250  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  {AmM^i903harm' 
The  consideration  of  the  suggestions  contained  in  the  report  of  the  President 
was  then  taken  up:  (i)  In  relation  to  establishing  a  post-graduate  course. 
This  was  referred  to  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  reference  to  the  Committee  on 
Instruction.  (2)  In  relation  to  matters  of  historical  interest,  when,  after  some 
discussion,  it  was  moved  that  the  President  appoint  a  committee  of  five  (to  be 
a  standing  committee)  to  be  called  "The  Historical  Committee."  The  Presi- 
dent subsequently  appointed  the  following-named  gentlemen  :  George  M.  Ber- 
inger,  William  J.  Jenks,  Henry  Kraemer,  Jacob  M.  Baer  and  Martin  I.  Wilbert. 
The  President  appointed  the  following-named  gentlemen  as  Delegates  to  the 
Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association  for  its  twenty-sixth  annual  meeting, 
to  be  held  at  Eaglesmere,  Pa.,  June  22,  23,  24,  1903:  Henry  L.  Stiles,  William 
Iv.  Cliffe,  Jacob  M.  Baer,  Joseph  W.  England,  C.  A.  Weidemann,  M.D. 
The  annual  election  being  next  in  order,  the  report  of  the  Committee  on 
Nominations  was  read.  Messrs.  M.  W.  Bamford  and  William  G.  Nebig  were 
appointed  tellers,  who,  after  a  ballot  was  had,  reported  the  election  of  Howard 
B.  French,  President ;  William  J.  Jenks,  First  Vice-President ;  Richard  V. 
Mattison,  Second  Vice-President ;  James  T.  Shinn,  Treasurer  ;  A.  W.  Miller, 
Corresponding  Secretary  ;  C.  A.  Weidemann,  Recording  Secretary  ;  Joseph  W. 
England,  Curator  ;  Thomas  S.  Wiegand,  Librarian  ;  Henry  Kraemer,  Editor. 
Trustees,  for  three  years  :  Wallace  Procter,  E.  T.  Dobbins,  W.  A.  Rumsey. 
Gustavus  Pile  was  elected  a  member  of  the  Board  for  two  years. 
Publication  Committee:  Henry  N.  Rittenhouse,  Samuel  P.  Sadtler,  Wallace 
Procter,  Joseph  W.  England,  Joseph  P.  Remington,  Richard  V.  Mattison  and 
the  Editor. 
Committee  on  Pharmaceutical  Meetings  :  William  L.  Cliffe,  Joseph  P.  Rem- 
ington, C.  B.  Lowe,  Richard  V.  Mattison  and  the  Editor. 
Announcement  was  made  of  the  death  of  W.  Nelson  Stem,  late  Registrar, 
which  occurred  on  March  14,  1903.  Mr.  Stem  became  a  member  of  the  College 
in  1889.    Also  of  Ernest  Biltz,  of  Erfurt,  Germany,  a  corresponding  member. 
The  President  announced  that  the  baccalaureate  sermon  would  be  delivered 
before  the  Graduating  Class  by  the  Rev.  C.  Ellis  Stevens,  at  Christ  Church,  on 
Sunday  afternoon,  April  12th  ;  also  that  Judge  G.  Harry  Davis  would  be  the 
orator  at  the  Commencement,  to  be  held  in  the  Academy  of  Music  on  April 
15th. 
C.  A.  Weidemann,  M.D., 
Secretary. 
