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unfair  competition  shall  not  be  permitted  any  more  to  foreign  con- 
cerns than  to  domestic  concerns. 
"  2.  That  this  or  any  new  industry  which  aims  to  place  us  in  an 
independent  position  industrially  among  the  nations  of  the  world 
shall  be  given  a  fair  chance.'' 
Dr.  Pratt  then  raised  the  question  of  exactly  how  this  was  to  be 
accomplished,  by  what  methods,  and  by  what  legislation.  He  em- 
phasized the  idea  that  the  legislation  should  be  rather  against  the 
unfair  competition  than  in  the  nature  of  tariff  legislation,  and  in- 
stanced the  experience  of  Canada,  South  Africa,  and  Australia  on 
these  points. 
He  concluded  with  the  following  statement : 
"  It  is  our  desire  that  the  United  States  shall  have  independent 
and  self-sufficing  industries.  I  hope  that  the  time  has  arrived  when 
we  can  cast  oft  industrial,  commercial,  or  financial  allegiance  to  any 
nation  or  any  group  of  nations.  I  hope  that  the  time  has  arrived 
when  we  can  do  away  with  our  industrial  crutches.  I  hope  that  the 
time  has  arrived  when  we  can  go  forward  into  the  world's  markets, 
man  for  man.  industry  for  industry,  and  compete  fairly  and  squarely 
at  home  and  abroad,  and  win." 
PHILADELPHIA  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY. 
MlXUTES  OF  THE  SEMI-ANNUAL  MeETIX^G. 
The  semi-annual  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Phar- 
macy was  held  September  27,  191 5  at  4  p.m.,  in  the  library.  Eighteen 
members  were  present. 
The  minutes  of  the  quarterly  meeting  held  June  28  were  read 
and  approved.  The  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  June  1 
and  July  20  were  read  by  the  Registrar,  J.  S.  Beetem,  and  approved. 
Committee  on  Nominations  reported  the  list  of  nominees  for 
vacancies  in  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
Mr.  J.  W.  England,  for  the  delegates  to  the  meeting  of  the  Amer- 
ican Pharmaceutical  Association  held  at  San  Francisco,  August 
9-14,  made  a  lengthy  report,  which  was  referred  for  publication 
(see  Americax'  Jourx^al  of  Pharmacy,  October,  191 5,  pp.  483- 
488). 
Election  of  Trustees. — The  President  appointed  Messrs.  Stiles, 
Stroup.  and  Strawinski  as  tellers.  Y\ "hile  the  ballots  were  being 
counted  other  business  was  transacted. 
