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8. That irrespective of the possession of a diploma 

 from a irnimiiiar Mchool, all applicants be examined 

 in tin 1 following brunches: English composition, pi-r- 

 i-riiiiurc. i>r"|H>rtioM, ami riidimi-ntury Latin. 



t. In tin ub.M'iice of such grammar-wheel diploma 

 tin 1 preliminary examinations should embrace: 

 (a) A thorough examination in the Knglish lan- 

 iiu'luiliiii,' orthography (chirpgraphy ), use of 

 capital letter*, punctuation, grammatical construction. 

 Mathematics, common ami decimal fractions, 

 as.'c. proportion, involution, and evolution, and 

 ili-iii >iii i Mat i- M ill nbers. 



. o^raphy ami rudimentary Latin. 

 ."". That all colleges announce that in the year 1891 

 they will require the candidates to pen on examina- 

 tion in algebra in addition to the foregoing. 



Prof. Remington's paper on this subject was 

 also of special interest, and his conclusions re- 

 ferring to training before entering a school of 

 pharmacy were that " it is better for the student 

 to have practical experience before entering col- 

 lege, better for the professors (because of the 

 greater intelligence of the student), better for 

 the college (because it makes better students), 

 and better for the community (for the same 

 reason)." The sections of commercial inter- 

 ests and of pharmaceutical legislation hold 

 meetings and discussed pertinent topics. The 

 Ebert prize was awarded to Joseph F. Geisler, of 

 New York city, for his paper, read at the De- 

 troit meeting in 1888, on the " Morphiometric 

 Assay of Opium." The thirty-eighth annual 

 meeting of the American Pharmaceutical Asso- 

 ciation was held at Old Point Comfort, Va., dur- 

 ing Sept. 8-12. Emlen Painter, of New York 

 city, had been chosen president, but. owing to 

 his death, Karl Simmon, of St. Paul, Minn., the 

 first vice-president, filled the chair. The treas- 

 urer's report showed that the receipts during the 

 year were $10.511.89, and disbursement $6,370.- 

 82, giving a balance of $4,140.57. Some 97 new 

 members were admitted, bringing the total mem- 

 bership up to 1,367. The scientific section was 

 presided over by H. M. Whelpley, of St. Louis. 

 Mo., and numerous papers were presented and 

 discussed at its sessions. The section on com- 

 mercial interests was presided over by Henry 

 Canning, of Boston, Mass., and topics of trade 

 interest were considered at its meeting. Will- 

 iam Simon, of Baltimore, Md., was chairman of 

 the section on legislation and education, and 

 papers on these subjects were received and dis- 

 cussed. The Ebert prize of 1890 was awarded 

 to W. T. Wenzell. of San Francisco, Cal., for 

 his paper " On the Coloring Matter of Flowers." 



The thirty-ninth annual meeting of the Ameri- 

 can Pharmaceutical Association was held in 

 New Orleans, La., from April 27 to May 1, with 

 Albert B. Taylor, of Philadelphia. Pa., as presi- 

 dent. According to the secretary of the mem- 

 bership committee there were 1,274 members in 

 good standing, 95 of whom had been elected 

 sinre the last report, and 13 delegates had been 

 received, making a total membership of 1,382. 

 The association had lost from various causes 196 

 members. The invested funds were reported as 

 amounting to $12.230.88. A communication 

 from Chicago asking the co-operation of the as- 

 sociation in holding a pharmaceutical congress 

 in 1893 was read and discussed. A committee 

 to co-operate with the World's Congress Auxili- 

 ary was subsequently appointed. Numerous 



papers were read before the section on scientific 

 jmpers, over which Edgar L. Patch presided. 

 The section on commercial interest ohose Wil- 

 lard II. Torbert as their presiding oflicer, and 

 the usual subject of the relations between the 

 wholesale and retail druggists was discussed 

 from the report presented by Henry Canning. 

 Proper papers dealing with subjects pertinent to 

 legislation and education were read before that 

 section, which was presided over by A. B. 

 Stevens. The meeting in 1892 will be held in 

 the Crawford House, White Mountains, N. H., 

 during the first week in September. 



A Washington State Pharmaceutical Associa- 

 tion was organized on Jan. 28, 1890, and held its 

 first regular meeting in Tacoma in March of 

 that year. On Sept. 16, 1890, a Colorado Pharma- 

 ceutical Association was organized in Denver, 

 and on Aug. 24, 1891, a Montana Pharmaceuti- 

 cal Association was organized in Helena. 



Trade Associations. The fifteenth annual 

 meeting of the National Wholesale Druggists' 

 Association was held in Indianapolis, Ind., dur- 

 ing Oct. 22-25, under the presidency of George A. 

 Kelly. Over 200 firms were represented, and the 

 meeting was the largest ever held. From the re- 

 port of the secretary it appears that at the or- 

 ganization of the association only 62 firms were 

 represented, while at the present meeting the 

 membership was increased by 32 who had joined. 

 The treasurer reported a balance from 1888 of 

 $1,689, collections of $3,600, expenditures of 

 $3,370, and a present balance of $1.871. The 

 business of the meeting consisted essentially of 

 the reading of reports of committees appointed 

 to consider various trade interests, which were 

 then discussed and acted on. 



The sixteenth annual meeting of the National 

 Wholesale Druggists' Association was held in 

 Washington, D. C., during Sept. 29-Oct. 3, 1890, 

 under the presidency of Peter Van Shaack. The 

 reports of the president and the various com- 

 mittees were received and acted on. No special 

 subjects of unusual importance presented them- 

 selves, and the meeting was a quiet one. 



The seventeenth annual meeting of the Na- 

 tional Wholesale Druggists' Association was 

 held in Louisville, Ky., during Oct. 19-22, 1891, 

 under the presidency of Daniel Stewart. The 

 treasurer's report showed a balance of $1,217.99. 

 The various committees on commercial interests 

 made their reports and they were discussed. The 

 subject of a means to prevent cutting prices by 

 retailers was considered at length. The next 

 meeting will be held in Montreal, Canada, dur- 

 ing September, 1892. 



The Association of Manufacturers of and 

 Dealers in Proprietary Articles of the United 

 States held their seventh meeting in New York 

 city, on March 21st. The attendance was large, 

 and in the absence of President R. V. Pierce, W. 

 H. Hall presided over the meeting. The principal 

 topics of discussion were the best methods of 

 carrying out the rebate plan so as to exclude the 

 cutter, the freight classifications, and the break- 

 age allowance. A plan was proposed for the es- 

 tablishment of distributing agencies, through 

 which alone the members of the association 

 would sell their goods, and suggested that each 

 of these agencies should be held responsible for 

 the manner in which the sales were conducted 



