A  August"  fj?™' }  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  605 
Committee  on  Library  presented  no  report  but  the  chairman 
stated  that  the  public  library  would  be  glad  to  receive  books  for  the 
war  libraries  and  suggested  that  we  make  a  donation  of  duplicate 
books.  On  motion,  the  committee  was  authorized  to  select  such 
duplicate  books  they  deemed  of  interest  and  present  the  same ;  also 
to  keep  a  record  of  the  books  given. 
Committee  on  Museum  and  Herbarium  reported  progress. 
In  this  connection,  Mr.  French  said  he  thought  the  time  had 
come  for  the  Property  Committee  to  request  that  a  new  inventory  of 
each  department  be  taken  and  a  record  made  of  what  belonged  to 
the  College  and  what  to  the  professors.  This  suggestion  met  with 
general  approval  and  after  Professor  Sadtler  had  said  that  it  was  his 
intention  to  present  to  the  College  his  collection,  Mr.  ClirTe  moved 
that  in  the  future  a  gift  to  the  College  should  be  so  marked  and  if  a 
loan,  this  should  be  marked  as  such  with  the  name  of  the  owner 
upon  same.   This  was  seconded  and  ordered. 
Mr.  Beringer  said  that  several  large  packing  boxes  were  in  the 
College  containing  his  herbarium  and  now  that  arrangements  were 
being  made  for  making  a  new  inventory  of  college  property,  he  de- 
sired to  present  his  collection  to  the  College.  On  motion  of  Mr. 
French,  the  thanks  of  the  College  were  extended  to  Mr.  Beringer 
for  his  valuable  gift. 
Professor  Sturmer  reported  on  the  matter  of  spring  courses. 
Following  a  trip  to  Washington,  Professor  Sturmer  said  that  Major 
Russell — before  whom  the  matter  was  laid,  was  very  glad  to  know 
that  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  intended  giving  such  a 
course,  but  regretted  he  could  not  be  of  assistance  in  sending  stu- 
dents as  there  were  not  enough  men  to  spare  to  fill  the  assignments 
to  the  War  College  and  to  the  Rockefeller  Institute.  He  would, 
however,  be  glad  to  have  a  list  of  the  men  who  finish  such  courses  at 
the  College  as  these  men  would  be  considered  candidates  for  admis- 
sion to  intensive  training  with  the  view  to  assignments  as  bacteriolo- 
gists in  the  Sanitary  Corps  in  which  capacity  they  could  attain  a 
commissioned  rank.  Major  Russell  further  stated  that  the  demand 
for  bacteriologists  in  the  Army  was  urgent  and  that  large  numbers 
of  men  trained  in  this  branch  would  be  given  the  opportunity  to  earn 
commissions. 
A  communication  was  read  from  Professor  Cook  recommending 
William  C.  Marshall  as  assistant  in  the  Pharmaceutical  Laboratory 
for  the  balance  of  the  term.  Approved. 
