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of  the  more  important  facts,  illustrated  on  the  blackboard,  connected  with  the  Latin 
declensions  as  applied  to  pharmaceutical  nomenclature. 
Adjourned  to  meet  Dec.  6th,  1877. 
Wallace  Procter,  Secretary. 
The  Vermont  Pharmaceutical  Association  held  its  annual  meeting  at  Rutland, 
Oct.  24  and  25,  Mr.  M.  K.  Paine,  of  Windsor,  presiding.  In  his  annual  address 
the  President  alluded  to  many  practical  points,  and  strongly  advocated  the  manu- 
facture of  all  pharmaceutical  preparations  by  the  pharmacist.  Professor  Markoe 
lectured  on  the  metric  system,  illustrating  his  remarks  by  various  apparatus,  models 
and  diagrams.  Several  papers  were  read  on  subjects  pertaining  to  pharmacy,  and 
the  following  officers  elected  for  the  ensuing  year:  President,  A.  W.  Higgins,  Rut- 
land. Vice-Presidents — W.  H.  Huntington,  Rochester ;  Geo.  A.  Grossman,  Bran- 
don.   Secretary,  C.  S.  Boynton,  Brandon.    Treasurer,  E.  C  Lewis,  Rutland. 
The  next  meeting  of  the  Association  will  be  held  at  St.  Albans,  in  Oct.,  1878. 
Alumni  Association  St.  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy. — At  the  meeting  held 
Nov.  20,  President  H.  Lindemann  in  the  chair,  papers  were  read  by  Mr.  F.  F„ 
Reichenbach  on  the  syrups  of  the  hypophosphites ;  by  Mr.  F.  Henn  on  dialysis  and 
dialyzed  iron,  and  by  Mr.  R.  Hunstock  on  the  preparation  of  syrups  by  frigid 
percolation. 
California  College  of  Pharmacy. — The  annual  commencement  was  held  on  the 
evening  of  Nov.  16,  at  Pacific  Hall,  San  Francisco,  when,  after  introductory  remarks 
by  Prof.  J.  LeConte,  the  valedictories  were  delivered  by  Prof.  W.  T.  Wenzell,  on 
behalf  of  the  faculty,  and  by  Mr.  N.  Rogers  on  behalf  of  the  graduates. 
The  graduating  class  for  1876  consisted  of  Nathan  Rogers,  Fred'k  E.  Ray  and 
H.  R.  Harris,  and  for  1877  of  J.  A.  Bauer,  J.  M.  Curragh,  John  Devine  and 
Edward  Selzer. 
The  exercises,  which  were  enlivened  by  orchestral  music,  were  followed  by  a 
social  reunion  of  the  students' Adelphi  Society,  at  which  the  party  enjoyed  therm - 
selves  with  dancing  for  several  hours. 
Pharmaceurical  Society  of  Great  Britain. — At  the  first  pharmaceutical  meeting 
of  the  session,  held  Oct.  3,  the  professors  of  the  pharmaceutical  school  and  the 
examiners  of  the  council  made  their  annual  reports,  after  which  the  examination 
prizes  were  distributed,  and  Mr.  Wm.  Southall  delivered  the  inaugural  address  of 
the  session. 
At  the  meeting  held  Nov.  7,  Prof.  Redwood  read  a  paper  on  the  poisonous  effects 
oj  yemo  leaves,  relating  the  case  of  an  attempted  abortion  by  means  of  a  decoction 
of  the  leaves,  a  quantity  of  the  latter  having  also  been  taken  with  a  fatal  result. 
In  the  discussion  following,  allusion  was  made  to  the  assertion  sometimes  met  with, 
that  the  decoction  of  yew  leaves  was  not  poisonous,  but  the  leaves  only  produced 
fatal  results,  which,  however,  does  not  appear  to  be  the  case.  The  examinations 
by  Lucas  and  Mavine  were  also  referred  to,  resulting  in  the  isolation  of  an  alkaloid  ? 
