424         Pharmaceutical  Colleges  and  Associations.  {^'J™*'^"*' 
Delegates  to  represent  the  College  in  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association, 
September,  1877 — Louis  Dohme,  J.  F.  Hancock,  Edwin  Eareckson,  F.  Hassen- 
camp,  Joseph  Roberts ;  Delegates  to  Conference  of  Schools  of  Pharmacy — Wm. 
S.  Thompson,  J.  Faris  Moore,  N.  H.  Jennings. 
Louisville  College  of  Pharmacy.— At  the  Pharmaceutical  Meeting  held  June 
7,  President  Diehl  in  the  chair,  G.  E.  Bell  was  elected  Registrar.  An  interesting 
paper  on  Spirit  of  Nitrous  Ether  (see  July  number,  p.  352),  was  read  by  Prof.  Diehl. 
Attention  was  then  called  to  the  introduction  of  semi-proprietary  medicines,  by 
their  manufacturers,  to  the  notice  of  the  medical  profession,  and  to  the  burden 
imposed  on  the  pharmacists  through  physicians,  who  make  use  of  such  compounds. 
The  various  commercial  preparations  of  malt,  different  kinds  of  pills  and  granular 
effervescent  preparations  were  also  alluded  to,  and  in  regard  to  the  latter  it  was 
suggested  that  perhaps  a  simple  effervescent  powder  might  be  prepared  which  could 
be  medicated  at  the  pleasure  of  the  physician  at  the  time  of  dispensing.  In  con- 
nection with  this  subject,  it  was  moved  and  carried  that  a  committee  on  unofficinal 
formulas  be  appointed,  which  was  constituted  as  follows  :  Dr.  V.  Davis,  Prof.  E. 
Scheffer,  W.  H.  Garland,  H.  H.  Rademaker  and  G.  E.  Bell. 
Kentucky  State  Pharmaceutical  Association. — We  are  pleased  to  be  able  to 
announce  the  organization  of  this  body,  which  took  place  in  the  city  of  Frankfort 
on  July  11.  The  new  Association  starts  with  a  membership  of  43,  representing  16 
cities  and  towns  ;  a  very  auspicious  beginning.  The  following  officers  were  elected  : 
President  pro  tem.,  W.  H.  Averill,  Frankfort ;  Secretary,  W.  G.  White,  Rich- 
mond j  Treasurer,  Peter  Nodler,  Covington. 
The  following  committees  were  appointed  and  instructed  to  report  at  a  meeting 
to  be  held  in  the  city  of  Covington,  on  the  first  Wednesday  of  May,  1878  :  On 
Constitution  and  By-Laws — J.  J.  Frost,  Peter  Nodler,  W.  M.  Stout,  W.  T.  Court- 
ney and  W.  M.  Owen  ;  on  Notes  and  Queries — Jefferson  Oxley,  J.  J.  Frost  and 
John  Colgan  j  on  Business  for  Next  Meeting — G.  A.  Zwick,  E.  C.  Reiss  and 
Vincent  Davis. 
The  Chairman  and  Secretary  were  by  resolution  directed  to  correspond  with  the 
druggists  of  the  State,  asking  their  co-operation  in  the  movement,  and  to  send 
circulars  and  blank  applications  to  at  least  one  druggist  in  each  town  of  the  State, 
requesting  him  to  aid  the  Association  in  obtaining  members. 
By  resolution,  three  dollars  was  fixed  upon  as  the  fee  of  admission  into  the 
Association,  the  amount  to  be  sent  with  application  for  membership. 
The  Nova  Scotia  Pharmaceutical  Society  has  recently  been  incorporated  and 
empowered  to  appoint  three,  and  the  Provincial  Government  two  Examiners,  who 
together  are  to  examine  candidates  for  registration.  All  persons  who,  at  the  time 
of  the  passing  of  the  Act,  were  actually  in  business  as  chemists  and  druggists,  and 
all  who  at  that  time  had  served  at  least  seven  years  at  the  business,  are  entitled  to 
registration,  on  payment  of  a  fee  of  four  dollars,  which  must  be  continued  yearly. 
Graduates  of  other  Colleges  are  exempt  from  examination.    The  examination  fee 
