• 
(Editorial  Department, 
The  Late  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association. — The 
limited  attendance  of  the  members  at  Cincinnati  is  a  source  of  regret,  yefe 
the  moral  effect  of  holding  a  meeting  so  far  from  the  previous  localities, 
and  the  excellent  spirit  which  prevailed,  is  cause  for  encouragement  to 
those  who  feel  an  interest  in  this  movement.  The  extensive  prevalence  of 
epidemic  cholera  was  the  chief  cause  of  the  absence  of  the  eastern  members, 
and  a  misunderstanding  of  the  time  of  meeting  caused  a  number  of  western 
pharmaceutists  to  arrive  too  late. 
At  the  commencement  of  this  number  we  have  given  a  connected  account 
of  the  transactions  of  the  Association,  from  notes  taken  at  the  time,  which 
will  render  any  notice  of  them  here  unnecessary.  We  cannot  let  the  oppor- 
tunity pass  without  recording  an  acknowledgment  of  the  hospitality  and 
kindness  of  our  friends  of  the  Cincinnati  College  of  Pharmacy.  On  the 
evening  of  the  27th  of  July  the  members  of  the  Association  and  others  sat 
down  to  an  elegant  entertainment  at  the  Burnett  House,  at  which  several 
prominent  members  of  the  medical  profession — Prof.  Lawson,  Prof.  Men- 
denhall  and  others — were  present.  The  fare  was  excellent,  the  spirit  that 
prevailed  in  excellent  keeping,  and  after  a  free  interchange  of  sentiment, 
the  company  parted  with  an  improved  feeling  of  interest  in  each  other  and 
for  the  objects  of  the  Association. 
Proceedings  of  the  Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy— We  have 
received  a  copy  of  the  proceedings  of  this  College,  at  their  annual  meeting, 
at  Boston,  March  6th,  1854,  and  have  been  so  favorably  impressed  with  the 
importance  of  some  of  the  measures  brought  forward,  as  to  reprint  the  Be- 
port  on  the  present  condition  of  that  Institution,  viz  : 
They  find  the  College  to  be  in  good  condition  in  regard  to  members,  finances, 
locality,  and  its  executive  government,  but  that  a  want  of  interest  exists  in  its 
members  individually  to  avail  themselves  of  its  privileges,  which  detracts  from 
the  usefulness  designed  to  be  extended  by  its  organization. 
At  the  time  of  its  re-organization,  about  three  years  since,  the  old  roll  of 
members  was  in  use.  Many  of  them  had  given  up  their  interest  in  the  Drug 
Business,  or  did  not  wish  to  continue  active  members,  or  had  withdrawn  from 
the  College  just  previous  to,  or  during  its  quiescent  state;  but  it  has  been  the 
policy  of  the  government  to  keep  as  many  of  the  old  members  as  possible.  The 
roll  now  numbers  ninety-four,  though  we  count  but  seventy -two  as  active  mem- 
bers. The  records  show  fifty-five  admissions  of  new  members,  and  six  honorary 
members.  Out  of  Boston,  in  other  parts  of  New  England,  the  number  of  mem- 
bers admitted  has  been  twenty-two.  One  death  only  has  occurred.  Great  pains 
have  been  taken  to  investigate  the  character  and  professional  standing  of  its  dis- 
tant members,  and  no  member  has  been  admitted  unless  the  Board  have  received 
positive  assurances  of  his  qualifications.    In  consequence  of  this  course,  several 
