May 4, 1872.] 
THE PHARMACEUTICAL JOURNAL AND TRANSACTIONS. 
891 
Mr. Savage thought the suggestions of the Committee 
were very admirable, and really met Mr. Shaw’s views. 
The Report of the Committee was then adopted. 
Mr. Sandford suggested that a special resolution 
should be passed, embodying the proposed alterations 
in the regulations. 
Mr. Atherton thought it would be useless to do so, 
as the Council were so soon going out of office. 
Mr. Sandford thought it would be, at any rate, taking 
a step in the right direction. He saw no reason why a 
given amount should not be voted to a provincial associa¬ 
tion, and left to be expended as necessary. The regu¬ 
lation hitherto acted upon had stood greatly in the way 
of assisting provincial education, though the principle 
of granting aid had been fully established—first by a 
resolution at General Meeting, and afterwards by repeated 
resolutions at the Council. He would, therefore, move 
that the alterations recommended by the Committee be 
made in the code of rules marked “ No. 1.” 
Mr. Groves suggested that the motion which Mr. 
Frazer brought forward at the last meeting should be 
incorporated, so that all applications should come before 
the Council together and be decided at the same time. 
Mr. Frazer said he was still of opinion that money 
for this purpose should be voted upon some general 
principle, and he knew of none except the state of the 
balance sheet. He thought Mr. Shaw’s idea of pay¬ 
ment for results was really met by the proposed regula¬ 
tions. He always thought it a mistake not to give any 
assistance towards lectures, which it appeared to him 
were equally worthy of encouragment with the collection 
of books and specimens. 
Mr. Williams thought the course of the discussion 
showed how difficult the question was, and that it had 
really better be deferred. If they adopted the resolu¬ 
tions, they had no guarantee they would be acted upon 
in the future. As Mr. Atherton had remarked, it was a 
large question, and must be dealt with on some great 
principle, and he hoped this would be done by the new 
Council. 
Mr. Hills agreed that the question had not been gone 
into sufficiently yet; but this was a step in the right 
direction, and he would therefore accept it for the pre¬ 
sent. He believed London members would be very libe¬ 
ral in the matter. For his part, he would at any time 
give half as much as the local Society itself raised. 
Mr. Betty said it was from no want of desire on the 
part of the Committee to enter into the question on a 
broad basis that they did not go further in the regula¬ 
tions proposed. They were simply put forward, and 
the Committee wished them to be accepted as an earnest 
and evidence of the good feeling of the Council towards 
advancing pharmaceutical education in the provinces. 
They would willingly have gone a step further, but it 
would have been impossible to go into the whole ques¬ 
tion at present, because they could not complete the 
work. The broad question had not been lost sight of, 
though the Committee had not been able to come to a de¬ 
cision upon it. Several plans had been proposed, and 
one was mentioned which he believed would some day 
have to be adopted, viz., that schools should be esta¬ 
blished in so many provincial centres—say 12 or 14,— 
where pharmaceutical education should be given, similar 
to what was done in the case of the medical schools. He 
also agreed with Mr. Frazer’s suggestion that the 
balance-sheet, showing what was done with the funds 
voted, should be presented annually. He had men¬ 
tioned a sum of £600, to be divided into 12, which 
would give £50 to each, and that, he thought, should be 
granted for one or two years; and even at the expiration 
of that time assistance might be given according to the 
results of the teaching. The schools must be esta¬ 
blished first, and the results paid for afterwards. 
The President thought Mr. Betty was going rather 
further than the Report before them warranted. 
Mr. Betty said he was only giving the reasons why 
the Committee were not able to go into the general sub¬ 
ject, though they were very desirous of treating it in a 
comprehensive manner. 
The resolution was then put and carried. 
(In order that the alterations may be fully understood, 
the Regulations as amended are printed at page 893, 
the alterations being in italics.') 
Resolved—That the Report of the Conversazione 
Committee be received and adopted. 
Mr. Smith then drew the attention of the Council to 
a circular which had been sent round with regard to the 
forthcoming election, headed “ Pharmaceutical Society of 
Great Britain,” and, therefore, purporting to emanate 
from that Society. It appeared to him a very important 
matter, and, as he thought, unless some immediate steps 
were taken it would have the effect of vitiating the 
whole election. He thought those who had put it for¬ 
ward had subjected themselves to legal penalties. 
Mr. Groves was of the same opinion. He had not 
seen it before. 
Mr. Smith said it was important to stop such a matter 
at once, for no one could say on what occasion a similar 
thing might be done next. 
After some further discussion, in which several mem¬ 
bers took part, the matter was referred to the Parlia¬ 
mentary Committee, with instructions upon it as the 
solicitor should advise, to take such steps that a meet¬ 
ing of the Committee be called immediately. 
Mr. Carr drew the attention of the Council to a letter 
in a recent number of the Journal, by Mr. Scholefield, re¬ 
garding the investment on the Benevolent Fund account. 
He suggested that if the amount invested in consols were 
turned into Metropolitan three and-a-half per cents., 
there would be an increase of income of upwards of £40> 
per annum, with perfect security. 
REPORTS OF THE BOARD OF EXAMINERS. 
April, 1872. 
England and Wales. 
Candi- 
Candi- 
Candi- 
dates 
dates 
dates 
Examination. 
examined. 
passed. 
failed. 
Major. 
.... 7 
5 
2 
Minor. 
.... 39 
22 
17 
Preliminary .... 
.... 299 
158 
141 
345 
185 
160 
Preliminary. —Certificates received in lieu of this 
Examination:— 
College of Preceptors. 2 
Society of Apothecaries. 1 
University of Cambridge . 1 
University of Oxford. 1 
Scotland. 
5 
Preliminary Examination. 
Candi- Candi- Candi¬ 
dates dates dates 
examined. passed. failed. 
48 27 21 
Mr. Carr said as this was the last monthly meeting of 
that Council he begged leave to move a cordial vote of 
thanks to the President for the very able and courteous- 
manner in which he had discharged the duties of his- 
office during the past year. 
Mr. Smith seconded the motion, which was carried 
unanimously. 
A similar vote of thanks was given to the Vice-Presi¬ 
dent. • - 
Errata. 
line 10 for Kendal 1 
41 „ Elgin 1 
42 ,, Glasgow 8 
43 „ Greenock 1 
1 
1 read Kendal 1 
1 
„ Elgin 1 
3 
1 „ Glasgow 8 
3 
1 
5 ,, Greenock 1 
1 
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