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of  Library  during  the  year  by  1375  persons,  an  increase  of  378  over 
last  year. 
The  report  of  the  Committee  on  Nominations  was  read  and 
ordered,  entered  and  filed. 
A  communication  was  read  from  C.  Carroll  Meyer,  declining  the 
nomination  for  membership  in  the  Board  of  Trustees  because  of 
pressure  of  business  preventing  his  attendance  at  the  meetings. 
The  President  appointed  Professor  F.  X.  Moerk,  Mitchell  Bern- 
stein and  E.  H.  Hessler  tellers,  to  conduct  the  election.  The  report 
of  the  Committee  on  Nominations  being  again  read,  the  members 
proceeded  to  a  ballot.  While  the  ballots  were  being  counted,  Pro- 
fessor Stroup  alluded  to  a  recent  notice  received  from  the  Fire 
Marshal  and  quoting  an  Act  of  Assembly  prohibiting  smoking  in  any 
part  of  the  building.  He  hoped  there  would  be  some  modification  of 
the  rule  so  as  to  permit  smoking  in  the  corridor,  which  was  entirely 
fireproof.  Past  experience  had  shown  that  when  prohibition  was  en- 
forced the  entrance  and  the  street  in  front  of  the  College  were  used 
as  a  place  for  smoking  and  a  number  of  complaints  and  police 
troubles  had  resulted.  A  number  of  the  members  related  various 
experiences,  viz.,  President  French,  Professors  Remington,  Kraemer, 
Sadtler,  Lowe,  Messrs.  Beringer  and  Poley;  the  speakers  generally 
thinking  that,  while  protection  from  the  risks  of  fire  was  absolutely 
necessary,  some  means  should  be  devised  to  permit  smoking  in  some 
part  of  the  building.  The  discussion  was  closed  by  President  French 
stating  he  would  confer  with  Director  Porter  regarding  the  matter. 
The  tellers  reported  the  results  of  the  election  as  follows : 
President,  Howard  B.  French ;  first  vice-president,  R.  V.  Matti- 
son,  M.D. ;  second  vice-president,  J.  L.  Lemberger;  treasurer,  Rich- 
ard M.  Shoemaker;  corresponding  secretary,  A.  W.  Miller,  M.D. ; 
recording .  secretary,  C.  A.  Weidemann,  M.D. ;  curator,  Joseph  W. 
England ;  editor,  Henry  Kraemer ;  librarian,  Katharine  E.  Nagle ; 
trustees  for  three  years :  Joseph  P.  Remington,  C.  Stanley  French, 
George  B.  Evans ;  Publication  Committee :  Samuel  P.  Sadtler,  Henry 
Kraemer,  Joseph  P.  Remington,  Joseph  W.  England,  Martin  I. 
Wilbert,  Charles  H.  La  Wall,  and  John  K.  Thum;  Committee  on 
Pharmaceutical  Meetings :  Henry  Kraemer,  Joseph  P.  Remington, 
C.  B.  Lowe,  George  B.  Weidemann,  and  E.  H.  Hessler. 
The  President  declared  the  above  duly  elected. 
The  President  made  the  following  appointments : 
