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f  Am  Jour.  Pharm. 
(  November,  1913. 
for  the  department  of  Bacteriology  were  referred  to  the  Committee 
on  Supplies  with  power  to  act. 
Committee  on  Announcement  reported  that  the  catalogue  number 
of  the  Bulletin  was  in  press  and  would  be  ready  for  distribution  in 
a  few  days. 
Professor  Sadtler  for  the  Committee  on  Publicity  reported  that 
various  communications  had  been  forwarded  to  the  Alumni  and  good 
results  were  apparent. 
Committee  on  Commencement  reported  a  successful  Commence- 
ment, and  moved  that  resolutions  of  thanks  be  extended  to  those  who 
had  rendered  services.   It  was  so  ordered. 
The  Committee  stated  that  June  18th,  19 14,  was  the  day  fixed 
for  the  next  Commencement,  and  moved  that  the  Treasurer  be 
authorized  to  engage  the  Academy  of  Music  for  the  occasion.  It  was 
so  ordered. 
Mr.  Joseph  W.  England  stated  that  Mr.  C.  M.  Kline  desired  to 
change  the  title  of  the  Mahlon  N.  Kline  prize  to  read  "  The  Mahlon 
N.  Kline  Pharmacy  Prize  offered  by  the  Mahlon  N.  Kline  estate." 
It  was  so  ordered. 
Mr.  French  presented  framed  photographs  of  Sir  William  Ramsey 
and  Lord  Kelvin  which  were  received  with  the  thanks  of  the  Board. 
Dr.  John  A.  Roddy  (nominated  at  a  prior  meeting  of  the  Board) 
was  unanimously  elected  Professor  of  Bacteriology.  It  was  also 
ordered  that  the  new  Department  be  known  as  the  Department  of 
Bacteriology  and  Hygiene. 
BOOK  REVIEWS. 
The  Volatile  Oils.  By  E.  Gildemeister  and  Fr.  Hoffmann. 
Second  Edition  by  E.  Gildemeister.  Written  under  the  auspices  of 
the  firm  of  Schimmel  &  Co.,  Miltitz  near  Leipzig.  Authorized  trans- 
lation by  Edward  Kremers,  Madison,  Wisconsin.  First  volume. 
With  two  maps  and  numerous  illustrations.  New  York  :  John  Wiley 
and  Sons  Inc.,  432  Fourth  Ave.,  1913.  $5.00. 
The  first  volume  of  the  second  German  edition  of  Gildemeister's 
"  The  Volatile  Oils  "  was  reviewed  in  this  Journal  in  1910  (p.  581), 
so  that  our  readers  are  doubtless  familiar  with  the  scope  and  con- 
tents of  this  work.   It  is  very  fortunate  for  students  of  essential  oils 
