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about  75  were  present,  and  several  hours  were  delightfully  spent  together. 
Addresses  were  made  by  a  number  of  members  and  invited  guests.  Among 
them  were  N.  H.  Martin,  of  England;  S.  A.  D.  Sheppard,  Prof.  C.  Lewis  Diehl, 
Prof.  H.  M.  Whelpley,  Dr.  A.  E.  Ebert,  Prof.  H.  V.  Arny,  Prof.  E.  G.  Eberle, 
P.  C.  Candidus,  Frank  G.  Ryan,  S.  W.  Fairchild,  Prof.  C.  S.  N.  Hallberg,  and 
J.  L  Lemberger. 
Prof.  C.  Lewis  Diehl  presented  his  lecture  notes,  taken  while  a  student  at  the 
College  in  i860.  A  cablegram,  "Hearty  Greetings,"  from  H.  S.  Wellcome 
and  F.  B.  Power,  of  London,  was  also  received. 
In  connection  with  the  report  Professor  Kraemer  presented  a  scrap  book 
containing  invitation  cards,  letters  of  acknowledgment  and  other  matters  per- 
taining to  the  reunion. 
The  resignation  of  F.  C.  Handwork,  an  associate  member,  was  accepted. 
The  death  of  Henry  Cramer,  a  member  of  the  College  since  1866,  was  an- 
nounced as  having  occurred  July  28,  1905. 
A  letter  was  received  from  Mrs.  Marie  Hoffmann,  widow  of  Dr.  Frederick 
Hoffmann,  an  honorary  member  of  the  College,  acknowledging  the  receipt  of 
the  resolutions  of  sympathy  which  had  been  voted  at  the  meeting  of  the  Col- 
lege held  March  27,  1905. 
Mr.  Thomas  S.  Wiegaud  announced  that  he  would  give  to  the  College  the 
notes  of  lectures  taken  while  he  was  a  student,  and  also  those  of  another 
old  graduate. 
Professor  Kraemer,  in  noting  the  gifts  of  Prof.  C.  Lewis  Diehl  and  Mr.  Wie- 
gand,  said  there  should  be  exhibitions  from  time  to  time  of  such  articles  of  his- 
torical value  as  were  donated  to  the  College,  and  efforts  made  to  encourage 
similar  donations  from  those  interested  in  presenting  them,  as  their  value 
would  increase  as  time  goes  on. 
Harry  L.  Stiles,  Joseph  W.  England  and  George  M.  Beringer  were  re-elected 
to  membership  on  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  the  ensuing  three  years. 
The  president  reappointed  Henry  Kraemer,  W.  A.  Rumsey,  H.  L.  Stiles, 
James  T.  Shinn  and  C.  A.  Weidemann  to  the  Committee  on  Membership. 
ABSTRACTS  FROM  MINUTES  OF  THE  BOARD  OF  TRUSTEES. 
April  25th. — Owing  to  new  pharmacy  laws  going  into  effect  in  several  of  the 
States,  the  Committee  on  Instruction  deemed  it  wise  to  propose  new  require- 
ments for  entrance  examinations.  The  report  submitted  elicited  considerable 
discussion  and  was  laid  over  for  one  month. 
May  2d. — The  Committee  on  Instruction  submitted  their  annual  report, 
which  embraced  abstracts  from  the  annual  reports  of  the  Faculty  received  by 
the  Committee,  which  in  part  were  as  follows: 
Department  of  Theory  and  Practice  of  Pharmacy. — New  features  have  been 
introduced  ;  the  lectures  somewhat  modified  by  the  necessity  of  introducing 
facts  in  connection  with  the  revision  of  the  United  States  Pharmacopoeia. 
Course  in  Commercial  Training  has  been  improved  and  extended. 
Course  in  the  Dispensing  Laboratory  has  been  greatly  appreciated. 
Department  of  Chemistry.— -The  first-year  work  has  been  carried  on  very 
satisfactorily.  The  instruction  covered  chemical  physics  and  non-metallic 
elements. 
