232  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  {^"^■^ly'-Jn^"'^- 
REPORTS  OF  COMMITTEES. 
Committee  on  Pharmaceutical  Meetings. — The  meetings  have 
been  held  regularly,  and  the  programs  while  not  as  full  as  hereto- 
fore, have  been  excellent.  Various  members  presided  at  the  meetings. 
At  the  April  meeting  a  most  interesting  discussion  took  place  on 
Anti-Narcotic  legislation  which  was  participated  in  by  many  of  the 
members — it  was  one  of  the  best  attended  meetings  of  the  entire 
series.  The  May  meeting  was  given  over  to  a  symposium  by 
students  on  their  theses.  This  precedent  is  a  good  one,  as  the  papers 
presented  show  what  the  apprentices  are  capable  of  doing  and  that 
the  future  of  our  profession  will  be  taken  care  of.  At  the  succeed- 
ing meetings,  among  those  presenting  papers  were  Dr.  E.  R.  Larned 
of  the  University  of  Buffalo,  C.  Mahlon  Kline,  Professor  H.  C. 
Wood,  Jr.,  George  M.  Beringer,  Jr.,  and  George  M.  Beringer. 
The  November  meeting  was  given  over  to  the  memorial  exer- 
cises in  connection  with  the  presentation  of  a  portrait  of  Dr.  Susan 
Hayhurst,  the  first  woman  graduate  of  the  College. 
The  Committee  thinks  it  is  safe  to  say  that  every  retail  pharma- 
cist would  have  saved  much  valuable  time  if  he  were  present  to 
have  seen  the  demonstrations  in  connection  with  the  papers  which 
were  read,  and  it  is  to  be  regretted  that  more  do  not  appreciate 
the  economy  of  time  that  results  by  attending  these  meetings  and 
that  of  other  associations  where  papers  are  read  and  discussions  held. 
Publication  Committee.  The  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy 
has  been  issued  regularly  during  the  year.  There  is  an  increase 
in  the  amount  received  from  subscribers  and  advertisers,  and  a 
decrease  in  the  expenses  from  last  year.  The  old  book  with  the 
names  and  records  of  subscribers  which  has  been  used  for  fifty 
years,  has  been  replaced  by  the  modern  index  system.  This  book 
is  of  considerable  historic  interest  and  will  be  placed  in  the  College 
Collection  with  the  other  historic  material. 
Colleges,  Universities,  Libraries,  and  manufacturing  laboratories 
are  being  constantly  added  to  our  list  of  subscribers,  showing  that 
the  subscription  list  is  becoming  more  stable. 
Editor's  Report.  The  matter  published  in  The  American 
Journal  of  Pharmacy  during  the  past  year  may  be  classified  as 
follows :  Fifty-four  original  and  selected  articles  which  may  be 
subdivided  as  follows :  two  Chemical,  twenty-five  Pharmaceutical, 
