308  Correspondence.  (A'nAprSr'i9i8rm' 
difficult  to  obtain,  commercially,  and  the  time  may  readily  come  when 
it  will  be  impossible  to  secure  such  materials  commercially  and  make 
the  official  preparations  containing  them. 
The  Philadelphia  Drug  Exchange,  therefore,  asks  the  Committee 
of  Revision  to  consider  the  expediency  or  desirability,  as  a  meas- 
ure of  preparedness,  so  to  speak,  of  framing  modified  or  alternative 
formulas  of  U.  S.  P.  IX  preparations  containing  sugar,  glycerin  and 
alcohol,  and  of  issuing  these  in  "  supplements  to  the  U.  S.  P.  IX" 
for  the  duration  of  the  war.  The  replacements  directed  should  be 
based  not  only  on  conserving  the  supply,  but  also  in  protecting  the 
cost  of  manufacture.  As  far  as  possible  the  basic  ingredients  of 
the  formulas  should  not  be  replaced  by  articles  of  greater  cost  than 
those  desired  to  be  replaced. 
As  we  understand  it,  the  Committee  of  Revision  of  the  U.  S.  P. 
IX  has  had  the  authority  given  it  by  the  Convention  of  1910  to 
issue  "  Supplements  "  to  the  present  revision  of  the  Pharmacopoeia 
(see  U.  S.  P.  IX,  XXXII),  and  could  issue  supplements  giving 
permission  to  use  modified  or  alternative  formulas  of  official  prep- 
arations for  war  emergency  use. 
The  present  war  is  the  most  destructive  in  the  history  of  the 
world,  and  it  behooves  us  to  use  every  means  of  preparedness  that 
shall  conserve  the  food  and  drug  supplies  of  the  nation. 
Yours  very  truly, 
(Signed)    J.  W.  England, 
Secretary,  Philadelphia  Drug  Exchange. 
March  11,  1918. 
The  following  announcement  has  been  sent  to  the  Conference 
Schools  relative  to  the  Fairchild  Scholarship. 
To  the  Schools  of  the  American  Conference  of  Pharma- 
ceutical Faculties: 
Dear  Sirs:  The  Fairchild  Scholarship  this  year  will  be  awarded 
to  a  graduate  pharmacist  of  one  of  the  Conference  schools  and  the 
examinations  will  be  held  June  25.  Kindly  make  the  announcement 
to  your  classes  so  that  those  who  desire  can  compete  for  the  Scholar- 
ship. The  examination  questions  will  be  sent  on  order  of  the  dean 
of  your  school  under  seal. 
