  Pres- 
ident, in  the  chair ;  twenty-seven  members  present. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting,  in  June,  were  read,  and,  on  motion,  approved. 
The  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  were  also  read  by  Wm.  C.  Bakes,  Secre- 
tary of  the  Board,  and,  on  motion,  adopted. 
By  these  minutes  we  are  informed  that  in  June  last  two  gentlemen  passed  a  satis- 
factory examination  before  the  Professors  and  Examining  Committee,  and,  having 
been  by  them  recommended  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  the  degree,  they  were 
elected  Graduates  in  Pharmacy.    Their  names  are  : 
Aug.  Dreher.     Thesis — Examination  of  a  case  of  arsenical  poisoning 
Thos.  E.  B  Kernan.     Thesis — Solution  of  oxychloride  of  iron. 
Thomas  S.  Wiegand,  on  behalf  of  the  committee  appointed  in  March  last,  and 
continued  in  June,  to  take  such  action  as  might  be  necessary  to  effect  an  amendment 
to  the  Constitution  of  the  College  relative  to  the  election  of  Trustees,  and  other 
matters,  reported  that  they  had  effected  the  changes  desired  by  the  College  by  appli- 
cation to  the  court,  and  that  the  charter  as  amended  will  now  read  as  follows : 
Section  2.  "  The  said  College  may  establish  by-laws  and  rules  for  its  government 
and  regulation,  and  for  the  preservatfon  and  application  of  the  funds  thereof,  not 
repugnant  to  the  Constitution  and  laws  of  the  United  States  or  of  this  Common- 
wealth j  and  shall  have  power  to  erect  an  edifice  for  their  accommodation,  and  to 
constitute  a  faculty,  or  learned  body,  to  consist  of  such  head  or  heads  and  such  a 
number  of  professors  in  pharmacy,  materia  medica,  chemistry  and  the  collateral 
sciences,  as  they  may  judge  necessary  and  proper  ;  and  shall  have  power  to  confer 
degrees  in  pharmacy  upon  its  graduates,  and  to  do  everything  needful  and  necessary 
to  the  establishment  of  said  College  and  Faculty." 
Section  3.  "The  officers  of  said  College  shall  be  a  President  and  two  Vice  Presi- 
dents, a  Recording  Secretary,  a  Corresponding  Secretary  and  a  Treasurer  ;  and  the 
respective  duties  of  all  of  said  officers  shall  be  assigned  by  the  by-laws.  All  of  said 
officers  shall  be  elected  for  the  term  of  one  year  at  the  stated  meeting  of  the  College 
held  in  the  month  of  March,  and  any  vacancy  that  may  occur  may  be  supplied  by  a 
special  election,  to  be  held  at  the  next  stated  meeting  after  the  occurrence  of  said 
vacancy.  There  shall  also  be  elected  a  Board  of  Trustees,  consisting  of  eighteen 
members,  in  the  following  manner:  Nine  Trustees  shall  be  elected  at  the  stated 
meeting  in  September,  1878,  three  of  them  for  the  term  of  one  year,  three  of  them 
for  the  term  of  two  years  and  three  of  them  for  the  term  of  three  years.  At  the 
stated  meeting  in  March,  1879,  nine  Trustees  shall  be  elected,  in  the  same  classifica- 
tion and  for  the  same  terms.  At  each  subsequent  stated  meeting  held  in  March  and 
September  of  each  year  three  Trustees  shall  be  elected  in  the  place  of  those  whose 
terms  will  then  expire,  to  serve  for  the  term  of  three  years. 
"  Vacancies  in  the  Board  of  Trustees  may  be  filled  for  the  unexpired  term  at  any 
regular  election  after  any  such  vacancy  shall  occur.  The  President,  the  two  Vice- 
Presidents,  the  Recording  Secretary,  the  Corresponding  Secretary  and  the  Treasurer 
shall  also  be  members  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  so  long  as  they  shall  continue  in 
office.  Thirteen  members  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  shall  constitute  a  quoru-m. 
The  said  Board  of  Trustees  shall  have  power  to  conduct  the  ordinary  affairs  of  the 
College,  and  make  such  by-laws,  rules  and  regulations,  and  do  all  such  other  prope  r 
