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to offer any explanatory remarks. First, with regard to the retention of therapeutics as 
a part of the materia medica course, the suggestion of its withdrawal was made mainly 
with the desire of showing our wish to avoid even the appearance of encroaching upon 
the province of the medical practitioner. Any information upon the application of me¬ 
dicines to the cure of disease will always be acceptable, inasmuch as it adds to the in¬ 
telligence with which the pharmaceutist pursues his calling. The second point is clause 
6, in reference to which it is only necessary to add that while the college express their 
willingness to contribute to the preliminary expenses, they naturally avoid making them¬ 
selves liable for any extravagant expenditure for apparatus, etc., should such be incurred 
by the lecturer. Any contributions either from the college or the master druggists 
would, of course, be purely voluntary, and not necessarily of large amount. The council 
of the college having thus acceded to your request in every particular, your committee 
earnestly recommend that you give the matter your cordial support, by affording every 
facility and encouragement to your young men to avail themselves of the courses of lec¬ 
tures which are thus about to be instituted for their benefit. In conclusion, your com¬ 
mittee congratulate you upon the success of the first step towards the important object 
in view, and express their confident hope that you have given the initiative to the esta¬ 
blishment of a Faculty of Pharmacy, which will be a worthy associate of the many noble 
institutions with which we are surrounded. 
The Chairman moved the adoption of the report. 
Mr. Brady, in seconding the adoption of the report, dwelt at some length on the cir¬ 
cumstances which had led to the proposals contained in it, and urged all present to take 
up the matter energetically. Those who were in the position of masters would have to 
make sacrifices not less in point of pecuniary value than the cost of fees and materials 
for study that would fall upon the young men whom they employed. There was pro¬ 
bably no one present who would object to liberating some of his assistants at such times 
as might be requisite for the attendance of lectures, and if need be, even to help them 
with funds for the purpose. The assistants and apprentices would see that though the 
fees appeared a little larger than those adopted by some provincial pharmaceutical 
classes, the sort of instruction provided was very different; in fact, that the sum pro¬ 
posed for the perpetual tickets was an exceedingly small one for the advantages secured 
by it. The Committee had, as he thought, wisely adopted an arrangement which would 
tend rather towards the thorough qualification of the students, than one which would 
be likely to encourage them to acquire a mere smattering such as might enable them to 
pass “ Modified ” examinations. After some remarks on the altered relation of masters 
to their apprentices, and the effects that might be looked for if these were accepted in a 
right spirit, he concluded by urging the hearty adoption of the various clauses contained 
in the report which had been submitted to the meeting. 
The adoption of the report was carried. 
Mr. W. Proctor characterized the arrangement made by the College of Medicine as 
liberal. He moved “ that the Committee be requested to continue their services; that 
they draw up a reply to the communication from the college in accordance with the 
views which have been expressed at this meeting.” 
Mr. A. Hume seconded the motion, which was carried. 
The Chairman said they could not but feel satisfied at the result they had arrived at. 
He moved that the thanks of the meeting be given to the Council for the loan of the 
room. 
Mr. Joseph Fairs seconded the motion, which was agreed to. 
A vote of thanks to the Chairman terminated the proceedings. 
At the conclusion of the meeting a list of students was commenced, and eleven names 
entered. 
NOTTINGHAM AND NOTTS CHEMISTS’ ASSOCIATION. 
At a meeting of this Society, Friday, Feb. 12th, the President delivered the inaugural 
address. After returning thanks for the honour they had done him in electing him as 
their President, and pledging himself to endeavour, to the best of his ability, to discharge 
the duties of the office to the benefit of the Society and to the furtherance of pharma¬ 
ceutical education, he alluded to the fact that they were there for the purpose of 
