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a  textbook.  The  very  conciseness  and  clarity  of  the  author's  ex- 
pounding of  the  formulas  and  requirements  of  the  U.  S.  P.  and  N. 
F.  accrue  to  the  value  of  the  volume  and  make  it  more  useful  as  a 
textbook  for  pharmaceutical  students.  Doubtless,  it  will  well  serve 
the  purpose  of  the  author  as  "  a  guide  to  the  intelligent  study  of 
these  two  national  authorities." 
G.  M.  B. 
Lessons  in  Pharmaceutical  Latin  and  Prescription  Writ- 
ing and  Interpretation,  by  Harry  G.  Muldoon,  Ph.G.,  Instructor 
in  Latin,  Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy.  Published  by  John 
Wiley  &  Sons. 
This  little  volume  is  intended  for  medical  and  for  pharmacy  stu- 
dents. So  in  addition  to  the  customary  lessons  in  Latin  declensions 
and  inflections,  there  is  presented  also  information  on  prescription 
writing  not  only  from  the  standpoint  of  Latin,  but  also  involving  the 
Metric  System  and  the  Harrison  Antinarcotic  Act.  Special  emphasis 
is  placed  on  interpretation  of  Latin  titles  and  of  abbreviations,  pro- 
nunciation of  Latin  being  deemed  of  lesser  importance. 
"  Neither  drug  store  experience  nor  previous  knowledge  of  Latin 
is  assumed." 
WILBERT  MEMORIAL  MEETING. 
Forty-one  representatives  of  various  branches  of  the  pharma- 
ceutical and  medical  professions  gathered  in  the  Philadelphia  Col- 
lege of  Pharmacy  on  Thursday  afternoon,  December  7,  1916,  at 
two  forty-five  p.m.  to  do  honor  to  the  memory  of  Martin  Inventius 
Wilbert,  who  passed  away  on  Saturday  morning,  November  25. 
Twenty-seven  organizations  of  the  chemical,  pharmaceutical  and 
medical  professions  were  represented  and  Mr.  Howard  B.  French, 
President  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  was  unani- 
mously chosen  to  preside  at  the  meeting.  Owing  to  pressure  of 
other  engagements,  Mr.  French  relinquished  the  chair  to  Mr.  George 
M.  Beringer  when  the  meeting  was  about  half  over.  Robert  P. 
Fischelis  was  unanimously  chosen  to  act  as  secretary  of  the  meet- 
ing.   The  following  bodies  were  represented : 
