832  PharmaceiUical  Colleges  and  Associations.  { ^"^jine.'^iss?'^™' 
apply  to  venders  of  drugs,  chemicals,  etc.,  for  "medicinal  purposes."'  Con- 
siderable discussion  was  had  on  the  section  making  the  officers  and  teach- 
ers of  schools  or  colleges  of  pharmacy  ineligible  as  members  of  the  phar- 
maceutical examining  board,  and  the  association  by  a  decided  vote  refused 
to  strike  out  this  clause.  The  bill  will  be  presented  to  the  Legislature  next 
winter,  with  a  petition  for  its  passage,  by  a*  committee  appointed  for  the 
purpose,  and  another  committee  was  charged  with  making  nominations, 
for  the  pharmacy  board  in  case  the  bill  should  become  a  law. 
The  association  then  adjourned. 
Thp:  Virginia  State  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  its  tirst 
annual  meeting  in  the  city  of  Richmond,  in  the  hall  of  the  House  of  Del- 
egates, May  16th  and  17th.  Hon.  W.  C.  Carrington,  Mayor,  welcomed  the 
members  in  a  brief  but  appropriate  speech.  President  T.  R.  Baker  deliv- 
ered his  annual  address,  making  many  valuable  suggestions.  Reports 
were  received  from  the  Secretary  and  from  the  Committee  on  Legislation, 
the  latter  stating  that  the  effort  to  have  a  pharmacy  law  passed  had  failed. 
The  bill  was  afterwards  considered  by  sections,  slightly  amended,  and 
endorsed  for  presentation  to  the  Legislature  at  its  next  sessions. 
Greetings,  by  telegraph, were  exchanged  with  several  State  pharmaceuti- 
cal associations  then  in  session.  Several  amendments  to  the  by-laws  were 
proposed  for  consideration  at  the  next  meeting,  a  number  of  members 
were  elected  and  various  committees  appointed.  Papers  were  read  by  Mr. 
Thomas,  of  Norfolk,  on  "the  toxic  properties  of  potassium  chlorate,"  and 
by  Mr.  Purcell  on  "the  duties  of  an  apothecary  in  the  olden  time  (six- 
teenth century)."  Norfolk  was  selected  as  the  place  for  holding  the  next 
annual  meeting. 
After  adjournment  the  Richmond  pharmacists  entertained  the  visiting 
members  at  a  banquet,  at  Saenger-Halle. 
Pharmacy  Law^  in  West  Virginia.— The  law  passed  Feb.  21,  1881, 
has  been  amended  and  re-enacted,  March  25,  1882,  the  State  Board  of 
Pharmacy  being  composed  of  one  pharmacist  from  each  Congressional 
district,  namely,  Edmund  Bocking,  of  Wheeling,  Secretary  and  Treas- 
urer;  J.  L.  W.  Baker,  of  Martinsburg ;  E.  L.  Boggs,  of  Charleston,  Presi- 
dent, and  A.  N.  Williams,  of  Parkersburg,  Vice-President. 
Pharmacy  Law  in  Wisconsin.  -  A  pharmacy  act  was  approved  by 
the  Governor  March  24th,  which  entrusts  the  Wisconsin  Pharmaceutical 
Association  with  nominating  the  candidates  from  whom  the  Governor 
appoints  the  State  Board  of  Pharmacy.  The  first  board  is  constituted  as 
follows:  T.  H.  Spence,  of  La  Crosse,  President 5  A.  H.  Hollister,  of  Madi- 
son ;  F.  Robinson,  of  Kenosha;  A.  Conrath,  of  Milwaukee,  and  E.  B. 
Heimstreet,  of  Janes vi He,  Secretary. 
The  St.  Joseph,  Mo.,  Pharmaceutical  Association  was  organized 
April  12th  ;  a  constitution  and  by-laws  were  adopted  and  the  following 
officers  chosen :  President,  Wm.  Striblen ;   Vice-President,  Thomas  H. 
