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It  should  always  be  borne  in  mind  that  a  volume  of  1,000  or 
more  pages  represents  a  tremendous  amount  of  work  for  the  indi- 
viduals directly  responsible,  particularly  when,  as  in  this  case,  the 
volume  is  expected  complete  within  three  or  four  months.  This 
unnecessary  stress  of  work  could  be  done  away  with,  and  the  pro- 
ceedings made  more  available  for  the  active  members  of  the  Asso- 
ciation if  the  publication  was  more  evenly  distributed  over  the 
whole  calendar  year.  For  this  purpose  it  has  been  repeatedly 
proposed  to  publish  the  proceedings  in  the  form  of  a  journal.  This 
has  met  with  objections,  and  many  of  the  points  of  the  objectors  are 
well  taken.  There  could  be  little  or  no  objection,  however,  to 
issuing  the  proceedings,  practically  as  they  are  published  now,  as  a 
quarterly  ;  of  uneven  size,  it  is  true,  but  in  quarterly  installments. 
The  first  installment  would  be  due  in  June,  and  might  contain  the 
constitution,  by-laws  and  the  roll  of  members  eligible  for  attending 
the  next  annual  meeting ;  also  such  minutes  of  the  council  as  have 
not  been  previously  published.  In  addition  to  this,  this  issue  might 
contain  such  miscellaneous  information  in  reference  to  the  annual 
meeting  as  might  be  available. 
The  second  installment  would  be  due  in  September,  and  might 
consist  of  the  report  on  the  progress  of  pharmacy.  This  would 
make  this  valuable  feature  available  at  a  time  when  it  is  still  com- 
paratively fresh  and  interesting,  being  published  from  four  to  six 
months  earlier  than  under  present  conditions. 
The  third  installment,  due  in  December,  would  contain  the  min- 
utes of  the  annual  meeting  and  the  text  of  the  communications 
presented. 
The  fourth  installment,  due  in  March  of  the  following  year,  would 
contain  the  title-page,  table  of  contents  and  an  index  that  could 
fairly  represent  the  contents  of  the  respective  volumes. 
Such  a  quarterly  publication  would  have  several  advantages.  It 
would  give  the  officers  of  the  Association  an  opportunity  of  period- 
ically communicating  with  the  different  members  ;  it  would  make 
the  proceedings  more  readily  available  to  those  members  actively 
engaged  in  pharmacy;  it  would  insure  the  publication  of  the  report 
on  progress  of  pharmacy  six  months,  and  the  report  of  the  pro- 
ceedings three  months  sooner  than  at  present,  with  less  work  and 
worry  to  the  people  directly  responsible ;  and  last,  but  not  least, 
it  would  insure  ample  time  for  the  compiling  of  an  efficient  and 
complete  index  to  the  contained  material.  M.  I.  Wilbert. 
