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made  the  Mecca  for  scientific  workers  in  our  particular  field,  as 
some  of  our  exhibits  are  very  complete  and  are  now  frequently  con- 
sulted by  those  searching  for  type  specimens,  or  those  illustrative  of 
a  certain  period. 
7.  The  creation  of  a  botanical  garden  particularly  devoted  to 
plants  of  medicinal  and  economic  importance,-  in  order  to  stimulate 
and  develop  our  national  resources  along  new  lines  and  to  supply  ma- 
terial for  medical,  chemical  and  pharmaceutical  research. 
8.  The  proper  housing  of  our  present  library  of  more  than 
twenty  thousand  volumes  of  scientific  works,  frequently  consulted  by 
scientists  from  afar  on  account  of  the  rarity  of  some  of  its  volumes. 
In  partial  furtherance  of  these  laudable  ambitions  there  has 
been  planned  a  series  of  courses  leading  to  the  degree  of  Bachelor  of 
Science  in  Pharmacy,  in  Chemistry,  in  Bacteriology  and  in  Pharma- 
cognosy. .  These  courses  have  been  outlined  and  curricula  prepared 
under  the  approval  of  the  Pennsylvania  Department  of  Education, 
so  that  there  is  a  proper  balance  of  cultural  and  technical  subjects, 
making  them  equal  in  this  respect  to  the  Bachelor  courses  of  any 
college  of  arts  and  sciences. 
These  courses  will  be  inaugurated  at  the  beginning  of  the  next 
scholastic  year  and  have  been  especially  planned  so  as  to  cover  the 
subjects  required  for  entrance  to  the  study  of  medicine.  It  is  be- 
lieved that  they  will  be  particularly  acceptable  to  medical  colleges  as 
pre-medical  courses,  for  what  better  preparation  for  medicine  could 
there  be  than  a  four-year  course  based  upon  one  of  these  scientific 
branches  ? 
A  course  of  fifteen  popular  lectures  upon  scientific  subjects,  to 
be  given  by  members  of  the  Faculty  of  the  College,  has  also  been 
planned  for  the  next  College  year.  These  include  a  great  variety  of 
timely  topics  and  will  doubtless  be  well  attended  and  much  appreci- 
ated. 
With  such  a  programme  of  disinterested  and  constructive  public 
service,  we  feel  that  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  and 
Science  is  entitled  to  the  support  and  approval  of  the  profession 
which  it  represents  and  the  community  which  it  serves,  and  that  the 
close  of  its  second  century  will  find  it  in  the  front  rank  of  institutions 
venerated  for  their  history  and  acclaimed  for  their  achievements  and 
the  excellence  of  their  work. 
