236  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.     { ^""M^risii 
memory  of  Professor  Hallberg,  submitted  and  read  same,  which 
were  unanimously  adopted  and  an  engrossed  copy  ordered  to  be 
sent  to  the  family. 
Feb.  7,  191 1. — Sixteen  members  present.  Committee  on  Library 
reported  three  hundred  and  eighty-seven  books  accessioned  since 
last  report.  During  the  past  month  a  number  of  books  were 
donated.  Eighty-one  persons  had  consulted  the  Library  during 
the  month.  Committee  on  Examinations  reported  that  J.  Harry 
Swain  had  successfully  passed  his  examinations  of  Proficiency 
in  Chemistry/'  when,  on  motion,  it  was  ordered  that  the  Certificate 
be  granted.  Committee  on  Announcement  reported  the  merger  of 
the  Bulletin  and  the  Ahnnni  Report.  The  new  issue  will  be  pub- 
lished bi-monthly  and  will  contain  no  advertisements,  but  will  Lave 
matters  of  interest  to  the  graduates  and  students  of  the  College. 
It  will  be  sent  to  all  the  graduates  of  the  College  without  charge. 
Upon  invitation,  the  Board  took  a  recess  and  visited  the  Gymnasium 
tO'  witness  a  drill  by  one  of  the  class  sections.  The  president 
stated  that  on  the  23d  of  February,  191 1,  ninety  years  have  elapsed 
since  the  founding  of  the  College,  and  it  was  his  pleasure  to  extend 
to  the  Board  of  Trustees,  the  Faculty  and  the  Instructors  of  the 
College,  an  invitation  to  take  dinner  in  celebration  of  the  anniver- 
sary, with  him  at  the  Union  League,  on  the  evening  of  February  23, 
191 1.  The  invitation  was  accepted  and  a  vote  of  thanks  extended 
to  Mr.  French.  A  letter  was  received  from  Mr.  Walter  E.  Martz, 
Executor  of  the  Will  of  the  late  George  W.  Hayes,  reciting  a 
clause  in  the  Will  of  Mr.  Hayes  as  follows :  "  I  direct  that  my  gold 
watch  be  given  to  the  graduate  in  chemistry  and  pharmacy  of  the 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  who  is  truly  worthy,  and  who 
graduates  with  the  highest  honors  from  the  said  institution,  after 
my  departure."  Mr.  Hayes  received  this  watch  as  a  prize  from 
the  College  in  1880.  It  was  moved  that  Mr.  Martz  be  notified  that 
the  College  would  accept  the  gift  and  award  the  same  in  accordance 
with  the  Will.  By  resolution  of  the  Board,  it  was  directed  that 
an  inventory  of  the  Fixtures,  Contents,  etc.,  of  the  College,  be 
taken  as  would  be  useful  in  the  event  of  loss  by  fire.  After  a  gen- 
eral discussion,  it  was  decided  that  the  heads  of  Departments  and 
their  assistants  be  requested  to  begin  at  their  earliest  convenience 
iQ  make  such  an  inventory. 
C.  A.  Weidemann,  M.D., 
Recording  Secretary. 
