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medical  and  the  pharmaceutical  professions  that  this  bill  may  be 
enacted~so  as  to  extend  further  care  to  the  boys  of  our  families  who 
are  fighting  in  support  of  the  democratic  freedom  of  the  world. 
They  deserve  it  and  should  have  it  and  it  is  the  hope  of  your  Presi- 
dent that  all  will  use  their  earnest  efforts  with  their  representatives 
in  Washington  to  have  the  Edmonds  Bill  enacted  into  a  law  at  the 
earliest  possible  date.  To-day  we  have  a  record  of  something  under 
200  of  our  alumni  who  are  serving  in  defense  of  their  country,  and 
if  proper  recognition  is  given  by  the  government  to  our  profession, 
it  is  reasonable  to  suppose  that  hundreds  more  will  tender  their 
services  to  aid  in  alleviating  the  pain  and  distress  of  our  soldiers  at 
the  front. 
Through  the  liberality  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania  and 
the  concurrence  of  the  city  of  Philadelphia,  your  College  last  summer 
was  able  to  secure  many  thousand  dollars  worth  of  material  and 
fixtures,  formerly  in  the  pharmaceutical  department  of  the  Medico- 
Chirurgical  College,  much  of  which  has  already  been  used  in  the 
microscopical,  pharmaceutical  and  bacteriology  laboratories  and  other 
parts  of  your  buildings  and  the  balance  has  been  stored  for  future 
service. 
Your  entire  plant  is  in  fairly  good  condition  and  while  it  would 
be  desirable  to  make  some  improvements,  your  committee  on  prop- 
erty feels  that  they  would  not  be  justified,  at  the  present  time,  in 
making  any  improvements  that  could  possibly  be  done  without. 
Last  year  seven  courses  of  instruction  were  given  and  this  year 
there  are  eight  courses  for  which  diplomas  are  given.  Also  a  three 
years'  course  in  analytical  and  industrial  chemistry  and  a  special 
course  in  bacteriology  for  which  certificates  are  given. 
Your  Board  of  Trustees  has  recently  eliminated  the  Phar.D. 
degree  for  three-year  course  except  for  those  students  who  enrolled 
for  the  session  1917-1918  and  in  future  this  degree  will  be  awarded 
only  to  those  who  continue  their  post-graduate  study  and  the  higher 
research  work  to  be  required  for  the  doctorate  degree. 
Your  Board  of  Trustees  recently  approved  of  several  spring 
courses  to  cover  the  period  from  May  20  to  June  29.  The  instruc- 
tion is  to  be  given  by  the  present  members  of  the  faculty,  who,  with 
their  usual  cooperation  and  liberality,  have  consented  to  take  charge 
without  additional  compensation.  The  courses  will  consist  of  clinical 
and  sanitary  analysis,  microscopy  of  foods  and  drugs,  laboratory 
