MINUTES  OF  THE  COLLEOE.  5t)7 
in  business  habits  induced  him  to  retire  when  he  had  acquired  a  moderate 
competence,  and  to  devote  himself  to  works  of  public  beneficence.  He 
was  for  many  years  a  trustee  of  the  First  Presbyterian  church  of  Phila- 
delphia, and  was  also  treasurer  of  the  Asylum  for  feeble  minded  children 
at  Media,  Pennsylvania.  It  was,  however,  as  Manager  of  the  House  of 
Refuge  for  juvenile  delinquents  that  he  found  the  largest  sphere  for  his 
public  spirited  labors.  He  was  married  in  1830.  His  wife,  two  sons  and 
two  daughters  survived  him.  He  died  May  12,  1868.  He  was  one  of  the 
origiuul  members  of  this  College,  and  served  as  one  of  the  trustees  for  a 
number  of  years." 
Samuel  F.  Troth  presented  to  the  College  a  [record]  book,  kept  by  him- 
self for  a  period  of  nearly  forty  years,  containing  valuable  statistics  re- 
garding the  College. 
On  motion  of  E.  Parrish,  a  vote  of  thanks  was  unanimously  tendered 
for  the  present,  and  Samuel  F.  Troth  respectfully  requested  to  fill  up  to 
the  present  time  in  his  own  hand  the  list  of  members  and  graduates. 
The  committee  appointed  to  inquire  concerning  F.  F.  Muller,  of  San 
Antonio,  Texas,  proposed  for  membership  at  last  meeting,  having  re- , 
ported  satisfactorily,  a  ballot  was  ordered,  which  resulted  in  his  election 
to  membership. 
William  Procter,  Jr.,  presented,  in  the  name  of  Daniel  Hanbury,  of 
London,  honorary  member  of  the  College,  a  large  engraving  of  the  late 
Jacob  Bell,  founder  of  the  Pharmaceutical  Society,  also  a  photograph 
of  the  old  Plough  Court  Laboratory,  which  were  accepted,  and  the  thanks 
of  the  College  returned  to  Mr.  Hanbury. 
A  remarkably  fine  specimen  of  Polygalci  senega,  the  entire  plant 
dried  so  as  to  retain  the  color  of  the  flowers  and  leaves,  was  presented  by 
the  same  in  the  name  of  Edward  S.  Wayne,  of  Cincinnati. 
Also,  several  fine  specimens  of  refined  sugar  from  Daniel  McKean  & 
Co.,  successors  to  Jos.  S.  Lovering  &  Co.,  for  both  of  which  the  thanks 
of  the  College  were  voted,  and  the  specimens  put  in  the  museum  of 
the  College. 
The  annual  election  of  eight  trustees  being  ordered,  the  following  were 
elected  : 
W.  H.  Pile,  M.D.,  A.  B.  Taylor, 
H.  N.  Rittenhouse,  W.  C.  Bakes, 
W.  J.  Jenks,  Evan  T.  Ellis, 
B.  Parrish,  Charles  Shivers, 
W.  Procter,  Jr.,  as  Editor  of  the  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,  made 
a  statement  regarding  the  present  business  management  of  the  Journal, 
and  suggested  the  appointment  of  a  committee  of  business  men  to  con- 
fer with  the  Publishing  Committee. 
After  some  discussion,  the  following  resolution  was  adopted  : 
Resolved,  That  a  committee  of  three  members  be  appointed  to  confer 
with  the  Committee  of  Publication  regarding  the  business  transaction* 
