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Several  theses  were  read  by  members  of  the  Graduating  Class,  and  the 
Valedictory  was  delivered  by  Prof.  Cyrus  M.  Tracy.  We  congratulate 
our  New  England  confreres  on  the  successful  initiation  of  their  school  of 
pharmacy,  and  wish  them  continued  advancement  from  so  good  a  begin- 
ning. 
Association  of  Medical  Journalists. — At  the  late  meeting  of  the 
American  Medical  Association,  in  New  Orleans,  advantage  was  taken  of 
the  presence  of  many  members  of  the  medical  press  to  form  "  The  Associ- 
ation of  American  Medical  Editors."  The  objects  appear  to  be  the  cul- 
ture  of  friendly  relations,  unity  of  effort  as  regards  urging  medical  educa- 
tion, the  collection  of  vital  statistics,  and  a  system  of  registration,  and 
especially  to  promote  the  reception  of  foreign  exchanges.  Dr.  N.  S- 
Davis,  of  Chicago,  was  elected  President,  Dr.  Wm.  M.  McPheeters,  Vice 
President,  Dr.  W.  S.  Mitchell,  Permanent  Secretary,  and  Dr.  J.  B.  Linds- 
ley.  Secretary.  We  are  indebted  to  Dr.  Mitchell  for  a  copy  of  the  pro- 
ceedings of  the  organization  meeting,  and  a  note  soliciting  our  co-opera- 
tion, probably  under  a  mistake  as  to  our  connection  with  the  medical  pro- 
fession. As  the  objects  of  the  association  lie  mainly  outside  of  our  own, 
and  as  our  foreign  exchanges  are  chiefly  effected  on  a  money  basis,  we  do 
not  see  any  course  but  to  politely  decline  the  invitation. 
National  Pharmacopceia  Convention  of  1870. — Dr.  Wood  has  issued 
the  following  circular  to  the  incorporated  medical  and  pharmaceutical 
bodies  of  the  United  States,  viz. : 
National  Convention  for  the  Revision  of  the  United  States  Pharmaco- 
poeia. 
At  the  meeting  of  the  Convention,  held  in  May,  1860,  the  following 
resolutions  were  adopted  : 
"  1.  The  President  of  this  Convention  shall,  on  the  first  day  of  May, 
1869,  issue  a  notice,  requesting  the  several  incorporated  State  Medical 
Societies,  the  incorporated  Medical  Colleges,  the  incorporated  Colleges 
of  Physicians  and  Surgeons,  and  the  incorporated  Colleges  of  Pharmacy 
throughout  the  United  States,  to  elect  a  number  of  delegates  not  ex- 
ceeding three,  to  attend  a  general  convention  to  be  held  at  Washington 
on  the  first  Wednesday  in  May,  1870. 
''2.  The  several  incorporated  bodies,  thus  addressed,  shall  also  be  re- 
quested by  the  President  to  submit  the  Pharmacopceia  to  a  careful  re- 
vision, and  to  transmit  the  result  of  their  labors,  through  their  delegates 
or  through  any  other  channel,  to  the  next  convention. 
"  3.  The  several  medical  and  pharmaceutical  bodies  shall  be  further 
requested  to  transmit  to  the  President  of  this  Convention  the  names  and 
residences  of  their  respective  delegates,  as  soon  as  they  shall  have  been 
appointed,  a  list  of  whom  shall  be  published,  under  his  authority,  for  the 
information  of  the  medical  public,  in  the  newspapers  and  medical  journals 
in  the  month  of  March,  1870." 
In  compliance  with  the  above  resolutions,  the  President  of  the  Con- 
vention announces  that  a  meeting  will  be  held  at  Washington,  D.  C,  on 
