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Pharmaceutical  Colleges,  etc. 
f  Am.  Jocr.  Pr arm. 
t     Nov.  1,  1872. 
expressive  of  the  sense  of  this  College.  The  committee  reported  the  following 
preamble  and  resolutions,  which  were  unanimously  adopted,  and  the  chairman 
was  instructed  to  furnish  copies  of  the  same  to  the  family  of  the  deceased,  and 
to  the  Amer.  Journal  of  Pharmacy  and  Druggists'  Circular,  for  publication. 
Whereas,  The  members  of  this  College  have  heard,  with  sorrow  and  regret, 
of  the  death  of  our  co  laborer  and  friend  in  the  cause  of  pharmaceutical  edu- 
cation and  progression,  Prof.  Edward  Parrish,  of  Philadelphia; 
Resolved,  That  we  desire  to  mingle  our  sorrows  with  those  of  the  stricken 
hearts  of  pharmacists  generally,  who  mourn  the  loss  which  pharmacy  has  sus- 
tained in  the  sudden  demise  of  Prof.  E.  Parrish. 
Resolved,  That  we  appreciate,  with  grateful  hearts,  the  services  which  our 
friend  has  rendered  as  a  teacher  and  promoter  of  pharmaceutical  science. 
Resolved,  That  we  express  to  his  bereaved  family  our  sympathy  and  condo- 
lence in  this  their  sad  hour  of  affliction. 
Columbia  Pharmaceutical  Association. —  At  a  special  meeting,  held  Oc- 
tober 27,  the  establishment  of  a  College  of  Pharmacy  was  resolved  upon,  and 
a  number  of  committees  appointed  to  carry  out  theN  project.  The  title  Na- 
tional College  of  Pharmacy,  which  we  understand  has  been  proposed,  we  sin- 
cerely trust  may  not  be  adopted.  Such  a  title  might  be  well  enough  for  a 
business  concern  ;  but  a  local  society  of  the  national  capital  has  no  more  claim 
to  be  considered  national  than  an  association  located  in  the  remotest  corner 
of  the  United  States,  and  the  adoption  of  such  a  title  has  a  savor  of  presump- 
tuousness  which,  in  our  opinion,  should  be  carefully  avoided  by  scientific  bodies. 
The  organization  of  a  college,  however,  seems  to  meet  with  so  much  favor  that 
a  considerable  sum  has  been  subscribed  to  defray  the  expenses  of  the  first 
year.  It  is  contemplated  to  commence  a  course  of  lectures  in  the  beginning 
of  January,  1873. 
California  Pharmaceutical  Society. — The  fourth  annual  meeting  was  held 
on  the  afternoon  of  the  9th  day  of  October,  President  Bauer  in  the  Chair* 
The  minutes  of  the  previous  meeting  were  read  and  approved.  According  to 
the  order  of  business,  nominations  for  officers  were  next  made.  Mr.  Steele 
read  the  report  of  the  Board  of  Directors,  which  was  an  exhaustive  document, 
which  for  completeness  and  thoroughness  of  detail  has  seldom  been  presented 
before  a  like  meeting.  Many  new  subjects  were  laid  before  the  members;  the 
most  important  being  in  relation  to  the  establishment  of  a  college  of  pharmacy. 
The  report  treated  on  the  following  subjects:  "Condition  of  the  Society,'' 
"  Pharmaceutical  Legislation,"  "  The  Inauguration  of  the  College  of  Pharmacy," 
"Unoffieinal  Preparations,"  "  Professional  Emoluments,"  etc. 
The  annual  address  of  the  President  was  next  presented,  in  which  he  con- 
gratulated the  members  upon  the  advance  made  in  numbers  and  influence  by 
the  Society  the  past  year;  he  touched  upon  the  following  topics,  devoting  a 
brief  space  to  each  :  "  Meetings  of  the  Society,"  the  "  American  Pharmaceu- 
tical Association,''  "The  San  Francisco  Pharmacy  Act,"  "The  Board  of  Phar- 
macy," The  California  College  of  Pharmacy  "  and  "  the  future  of  the  Society." 
This  report  met  with  the  warm  approval  of  the  meeting.  The  reports  of  the 
Recording  Secretary  and  Treasurer  showed  a  large  increase  in  the  roll  of  mem- 
