46  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  {^j.;,f°ary  Tyn""' 
that  all  articles  be  signed,  unless  full  and  complete  responsibility  be 
assumed  by  the  editor-in-chief.  Such  a  policy  would  obviate  pos- 
sible misunderstandings  and  be  a  safeguard  against  anonymous 
communications. 
Your  committee  would  call  attention  to  the  proposed  change  in 
the  size  of  the  publication,  as  outlined  in  the  paper  under  discussion. 
For  upwards  of  fifty  years  the  publications  of  the  American  Pharma- 
ceutical Association  have  been  in  the  widely  used  and  convenient 
octavo  form.  The  proposed  change  to  quarto  would  necessitate  re- 
arrangement, and  probably  cause  dissatisfaction  in  every  Hbrary  in 
which  the  publications  of  the  Association  are  kept  on  file.  Apart 
from  the  possible  factor  of  economy,  there  is  nothing  whatever  to 
recommend  this  proposed  change. 
Your  committee  would  also  beg  leave  to  call  attention  to  the  fact 
that  there  appears  to  have  been  no  provision  made  for  publishing 
the  report  on  the  progress  of  pharmacy  for  the  period  between 
July  I,  1910,  and  June  30,  191 1.  We  would  recommend  that  this 
matter  be  published  as  a  separate  volume,  in  size  uniform  with  the 
present  bound  volumes  of  the  "  Proceedings."  We  would  recom- 
mend further  that,  for  the  period  after  July  i,  191 1,  this  report  be 
embodied  in  the  Journal  itself,  so  as  to  enhance  the  current  value 
of  the  pubhcation  as  much  as  possible. 
Regarding  the  beginning  of  the  publication  on  July  i,  191 1,  as 
heretofore  decided  upon,  your  committee  would  point  out  that  the 
general  scarcity  of  desirable  original  material  in  July  would  seriously 
militate  against  launching  the  Journal  in  the  most  presentable  form 
at  this  time  of  the  year,  and  would  tend  to  hamper  its  influence  by 
prejudicing  both  members  of  the  Association  and  non-members  at 
the  very  outset.  On  the  other  hand,  we  would  point  out  that,  in 
the  event  that  the  publication  be  deferred  until  after  the  annual 
meeting  of  the  Association,  the  present  Bulletin  could  be  continued 
for  all  necessary  announcements  and  news  reports,  and  the  initial 
numbers  of  the  Journal  be  prepared  in  advance,  so  as  to  provide  for 
the  early  publication  of  the  original  articles  presented  at  the  next 
annual  meeting — even  if  it  should  be  found  necessary  materially  to 
enlarge  the  earliest  numbers  of  the  Journal,  this  would  create  a 
favorable  impression. 
To  recapitulate,  your  committee  heartily  agrees  with  the  senti- 
ment that: 
"  In  deciding  to  establish  a  Monthly  Journal,  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association  has  taken  one  of  the  most  important 
