384  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  { Am'^ayr'iji8?rm' 
During  his  absence  the  department  has  been  placed  in  charge  of  As- 
sistant Professor  Louis  Gershenfeld. 
He  has  asked  for  increased  facilities  to  accommodate  the  increas- 
ing number  of  students,  and  your  committee  on  property  has  now 
under  consideration  the  placing  of  additional  tables  in  this  labora- 
tory, together  with  the  fixtures  and  reagents  requisite. 
Department  of  Materia  Medica. — The  professor  in  charge 
of  this  department  reports  satisfactory  results  in  every  way.  His 
assistant,  Dr.  Mitchell  Bernstein,  who  fills  the  vacancy  caused  by 
the  resignation  of  Dr.  Alfred  Heineberg,  due  to  the  demands  of  his 
large  medical  practice,  has  shown  himself  well  fitted  for  the  position. 
A  physical  examination  of  all  students  coming  into  the  College 
was  made  at  the  beginning  of  the  term.  As  a  result  of  this,  six 
applicants  were  found  to  be  in  a  physical  condition  that  did  not  jus- 
tify their  taking  the  College  course  and  some  of  the  others  were  in- 
structed as  to  physical  defects  or  needed  reforms  in  their  mode  of 
life. 
Department  of  Chemistry. — Professor  Freeman  P.  Stroup,  re- 
cently elected  professor  of  general  chemistry,  makes  an  interesting 
and  satisfactory  report  and  he  should  be  commended  for  his  earnest 
efforts  on  behalf  of  the  College. 
The  dean  of  the  post-graduate  course  and  special  courses,  Dr.  J. 
W.  Sturmer,  has  given  close  and  active  attention  to  his  duties  in  the 
College  and  has  aided  greatly  in  looking  after  and  caring  for  the 
students.  Your  President  desires  to  commend  him  for  his  faithful 
and  earnest  efforts. 
The  financial  condition  of  your  College,  while  not  as  flourishing 
as  we  would  like  to  report,  shows  that  your  Treasurer  will  have 
approximately  $10,000  to  our  credit  on  April  1,  1918.  The  mort- 
gages upon  your  property  are  the  same  as  last  year. 
During  the  past  year  6  members  were  elected  to  your  College 
and  3  died,  which  makes  the  present  active  membership  147.  Three 
associate  members  were  elected  during  the  year,  which  makes  your 
associate  membership  at  the  present  time  17. 
It  seems  scarcely  necessary  for  your  President  to  make  any  ex- 
tended comments  regarding  the  loss  which  the  College  has  sustained 
in  the  death  of  Prof.  Remington.  He  had  been  intimately  associated 
with  the  College  for  many  years  as  professor  and  dean  and  had 
served  on  many  of  the  most  important  committees  and  had  also 
taken  an  active  part  in  all  the  movements  towards  the  advancement 
