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MINUTES  OF  THE  PHAEMACEUTICAL  MEETING. 
In  the  absence  of  the  President  the  meeting  was  organized  by  calling  Mr. 
A.  P.  Brown  to  the  chair;  the  reading  of  the  minutes  of  the  last  Pharma- 
ceutical Meeting  was  proceeded  with,'  and  there  being  no  objection,  they 
were,  on  motion,  approved. 
A  copy  of  the  proceedings  of  the  New  Jersey  Pharmaceutical  Association 
was  presented  to  the  College  by  the  chairman. 
Dr.  Miller  introduced  Dr.  Formad,  of  the  University  of  Pennsylvania,, 
who  proceeded  to  address  the  meeting  upon  the  subject  of  "Bacteria," 
describing  the  four  principal  forms,  explaining  the  nature  of  bacteria  as^ 
fungi,  and  showing  that  they  played  an  important  part  in  the  decomposi- 
tion of  organic  matter. 
The  lecturer,  who  illustrated  his  subject  by  diagrams  and  sketches,  and 
by  a  number  of  microscopical  preparations,  was  listened  to  very  attentively 
and  was  requested  to  furnish  an  abstract  of  the  discourse  for  publication. 
At  its  conclusion  Mr.  Boring  moved,  and  it  was  unanimously  adopted,, 
that  a  vote  of  thanks  be  tendered  Dr.  Formad  for  his  kindness  in  giving 
the  instruction  upon  so  interesting  a  topic.  Prof.  Maisch  expressed  his 
obligatien  to  Dr.  Formad  for  the  clear  manner  in  which  the  subject  had 
been  laid  before  the  meeting,  and  which  had  removed  various  bitherta 
doubtful  points,  so  that  he  believed  he  could  continue  this  intricate  study 
with  greater  facility. 
Mr.  Heinitsh  asked  the  meeting  what  was  the  general  opinion  of  the 
members  about  the  new  Pharmacopoeia,  and  in  response  several  objections 
were  raised ;  one  member  stated  that  he  formerly  trusted  a  clerk  to  prepare 
an  article  by  the  directions  of  the  Pharmacopoeia,  while  now  he  felt  obliged 
to  supervise  every  step  of  the  process  and  see  that  all  the  calculations  were 
correct  before  he  permitted  him  to  proceed  with  any  of  the  work.  Another 
thought  that  the  work  was  fitted  more  for  an  adept  than  a  learner,  that 
the  minutia  and  exactness  of  formulse  would  tend  to  throw  the  work  of 
preparations  into  the  hands  of  manufacturing  pharmacists  and  thus  degrade: 
our  business. 
There  being  no  further  business,  on  motion,  the  meeting  adjourned. 
T.  S.  WiEGAND,  Registrar. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  COLLEGES  AND  ASSOCIATIONS. 
The  Alumni  Association  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of- 
Pharmacy  held  the  second  social  meeting  Tuesday,  November  14th,  Dr.  A. 
W.  Miller  in  the  chair.  Dr.  Miller  exhibited  a  cabinet  of  materia  medicav 
specimens  for  the  use  of  students  ;  it  is  conveniently  arranged  and  provi- 
ded with  labels  the  blanks  of  which  are  designed  to  be  filled  while  the- 
specimens  are  examined  for  study. 
