756  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  {^J™&??™; 
was  admitted  into  the  class  known  as  the  intelligentsia,  which  in- 
cluded all  the  professional  sections  of  the  community  and,  prior  to 
the  Bolshevist  upheaval,  had  the  complete  control  of  the  executive. 
The  whole  of  Russia's  political,  social,  and  economic  life  is  now 
in  the  melting-pot.  British  influence  was,  as  has  been  already 
shown,  the  greatest  factor  in  developing  the  position  of  medicine 
and  pharmacy  in  Russia  during  the  past  three  centuries,  and  it  will 
be  interesting  to  observe  what  part  will  be  played  in  the  organiza- 
tion of  these  twin  arts,  in  the  future,  by  British  pharmacy. 
M.D.,  L.  P.  S.  I.  (69/91.) 
PHILADELPHIA  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY,  MINUTES 
OF  THE  SEMIANNUAL  MEETING. 
The  semiannual  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Phar- 
macy was  held  September  29,  191 9,  at  4  P.  M.  in  the  Library,  the 
president,  Howard  B.  French,  presiding.  Twenty-four  members 
were  present,  with  regrets  from  Joseph  L.  Lemberger. 
The  minutes  of  the  quarterly  meeting  held  June  30  were  read 
and  approved.  An  abstract  from  the  minutes  of  the  Board  of 
Trustees  for  June  were  read  by  the  Registrar,  J.  S.  Beetem,  and 
approved. 
Professor  Charles  H.  LaWall  reported  verbally  for  the  dele- 
gates to  the  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association 
held  at  New  York  City,  August,  1919.  The  College  was  well  rep- 
resented by  its  faculty  and  members.  Unquestionably  it  was  a  very 
successful  meeting.  A  number  of  the  members  of  the  College  were 
appointed  to  various  committees,  and  Professor  Lucius  E.  Sayre,  an 
alumnus  and  member,  was  installed  as  the  President. 
Professor  J.  W.  Sturmer  for  the  delegates  to  the  Conference 
of  Pharmaceutical  Faculties  reported  verbally  that  the  Conference 
was  somewhat  unusual  in  that  there  were  no  "  hot  fights."  One  of 
the  most  important  subjects  discussed  was  that  of  Four  Years  High 
School  Requirements  for  College  Entrance — previously  agreed  upon 
to  become  operative  September,  1923.  A  motion  to  require  a  four- 
year  course  earlier  than  1923  was  voted  down;  the  other  business 
discussed  was  mainly  along  technical  lines. 
Professor  E.  Fullerton  Cook  for  the  Committee  on  Nominations 
