Am.  Jouk.  Pharm.  \ 
Oct.  1,  1872.  j 
Pharmaceutical  Notes. 
445 
The  retiring  President,  Mr.  E.  H.  Sargent,  had  sent  an  address, 
which  was  read,  and  listened  to  with  marked  attention,  discussing 
principally  the  necessity  of  a  certain  standard  of  education  prior  to 
admission  to  the  lectures  of  the  colleges,  the  propriety  of  dividing 
the  lectures  into  a  junior  and  a  senior  course,  and  the  advisability  of 
granting  one  or  more  higher  degrees  after  that  of  Graduate  in  Phar- 
macy has  been  attained.  The  address  was  referred  to  the  Committee, 
consisting  of  Professors  Moore  and  Maisch,  subsequently  appointed 
for  the  purpose  of  selecting  subjects  for  the  consideration  of  the 
fourth  convention. 
The  questions  submitted  by  the  Committee  for  the  present  year 
were  then  taken  up  seriatim,  discussed,  and  disposed  of  by  the  fol- 
lowing resolutions,  which  were  passed  unanimously  : 
Resolved,  That  this  Convention  regards  analytical  chemistry  as  essential  for 
a  thorough  pharmaceutical  education. 
Resolved,  That  this  Convention  considers  lectures  on  and  practical  instruc- 
tion in  qualitative  analysis  as  very  desirable  for  second  course  students. 
Resolved,  That  the  Colleges  of  Pharmacy  be  requested  to  communicate  the 
questions  propounded  for  written  answers  in  the  annual  examinations  to  all 
other  colleges  of  pharmacy  in  the  United  States. 
Resolved,  That  this  Convention  considers  the  establishment  of  the  degree  of 
Master  in  Pharmacy  as  desirable,  to  be  conferred  upon  graduates  in  pharmacy 
of  not  less  than  three  years'  professional  service,  who  shall  have  passed  another 
more  stringent  examination  than  "graduates"  receive. 
Resolved,  That  the  degree  of  Doctor  in  Pharmacy  should  be  a  purely  hono- 
rary one,  to  be  conferred  only  upon  pharmacists  who  have  distinguished  them- 
selves in  the  advancement  of  the  science  of  pharmacy. 
Resolved,  That  the  colleges  of  pharmacy  are  requested  to  annually  report 
through  their  delegates  to  this  Convention  the  names  of  those  upon  whom 
their  honorary  degree  has  been  bestowed. 
The  Convention  then  adjourned,  to  meet  next  year  simultaneously 
with  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
PHARMACEUTICAL  NOTES. 
By  J.  Donde. 
Soluble  Sulphate  of  Quinia. — Soubeiran  and  others,  speaking  about 
this  preparation,  say  that  the  officinal  sulphate  must  be  dissolved  in 
water  acidulated  with  sulphuric  acid,  the  solution  evaporated,  &c.  ; 
but,  as  the  quantity  of  acid  is  not  given,  the  success  is  not  certain — 
