384  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.     {^^S*  Su"0' 
students  than  heretofore ;  the  increased  time  given  to  this  department 
has  permitted  considerable  additional  instruction  in  Operative 
Pharmacy.  It  is  thought  desirable  that  this  department  be  fur- 
nished with  a  lantern  for  illustrating  lectures  on  prescriptions,  etc. 
Numerous  slides  have  been  accumulated,  and  these  are  used  to 
advantage,  but  they  are  not  as  effective  as  the  projection  of  the 
actual  prescription. 
The  course  in  Commercial  Training  has  been  greatly  increased, 
and  the  former  indifference  of  the  students  has  given  way  to  eager- 
ness to  absorb  information. 
The  instructor  in  Latin  reports  that  his  work  has  been  satisfactory. 
Department  of  Chemistry:  Professor  Sadtler  reports  upon  the 
work  of  the  second-  and  third-year  classes.  By  the  lengthening  of 
the  College  year,  and  the  increase  in  the  hours  of  instruction,  a  more 
extended  course  of  instruction  is  given.  In  addition  to  the  course 
of  public  lectures  that  have  been  given  in  recent  years  to  the  third- 
year  classes,  it  is  thought  that  a  series  of  lectures  for  the  second- 
year  class  could  be  introduced  to  considerable  advantage.  As  the 
instruction  to  the  second-year  class  covers  many  of  the  commercial 
chemicals,  it  would  seem  that  a  series  of  lectures  bearing  upon  that 
subject  would  be  especially  beneficial. 
Department  of  Materia  Medica:  Increased  attention  has  been 
given  to  the  physiological  assaying  of  drugs  with  good  results. 
Department  of  Botany  and  Pharmacognosy :  Advanced  methods 
have  been  used.  With  each  laboratory  lesson  a  mimeographed  outline 
of  the  work  is  given  the  students,  printed  on  sheets  of  uniform  size 
to  fit  in  the  notebooks  used  in  this  department.  In  the  first  year  the 
initiative  work  is  on  the  principal  groups  of  plants,  which  is  a  little 
difficult  for  the  beginner,  and  interest  has  been  stimulated  by  periods 
of  debates.  A  Biological  Club  has  been  organized;  a  program  is 
arranged,  and  the  discussions  are  illustrated  with  the  lantern.  In 
the  second  year  the  subject  matter  has  been  presented  in  groups 
according  to  their  natural  relationships.  Two  hundred  and  fifty-four 
types  of  drugs  have  been  arranged  in  twelve-ounce  jars,  which  have 
been  consulted  at  recess  and  other  times ;  the  reviews  have  been  of 
great  help  also.  The  third-year  work  has  been  in  the  study  of  choco- 
late products,  spices,  and  a  number  of  National  Formulary  drugs. 
Professor  Kraemer,  having  been  relieved  of  the  teaching  in  Bacteri- 
ology, has  been  enabled  to  develop  a  special  course  in  Microscopy 
