140.  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,     {^^a^h,' liJiP" 
of  Pharmacy.  Evincing  an  earnest  desire  for  the  newest  informa- 
tion on  trade  and  professional  subjects,  at  a  meeting  in  December, 
1822,  a  subscription  of  $25  to  the  best  periodicals  relating  to 
pharmacy  was  authorized.  At  the  same  meeting,  the  Board  of 
Trustees  presented  an  encouraging  report  of  the  work  of  the  Col- 
lege during  its  first  two  years.  Difficulties  had  been  cleared  away, 
much  progress  made  and  the  outlook  was  all  that  could  be  desired. 
It  was  added :  "  To  guard  against  future  abuses  and  to  rectify 
those  existing  in  the  preparation  and  sale  of  medicine,  to  extend  our 
knowledge  of  pharmacy  and  to  improve  the  science,  may  be  con- 
sidered the  prominent  objects  of  the  institution."  These,  indeed, 
were  never  lost  sight  of.  The  school  had  been  established  and  now 
a  library  was  a  pressing  need.  There  was  a  further  review  of  the 
care  exercised  governing  the  question  of  conferring  degrees,  it  being 
determined  that  this  privilege  should  only  follow  the  most  faithful 
and  efficient  study.  The  duty  of  continuing  to  guard  the  public 
against  the  imposition  and  peril  of  impure  and  fraudulent  drugs 
was  emphasized  anew. 
In  the  report  for  1823  it  was  stated  that  there  were  upwards 
of  one  hundred  books  in  the  library.  In  view  of  our  present  great 
library,  covering  all  departments  of  pharmaceutical  study,  this  state- 
ment sounds  pathetic.  In  this  report,  first  mention  is  made  of  the 
imperative  need  of  a  cabinet  of  specimens.  The  founders  looked 
abroad  for  knowledge.  At  a  meeting  in  September,  1823,  a  trans- 
lation of  the  proceedings  of  the  Society  of  Pharmacy  of  Paris  was 
read  to  attentive  listeners ;  also  a  translation  of  an  article  in  the 
"  Journal  de  Pharmacie,"  on  the  best  method  of  preparing  a  certain 
syrup.  A  committee  was  appointed  to  continue  this  enlightening 
work.  At  a  meeting  in  November  of  the  same  year,  a  loan  of 
$1000  was  authorized  towards  the  library  and  a  cabinet  of  speci- 
mens. This  was  a  bold  step,  confidently  taken.  This  loan  was 
carried  for  a  number  of  years  and  there  was  great  rejoicing  when 
it  was  paid  off.  There  were  no  multi-millionaires  in  those  days, 
to  hand  around  vast  sums  for  public  entertainment  and  enlighten- 
ment. 
At  a  meeting  in  October,  1824,  an  important  step  was  taken 
in  asserting  and  maintaining  the  dignity  and  honor  of  the  pro- 
fession of  pharmacy  and  of  the  dealers  in  medicine.  This  was  the 
adoption  of  a  resolution  referring  to  a  growing  demoralizing  custom 
