Philadelphia College of Pharmacy - Graduate Yearbook (Philadelphia, PA)

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institution that cannot fail to interest the intelligent pharmaceutical student. This is the Philadelphia Commercial Museums. In this are gathered the raw mate- rials, including drugs, dye-stuffs, fibres, woods, etc., from all parts of the World, together with the most important groups of manufactured articles from the same. These exhibits, which have been gathered by exchange, gift and purchase from all quarters of the globe since 1893, now constitute by far the most comprehensive collection on this continent. By an arrangement made with the Museum, the students of the Philadel- phia College of Pharmacy are given especial facilities in the study of these great collections, and lectures are delivered at the College, illustrated with material taken therefrom. 18-

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Qiztnrg nf the Glnllvgv. EH .: ,.,. ,,..,,,1515 S the result ofa -meeting held on February 23, 1821, in the historic Carpenters' Hall, Within whose Walls assembled the iirst Continental Congress, the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy was organized, and 2 l' 't 1 received its charter from the State of Pennsylvania in 1822. . It is thus the oldest College .of Pharmacy in the United States, and its graduates are found not only in the Faculties of many of the younger Colleges throughout the country, but among the foremost' names in the ranks of the professions of pharmacy and medicine and in thc lists of suc- cessful chemical manufacturers. . ' Q lts Faculty and graduates have been among the most prominent and active members of the United States Pharmacopoeia Revision Committees for the last four decades, and have had a large part in shaping the official standards of the profession in pharmacy. The scientific literature that has emanated from the College has been abundant and authoritative. The American fonafnal of Pharmacy, establ.ished in 1825, is the oldest periodical devoted to pharmaceutical science in the English language. lt has alvvavs maintained a high scientific character, and is a recog- nized authority in Europe, as Well as in our own country. The United States Dispensatory had fo-r its authors Drs. Wood and Bache, two of the earlier professors in this College, aided by a former president, Daniel B. Smith. In after editions, Dr. Robert Bridges and Prof. William Procter, jr., contributed many article-s. For the last four editions it has had for its pharma- ceutical and chemical editors the present Professors of Pharmacy and Chemistry. The National Dispensatovfy, lirst published in 1879, had as one of its origi- nal editors the late Prof. John M. Maisch. Numerous other valuable contribu- tions have been mad-e by those who have been or are now members of the Faculty of the College, and at the present time many of these Works are the standard text-books on the subjects of which they treat. Since the establishment of the in-stitution, 17,193 students have matricu- lated, and the diploma of the College has been conferred upon 5,158 persons, representing every State in the Union, as Well as Canada, Cuba, Central and 'South Am-erica, and various parts of Europe, Asia and Africa. Philadelphia is. and has been for years, a great centre of education in professional lines. lt has six medical colleges and four dental colleges, with an annual enrollment of about 3,800 students. Moreover, in addition to the educa- tional advantages in the Way of libraries and scientific collections to be expected in a city of a million and a half inhabitants, Philadelphia has a unique educational I7

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Uhr Ahlmnrvmvnt nf nur Alma illllatrr We 3---3,-3, ----' I -,555 l-.- HE progress of the Philadelphia College of Pharmacy can best be seen by collecting all data referring to related subjects and noting the changes which have been made in her history. . .... ji . ORGANTZATION AND CHARTER. I At a gen-eral meeting of the Apothecaries. and Druggists of Philadelphia held in Carpenter's Hall on February 23, 1821, it was proposed that the whole profes- sion should form themselves into a society, 'The Philadelphia College of Apothe- caries ,for the two-fold purpose of providing a system of instruction in phar- macy and subjecting themselves to regulations in their business. This action was taken in response to a proposition made on the part ofthe University of Pennsylvania, instigated by the representations of one or more of the medical professors of that school, to grant the degree of 'Master in Pharmacy tosuch persons as were recommended as qualifiedto conduct the business of Pharmacy, and had complied with certain requisitions on the ground that it was liable to serious objections and inadequate to the attainment of the objects which it had in view, namely the correction of abuses in the Drug and Apothecary business. The proposition was adopted and a committee appo-inted to draft a plan of organ- ization, ofhcers were elected March 27, 1821. On April 22, 1822, the name was changed to- the Philadelphia,College of Pharmacy, and a committee appointed to procure a charter for the same 5 the charter was approved April 3o, 1822. A revised charter was approved September 2, 1878, the only changes made authoriz- ing the granting of suitable degrees to graduates and providing for some changes in the election of its governing body, the Board of Trustees. 1 A code of ethics was adopted March 31, 1848, which all applicants for mem- bership in the College had to endorse. ' A A LOCATION. . Authority was given july 23, 1821, to rent rooms for lecture purposes in the German Hall, situated on the west of Seventh Street, south of Market Street. In December, 1831, a lot and building was purchased o-n Zane Cnow Filbertj Street between Seventh and Eighth Streets, and in 1833 a suitable building was erected upon this site. The growth of the college demanding increased facilities, the lots in the rear of 139, I4I and 143 and the house No. 145 N. Tenth Street were purchased in january, 1868, and a building erected thereon in time for the session of 1868-69. In ,187o a one-story annex was built and used for laboratory purposes. The properties 139, 141 and 143 N. Tenth Street were purchased in,1874 and in 188o four properties situated on Elwyn Street, in the 'rear of the college were purchased. Q . The four-story rear building was erected in 1881, giving ample accommoda- tions for chemical and pharmaceutical laboratories, an additional lecture room, and on the top floor rooms for the Alumni Association and for the College Review quizzes. T9