484  PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE 
absence  from  the  country  ;  their  applications  have  been  duly 
approved  by  the  Committee,  and  they  are  recommended  for 
election. 
During  the  past  year,  which  has  been  remarkable  throughout 
the  country  for  the  rare  occurrence  of  acute  disease,  our  Asso- 
ciation has  sustained  no  loss  by  death,  except  in  one  instance, 
that  of  Benjamin  Canavan,  of  New  York,  (seepage  491.) 
The  following  names  have  been  erased  from  the  roll,  they 
having  voluntarily  relinquished  membership  by  failing  to  pay 
their  contributions  for  three  successive  years,  exclusive  of  the 
contributions  for  the  current  year. 
Your  Committee,  through  Professor  Guthrie,  propose  to  make 
a  separate  report  on  the  subject  of  the  appointment  of  Special 
Examiners,  referred  to  them  last  year. 
Edw.  Parrish  Chairman. 
Chas.  T.  Carney. 
C.  B.  Guthrie. 
W.  J.  M.  Gordon. 
I.  J.  Grahame, 
The  following  Reports  were  read  by  their  titles,  and  laid  on 
the  table : 
The  Report  on  a  Syllabus  of  a  course  of  study  appropriate  to 
the  Student  of  Pharmacy. 
The  Report  upon  the  subject  of  Weights  and  Measures. 
The  Report  on  the  subject  of  the  Sale  of  Poisons,  &c. 
The  Report  on  the  Progress  of  Pharmacy. 
The  Report  on  the  expediency  of  the  Association  taking  part 
in  the  revision  of  the  Pharmacopoeia,  was  read  by  its  Chairman, 
Edward  Parrish.  The  Report  was  accepted,  and  laid  on  the 
table  for  future  consideration. 
The  Committee  appointed  to  collect,  compile  and  report  local 
unofficinal  formulae  in  use  by  Physicians,  presented  a  report, 
which  was  received  and  laid  on  the  table. 
The  following  Committee  of  one  from  each  College  of  Phar- 
macy was  selected  by  the  delegations  to  nominate  officers,  viz. : 
Massachusetts  College. — S.  M.  Colcord. 
New  York  College. — Eugene  Dupuy.  i 
Philadelphia  College. — Wm.  Procter,  Jr. 
