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MINUTES  OF  THE  COLLEGE 
students  of  the  College  of  Pharmacy  Class  1865-6, read  a  series  of  resolu- 
tions expressive  of  the  feelings  and  kind  wishes  of  the  Class  towards  Prof. 
Procter,  and,  on  their  behalf,  presented  him  with  a  beautiful  tea-service, 
as  a  testimonial,— to  which  the  Professor  made  a  brief  reply  expressive  of 
his  gratification  at  this  spontaneous  action  of  the  Class. 
More  than  the  usual  number  of  bouquets,  from  the  lady  friends  of  the 
graduates,  were  then  distributed  by  Prof.  Parrish,  thus  concluding  the 
ceremonies  of  the  evening,  which  were  interspersed  with  music  by  the 
Germania  Band. 
IHl&tiis  of  %  IfilaMjp  College  of  IfeOTarj. 
The  Forty-fifth  Annual  Meeting  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy 
was  held  at  the  College  hall,  on  Monday  evening,  March  26th,  1866. 
The  President,  Charles  Ellis,  in  the  Chair.  Twenty-two  members  pre- 
sent. 
The  minutes  of  the  last  meeting  were  read  and  approved. 
The  minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  were  read  by  the  Secretary  of 
the  Board.  From  these  minutes  the  College  is  informed  that,  by  the  will 
of  the  late  Algernon  S.  Roberts,  the  College  is  to  receive  an  annual  legacy  of 
$200  for  five  years.  Also,  that  the  Trustees  deemed  it  prudent  to  de- 
cline an  offer  of  $2000  towards  establishing  a  School  of  Practical  Chem- 
istry and  Pharmacy,  on  the  condition  of  including  a  permanent  scholar- 
ship for  two  colored  students. 
The  matriculants  to  the  school  of  Pharmacy  for  the  session  of  1865-66, 
numbered  141. 
At  the  Annual  Commencement  of  the  College,  held  on  March  17th,  at 
the  Musical  Fund  Hall,  the  degree  of  Graduate  in  Pharmacy  was  conferred 
by  the  President  on  thirty-one  candidates.  The  valedictory  charge  was 
delivered  by  Prof.  Procter,  (see  page  274.) 
The  minutes  of  the  Board  also  inform  that  a  portrait  of  Prof.  Troost, 
one  of  the  early  Professors  in  the  College,  was  presented  to  the  College  by 
the  Zeta  Phi  Society  of  the  Class.  Also  that  31  volumes  of  the  Journal 
of  Pharmacy  had  been  presented  to  the  Harvard  College  Library. 
A  communication  from  the  Board  of  Trustees,  relative  to  the  resignation 
of  Prof.  Procter,  was  read,  accepted  and  directed  to  be  entered  on  the 
minutes,  as  follows  : 
With  sincere  regret  the  Board  of  Trustees  announce  to  the  College  the 
resignation  of  Prof.  Procter  from  the  Chair  of  Pharmacy  in  the  School  of 
this  College.  • 
On  reference  to  the  minutes  of  the  College  we  find,  that,  at  a  meeting 
of  the  College  held  in  March,  1846,  a  memorial  was  presented,  accompa- 
nied by  the  following  resolution  : 
"  Resolved,  That  a  committee  of  nine  members  be  appointed  to  take 
into  consideration  the  propriety  of  creating  a  new  Professorship,  to  be 
called  the  Professorship  of  Theoretical  and  Practical  Pharmacy ;  and  if 
they  deem  it  expedient,  to  mature  a  plan  for  the  consideration  of  the  next 
meeting." 
