Am.  Jonr.  Pharm. 
February,  1903. 
} 
The  Story  of  a  Drug  Store. 
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months.  Dr.  Morris  in  his  "  Tribute,"  before  referred  to,  says  this 
of  him:  "In  1 821  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  was  founded, 
and  from  that  date  did  Charles  Ellis  not  only  take  interest,  but 
actively  labored  for  its  advancement.  During  the  first  few  years  of 
its  existence,  when  it  was  scarcely  more  than  a  name,  he  was  always 
found  at  his  post  ready  to  do  his  part.  Though  one  of  the  original 
sixty-eight  members  of  the  College,  at  the  time  of  his  death  he  left 
but  three  living,  and  now  all  have  been  gone  some  years  since.  It 
will  be  seen  by  a  consultation  of  the  minutes  of  the  College  that  he 
was  an  active  member  of  the  College  for  over  half  a  century,  over 
forty  years  of  which  was  spent  in  an  official  capacity.  For  fifteen 
years  he  was  President  of  the  College.  The  files  of  the  Journal  re- 
veal numbers  of  contributions  from  his  pen,  and  he  served  for  forty 
years  as  one  of  the  %members  of  the  Publishing  Committee,  the 
greater  part  of  the  time  holding  the  position  of  treasurer.  This 
Charges  Eixis, 
1800-1874. 
