November 11,1871.] THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
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The following donation has been presented to the 
Museum:—a finely crystallized specimen of Bromide of 
Potassium, by Messrs. Hopkin and Williams. 
THE NORTHAMPTON CHEMISTS’ ASSISTANTS 
AND APPRENTICES’ ASSOCIATION. 
A Meeting was convened by the assistants of this 
town on the 26th ult., for the purpose of forming the 
above association, the object being for mutual improve¬ 
ment and advancement in pharmaceutical knowledge 
of themselves and the apprentices. Mr. Masters was 
called to the chair, and, after a few preliminary remarks 
on some of the advantages hoped to be gained, intro¬ 
duced E. F. Law, Esq., J.P. (a gentleman well known 
throughout the town for his scientific knowledge), who 
attended by special request of the preliminary com¬ 
mittee, and gave an instructive address, which was well 
calculated, from the variety of interesting points in 
science touched upon, to stimulate and encourage those 
present in the diligent pursuit of knowledge, and the 
determination to overcome all obstacles in their path. 
The speaker was very earnest in pointing out the mis¬ 
take persons made in attempting to overthrow religion 
by the aid of science, and impressing his hearers with 
the importance of not being content to know what 
nature’s laws were, but why they were. As a beautiful 
example of the wisdom and prevision of Providence, he 
mentioned the peculiarity of water expanding after it 
has passed a certain degree of cold ; and held that Pro¬ 
fessor Tyndall, in his treatise on heat, was incorrect in 
stating that an iron bottle was broken by the same rule 
when molten bismuth was poured in and allowed to 
cool; he contended that the subjects were not analogous. 
The speaker concluded his eloquent and appropriate 
address by wishing every success to the association. 
A vote of thanks having been proposed to Mr. Law 
by Mr. Hester, and seconded by Mr. Lester, was car¬ 
ried with acclamation. The meeting was adjourned 
until Monday, Oct. 30th. 
On the latter occasion the following officers were 
elected for the twelve months, commencing Oct. 1st 
last:—Mr. Masters, President ; Mr. Tigar, Secretary 
and Treasurer; and a Committee consisting of four 
assistants and one apprentice was then formed, namely, 
the President (Mr. Masters), Messrs. Tigar, Druce and 
Stedman as the former, and Mr. Cross as the latter. 
They were instructed to prepare a code of rules, and 
arrange the evenings, etc., for the holding of classes or 
other meetings most suitable to the general assistance 
and advancement of members preparing for the several 
examinations. 
At a subsequent meeting of the Committee a code of 
rules was agreed upon, and a subscription fixed at five 
shillings annually. It was determined to hold classes 
on Monday, Wednesday and Thursday evenings. On 
Monday, from half-past eight to half-past nine, chemis¬ 
try (following Attfield’s ‘Manual of Chemistry’), taken 
by Mr. Tigar; from half-past nine to half-past ten, 
pharmacy, etc., by Messrs. Tutton and Lester. On Wed¬ 
nesdays, the same time, the first hour, botany, by Mr. 
Druce ; the second hour, materia medica, by Mr. Ashby. 
On Thursdays, an hour will be given by a competent 
person to those preparing for the Preliminary examina¬ 
tion. The President, by virtue of his office, to super¬ 
intend all the above classes. 
Through the kindness of one of the masters, a room 
in his own establishment is being prepared for the 
use of the association at his own cost. This was not 
the only kind offer of a room, but, being the first, was 
accepted. As soon as the room is finished, which will 
be in about ten days, the above classes will at onco 
commence. 
GLASGOW CHEMISTS AND DRUGGISTS' 
ASSOCIATION. 
The usual fortnightly Meeting of this Association was 
held in the West Hall, Anderson’s University, 204*, 
George Street, on Wednesday evening, 1st inst. ; Mr. 
Thomas Davison, President, presiding. The meeting 
having been duly constituted, the following donations 
were announced, viz.:—Annual Subscriptions of one 
guinea from Messrs. W. and R. Hatrick and Company, 
and 10s. from Dr. A. M. Robertson. A letter was read, 
from Daniel Frazer, Esq., offering five pounds to start a 
fund for the purpose of establishing a museum and 
library, which was left to the Council to consider and re¬ 
port upon. The Pharmaceutical Journal and Chemists 
and Druggists’ Advocate were also laid on the table, and 
specimens of a poison bottle from Messrs. Hargreaves 
and Co., of Manchester. 
D. Campbell Black, Esq., M.D., and E. C. C. Stanford,. 
Esq., Ph.C., F.C.S., were elected honorary members, and 
Messrs. Townshend, M'Laren, M‘Leod, John Young, A. 
M‘Kay, D. J. Strang and Brady, were elected members'. 
“The best means of promoting the Education of the 
Pharmaceutical Student in Glasgow” was then discussed; 
the President opening the discussion by referring to 
the paper by Mr. Edward Smith, lately published in the 
Pharmaceutical Journal, on “Provincial Education.” 
He quite agreed with the first two propositions, that all 
apprentices should pass their Preliminary examination 
before they became connected with the business, and 
thought that it could hardly be expected that they should 
provide classes for students who had passed their Minor ; 
those he thought were in a position to help themselves-. 
He then referred to some of the necessities of Glasgow, 
urging those requiring education to encourage the efforts 
already being put forward by the Association, and he 
had no doubt all would be benefited. 
Mr. Paterson followed, and after speaking in high, 
terms of the address delivered on the previous night by 
Mr. Stanford, he spoke of early-closing, expressing it as 
his opinion, that until they had a more general shortening 
of the hours of labour, but little progress could be made 
in education. 
Mr. Kinninmont then addressed the meeting. He 
said it would no doubt ultimately be the case that ap¬ 
prentices would be required to pass the Preliminary before¬ 
connecting themselves with the business, but they were 
in a transition state at present, and even those classes 
on chemistry and botany got up by the Association were 
merely a step to raise them to their proper position. He 
thought the time must come when it will be part of the 
agreement between employer and employe that time 
shall be allowed to attend classes, not supplementary 
classes in the evening, however, but the regular Uni¬ 
versity classes during the day. He thought chemistry, 
botany, materia medica, and the toxicology of medical 
jurisprudence, should be the classes taken up by phar¬ 
maceutical students. As regards the classical education, 
there were so many opportunities in the city of getting 
it independent of the Association, he did not think it, 
would be any advantage for the Association to inaugurate- 
such. f 
Mr. Howie, of Edinburgh, was then called upon, and. 
made a few remarks with regard to opportunities for 
pharmaceutical education in that city. He believed that 
some of the firms there had some such arrangement en¬ 
tered into as that referred to by Mr. Kinninmont, viz. 
students attending the regular University classes during 
the day, and that in these cases the University authori¬ 
ties had reduced the fee about one-third to students in 
pharmacy. 
The discussion was continued by the Secretary, 
Messrs. Brodie, Clark, Young, etc., at the close of which. 
