322 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  {AmI/aQnrI piharnL 
Pharmacy  as  a  leading  exponent  of  ethical  pharmacy,  could  not  re- 
frain from  giving  proper  consideration  to  important  subjects  and 
events  influencing  in  any  manner  the  services  that  pharmacists  ren- 
dered to  society. 
The  aim  has  been  to  maintain  the  American  Journal  of  Phar- 
macy as  a  true  "  Record  of  the  Progress  of  Pharmacy  and  the 
Allied  Sciences."  That  this  has  met  with  the  approval  of  our  con- 
tributors is  evidenced  by  the  list  of  the  authors  in  the  Index  to  the 
ninetieth  volume.  Despite  the  war  conditions,  the  material  avail- 
able for  publication  necessitated  the  printing  last  year  of  913  pages 
exclusive  of  the  advertising.  The  varied  character  of  the  articles 
and  subjects  considered  in  that  volume  for  1918  is  attested  by  the 
numerous  titles  in  the  index.  It  is  believed  that  the  Journal  is 
more  extensively  read  than  ever  and  it  is  noteworthy  that  many  of 
our  articles  are  republished  of  abstracted  in  other  journals. 
It  is  apparent  that  with  the  broadening  of  the  scope  of  the 
Journal  that  it  is  becoming  less  and  less  merely  the  medium  of 
promulgating  the  actions  of  the  college  and  is  ceasing  to  be  simply 
the  journal  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  but  that  it  is 
filling  more  faithfully,  if  possible,  the  sphere  of  an  ethical  pharma- 
ceutical journal  with  an  international  reputation.  It  is  believed  that 
in  performing  this  service  professional  pharmacy  as  a  whole  is 
benefited  and  that  the  college  thus  adds  materially  in  advancing 
pharmacy  and  must  indirectly  in  the  end  have  not  only  that  satis- 
faction that  comes  from  altruistic  service  but  likewise  its  due  share 
in  the  reward. 
The  business  management  of  the  Journal  has  rendered  most 
efficient  cooperation  with  the  editor  and  the  efforts  to  upbuild  the 
circulation  and  the  advertising  patronage  will  doubtless  eventually 
meet  with  the  success  merited.  In  the  meantime,  the  joint  work  of 
the  two  departments  will  be  continued  and  no  pains  will  be  spared 
to  make  the  Journal  influential  and  progressive  at  a  minimum  of 
expense  to  the  college.  The  report  of  the  Publication  Committee 
deals  more  specifically  with  this  phase  of  the  work. 
Your  editor  is  more  concerned  with  the  problems  associated  with 
making  the  Journal  of  value  and  practical  service  to  all  branches 
of  the  drug  trade  and  contributions,  suggestions  and  constructive 
criticisms  having  that  end  in  view  are  welcomed. 
Committee  on  Necrology. — Reported  deaths  of  members  during 
the  year  as  mentioned  in  the  president's  address,  with  concise  mem- 
oirs and  data  of  importance  to  the  records  of  the  college. 
