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opinion  as  to  the  officers  of  the  College  who  are,  ex  officio,  members  of  the 
Board  of  Trustees. 
The  annual  election  being  ordered,  the  chair  appointed  S.  Mason  McCollin 
and  William  B.  Webb  tellers.  As  the  nominations  were  being  made,  Chas.  Ellis 
asked  to  be  relieved  from  further  service  on  the  publishing  committee.  A 
ballot  being  ordered,  the  tellers  announced  the  election  of  the  following  officers  : 
President,  Dillwyn  Parrish, 
Is^  Vice  President,  Wra.  Procter,  Jr. 
2d  Vice-President,  Robert  Shoemaker. 
Treasurer,  Ambrose  Smith. 
Recording  Secretary,  Charles  Bullock. 
Corresponding  Secretary,  Alfred  B.  Taylor. 
Eight  Trustees,  (to  fill  the  vacancies  occurring  at  this  date.)  Robert  Bridges, 
M.  D.,  T.  Morris  Perot,  S.  S.  Bunting,  James  T.  Shinn,  Daniel  S.Jones,  John 
M.  JVlaisch,  Thomas  S.  Wiegand  and  Joseph  P.  Remington. 
Publishing  Committee,  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  chairman,  Charles  Bullock,  Joha 
M.  Maisch,  Alfred  B.  Taylor  and  T.  S.  Wiegand. 
Committee  on  Sinking  Fund,  Thomas  S.  Wiegand,  T,  Morris  Perot  and 
James  T.  Shinn. 
Editor,  John  M.  Maisch. 
Librarian,  Thos.  S.  Wiegand. 
Curator,  Jos.  P.  Remington. 
On  motion,  then  adjourne'd. 
Charles  Bullock,  Secretary. 
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March  21st,  1871.  The  meeting  was  called  to  order  . by  the  President,  and 
the  minutes  of  last  meeting  adopted. 
Mr.  Boring  exhibited  a  specimen  of  Compound  Syrup  of  Sarsaparilla  as  im- 
proved by  the  addition  of  glycerin  in  place  of  part  of  the  sugar.  Several 
specimens,  from  the  large  natural  deposite  of  Phosphates,  recently  utilized  by 
the  Charleston,  S.  C,  Mining  and  Manufacturing  Company,  were  presented. 
Some  of  these  are  bones,  vertebra,  &c.,  of  large  animals,  but  others  appear  of 
irregular  and  indefinite  shapes,  so  as  to  obscure  their  origin.  The  quantity  of 
this  material  is  immense,  and  it  is  readily  obtained  near  the  surface.  Accord- 
ing to  the  published  analysis  it  contains  about  29  per  cent,  of  phosphoric  acid, 
equal  to  about  63  per  cent,  of  bone  phosphate  of  lime  ;  its  chief  use  at  present 
is  in  the  fabrication  of  fertilizers.  The  subject  was  referred  to  Mr.  Boring- 
Prof.  Maisch  exhibited  samples  of  Yanilla  planifolia — Bourbon  Vanilla. 
This  variety  does  not  possess  the  same  delicacy  of  odor  as  the  Mexican.  The 
bean  differs  from  the  Mexican,  being  shorter,  wider  and  terminating  more 
abruptly  at  the  ends.    The  price  of  this  variety  is  $5  to  $6  per  pound. 
Prof.  Maisch  made  some  remarks  upon  several  varieties  of  Rhubarb  not  met 
with  in  our  markets.  These  rhubarbs  were  grown  in  Austria,  and  marked 
Rheum  Emodi  and  Rheum  Palmatum  ;  they  are  cultivated  to  a  considerable 
extent,  principally  for  dispensing  to  the  poor,  being  very  much  cheaper  in 
