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Minutes  of  the  College. 
f  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
I      April,  1883. 
notes,  but  does  not  include  editorials,  original  translations  and  those  con- 
densed abstracts  of  scientific  literature  which  have  been  published  under 
four  different  titles,  and  of  which  Prof.  Sadtler  contributed  2,  Prof.  Power 
8,  and  the  editor  17  papers.  Of  the  original  articles  13  emanated  from  active 
members  of  the  College,  14  were  abstracts  of  theses  and  11  had  been  read  at 
the  pharmaceutical  meetings,  namely,  6  papers  from  5  members  of  the  Col- 
lege, 2  from  students  of  the  last  class,  2  from  graduates  and  one  from  a 
foreign  pharmacist,  the  latter  having  been  written  at  the  request  of  a  mem- 
ber of  this  College. 
The  contributors  of  original  papers,  who  are  not  members  of  the  College, 
numbered  21  during  the  past  and  the  preceding  year,  17  in  1881,  and  25  in 
the  year  ending  March,  1880,  while  during  the  last  year  only  7  members 
wrote  for  the  Journal.  This  the  editor  regrets  to  state  is  a  very  large  fall- 
ing off  as  compared  with  previous  years ;  for  during  the  preceding  seven 
years  the  smallest  number  was  12  twice,  13  once  and  16  for  each  of  the 
remaining  four  years. 
From  the  records  kept  by  the  editor  and  annually  reported  to  the  College, 
it  becomes  evident  that  pharmaceutical  literary  productions  are  very  appre- 
ciably influenced  by  external  stimulation ;  for  during  the  years  immedi- 
ately preceding  and  following  the  Centennial  Exposition  in  1876  the  num- 
ber of  contributors,  of  original  contributions,  of  papers  read  at  the  pharma- 
ceutical meetings,  of  College  members  writing  for  the  Journal,  and 
(except  1882)  of  theses  suitable  for  publishing  abstracts  were  larger  than  at 
other  times.  The  new  Pharmacopoeia  recently  published  would  seem  to 
furnish  ample  opportunity  for  critical  exj^eriments,  and  in  addition  thereto 
the  editor  would  respectfully  urge  as  he  has  done  for  a  number  of  years  past, 
the  importance  of  fostering  the  pharmaceutical  meetings,  as  well  as  original 
research  in  the  chemical,  and  if  it  can  be  arranged,  also  in  the  pharmaceu- 
tical laboratory.  John  M.  Maisch,  Editor, 
Charles  Bullock,  Chairman  of  the  Committee  to  revise  the  list  of  Honor- 
ary and  Corresponding  Members,  reported  progress.  The  committee  was 
continued. 
A  letter  from  J.  A.  Schiedt,  of  Philadelphia,  tendering  his  resignation  as 
ii  member  of  the  College  was  read,  and,  on  motion,  accepted. 
The  Treasurer  reported  four  members  as  being  five  years  in  arrears  to  the 
College.  A  motion  was  made  and  adopted  that  in  accordance  with  previous 
custom,  their  names  be  stricken  from  the  roll  of  members. 
This  being  the  annual  meeting,  an  election  was  ordered  by  the  Presi- 
dent, who  appointed  Messrs.  Henry  Trimble  and  J.  W.  Worthington  tellers, 
who,  upon  taking  a  ballot,  rei3orted  the  following  officers,  trustees  and 
standing  committees  elected  for  the  ensuing  year. 
President, — Dillwyn  Parrish. 
\st  Vice  President. — Charles  Bullock. 
2d  Vice  President. — Robert  Shoemaker. 
Treasurer. — Samuel  S.  Bunting. 
Recording  Secretary . — William  J.  Jenks. 
Corresponding  Secretary. — Alfred  B.  Taylor. 
Board  of  Trustees  {for  three  years). — John  M.  Maisch,  Samuel  P.  Sadt- 
ler, Robert  England.    Term  expires  March,  1886. 
Publication  Committee. — John  M.  Maisch,  Henry  N.  Rittenhouse, 
Thomas  S.  Wiegand,  James  T.  Shinn,  Charles  Bullock. 
Editor. — John  M.  Maisch. 
Librarian. — Thomas  S.  Wiegand. 
Curator. — C.  Frederick  Zeller. 
There  being  no  further  business,  then,  on  motion,  adjourned. 
William  J.  Jenks,  Secretary. 
