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a.  To  select  from  the  queries  proposed  at  any  one  meeting  those,  a  satisfactory  reply  to  which  would 
foe  a  valuable  addition  to  our  knowledge  and  be  worth  competing  for.  They  shall  publish  these  selected 
questions  within  four  weeks  after  the  annual  meeting. 
b.  To  examine  and  determine  the  merits  of  the  answers  to  the  queries  designated  as  worthy  to  be  com- 
peted for  by  their  predecessors. 
2.  All  answers  presented  with  a  view  to  compete  for  the  prize  shall  be  handed  in  anonymously,  but 
distinguished  by  a  motto  and  accompanied  by  a  sealed  envelope  directed  to  the  president,  enclosing  the 
author's  name  and  address,  and  bearing  on  its  face  the  same  motto  as  the  essay. 
3.  The  committee  shall  determine,  within  eight  weeks  after  the  annual  meeting,  which  if  any  of  these 
anonymous  essays  may  be  worthy  of  the  prize,  and  they  shall  apprise  the  president  of  their  decision,  who 
shall  communicate  to  them  the  name  of  the  author.  The  unsuccessful  papers  shall  be  returned  to  the 
president,  who  alone  shall  be  authorized  to  return  them  to  their  authors  on  demand.  The  successful 
essay  shall  then  be  handed  to  the  Publishing  Committee. 
4.  Should  none  of  the  papers,  expressly  offered  as  competing  for  the  prize,  be  found  deserving  thereof, 
the  committee  may  select  any  other  paper  .presented  to  the  Association,  either  as  answer  to  a  query  or  as 
a  volunteer  essay,  which  they  consider  of  sufficient  merit  to  be  entitled  to  the  award. 
Respectfully  submitted, 
CHARLES  RICE, 
GEORGE  C.  CLOSE, 
EDW.  P.  NICHOLS, 
Committee. 
Our  Canada  friends  are  already  actively  engaged  in  making  preparations  for  the 
next  meeting  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  which  is  to  be  held  in  the 
city  of  Toronto  in  September  next.  The  attractiveness  of  Niagara  Falls  will  doubt- 
less induce  many  members  to  spend  there  a  day  or  two  previous  to  the  meeting,  and 
a  large  attendance  is  expected  at  the  opening  session. 
National  College  of  Pharmacy,  Washington,  D.  C — The  annual  meeting  was 
held  April  3d,  1877,  President  R.  B  Ferguson  in  the  chair.  The  minutes  of  the 
last  annual  meeting,  of  the  special  meetings  and  meetings  of  the  Board  of  Trustees 
held  during  the  year  were  read  and  approved.  The  reports  of  the  various  standing 
committees,  which  were  quite  voluminous,  occupied  much  time  in  reading ;  the 
suggestions  contained  therein  were  referred  to  the  next  Board  of  Trustees. 
The  retiring  President  delivered  his  annual  address,  which  was  replete  with  valu- 
able suggestions.  The  College  elected  officers  for  the  ensuing  year,  as  follows  : 
John  A.  Milburn,  President  5  Jas.  D.  CTDonnell  and  Giles  G.  C.  Simms,  Vice 
Presidents;  John  C.  Fill,  Secretary;  W.  G.  Duckett,  Treasurer;  H.  E.  Kalus- 
sowski,  Librarian  and  Curator;  W.  S.  Thompson,  Chas.  Becker,  J.  W.  Drew,  R. 
B.  Ferguson,  W.  F.  Scala,  Chas.  F.  Moore,  Trustees.  The  usual  Standing  Com- 
mittees were  appointed,  after  which  the  College  adjourned. 
The  following  gentlemen  graduated  at  the  Fifth  Annual  Commencement,  held 
April  30th  :    T.  E.  Chidister,  Ohio;  T.  G   DeMoll,  D.  C.  ;  T.  M.  Coombs,  D. 
C.  ;  C.  G.  Dulin,  D.  C.  ;  John  J.  Stafford,  Maryland. 
Georgia  Pharmaceutical  Association. — Editor  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy  : 
As  you  are  interested  in  the  progress  of  pharmacy  throughout  the  country,  I  will 
briefly  call  your  attention  to  a  lively  interest  displayed  April  10th  by  the  votaries  of 
the  mortar  and  pestle,  on  the  occasion  of  the  Second  Annual  Meeting  of  the 
Georgia  Pharmaceutical  Association,  which  met  at  Atlanta  in  the  Markham  House. 
The  members  present  represented  some  of  the  most  intelligent  pharmacists  of 
Georgia.    About  forty-five  answered  to  their  names. 
