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members  of  the  General  Committee  of  Revision  to  the  Convention. 
This  was  followed  by  the  introduction  of  the  members  of  the  Board 
of  Trustees  and  subsidiary  officers  of  the  Association,  for  each  of 
whom  he  had  an  appropriate  word  of  encomium,  and  finally  the 
presentation  of  the  President-elect,  Dr.  Harvey  W.  Wiley,  who  was 
brought  to  the  platform  by  Dr.  Wilcox.  Dr.  Wall  then  turned  over 
the  gavel  and  office  to  Dr.  Wiley,  saying  that  he  "  needed  no  in- 
troduction to  this  Convention  as  he  was  well  known  to  all  of  the 
people  of  the  United  States."  In  response  to  calls  for  a  speech,  Dr. 
Wiley  said  among  other  things  that  the  man  of  science  is  a  patriot 
and  a  man  of  deeds.  He  not  only  does  his  duty  but  he  does  it 
promptly.  He  promised  a  prompt  beginning  of  the  work  of  revising 
the  Pharmacopoeia  and  a  vigorous  prosecution  of  it  and  that  if 
the  Constitution  permits  the  exercise  of  authority  of  the  President 
he  will  wield  it  in  this  direction. 
On  Wednesday  afternoon  during  the  discussion  of  the  "  General 
Principles,"  Dr.  N.  S.  Davis  of  Chicago  occupied  the  chair  and  on 
Thursday  morning  Dr.  O.  T.  Osborne  acted  as  presiding  officer, 
both  of  whom  discharged  their  duties  in  a  creditable  manner. 
At  the  conclusion  of  the  Convention  on  Thursday  morning 
President  Wiley  occupied  the  chair,  while  resolutions  of  thanks  to 
the  out-going  officers,  to  the  Committee  on  Credentials  and  Arrange- 
ments, etc.,  were  passed.  About  noon  he  declared  the  Convention 
adjourned  to  meet  on  the  first  Tuesday  in  May,  1920. 
It  is  not  too  much  to  say  that  the  Convention  just  concluded  has 
shown  a  progressive  spirit  to  a  degree  that  could  hardly  have  been 
anticipated.  Professor  Remington,  as  Chairman  of  the  Committee 
of  Revision,  called  attention  to  the  fact  that  there  could  be  but 
one  thought  in  Pharmacopoeia  work  and  that  was  that  "  the  best 
and  always  the  best  "  must  be  found  therein.  President  Wiley 
reminded  the  members  of  the  Committee  of  Revision  that  as 
patriots  in  the  service  of  their  country  they  must  endeavor  to 
accomplish  the  work  before  them  promptly.  The  actions  of  the 
delegates,  including  their  resolutions,  showed  again  and  again  that 
they  did  not  desire  to  exercise  any  restraining  influence  on  the 
Committee  of  Revision  and  that  whatever  the  sciences  and  arts  had 
produced  they  expected  the  members  to  utilize,  wherever  practicable, 
in  the  preparation  of  a  work  and  standard  that  is  to  become  the 
hand-book  of  the  physician  and  pharmacist  in  ministering  to  the 
needs  of  the  people  who  are  suffering  from  disease  and  in  ill 
