Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
May,  1914. 
President's  Address. 
235 
In  the  Department  of  Materia  Medica  the  Physiological  assay  of 
drugs  has  been  given  increased  attention,  with  good  results.  Your 
Medical  Examiner  reports  that  the  physical  examination  of  your 
students  is  somewhat  hampered  by  lack  of  sufficient  light.  It  may, 
therefore,  be  necessary  for  your  Committee  on  Property  to  install 
a  special  light  for  this  purpose  in  the  near  future. 
On  Thursday  evening,  May  22,  191 3,  the  92nd  Annual  Com- 
mencement exercises  of  your  College  were  held  in  the  Academy  of 
Music.  The  graduating  class  numbered  123,  representing  22  States 
of  the  Union,  District  of  Columbia,  Canada,  China,  and  Russia. 
During  the  past  year  the  College  has  received  from  Mrs.  Anna 
Shinn  Maier,  daughter  of  your  late  treasurer,  James  T.  Shinn,  a 
sum  sufficient  to  convert  the  Shinn  Memorial  into  a  scholarship. 
The  Pennsylvania  Scholarship  Fund  of  $2500  is  nearing  com- 
pletion ;  $2200  has  been  collected. 
There  are  at  present  148  active  members  of  your  College,  and 
13  associate  members.  During  the  year  6  active  members  and  1 
associate  member  were  elected.  The  resignation  of  one  active  mem- 
ber was  received;  and  your  President  regrets  to  report  the  death 
of  three  of  your  active  members  during  the  year,  as  follows : 
John  W.  Ridpath,  May  8,  191 3.   Joined  the  College  in  1888. 
Evan  T.  Ellis,  September  29,  1913.   Joined  the  College  in  1852. 
David  H.  Ross,  January  26,  1914.    Joined  the  College  in  1879. 
It  is  of  interest  to  note  that  Evan  T.  Ellis  was  the  oldest  member 
of  the  College. 
It  is  thought  desirable  by  your  President  to  bring  to  your  atten- 
tion the  fact  that  the  Department  of  Public  Safety  of  Philadelphia, 
recognizing  the  danger  incident  to  smoking  in  buildings  where 
people  are  assembled  in  numbers  on  various  floors,  deemed  it 
necessary  to  send  a  communication  to  your  College,  reading  as 
follows : 
Mr.  Howard  B.  French,  President, 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy, 
145  No.  10th  Street, 
Philadelphia. 
Dear  Sir: 
Complaint  has  been  made  to  this  Bureau  of  the  promiscuous  smoking 
of  cigarettes  and  cigars  in  the  building  of  the  College  of  Pharmacy. 
The  Fire  Marshal  has  made  an  inspection  of  the  complaint  and  considers 
it  of  vital  importance  that  the  practice  be  discontinued  at  once. 
