260  Minutes  of  the  College.  {Km'y^r;^m' 
Prof.  Remington.    Does  Mr.  Taylor  present  that  to  the  College  ? 
Mr.  Taylor.  Yes. 
Prof.  Remington.  Then  I  move  that  it  be  referred  to  the  Publishing  Com- 
mittee. 
The  motion  was  passed. 
Dr.  H.  C.  Wood.  I  think  it  was  the  Apostle  Paul  who  once  said  that  he  would 
not  go  to  a  certain  people,  for  though  terrible  in  letter  he  would  not  be  much  in 
person.  I  will  not  encroach  upon  your  time  further  than  to  state  what  the  College 
©f  Physicians  have  done.  They  have  passed  a  series  of  resolutions,  preceded  by 
a  preamble,  in  w,hich  it  is  stated  that  they  take  this  method  of  expressing  them- 
selves, for  they  are  not  entitled  to  representation  in  the  American  Medical  Associ- 
ation, though  entitled  to  representation  in  the  National  Convention.  They  are 
simply  resolutions  of  protest  against  the  American  Medical  Association  taking  the 
action  proposed.  I  think  it  is  allowable  to  state  that  in  a  letter  from  Dr.  John  C. 
Riley,  of  Washington,  upon  whom  will  devolve  the  duty  of  calling  the  next  Decen- 
nial Convention,  he  states  that  he  cannot  see  but  that  he  is  in  honor  bound  to  call 
the  convention  in  1880  ;  so  it  seems  there  is  no  doubt  but  that  the  convention  will 
be  called;  and  I  think  the  whole  movement  of  the  American  Medical  Association 
will  turn  out  a  failure. 
The  President.  Mr.  Taylor's  paper  so  completely  covered  the  ground  that  I 
presume  there  is  little  further  to  say. 
Prof.  Maisch.  When  I  first  heard  of  Dr.  Squibb's  views  in  regard  to  the  change, 
it  occurred  to  me  at  that  time,  that  it  was  rather  better  for  individuals  not  to  pub- 
licly express  their  views,  but  that  that  should  be  left  to  those  bodies  whose  dele- 
gates are  to  assemble  in  the  Decennial  Convention.  It  is  for  that  reason  that  I,  as 
one,  have  never  spoken  about  it  publicly,  either  in  the  Pharmaceutical  Association 
or  in  the  "American  Journal  of  Pharmacy."  But  it  has  been  my  intention  to  bring 
it  before  this  College,  which  College  has  had  a  hand  in  the  revision  for  the  past 
forty  years,  and,  I  believe,  should  speak  out  its  views  in  regard  to  the  proposed 
change.  I  do  not  know  that  those  views  could  be  arrived  at  in  any  other  way 
than  by  calling  a  meeting  and  by  presenting  resolutions.  I  would  therefore  move, 
that  a  committee  of,  say  three,  be  appointed  to  report  a  series  of  resolutions  for  the 
action  of  this  College.  In  the  meantime  the  other  members  may  discuss  the  subject 
further. 
The  motion  was  passed,  and  the  President  appointed  Prof.  Maisch  as  Chairman, 
who  nominated  Mr.  Taylor,  who  nominated  Mr.  Bullock,  and  the  three  members 
thus  named  were  confirmed  by  the  meeting,  and  withdrew. 
Dr.  Charles  H.  Thomas.  I  would  like  to  inquire  in  regard  to  the  appointment 
of  this  committee  what  the  scope  of  their  power  is  ;  the  words  of  Prof.  Maiscrfs 
resolution  are  not  distinct  in  my  mind  5  whether  the  resolutions  which  they  are 
instructed  to  prepare  are  intended  as  an  answer  to  Dr.  Squibb  only,  merely  nega- 
tive as  far  as  the  propositions  advanced  by  him  are  concerned;  or  whether  they 
really  prospose  to  go  to  the  root  of  the  matter,  and  to  take  up  and  give  us  some 
ground  to  form  an  opinion  as  to  the  right  procedure  in  relation  to  certain  forms.  I 
infer  that  it  was  going  rather  to  the  point  of  negation  to  Dr.  Squibb's  resolution. 
