224  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy.       { Am*May?i904arm" 
Elias  Durand,  W.  Hodgson,  Jr.,  Joseph  Scattergood,  John  C.  Allen 
and  Dillwyn  Parrish,  and  the  name  of  the  Journal  changed  to  its 
present  title,  The  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy. 
In  October,  1836,  on  the  resignation  of  Dr.  Ellis,  Dr.  Joseph  Car- 
son was  chosen  editor,  and  he  associated  with  himself  Dr.  Robert 
Bridges  as  associate  editor  from  1839  to  1845,  and  from  1848  to 
1859  Prof.  William  Procter,  Jr.  During  the  editorship  of  Dr.  Car- 
son several  circumstances  transpired  to  improve  the  scientific  char- 
acter of  the  Journal.  The  invitation  to  the  Philadelphia  College  ot 
Pharmacy  from  the  Official  Committee  to  participate  in  the  revision 
of  the  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia  in  1840  gave  an  impetus  to  pharmacy 
in  Philadelphia  which  resulted  in  the  establishment  of  the  Pharma- 
ceutical Meetings  of  the  College,  which  were  then,  as  now,  a  source 
of  original  contributions. 
In  1839  Joseph  Scattergood  resigned  from  the  committee.  In 
1842  the  names  of  Ambrose  Smith,  William  Procter,  Jr.,  Augustine 
Duhamel  and  William  R.  Fisher  were  substituted  for  those  of 
Daniel  B.  Smith,  J.  C.  Allen,  W.  Hodgson,  Jr.,  and  Dillwyn  Parrish, 
resigned.  In  1845  Messrs.  Wood,  Bache  and  Durand  retired  from 
the  committee,  and  Thomas  P.  James  was  added,  and  in  1846  Dr. 
Bridges  was  added.  In  1848  the  following  committee  was  elected: 
Daniel  B.  Smith,  Dr.  Bridges,  Charles  Ellis,  Ambrose  Smith,  Dr. 
Carson  and  Professor  Procter.  In  1849  Edward  Parrish  was  elected 
in  place  of  Ambrose  Smith,  and  in  1850  A.  B.  Taylor  in  place  ot 
Daniel  B.  Smith. 
On  the  retirement  of  Dr.  Carson  in  July,  1850,  William  Procter, 
Jr.,  was  chosen  editor,  and  the  Publication  Committee  consisted  ot 
the  same  members,  there  being  no  change  until  1 86 1,  when  John 
M.  Maisch  was  elected  in  place  of  Dr.  Bridges,  and  in  1870,  when 
Thomas  S.  Wiegand  replaced  Edward  Parrish. 
In  1848,  while  Professor  Procter  was  assistant  editor,  an  editorial 
department  of  the  Journal  was  started,  and,  during  his  incumbency 
as  editor,  was  a  marked  feature.  From  1853  to  1870  six  numbers 
constituted  a  volume,  and  in  1852  an  advertising  sheet  was  intro- 
duced, and  the  price  increased  from  $2.50  to  $3,  whilst  the  reading 
matter  was  nearly  doubled.  It  was  at  this  time  that  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association  came  into  existence,  and  for  several 
years  the  minutes  of  the  proceedings  and  most  of  the  papers  were 
published  in  the  Journal  almost  verbatim,  although  no  official  con- 
