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- # Meeting on Oct 11th, 1850
## Overview
This entity is a digitized textual segment representing the minutes of a faculty meeting held on October 11, 1850, at Dr. Mosley’s office. It is part of the [Minute Book of the Faculty of the Female Medical College of Pennsylvania](arke:01KG32C06FD9K6ZP2KZBJPTP7W) and was extracted from the processed text file [drexel_test_processed.txt](arke:01KG32AHNW242BGXQVDZD038ZB). The segment spans lines 176 to 186 of the source document and records formal resolutions and administrative decisions made by the faculty during the mid-19th century.
## Context
The meeting is part of the institutional record-keeping of the [Female Medical College of Pennsylvania](arke:01KG32C06FD9K6ZP2KZBJPTP7W), one of the earliest medical schools for women in the United States. This segment follows the [Meeting on Oct 24, 1850](arke:01KG32DSH7JDJ6C8BYNPWJV2S4) in reverse chronological order—indicating a possible data sequencing anomaly—and precedes the [Meeting of Faculty](arke:01KG32DRKK3863V1249MXX72GN), which contains additional resolutions and reports. The document was digitized as part of the [Test Collection](arke:01KG2T49K0H5GDRB0G4YDTPG8H), a curated set of historical materials assembled from scanned images such as [a092_001_005.jpg](arke:01KG327RBHVEC78T4YEWV7BHRP).
## Contents
The minutes document the adoption of prior proceedings and continuation of an existing committee. Key resolutions include the renewal of a "pap book" arrangement with Mr. Pease for covering faculty expenses, a motion by Prof. McCluskey instructing the Dean to inform matriculants about lecture schedules, and a resolution by Dr. Chalunor setting a minimum ticket price of ten dollars unless waived by faculty consent. The segment also outlines financial responsibilities: matriculation fees were to partially cover the $350 college rent, with faculty pledging to cover any shortfall from their initial student receipts. A note dated “Philad. Sept 13th 1850” appears at the end, possibly referencing an earlier document or decision.
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- Friday Oct 11th 1850
A meeting was held at Dr Mosleys office the proceedings of the previous meetings was read and adopted. The committee appointed the previous meeting reported progress and were continued. It was resolved that the pap book with Mr Pease for necessary expences of the Faculty be continued. Prof McCluskey moved that the Dean be instructed to inform Matriculants of the number and time of attending lectures. Dr. Chalunor offered the following Resolved that no tickets be sold for less sum than ten dollars, unless by consent of the Faculty and that the holder of any ticket be not allowed to attend
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authorised to receive the matriculating fees of the students, at the commencement of each session during the continuance of the present lease, to be appropriated in part payment of the rent. Resolved, that if the matriculating fees are in-adequate to pay the rent ($350) of the College, the Professor pledge themselves to pay the balance out of the first funds which they receive from the students for the respective hotels on motion adjourned.
Philad. Sept 13th 1850.
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- Meeting on Oct 11th, 1850