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Minutes  of  the  College. 
f  Am.  Jour.  Pharm„ 
\     Miiy  1. 1874. 
"The  Curator  would  respectfully  report  that  the  work  of  refitting  the  cab- 
inet is  still  progressing.  The  New  England  Glass  Company,  who  are  making 
some  sample  glass  jars,  have  not  finished  their  work,  but  they  expect  to  for- 
ward the  remaiuder  of  the  jars  in  a  few  days.  Quite  a  number  of  donations  to- 
the  cabinet  have  been,  and  still  continue  to  be,  received  through  the  pharma- 
ceutical meetings,  and  it  is  hoped  that  when  the  new  cases  have  been  fitted-up 
with  the  glass  jars  there  will  be  a  large  increase  in  the  contributions. 
Joseph  P.  Remington." 
Professor  J.  M.  Maisch,  on  behalf  of  the  Publication  Committee,  made  the 
following  report,  which  was  read  and  approved  : 
To  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy 
"The  Publishing  Committee  respectfully  reports  that  its  duties  have  heen  duly 
and  successfully  attended  to  during  the  past  year,  as  will  be  seen  from  the  an- 
nexed reports.  The  editor  refers  in  his  report  to  a  few  unavoidable  delays  in 
the  publication  of  the  monthly  numbers  of  the  Journal,  which  elicited  inqui- 
ries from  many  subscribers,  in  the  belief  that  their  copies  had  miscarried  ;  the  ar- 
rangements with  the  printer  are  such  that  similar  delays  are  not  likely  to  oc- 
cur during  the  ensuing  year.  The  editor  also  states  that  original  articles  in  the- 
Journal  during  the  past  year  have  been  contributed  by  sixty  authors,  and 
bespeaks  for  the  future  a  renewed  interest  on  the  part  of  its  readers  by 
original  contributions,  either  directly  or  through  the  medium  of  the  pharma- 
ceutical meetings  of  the  College. 
The  General  Index  of  the  Journal,  compiled  by  Mr.  Hans  M.  Wilder, 
was  issued  shortly  after  the  last  annual  meeting,  and  has  elicited  the  approv- 
ing comments  of  all  who  have  examined  it.  Its  sale  has  not  been  so  large- 
as  might  have  been  anticipated,  and  many  copies  must  still  be  sold  merely  to 
reimburse  the  Committee  for  the  cash  expenses  incurred.  It  is  to  be  hoped 
that  most  of  the  readers  of  the  Journal  will  procure  a  copy,  through  which, 
the  usefnluess  of  all  the  volumes  published  prior  to  1871  is  greatly  enhanced, 
and  their  consultation  facilitated. 
The  Committee  cannot  close  its  annual  report  without  alluding  to  the  great 
loss  sustained  in  the  death  of  Professor  William  Procter,  Jr.,  who,  for  thirty- 
two  consecutive  years,  has  been  its  most  efficient  member,  and  since  is  reor- 
ganization in  1871,  its  chairman,  while  during  a  period  of  nearly  twentyone^ 
years  he  had  acted  as  the  sole  editor  of  the  Journal. 
James  T.  Shinn,  Chairman  pro  tern. 
Chas.  Bullock, 
John  M.  Maisch, 
Thos.  S.  Wiegand,  Secretary. 
The  Editor's  report  to  the  Publication  Committee  was  also  read,  giving  a 
detailed  statement  of  the  labor  performed.  The  following  is  an  extract  from 
it : 
"  The  pharmaceutical  meetings  have  within  the  last  few  years  been  growing 
in  interest,  notwithstanding  the  papers  presented  there  have  not  been  so 
numerous  as  might  be  expected.  But  even  in  this  an  improvement  is 
noticed,  which  would  leave  nothing  to  be  desired,  if  all  members  would  en- 
deavor to  be  present  and  to  communicate  their  observations  and  discoveries, 
either  in  writing  or  verbally.  The  published  records  of  these  meetings  have- 
attracted  considerable  attention,  not  ouly  in  this  country  but  also  abroad,  and  it 
would  seem  to  be  but  a  duty  each  member  owes  to  the  College  and  its  reputa- 
tion to  feel  interested  in  the  success  of  these  meetings,  from  which  he  is  likely 
to  derive  considerable  information  of  usefulness  and  direct  benefit  in  his  bus- 
iness." 
John  M.  Maisch,  Editor. 
