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Minutes  of  the  College. 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
May,  1876. 
MINUTES  OF  THE  COLLEGE. 
Philadelphia,  March  27th,  1876. 
The  annual  meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  was  held  this  day 
at  the  Hall  of  the  College,  No.  145  North  Tenth  street. 
The  President,  Dillwyn  Parrish,  occupied  the  chair,  and  twenty  members  were 
present. 
The  minutes  of  the  meeting  of  December,  1875,  were  read  and,  on  motion,, 
adopted. 
The  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  since  the  College  meeting  in  December 
were  also  read  by  the  Secretary  of  the  Board,  William  C.  Bakes,  and,  on  motion, 
adopted. 
The  annual  report  of  the  Librarian  was  read  by  him,  and,  on  motion,  accepted. 
The  Librarian  respectfully  reports  that  since  last  report  he  has  bound  the  theses  of  the  class  that 
was  graduated  in  the  Spring  of  1875. 
There  are  now  fifty  volumes  of  these  in  the  Library. 
During  the  past  year  the  arrangement  of  the  entire  Library  has  been  completed,  each  book  ticketed 
and  numbered,  and  a  new  registration  of  the  books  has  been  made ;  the  books  are  arranged  in  five 
classes,  to  wit : 
Vols. 
Class  A — Encyclopaedias,  Public  Documents  and  Reports    344 
Class  B — Chemistry   220 
Class  C — Pharmacopoeias,  Dispensatories,  Formularies,  Materia  Medica,  Pharmacy,  Botany   255 
Class  D — Miscellaneous   313 
Class  E  and  F — Serial  publications    1131 
There  have  been  added  during  the  past  year  about  sixty  volumes,  many  of  them  being  exchanges 
made  with  the  "Journal  of  Pharmacy,"  and  of  a  character  suitable  for  our  Library,  while  in  other 
instances  a  number  of  volumes  have  been  purchased  to  complete  sets  which  were  in  part  already  on  our 
shelves. 
Our  Library  now  comprises  about  twenty-three  hundred  volumes,  not  counting  duplicates;  several 
works  we  have  in  a  number  of  editions,  but  the  committee  would  be  glad  if  any  of  the  members  can 
furnish  some  of  the  older  editions  of  the  United  States  Dispensatory,  there  being  only  three  of  the 
thirteen  editions  issued  now  catalogued  by  us. 
The  arrangement  alluded  to  in  the  early  part  of  this  report  will  enable  any  one  to  ascertain  whether 
any  treatise  upon  a  particular  subject  is  in  our  Library  with  but  little  trouble,  and  it  is  hoped  that  the 
labor  which  has  been  bestowed  upon  the  Library  will  be  found  conducive  to  the  advantage  of  those  of 
our  members  who  may  require  to  consult  the  volumes.  THOS.  S.  WIEGAND,  Librarian. 
March  27,  187b. 
Wm.  B.  Webb  alluded  to  the  labors  of  the  Librarian,  and  recognized  the  value 
of  his  services  in  that  department.  He  hoped  that  gentlemen  would  express  their 
appreciation  of  the  work  performed.  Several  members  joined  in  this  opinion,  and 
a  general  recognition  of  the  value  of  his  services  was  expressed. 
Professor  Remington,  Curator,  offered  the  following  report,  which  was  read  and 
accepted  : 
The  Curator  would  report  progress  in  the  work  of  refitting  and  adding  to  the  cabinet.  Although 
much  still  remains  to  be  accomplished,  it  is  confidently  hoped  that  in  a  few  months  it  will  be  in  a  present- 
ible  condition. 
The  thanks  of  the  College  are  due  to  Powers  &  Weightman  for  their  liberal  offer  to  refit  the  chemi- 
cal cases,  and  to  Hance  Brothers  &  White  for  their  gift  of  many  valuable  specimens  of  indigenous  drugs, 
and  to  Messrs.  Webber,  Taylor  and  Holden,  members  of  the  class  of  1876,  for  their  assistance  in  arrang- 
ing the  specimens  in  the  bottles.  JOSEPH  P.  REMINGTON,  Curator. 
March  27, 187b. 
