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Western  friends,  that  the  fares  by  the  Great  Trunk  Lines  are  now  so  very  low,  that 
it  is  hardly  probable  for  these  figures  to  be  maintained  until  fall. 
An  important  consideration  at  the  next  meeting,  will  be  the  arrangements  for  the 
meeting  in  1876,  and  we  are  glad  to  learn  that  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Phar- 
macy has  appointed  a  Committee  tp  make  suggestions,  the  intention  being  to  enlist, 
as  in  Boston,  the  co-operation  of  the  entire  "  Drug  Trade." 
The  following  is  the  Committee  appointed  in  Boston  to  make  the  requisite 
arrangements  for  the  next  meeting  : 
Joseph  Burnett,  A.  R.  Bailey,  L.  Babo,  S.  M.  Colcord,  S.  Carter,  Henry  Canning, 
E.  H.  Doolittle,  W.  S.  Folger,  M.  H.  Gleason,  W.  F.  Horton,  T.  L.  Jenks,  R.  R. 
Kent,  J.  S.  Melvin,  G.  F.  H.  Markoe,  J.  S.  Orne,  I.  B.  Patten,  W.  B.  Potter,  N. 
J.  Rust,  B.  F.  Stacey,  C.  A.  Tufts,  B.  O.  Wilson,  S.  A.  D.  Sheppard,  and  Edward 
T.  Kelley. 
Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy. — At  the  Annual  Meeting,  held 
March  ist,  the  following  officers  were  elected  :  S.  M.  Colcord,  President  5  B  F. 
Stacey  and  Charles  A.  Tufts,  Vice-Presidents  j  S.  A.  D.  Sheppard,  Recording  Sec- 
retary;  G.  F.  H.  Markoe,  Corresponding  Secretary}  E.  L.  Patch,  Treasurer,  and 
J.  S.  Orne,  H.  Canning,  H.  W.  Lincoln,  S.  C.  Tozzer,  J.  T.  Leary,  J.  S.  Melvin,  I. 
B.  Patten  and  D.  G.  Wilkins,  Trustees. 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy. — The  Trust  Funds,  created  by  the 
donation  of  Peter  Williamson  and  by  the  bequest  of  the  late  Professor  Procter  [^see 
*'Amer.  Journ.  Pharm.,"  1874,  p.  243),  have  been  suitably  invested,  and  the  interest 
thereof  will  become  available  for  the  next  course  of  lectures.  The  Board  of  Trus- 
tees have  made  the  following  regulations  to  carry  out  the  objects  for  which  the  trusts 
were  created  : 
"  T^he  Peter  Williamson  Scholarships  consisting  of  matriculation  and  lecture  tickets, 
will,  in  accordance  with  the  design  of  the  donor,  be  annually  awarded  to  one  needy 
and  deserving  student,  who  may  be  elected  by  the  Board  of  Trustees.  Applica- 
tions for  this  Scholarship,  accompanied  by  the  requisite  documents,  must  be  handed 
to  the  Senior  Professor  (Robert  Bridges,  M.  D.)  on  or  before  September  ist,  preced- 
ing the  session.  The  Committeon  Examinations  and  the  Professors  shall,  after  due 
examination,  report  on  these  applications  at  the  meeting  in  October,  when  the 
Board  of  Trustees  shall  decide  on  awarding  the  Scholarship. 
The  Procter  Prize  will  be  annually  awarded  to  the  most  meritorious  Graduate  in 
Pharmacy  5  provided  that,  in  accordance  with  the  will  of  the  late  Prof.  Wm.  Proc- 
ter, Jr.,  such  a  reward,  consisting  either  of  a  medal,  of  books,  of  instruments,  or  of 
any  other  appropriate  object,  is  deserved,  in  the  opinion  of  the  Board  of  Trustees. 
The  Committee  on  Examination  and  the  Professors  shall,  previous  to  the  Annual 
Commencement,  specially  report  upon  the  most  meritorious  student  of  the  Grad- 
uating Class,  as  determined  from  the  regular  examination,  or  from  other  proofs  in 
addition  thereto,  and,  if  deemed  worthy  of  the  distinction,  the  Procter  Prize  shall  be 
awarded  to  him  by  the  Board  of  Trustees." 
The  Board  has  also  adopted  the  following  regulations  for  conferring  the  degree 
of  Master  in  Pharmacy  [Ph.  M.) 
"  Every  person  upon  whom  this  degree  shall  be  conferred  must  be  a  Graduate  of 
this  College  of  not  less  than  five  years'  standing  ;  must  have  been  engaged  in  the 
practice  of  pharmacy  for  the  period  named  since  his  graduation,  and  must  be  of 
good  moral  character  and  professional  repute.  He  shall  present  to  the  Senior  Pro- 
fessor (Robert  Bridges,  M.  D.)  an  original  dissertation  upon  some  subject  connected 
with  any  of  the  branches  taught  in  the  College,  together  with  suitable  specimens  of 
the  results,  and  an  account  of  whatever  aid  he  may  have  received  in  his  investiga- 
tions 5  also  the  written  evidence  above  mentioned.  The  dissertation,  which  shall  be 
of  his  own  composition,  and  written  in  his  own  handwriting,  shall  be  carefully  ex- 
amined by  the  Committee  on  Examinations  and  the  Professors,  who  shall  report 
to  the  Board  of  Trustees  upon  its  value,  and  if  deemed  sufficient,  and  the  applica- 
tion be  finally  approved,  the  applicant  shall  receive  the  diploma  of  Master  in  Phar- 
macy." 
