280  MINUTES  OF  THE  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY. 
To  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy. 
The  Publishing  Committee  respectfully  report,  that  during  the  past  year, 
the  Journal  has  been  regularly  issued,  extending  to  the  second  number  of  the 
27th  volume  inclusive.  The  change  in  the  size  of  the  work  appears  to  give 
continued  satisfaction.  The  number  of  new  subscribers  since  last  report  is 
forty-three.  The  contributions  of  original  articles,  although  much  fewer 
than  the  large  number  of  pharmaceutists  able  to  furnish  them  justifies  a  rea- 
sonable expectation  of,  are  on  the  increase,  both  in  number  and  variety,  as 
well  as  from  more  distant  localities,  and  lead  us  to  be  encouraged  that  at  no 
distant  day  many  of  the  subscribers  and  others  will  feel  a  pride  in  upholding 
the  Scientific  deparlment  of  their  profession,  by  recording  the  observations 
they  may  make  in  the  course  of  business,  as  well  as  by  pursuing  regular  in- 
vestigations. 
Through  the  agency  of  the  Exchange  Department  of  the  Smithsonian  In- 
stitution we  have  succeeded  in  bringing  our  Journal  to  the  notice  of  the  So- 
ciety of  Pharmacy  at  Paris,  who  now  send  their  Journal  in  exchange. 
Through  the  same  medium  the  Journal  has  been  forwarded  to  the  Apothe- 
caries' Associations  of  Northern  and  Southern  Germany,  and  its  reception 
has  been  duly  acknowledged.  Several  numbers  were  also  sent  to  the 
Pharmaceutical  Association  of  Stockholm,  but  as  yet  no  acknowledgement 
of  their  reception  has  been  received  by  the  Committee. 
As  the  circulation  of  the  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy  in  Europe  may 
be  the  means  of  exciting  an  interest  in  the  state  of  Pharmacy  in  the  United 
States,  and  thereby  enable  us  to  exchange  journals  and  specimens  advan- 
tageously, the  Committee  believe  that  good  results  would  accrue  both  to 
the  College  and  its  Journal,  by  sending  a  copy  of  the  latter  to  every  foreign 
honorary  member,  and  to  such  editors  of  scientific  journals  as  will  be  likely 
to  exchange. 
The  subject  of  the  gratuitous  furnishing  of  the  Journal  to  contributing 
and  life  members,  referred  to  this  Committee  at  the  meeting  in  September, 
has  received  its  earnest  attention.  After  a  eareful  comparison  of  the  re- 
ceipts and  expenditures  of  the  past  year,  they  find,  that  aside  from  the  sum 
of  $470,  (which  was  the  balance  in  the  treasury  of  the  Committee  at  the 
termination  of  the  last  fiscal  year,)  the  expenditures  equal  the  receipts  within 
eighteen  dollars,  notwithstanding  that  several  extraordinary  items  are  among 
the  latter,  arising  in  part  from  the  sale  of  several  sets  of  the  back  volumes. 
Consequently  the  regular  receipts  have  not  equalled  the  expenses.  In  view 
of  this  they  are  not  prepared  to  recommend  the  adoption  of  the  Resolution  of 
Prof.  Thomas,  but  propose  the  following  measure  in  lieu  of  it,  viz: 
Resolved,  That  the  annual  contribution  of  the  members  of  the  College  be 
reduced  to  three  dollars;  that  the  Journal  be  furnished  to  contributing  mem- 
bers at  two  dollars  per  volume,  leaving  it  optional  with  them  to  take  it  or  not ; 
and  that  it  be  sent  to  the  life  members  free  of  charge. 
The  Committee  believe  that  this  arrangement  will  meet  the  wishes  of 
members,  that  it  will  .relieve  the  journal  from  any  embarrassment,  and  at 
any  time  in  the  future  that  it  may  be  found  expedient  the  available  excess 
of  the  journal  funds  can  be  appropriated  by  the  College  as  they  may  be 
needed,  just  as  is  now  done  annually  to  the  sinking  fund. 
Charles  Ellis, 
William  Procter,  Jr. 
A.  B.  Taylor, 
Edw.  Parrish, 
Robt.  Bridges, 
Publishing  Committee' 
