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"  exact  science,"  yet  if  it  is  ever  to  be  raised  from  the  slough  of 
empiricism,  work  of  this  kind  must  be  done  and  persistently  promul- 
gated among  the  members  of  the  professions. 
John  K.  Thum. 
PHILADELPHIA  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY. 
Quarterly  Meeting. 
The  quarterly  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy 
was  held  June  29,  1914,  at  4  p.m.,  in  the  Library;  the  President, 
Howard  B.  French,  in  the  chair.  •  Fifteen  members  were  present. 
The  minutes  of  the  annual  meeting,  held  March  30,  1914,  were  read 
and  approved. 
The  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  March,  April,  and 
May  were  read  by  the  Registrar,  J.  S.  Beetem,  and  approved.  The 
report  of  the  Committee  on  Necrology  was  read  by  the  Chairman, 
and  referred  for  publication  in  the  American  Journal  of 
Pharmacy. 
Professor  Stroup  reported  verbally  for  the  delegates  to  the  Penn- 
sylvania Pharmaceutical  Association.  The  attendance  was  some- 
what smaller  than  usual.  The  reception  of  delegates  from  other 
organizations  and  reports  of  delegates  to  other  bodies  were  the 
features  of  the  first  day's  session.  A  large  number  of  papers  were, 
as  usual,  presented,  the  one  on  "  Bacterial  Vaccines  and  Serums,''  by 
Dr.  A.  P.  Hitchens,  being  most  interesting.  The  report  of  the 
Legislative  Committee  and  the  report  of  the  Secretary  of  the  State 
Pharmaceutical  Board  were  also  presented.  The  president,  R.  H. 
Lackey,  made  a  number  of  recommendations  which,  after  being  re- 
ferred to  a  special  committee,  were  adopted.  The  Association  elected 
the  former  secretary,  E.  F.  FlefYner,  president,  and  David  J.  Reese, 
secretary.  The  next  meeting  is  to  be  held  at  Forest  Park,  Pike 
County. 
The  delegates  to  the  Delaware  Pharmaceutical  Association  re- 
ported verbally  by  its  chairman,  Dr.  A.  W.  Miller.  The  meeting 
was  held  at  Hotel  Du  Pont,  Wilmington,  on  June  4th.  The  reports 
of  the  officers  and  committees  occupied  the  morning  session.  The 
meeting  was  not  a  very  large  one,  but  a  very  harmonious  one.  Your 
delegate  was  accorded  a  cordial  welcome,  who  urged  upon  the 
members  their  help  to  influence  congressional  action  in  securing  a 
