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llinutes  of  the  College. 
f  Am.  Jour.  Phaim. 
1       April,  1885. 
To  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  : 
The  Editor  respectfully  reports  that,  during  the  year  ending  with  the 
publication  of  the  March  number,  63  original  papers  were  published  in  the 
"  Journal,"  which  shows  a  decrease  of  five  as  compared  with  the  preceding 
year,  but  an  increase  of  six  over  the  year  ending  March,  1883.  Of  this 
number,  20  papers  were  abstracts  of  34*  theses,  27  were  contributed  by  19 
non-members,  and  16  papers  by  9  members  of  the  College.  With  the 
exception  of  one  year,  the  present  report  shows  the  smallest  number  of 
papers  contributed  by  the  smallest  number  of  College  members  during  the 
past  ten  years,  and  only  live  of  the  papers  were  read  at  four  pharmaceuti- 
cal meetings.  This  statement  does  not  include  the  editorials,  reviews, 
reports,  gleanings  and  varieties  prepared  by  the  Editor  for  the  pages  of  the 
Journal.  The  Editor  takes  this  opportunity  of  urging  again  upon  the 
members  and  friends  of  the  College  to  note  tlieir  observations  and  commu- 
nicate them  to  the  pharmaceutical  meetings  for  discussion  and  to  the  Jour- 
nal for  publication.         Respectfully  submitted, 
John  M.  Maisch,  Editor. 
Professor  Remington,  on  behalf  of  the  Committee  on  Deceased  Members, 
made  the  following  report : 
Ambrose  Smith,  whose  death  was  announced  at  the  last  meeting  of  the 
College,  was  born  in  Philadelphia,  Eighth  month  8th,  1815.  He  received 
his  early  education  in  the  Friends'  School  and  was  subsequently  appren- 
ticed, to  learn  the  drug  business,  to  his  cousin  Daniel  B.  Smith,  one  of  the 
former  Presidents  of  this  College.  After  completing  his  apprenticeship, 
he  graduated  at  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  in  1834,  and  was 
admitted  as  a  partner  in  the  firm  of  Smith  &  Hodgson.  He  retired  from  the 
above  firm  and  formed  a  partnership  with  Henry  W.  Worthington  for  the 
manufacture  ol  prussiate  of  potash.  He  afterwards  engaged  in  business  at 
the  northeast  corner  of  Seventh  and  Chestnut  streets,  where  he  remained 
twenty  years.  He  subsequently  removed  his  business  to  the  northeast  cor- 
ner of  Broad  and  Chestnut,  where  he  remained  a  few  years,  retiring  alto- 
gether from  business  upon  the  death  of  his  wife.  Ambrose  Smith  became 
a  member  of  the  College,  Ninth  month  16th,  1839,  and  he  was  elected  Trea- 
surer in  1850,  a  position  which  he  held  for  over  twenty  years.  Faithful  to 
all  trusts  confided  to  him,  quiet  and  unassuming  in  his  manner,  he  endeared 
himself  to  all  of  his  friends  by  his  strict  integrity  and  sterling  worth. 
Resignations  of  A.  D.  Grithth  and  John  T.  Walker,  as  members  of  the 
College,  were  read  and,  on  motion,  accepted. 
Mr.  Procter  presented  the  library  of  the  College  with  a  pamphlet,  in  four 
parts,  entitled  "  What  may  be  Learned  from  a  Tree,"  by  Harland  Coultas, 
1858,  and  Prof.  Maisch,  on  behalf  of  Henry  Cramer,  a  member  of  the  Col- 
lege, also  presented  three  old  German  works,  bound  in  one  volume,  dated 
1718  to  1728,  and  entitled  "  Medical-chemical  handbook  ;  the  wise  and  jolly 
Medicus,  by  Hiatrophilo,  and  the  sensible  Medicus,  by  Forbigern."  The 
books  were,  on  motion,  accepted  with  the  thanks  of  the  College. 
The  following  gentlemen  were  appointed  delegates  to  the  Pennsylvania 
State  Pharmaceutical  Association,  which  meets  at  Erie,  Pa.,  in  June  next, 
with  power  to  fill  all  vacancies  which  may  occur  in  the  delegation,  viz. : 
Messrs.  Alonzo  Robbins,  Wallace  Procter,  Gustavus  Pile,  William  B. 
Thompson,  David  W.  Ross. 
A  letter  from  Dillwyn  Parrish,  President  of  the  College,  declining  to  be 
a  candidate  for  re-election,  was  read  and  accepted,  and  ordered  to  be  placed 
on  the  minutes.  The  Secretary  was  directed  to  convey  the  thanks  of  the 
College  to  him  for  the  very  satisfactory  manner  in  which  he  has  always 
