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t.   November,  1898. 
elected  a  member  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the  College  in  1884,  and  served 
in  this  capacity  fourteen  years. 
Upon  the  death  of  Professor  Maisch  in  1883,  he  was  elected  Editor  of  the 
American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,  and  his  contribution  of  papers  to  this 
Journae  number  thirty-six,  and  five  papers  associated  with  other  writers.  In 
addition  to  this,  Professor  Trimble  wrote  many  book  reviews  and  editorials. 
As  a  writer  he  was  clear,  forcible  and  convincing.  He  was  indefatigable  in 
inducing  others  to  attend  the  pharmaceutical  meetings  of  the  College,  and  in 
securing  papers  and  in  fostering  an  interest  among  the  students  in  recording 
and  writing  up  the  results  of  their  work  to  add  to  the  value  of  these  meetings  ; 
afterward  these  contributions  were  usually  found  in  the  pages  of  the  American 
Journae  of  Pharmacy. 
The  labors  of  Professor  Trimble  were  not  confined  to  College  and  editorial 
work.  He  found  time  to  contribute  papers  upon  botanical  subjects  to  various 
journals,  and  to  the  American  and  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Associations 
he  was  well  known  as  a  contributor  of  papers,  and  an  active  worker  on  com- 
mittees. 
He  lectured  upon  chemical  subjects  one  winter  at  the  Franklin  Institute, 
and  was  elected  a  member  of  the  American  Philosophical  Society,  in  1897.  He 
was  also  a  member  of  the  American  Chemical  Society,  of  the  London  Society 
of  Chemical  Industries,  of  the  London  Chemical  Society,  and  the  Deutsche 
Chemische  Gesellschaft. 
By  the  death  of  Professor  Trimble  pharmacy  has  suffered  a  great  loss.  A 
consistent  member  of  the  Society  of  Friends,  through  inheritance  and  educa- 
tion, he  possessed  the  valuable  traits  of  the  typical  Friend.  Always  opposed 
to  ostentation,  be  quietly  pursued  the  path  which  he  believed  to  be  the  one 
marked  out  for  him.  His  opinions  always  commanded  respect,  and  those  who 
knew  him  intimately  enjoyed  the  keen  sense  of  humor  with  which  he  was 
gifted.  His  integrity  was  unquestioned,  his  character  beyond  reproach. 
While  science  has  lost  a  faithful  investigator,  the  College  a  devoted  worker,  he 
leaves  to  his  wife  and  children  a  sweet  memory  of  a  devoted,  loving  father. 
Wm.  B.  Thompson, 
Secretary. 
MINUTES  OF  THE  PHARMACEUTICAL  MEETING. 
Phieadeephia,  October  18,  1898. 
The  series  of  Pharmaceutical  Meetings  for  1898-99  was  inaugurated  on  Tues- 
day, October  18,  at  3  P.M.,  in  the  Museum  of  the  College. 
The  audience  was  a  representative  one,  and  it  is  hoped  that  the  interest  mani- 
fested at  this  first  meeting  may  be  continued  throughout  the  series. 
The  chairman  of  the  committee  having  charge  of  these  meetings,  Prof. 
Henry  Kraemer,  made  some  introductory  remarks,  first  of  a  general  character, 
and  then  he  alluded  to  the  work  of  the  former  chairman  of  the  committee,  the 
late  Professor  Trimble,  in  his  untiring  devotion  to  the  cause  of  pharmaceutical 
progress.  He  thought  that  the  example  furnished  by  the  life  and  work  of  Pro- 
fessor Trimble  should  be  an  inspiration  to  those  present  not  only  to  do  as  well 
as  he  did,  but  to  do  even  better  if  possible. 
Dr.  C.  B.  Lowe  having  been  asked  to  take  the  chair,  the  consideration  of 
