PHILADELPHIA  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY.  571 
Resolved^  That  Samuel  F.  Troth,  by  his  zealous  and  successful  labors 
as  member  of  the  Finance  Committee  appointed  in  1844  to  endeavor  to 
relieve  this  College  of  its  then  existing  embarrassments,  and  by  his  faithful 
and  efficient  discharge  of  the  duties  of  Chairman  of  the  Committee  on 
Sinking  Fund  appointed  in  1847,  under  whose  auspices  the  onerous  debt 
contracted  for  the  erection  of  the  Hall  in  Zane  street  has  been  finally  ex- 
tinguished, merits  and  is  hereby  unanimously  tendered  the  thanks  of  this 
College. 
On  motion  it  was  Resolved,  That,  for  the  purpose  of  closing  the  accounts 
of  the  Sinking  Fund  Committee  to  the  present  time,  the  one  hundred  dollars 
loaned  by  said  Committee  to  the  general  account  be  transferred  to  the 
Treasury  of  the  College. 
On  motion  it  was  Resolved,  that  the  Treasurer  be  instructed  to  make  an 
additional  insurance  of  $3000  on  the  Hall,  selecting  some  other  office  than 
that  now  insured  in.  S.  F.  Troth  was  appointed  to  aid  the  Treasurer 
therein. 
A  resignation  of  membership  was  received  from  Henry  M.  Troth,  who 
is  about  to  remove  from  the  city.  The  required  information  being  received 
from  the  Treasurer,  the  resignation  was  accepted. 
"William  Biddle  having  retired  from  the  pharmaceutical  profession,  after 
having  been  a  resident  member  of  this  College  for  thirty-one  years,  and 
also  having  presented  the  sinking  fund  with  fifty  dollars,  it  was  unani- 
mously resolved  that  he  be  elected  a  life  member  of  the  Philadelphia  College 
of  Pharmacy. 
Dr.  John  Harris  having  also  retired  from  the  profession,  requested 
through  the  Treasurer  to  resign  his  membership  ;  and  in  consideration  of 
his  faithful  service  during  a  series  of  years,  his  certificate  of  membership 
was  voted  to  him  and  his  resignation  accepted. 
The  following  members  having  either  removed  from  the  city  or  being  in 
arrears  for  at  least  two  years  previous  to  the  current  year,  it  was  resolved 
that  their  names  be  stricken  from  the  Roll,  and  that  they  be  requested  to 
return  their  certificates  of  membership  to  the  Treasurer  :  H.  W.  Worthing- 
ton,  Charles  H.  Dingee,  Francis  Zerman,  Claudius  B.  Linn,  Benjamin  R, 
Smith,  Jos.  A.  McMakin,  Charles  S.  Rand. 
Prof.  Thomas  presented  the  College  with  a  bust  of  Prof.  Geo.  B.  Wood, 
in  plaster,  to  be  placed  as  an  ornament  in  the  Hall.  On  motion  a  vote  of 
thanks  was  tendered  him. 
The  semi-annual  election  was  held,  which  resulted  in  the  choice  of  the 
following  members  to  the  Board  of  Trustees : 
T.  P.  James, 
Jacob  L.  Smith, 
A.  B.  Taylor, 
E.  T.  Ellis, 
W.  J.  Jenks, 
S.  S.  Garrigues, 
W.  H.  Pile, 
C.  Bullock. 
Then  adjourned. 
Edward  Parrish,  Secretary, 
