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Upon  motion  of  Professor  Stroup,  duly  seconded  and  carried, 
the  Board  of  Trustees  was  instructed  to  take  up  with  the  proper 
authorities  the  paving  of  the  street  to  lessen  the  noise. 
Upon  motion  by  Doctor  Mattison,  seconded  by  Doctor  Robinson 
and  carried,  the  Board  of  Trustees  was  instructed  to  consider  the 
matter  of  placing  double  windows  on  the  front  of  the  building  to 
keep  out  the  street  noises.  Chairman  Rohrman  stated  that  the  mat- 
ter of  paving  the  street  had  been  taken  up  with  the  city  authorities 
and  that  the  Mayor  had  promised  his  support  in  the  work. 
At  this  juncture  President  Braisted,  accompanied  by  the  Com- 
mittee of  escort  entered  and  Chairman  Rohrman,  in  greeting  him, 
said :  "It  is  my  pleasure  to  inform  you  that  you  have  been  elected  to 
the  Presidency  of  the  College.  You  have  made  a  reputation  in  your 
other  fields  of  endeavor,  and  the  present  financial  and  physical  con- 
dition of  the  College  fully  convinces  us  that  your  reputation  is  justi- 
fied. You  will  have  behind  you  a  harmonious  Board  of  Trustees 
and  a  no  less  harmonious  faculty,  who  are  not  only  willing,  but  eager 
to  render  their  services  to  you  and  all  that  is  within  their  power. 
Before  turning  this  meeting  over  to  you  I  wish  personally  to 
wish  you  God-speed  in  your  hopes  for  this  College. 
Members  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  and  Sci- 
ence, our  President." 
In  assuming  the  Chair,  Doctor  Braisted  said : — 
"Members  of  the  College,  from  the  remarks  of  the  Chairman, 
Mr.  Rohrman,,, I  take  it  that  after  your  careful  deliberations  of  this 
afternoon  and  with  due  consideration  from  all  points  of  view  you 
have  elected  me  to  be  your  president  I  want  to  express  to  you  my 
full  appreciation  of  the  high  honor  conferred  on  me  by  this  action 
and  to  thank  the  Chairman  for  his  splendid  words  of  assurance  of 
support  from  the  College  as  a  whole,  from  the  Board  of  Trustees 
and  the  officers  and  faculty  of  the  institution — I  shall  need  your 
help,  advice  and  assistance  in  the  months  to  come  in  the  great  work 
before  us  and  it  is  my  view  that  no  policy  or  action  affecting  the 
College  or  the  profession  of  Pharmacy  shall  be  taken  by  me  without 
the  hearty  approval  and  direction  of  the  various  bodies  concerned. 
"I  should  love  to  discuss  here  today,  at  length  the  many  issues 
before  us  but  feel  that  the  hour  is  so  late  that  I  may  not  trespass 
further  on  your  time  and  patience. 
"The  first  step  in  the  work,  the  rehabilitation  of  the  building  and 
the  expansion  of  the  Educational  programme  has  been  accomplished 
during  the  past  summer.  How  successfully  this  has  been  done  and 
how  it  has  been  accomplished  is  known  to  you  and  the  evidence  of 
