156 
Editorials. 
(Am.  Jour.  Pharm, 
I     March,  1885. 
to  the  secretaries  of  the  sittings,  and  as  far  as  possible  the  sense  of  their 
words  will  be  translated  immediately  and  summarily  by  one  of  the  mem- 
bers of  the  meeting. 
Publication  of  the  Transactions. 
Art.  11.  The  Committee  of  Organization  is  charged  with  the  publication 
of  the  account  of  the  labors  of  the  Congress.    It  will  decide  as  to  the  total 
or  partial  insertion  or  non-insertion  of  memoirs,  communications,  etc. 
Com^josition  of  the  Congress. 
Art.  12.  The  Congress  will  be  composed  of  all  persons,  pharmacists  and 
others,  who  shall  pay  a  subscription  of  ten  francs  and  who  have  sent  a  notice 
of  their  adherence. 
Art.  13.  All  the  lilembers  will  have  the  right  to  take  part  in  all  the  labors 
and  deliberations  of  the  Congress,  and  they  will  receive  the  publications. 
Art.  14.  The  Committee  of  Organization  will  constitute  the  provisional 
committees  of  the  sections.    These  will  elect  their  definitive  committees. 
General  Arrangements. 
Art.  15.  The  committee  will  receive  with  gratitude  all  publications  and 
communications,  which  will  be  acknowledged.  The  compte  rendu  will 
make  mention  of  these  remittances  and  the  Committee  will  be  able  to  com- 
municate them  to  the  Congress. 
Art.  16.  A  special  regulation,  to  be  agreed  to  later  on,  will  determine  the 
supplementary  executive  measures  to  be  taken  to  insure  the  satisfactory 
progress  of  the  work  of  the  Congress.  A  special  bulletin  will  publish  the 
orders  of  the  day  and  the  p7'oces-verbaux  of  the  session  ;  it  will  give  besides, 
if  there  be  occasion,  notices  as  to  excursions, /e^es,  and  in  general,  all  infor- 
mation useful  to  members  of  the  Congress. 
Agreed  to  at  a  sitting  of  the  Committee  of  Organization  of  the  Sixth 
International  Pharmaceutical  Congress,  December  20th,  1884. 
On  behalf  of  the  Committee, 
D.  Van  Bastelaer,  President. 
E.  Van  de  Vyvere,  General  Secretary. 
—Phar.  Jour,  and  Trans.,  Jan.  31,  1885,  p.  618. 
EDITORIAL  DEPARTMENT. 
The  School  of  Pharmacy  of  the  University  of  Michigan. — The 
following  communication  from  Prof.  Prescott  explains  itself. 
Editor  of  the  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy  : 
In  the  article  of  Mr.  William  B.  Thompson  on  "  Advantage  of  Prelimi- 
nary Education,"  a  reference  is  made,  on  page  75,  to  the  School  of  Phar- 
macy of  the  University  of  Michigan,  beginning  as  follows  :  "  There  has 
been  a  steady  growth  of  business  rivalry  in  the  more  prominent  pharma- 
ceutical institutions  of  this  country  ;  some  have  wisely  withdrawn  from  all 
competitive  effort,  and  such  a  course  has  been  received  with  approval.  The 
future  work  and  standing  of  these  institutions  will  give  ample  evidence  of 
