AFeb™aiyPi909U'}     Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  95 
PHILADELPHIA  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY. 
The  quarterly  meeting  of  the  members  of  the  college  was  held 
December  28,  1908,  at  4  p.m.,  in  the  library.  President  French  pre- 
sided. Fourteen  members  were  present.  The  minutes  of  the  semi- 
annual meeting  held  September  28,  were  read  and  approved.  The 
minutes  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  for  September.  October,  and 
November  were  read  by  the  Registrar,  and  approved. 
The  President  reappointed  the  Committee  on  Legislation,  adding 
one  to  the  number,  viz. :  M.  N.  Kline,  Chairman,  Joseph  P.  Reming- 
ton, M.  I.  Wilbert,  William  Mclntyre,  Warren  H.  Poley,  Theodore 
Campbell. 
Professor  C.  H.  LaWall  presented  the  following  preamble  and 
resolution,  which  was,  on  motion,  adopted  :  "  Whereas,  the  Surgeon- 
General  of  the  Public  Health  and  Marine  Hospital  Service  has 
agreed  to  comply  with  the  request  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  of  the 
United  States  Pharmacopceial  Convention  to  have  compiled  and  pub- 
lished a  digest  of  the  comments  on  the  LTnited  States  Pharmacopoeia, 
8th  Revision,  and 
"  Whereas,  The  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  has  re- 
quested that  comments  on  the  National  Formulary  be  included,  and 
that  the  Surgeon-General  of  the  P.  H.  and  M.  H.  Service  endeavor 
to  make  provision  for  laboratory  work  in  connection  with  the  U.  S.  P. 
and  N.  F.  Revision,  now,  therefore,  be  it 
"Resolved,  That  we,  as  members  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy  extend  to  the  Surgeon-General  of  the  P.  H.  and  M.  H. 
Service  our  thanks  for  the  work  he  has  undertaken  and  express 
the  hope  that  he  will  endeavor  to  comply  with  the  request  of  the 
A.  Ph.  A." 
[The  action  of  the  college  was  forwarded  to  Washington  and  a  reply 
has  been  received  from  the  Acting  Surgeon-General  of  the  P.  H.  and  M.  H. 
Service  expressing  appreciation  for  the  sentiments  embodied  in  the  resolu- 
tion and  stating  that  the  question  of  compiling  digests  of  comments  on  the 
National  Formulary  was  receiving  careful  consideration.] 
Professor  Lowe  offered  an  amendment  to  the  by-laws  proposing 
an  abolishment  of  the  cost  for  certificate  of  membership.  A  long 
discussion  ensued,  participated  in  by  many  of  the  members,  some 
of  whom  favored  abolishing-  also  the  initiation  fee,  while  others 
favored  retention  of  both  fees.    A  motion  prevailed  to  refer  the 
