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A  letter  was  read  from  Miss  Lydia  D.  Jenks,  daughter  of  the  late  William  J. 
Jenks,  on  behalf  of  herself  and  brothers,  expressing  their  deep  sense  of  appre- 
ciation of  the  sentiments  embodied  in  the  engrossed  resolutions  recently 
received  by  them  from  the  College. 
ABSTRACT     FROM    THE    MINUTES     OF    THE    BOARD     OF     TRUSTEES — 
SEPTEMBER. 
The  Committee  on  Property  reported  having  had  the  rewiring 
for  the  electric  lighting  done  in  accordance  with  the  inspector's 
plans. 
Also  that  additional  cases  had  been  built  in  the  pharmaceutical 
laboratory,  and  that  all  the  woodwork  had  been  repainted  and  put 
in  first-class  condition. 
The  Committee  on  Library  reported  quite  a  number  of  accessions, 
both  by  gift  and  by  purchase. 
Jesse  Conner  Chisholm,  P.D.,  Joshua  Evans  Eckman  and  Charles 
Dunning  French,  having  complied  with  all  the  requirements,  were 
granted  certificates  of  Proficiency  in  Chemistry. 
The  Committee  on  Commencement  reported  having  secured  the 
Academy  of  Music  for  the  evening  of  May  18,  1905,  for  the  Com- 
mencement. 
The  statement  was  made  that  the  late  William  Weightman  had 
purchased  the  property  at  112  North  Eighteenth  Street,  and  that 
satisfactory  arrangements  had  been  made  to  lease  it  to  the  Board 
of  Governors  of  the  College  House  Association. 
A  letter  was  read  from  A.  B.  Hammond,  Secretary  of  the  Board 
of  Education  of  Philadelphia,  thanking  the  Board  of  Trustees  for 
the  Scholarship  offered  to  the  pupils  of  the  public  schools. 
OCTOBER. 
Section  7,  Article  VIII,  of  the  By-Laws  was  amended  to  read  : 
"  The  fee  for  examination  and  conferring  of  any  degree  and  diploma 
of  the  College  shall  be  $15,  payable  but  once.  The  fee  for  exami- 
nation and  conferring  of  the  Certificate  of  Proficiency  in  Chemistry 
shall  be  $15,  and  the  fee  for  granting  a  certificate  for  any  special 
course  not  otherwise  provided  for  shall  be  $5." 
The  Committee  on  Property  reported  everthing  in  good  condition. 
Mr.  W.  A.  Rumsey  reported  for  the  Board  of  Governors  of  the 
College  House  that  all  the  necessary  alterations  had  been  completed. 
