236  President's  Address.  { Am-  J°auyr; 
I  therefore  request  that  proper  notices  be  placed  in  all  parts  of  the 
building  where  there  are  no  tile  or  cement  floors,  in  order  that  those  offend- 
ing may  have  knowledge  of  the  fact  that  it  is  in  violation  of  the  Act  of 
Assembly. 
I  would  appreciate  it  if  you  would  give  this  the  publicity  it  deserves. 
Yours  very  truly, 
(Signed)     Geo.  D.  Porter, 
Director. 
The  body  of  this  communication  has  been  printed  and  promi- 
nently displayed  throughout  your  buildings;  and  it  is  earnestly 
hoped  that  students  in  the  College  will  respect  said  notice  by  dis- 
continuing the  practice  of  smoking  in  the  portions  of  the  buildings 
where  there  are  no  tile  or  cement  floors,  and  that  arbitrary  measures 
to  enforce  the  order  may  not  be  found  necessary. 
Your  President  wishes  to  call  attention  to  the  fact  that  on  the 
21st  of  March,  1921,  the  College  will  have  attained  the  one  hun- 
dredth anniversary  of  its  existence.  This  is  but  seven  years  away, 
and  your  President  desires  to  urge  upon  all  members  of  the  College 
the  desirability  of  collecting  and  placing  in  possession  of  the  College 
any  historical  matters  they  may  have  or  may  be  able  to  obtain.  He 
would  suggest  that  old  prescription  labels  and  labels  referring  to 
specific  preparations  could  be  readily  collected  from  time  to  time 
from  many  of  the  old  drug  stores,  and  would  prove  of  much  interest. 
He  also  hopes  that  a  strenuous  effort  may  be  made  to  collect 
as  many  of  the  old-time  appliances  as  possible.  It  is  the  earnest 
hope  of  your  President  that  when  celebrating  the  100th  birthday 
of  the  College  there  may  be  an  historical  exhibition  at  that  time  that 
will  not  only  attract  the  attention  and  interest  of  the  pharmacists 
throughout  the  country,  but  of  members  of  the  medical  and  allied 
professions. 
In  closing,  your  President  desires  to  express  appreciation  to 
those  of  the  officers  and  faculty  who  have  so  heartily  cooperated 
with  him  during  the  past  year;  and  to  those  who  have  not  been 
in  full  accord  with  his  views,  he  wishes  to  express  the  hope  that 
all  personal  feelings  may  be  put  aside  and  that  a  united  effort  may 
be  made  to  continue  the  prosperity  and  advancement  of  this  institu- 
tion, which  is  dear  to  the  hearts  of  all  those  associated  with  it. 
Howard  B.  French. 
March  30,  1914. 
