^^ptemb^^r^mT' }  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  443 
A  New  Color  for  Pharmaceutical  Preparations  was  described  by 
Chas.  H.  LaWall,  of  Philadelphia,  Pa.,  who  called  attention  to 
some  of  the  possibilities  of  sulphonated  orcein  or  vegetable  red,  a 
coloring  matter  now  widely  used  by  confectioners.  This  paper 
elicited  considerable  discussion  on  the  standardization  of  colors, 
in  the  course  of  which  Otto  Raubenheimer  exhibited  a  French 
publication  or  code  of  colors  that  has  been  adopted  as  a  standard 
for  color  for  a  variety  of  purposes. 
Sanitation  in  Pharmacy  was  discussed  by  J.  Leon  Lascofif,  who 
proposed  the  sterilization  of  bottles  returned  to  the  pharmacy.  This 
led  to  a  rather  spirited  discussion  on  the  possible  abuses  that 
might  arise  in  this  connection,  many  of  the  members  believing 
that  medicine  bottles  should  not  be  used  over  again  under  any 
pretense. 
A  Plea  for  More  Working  Formulas  for  Chemicals  in  the 
U.  S.  P.,  by  W.  H.  Glover,  was  discussed  at  some  length  and  the 
question  was  finally  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Recipe-Book. 
The  officers  of  this  section  for  the  ensuing  year  are  P.  Henry 
Utech,  Meadville,  Pa.,  Chairman;  Wm.  A.  Hall,  Detroit,  Mich., 
Secretary. 
SECTION  ON  EDUCATION  AND  LEGISLATION. 
The  Section  on  Education  and  Legislation,  as  usual,  held  three 
sessions.  The  first  was  presided  over  by  Chairman  Charles  W. 
Johnson,  who  in.  his  address  as  chairman  discussed  the  desirability 
of  solving  the  problems  of  pharmaceutical  education.  The  report 
of  the  Secretary,  Wilbur  J.  Teeters,  was  a  comprehensive  review 
of  legislation  proposed  and  enacted  in  the  several  states.  On  motion 
of  H.  L.  Taylor  the  Secretary  was  complimented  for  his  compre- 
hensive compilation,  and  it  was  further  suggested  that  the  section 
continue  the  collection  of  material  of  this  kind. 
H.  L.  Taylor  presented  a  report  of  the  Syllabus  Committee  which 
was  commented  on  by  E.  Fullerton  Cook,  in  a  paper  on  Com- 
mercial Training  as  Outlined  in  the  Syllabus.  The  shortcomings 
of  the  Syllabus  were  further  commented  on  by  C.  B.  Lowe  and 
others,  several  of  the  members  taking  advantage  of  the  occasion 
to  point  out  that  the  Syllabus  was  in  course  of  evolution,  and  that 
the  next  edition  would  no  doubt  be  much  more  perfect  than  the 
one  now  available. 
Hy.  P.  Hynson  presented  a  paper  on  the  Real  Educational 
Needs  of  the  Pharmacist,  in  the  course  of  which  he  called  atten- 
