372  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  {  AnV°y  r;9^8iarm* 
pharmacists  may  be  prepared  to  creditably  meet  their  share  of  the 
nation's  great  responsibilities. 
The  Journal  naturally  reflects  the  viewpoint  of  the  editor  as  to 
the  needs  of  the  time  and  of  the  interests  the  Journal  serves  and 
in  the  selection  of  material  for  publication  his  personal  judgment  may 
at  times  be  at  fault.  Several  innovations  have  already  been  intro- 
duced, such"  as  the  monthly  editorial  column  and  the  extended  ab- 
stracts from  current  literature.  These  appeared  to  be  in  the  line  of 
duty  and  from  the  editor's  viewpoint  desirable,  but  he  has  been  en- 
deavoring to  gauge  the  opinion  of  the  readers  of  the  Journal  as  to 
the  acceptability  of  these  and  the  possibility  of  introducing  other 
innovations  that  are  considered  as  features  of  modern  journalism, 
without  in  the  least  affecting  the  scientific  standing  of  the  publica- 
tion. 
The  business  manager  is  giving  good  service  to  the  advertising 
clientele  and  his  efforts  are  being  devoted  to  improve  the  pages  that 
are  assigned  to  trade  offerings  and  the  wants  of  druggists  and  manu- 
facturers and  doubtless  this  will  prove  beneficial  to  the  advertisers 
as  well  as  to  the  Journal.  The  introduction  of  "  Classified  Adver- 
tisements "  opens  up  an  avenue  that  should  appeal  alike  to  em- 
ployers and  employees  and  which  should  be  well  patronized  as  valu- 
able to  both. 
The  cooperation  established  between  the  editorial  and  business 
management  is  beginning  to  show  results  in  the  increased  number  of 
subscribers  and  some  additional  advertisements  and  as  the  systematic 
work  progresses,  it  is  our  hope  that  this  will  redound  more  effectively 
to  the  betterment  of  the  Journal,  increase  its  value  as  an  advertis- 
ing medium  for  standard  wares  and  above  all  extend  its  usefulness 
to  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  and  to  the  advancement 
of  pharmacy,  the  one  common  interest  to  which  we  all  subscribe. 
Report  of  the  Committee  on  Publication. — Read  by  Profes- 
sor Samuel  P.  Sadtler. 
This  report  is  largely  a  statement  of  receipts  and  disbursements 
for  the  year,  also  a  statement  as  to  the  number  of  subscribers,  full 
paid  and  others.  Students  are  privileged  to  secure  the  Journal  at 
the  nominal  price  of  $1.00  per  year  and  a  large  number  of  the  stu- 
dents are  subscribers.  The  "Remington  Memorial  Number"  of 
the  Journal  was  an  unusually  large  edition,  owing  to  the  fact  that  it 
was  mailed  to  each  one  of  the  alumni  of  the  college.  An  appropria- 
tion was  voted  by  the  College  for  the  use  of  the  Publication  Com- 
mittee. 
