408  Pharmaceutical  Associations.         {Am  jJu°iyj?96arm" 
J.  M.  Love,  the  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia  and  the  National  Formulary  came  in  for  a 
full  share  of  consideration,  and  free  alcohol  was  recommended. 
The  following  papers  were  read  and  discussed  :  "  Process  for  Spirit  of 
Nitrous  Ether,  with  Practical  Demonstration,"  by  Prof.  David  Walker;  "  What 
Shall  We  Do  to  Induce  the  Druggists  to  Become  Members  of,  and  Attend  the 
Meeting  of,  the  A.  Ph.  A.  and  the  M.  Ph.  A.?"  by  A.  N.  Doerschuk  ;  "  How  to 
Prevent  the  Cutting  of  Prices  on  Patent  and  Proprietary  Medicines,"  by  T.  A. 
Moseley  ;  "Semi-proprietary  or  So-called  Elegant  Preparations,"  by  C.  E. 
Corcoran  ;  "The  Future  of  Pharmacy  in  the  United  States,"  by  A.  N.  Doers- 
chuk ;  "The  Professional  and  Business  Aspects  of  Pharmacy,"  by  T.  A. 
Moseley;  "Semi-proprietary  or  So-called  Elegant  Preparations,"  by  R.  J. 
Brown,  of  Leavenworth,  Kas.;  "  Semi-proprietary  or  So-called  Elegant  Prepa- 
rations," by  J.  M.  Love;  "Hints  for  the  Benefit  of  the  M.  Ph.  A.,"  by 
Ambrose  Mueller;  "Problems  in  Organic  Chemistry,"  by  Prof.  J.  M.  Good; 
"Eighteen  Years  of  Pharmaceutical  Reminiscences  in  Missouri,"  by  F.  R. 
Dimmitt  ;  "  Methods  of  Detecting  Drug  Adulterations,  with  Illustrations,"  by 
Prof.  Francis  Hemm  ;  "A  New  Method  of  Preserving  Fruits  and  Flowers,"  by 
John  Wright,  of  Indianapolis,  Ind. 
Prizes  were  awarded  for  papers  as  follows  :  Francis  Hemm,  $10  in  gold,  from 
the  J.  S.  Merrell  Drug  Company  ;  A.  N.  Doerschuk,  $5  in  gold,  from  the  J.  S. 
Merrell  Drug  Company,  also  a  sponge  case  from  Woodward,  Faxon  &  Co. ;  Am- 
brose Mueller,  a  copy  of  the  Era  Formulary,  from  the  publisher;  David  Walker, 
one  dozen  Listerine,  from  the  manufacturer ;  C.  E.  Corcoran,  one  pair  fine 
counter  scales,  from  Henry  Troemner,  also  fifty  pounds  of  glycerine,  from 
W.  J.  M.  Gordon;  J.  M.  Love,  $5  in  gold,  from  the  J.  S.  Merrell  Drug  Company  ; 
J.  M.  Good,  copy  of  the  U.  S.  Dispensatory,  from  Meyer  Brothers,  druggists. 
The  Association  adopted  a  resolution  urging  all  institutions  teaching  phar- 
macy to  require  satisfactory  evidence  from  each  applicant  for  the  degree  of 
Ph.G.,  showing  at  least  four  years'  time  served  in  a  drug  store  under  the  direc- 
tion of  a  competent  pharmacist. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  :  President,  Eugene  Soper ;  Vice-Presi- 
dents, F.  W.  Sennewald,  Dr.  D.  K.  Morton,  W.  R.  Scheldrup  ;  Secretary,  Dr. 
H.  M.  Whelpley  ;  Treasurer,  William  Mittelbach  ;  Assistant  Secretary,  Am- 
brose Mueller  ;  Local  Secretary,  Thomas  Layton  ;  Members  of  the  Council, 
J.  M.  Good,  J.  M.  Love,  R.  E.  Maupin,  C.  E.  Corcoran  and  Miss  Fredrica 
De  Wyl. 
Meramec  Highlands,  June  22,  1897,  was  selected  as  the  place  and  time  for 
the  next  annual  meeting. 
Professor  John  Attfield  has  resigned  the  chair  of  practical  chemistry  in  the 
Pharmaceutical  Society  of  Great  Britain,  after  thirty-four  years  of  service. 
The  Council  of  the  Society  accepted  his  resignation  on  June  3d,  and  passed 
appropriate  resolutions  in  recognition  of  his  services.  Professor  Attfield  is  64 
years  of  age,  and  has  in  one  way  or  another  been  identified  with  the  Society 
ever  since  he  became  one  of  its  early  pupils.  He  is  known  best  in  this  country 
by  his  text-book  on  chemistry,  although  his  other  literary  work  is  of  con- 
siderable importance,  he  having  edited  the  last  edition  of  the  British  Pharma- 
copoeia, and  is  at  present  engaged  on  a  new  edition  of  that  work. 
