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PHILADELPHIA COLLEGE OF PHARMACY 
Publishing Committee. 
Dr. Carson, Dr. George B. Wood. 
Dr. Bridges, E. Durand, 
C. Ellis, Ambrose Smith, 
W. Procter, jr., A. Duhamel, 
Dr. F. Bache, Dr. W. R. Fisher. 
Dr. Wm. R. Fisher, as Chairman of the Pharmaceutical 
Meetings, made a verbal report on the progress of that branch 
of the operations of the College. He stated that the meet- 
ings had been regularly held, and at the first of them a short 
set of rules, or by-laws, were adopted for their government ; 
several interesting original communications had been read 
and referred to committees, and that altogether the meetings 
were in a favorable state of progress. Dr. Carson gave no- 
tice that at the next stated meeting of the College, he would 
bring forward certain resolutions in regard to the Pharmaceu- 
tical meetings. 
On motion adjourned. 
W. Procter, jr., Sec. pro tern. 
Stated meeting, Sixth month (June) 27, 1842. 
In the absence of the President and Vice Presidents, Dr. 
Robert Bridges was called to the chair. 
The minutes of the last meeting were read, amended, 
and approved. 
The minutes of the Board of Trustees, for the last six 
months, were read, detailing the various subjects of interest 
which came before them during that period. 
On the 29th of Third month last, a public commencement 
was held, by direction of the Board, and the degree of 
" Graduate in Pharmacy" was conferred upon the following 
gentlemen, who had previously undergone an examination 
before a committee of the Board and the Professors in the 
school of Pharmacy, and who were pronounced qualified to 
receive the Diploma of the College, viz.: 
