Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
May,  1889. 
Editorial. 
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Carteighe,  F.  C.  S.,  London,  England ;  Dr.  Wm.  Dymock,  Bombay,  India; 
and  the  following  graduates  of  the  College:  Frederick  Gutekunst,  class 
1853,  Philadelphia,  and  Dr.  Robert  Battey,  class  1856,  Rome,  Ga. 
The  Pharmaceutical  Examining  Board  of  Pennsylvania  calls  attention  to  the 
last  clause  of  section  seven  of  the  Pharmacy  Act,  which  provides  that  "  All 
other  assistants  actually  engaged  in  the  business  at  the  passage  of  this  Act 
shall,  upon  the  completion  of  a  like  term  of  two  years'  experience,  be  enti- 
tled to  registration  as  qualified  assistants  without  examination."  This  clause 
will  expire  on  the  24th  day  of  May,  1889,  and  all  persons  entitled  to  regis- 
tration thereunder  must  promptly  apply  for  the  same. 
At  the  examination  held  at  Scranton  in  April,  36  candidates  applied  for 
certificates  as  registered  pharmacists,  and  16  as  qualified  assistants.  Sixteen 
of  the  former  and  thirteen  of  the  latter  were  successful. 
The  Bufialo  College  of  Pharmvcy  held  its  commencement  in  Music  Hall, 
March  26th,  when  fourteen  young  men  and  two  ladies  graduated.  A  prize  of 
$50  for  the  best  thesis  upon  a  subject  assigned  by  the  faculty  was  awarded  to 
F.  S.  Marsh,  of  Lander,  Pa.  The  commencement  of  the  Medical  College  was 
held  at  the  same  time.  The  valedictory  address  was  delivered  by  Prof.  G. 
H.  Fox. 
The  Albany  College  of  Pharmacy,  at  its  eighth-  annual  commencement,  had 
22  graduates.  Prizes  were  awarded  to  Henry  G.  Miner,  of  the  graduating 
class,  and  to  Howard  J.  Coyne,  of  the  junior  class. 
The  New  York  College  of  Pharmacy  held  its  fifty-ninth  annual  commence- 
ment April  16th,  at  Stein  way  Hall. 
Michigan  State  Pharmaceutical  Association. — Proceedings  at  the  sixth  annual 
meeting  held  at  Detroit,  September  4th  to  7th,  1888.  Ann  Arbor.  8vo.,  pp. 
227.  A  brief  account  of  this  meeting  will  be  found  on  page  588* of  our 
last  volume.  Next  meeting  at  Detroit,  September  10th.  Arthur  Bassett,  Lo- 
cal Secretary. 
New  Hampshire  Pharmaceutical  Association. — Proceedings  of  the  fifteenth 
annual  meeting,  held  at  Claremont,  September  25th  and  26th,  1888.  Clare- 
mont.  8vo.,  pp.  30. 
President  for  the  current  year  is  G.  F.  Underhill,  Concord;  and  Secretary, 
C.  B.  Spofford,  Claremont. 
North  Carolina  Pharmaceutical  Association. — Minutes  of  the  ninth  annual 
meeting,  held  in  Goldsboro,  August  8th  and  9th,  1888.  Raleigh.  8vo.  pp. 
102. 
The  tenth  meeting  will  be  held  at  Durham  during  the  present  month,  on 
the  third  Tuesday. 
EDITORIAL  DEPARTMENT. 
Convention  for  the  Revision  and  Publication  of  the  Pharmacopeia  of  the  United 
States  of  America. — On  another  page  we  publish  the  official  call  for  a  General 
Convention  to  assemble  in  Washington,  D.  C,  at  noon  of  May  7th,  1890,  for 
the  purpose  of  providing  for  a  Revision  and  Publication  of  the  Pharmacopoeia 
