526  Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations.  {Am,oct!yil£arm' 
PHARMACEUTICAL   COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS. 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy. — The  readers  of  the  Journal  will  remem- 
ber that  only  five  years  ago  (See  Amer.  Jour.  Pharv  1881,  pp.  258  and 
374)  this  College,  then  enlarging  its  buildings,  built  a  new  chemical  labora- 
tory to  meet  the  necessities  of  the  class  work.  The  increasing  demand 
for  space,  particularly  on  the  part  of  advanced  students,  has  led  the 
trustees  of  the  College  to  make,  during  the  past  summer,  extensive  addi- 
tions. Appropriating  a  three-story  building  belonging  to  the  College, 
they  have  remodelled,  enlarged  and  connected  it  with  the  present  lab- 
oratory. 
On  the  ground  floor  there  are,  1st,  a  well  lighted  quantitative  laboratory, 
fitted  with  water  and  gas  for  each  table,  vacuum  pumps  and  special  tables 
for  organic  analysis  and  distillation;  2nd,  a  commodious  balance  room, 
and  3rd,  a  fume  closet,  provided  with  conveniences  for  evaporation,  distill- 
ation, &c. 
On  the  second  floor  are,  1st,  a  reagent  room,  provided  with  shelves  for 
all  classes  of  chemicals;  2nd,  a  waiting  room  and  retiring  room  for  the 
female  students,  a  number  of  whom  are  availing  themselves  of  these 
laboratory  facilities.  On  the  third  floor  is  a  room  for  the  storage  of 
glassware  and  other  apparatus. 
The  whole  building  is  independently  heated  by  a  furnace  in  the  cellar, 
and  ventilation  and  drainage  have  been  carefully  provided  for. 
The  erection  of  this  building  is  largely  in  answer  to  a  demand  for  labora- 
tory facilities  for  women,  many  of  whom  have  shown  a  desire  to  pursue 
plant  analysis  and  other  lines  of  advanced  chemical  work ;  the  provision 
is,  therefore,  primarily  for  them.  At  the  same  time  it  allows  of  the  pursuit 
of  special  investigation  on  the  part  of  advanced  students  from  the  other 
laboratory.  It  is  hoped  from  time  to  time  to  present  the  readers  of  the 
Journal  with  the  results  of  work  done  in  this  new  laboratory. 
The  first  apprentice  examination  (see  August  number  of  the  Journal) 
was  held  September  15th,  when  four  of  the  applicants  were  deemed  quali- 
fied to  enter  upon  the  study  of  the  art  of  pharmacy.  It  is  the  intention  to 
hold  such  examinations  whenever  a  sufficient  number  of  applicants  have 
applied.  Blank  forms  for  application  and  further  information  may  be 
obtained  from  the  Actuary  of  the  College. 
The  Chicago  College  of  Pharmacy  has  announced  that  for  the  ensuing 
course  of  instruction,  complete  tickets  will  be  furnished  to  students  for  the 
sum  of  fifty  dollars,  which  includes  all  the  laboratory  instruction  during  the 
course  1886-1887. 
The  Cincinnati  College  of  Pharmacy,  at  its  meeting  held  August  10th,  has 
ratified  an  arrangement  made  with  the  Cincinnati  University,  to  become  the 
Pharmaceutical  Department  of  said  University.  The  College  retains  its 
name  and  the  control  of  its  own  affairs  the  same  as  before,  and  gains  the 
advantage  that  its  students  have  the  right  to  receive  instruction  in  any 
