Am.  Jour.  Pharm. ) 
June,  1910.  J 
U.  S.  Pharmacopceial  Convention. 
273 
Publicity. — In  the  course  of  the  discussion  of  the  report  of  the  Com- 
mittee of  Revision  the  following  principle  was  introduced  by  Dr.  W.  J. 
Schieffelin  and  received  the  support  of  the  Convention :  "  It  is  recommended 
that  the  General  Committee  of  Revision  make  public  for  comment  and 
criticism  an  abstract  of  the  changes  in  descriptions  and  standards  which 
may  be  proposed  before  the  final  adoption  of  the  report  and  publication  of 
the  Pharmacopoeia," 
With  the  exception  of  the  subject  of  diagnostical  reagents  all 
of  the  principles  adopted  had  received  the  thorough  consideration 
of  the  members  of  the  professions  interested.  As  to  whether 
diagnostical  reagents  should  be  included  in  a  Pharmacopoeia  the 
future  only  can  determine. 
On  the  recommendation  of  the  Board  of  Trustees  the  following 
amendments  to  the  Constitution  and  By-Laws  were  adopted  after 
some  discussion  by  the  Convention. 
I.  — Amendment  of  Section  2,  Article  II,  relating  to  member- 
ship, by  inserting  after  the  title  "  the  Surgeon-General  of  the 
United  States  Marine-Hospital  Service,"  the  following:  "the 
Secretary  of  Agriculture,  the  Secretary  of  Commerce  and  Labor, 
the  Association  of  Official  Agricultural  Chemists,  the  Association 
of  State  and  National  Food  and  Dairy  Departments,  the  National 
Wholesale  Druggists'  Association  and  the  National  Dental  Asso- 
ciation." 
II.  — Also  amendment  of  Article  IV,  concerning  "  Committees 
and  Trustees,"  by  changing  the  title  "  Committee  of  Revision," 
to  that  of  "  General  Committee  of  Revision." 
III.  — Also  Chapter  V  of  the  General  Committee  of  Revision 
was  amended  so  that  the  general  effect  was  to  increase  the  number 
of  members  on  the  Committee  of  Revision  hereafter  to  be  known 
as  the  "  General  Committee  of  Revision "  from  twenty-five  to 
fifty,  said  General  Committee  of  Revision  to  create  from  its  own 
membership  an  Executive  Committee  of  Revision  of  fifteen  mem- 
bers, to  have  immediate  charge  of  the  work  of  revision,  and 
also  giving  to  said  General  Committee  of  Revision  certain  advisory 
and  supervisory  powers  over  the  work  of  the  Executive  Committee 
of  Revision. 
Prof.  Wm.  C.  Anderson  offered  an  amendment  to  include  the 
National  Association  of  Retail  Druggists  among  the  associations 
entitled  to  representation.  This  was  ruled  out  of  order  by  the 
Chairman,  Dr.  Wall,  and  was  subsequently  laid  upon  the  table 
upon  motion  of  Dr.  McCormack.    It  should  be  stated  that  this 
