490 
MINUTES  OF  THE 
men  individually  who  represent  their  respective  districts,  we  will  surely 
obtain  compliance  with  any  just  and  reasonable  demands.  We  must  create 
a  uniform  demand  in  every  State  for  salutary  laws  that  will  protect  alike 
the  public  and  the  pharmaceutist,  and  not  rest  till  we  obtain  them.  As 
each  State  yields  in  turn  to  these  requests,  the  number  of  colleges  will 
rapidly  multiply,  and  the  courses  of  study  in  the  older  ones  will  have  to  be 
extended  if  they  will  retain  their  prestige. 
J.  Milhau. 
New  York,  Sept.  Wi,  1868. 
Invitations  were  received  and  read  from  the  Faculty  of  the 
University  of  Pennsylvania,  the  College  of  Physicians,  the 
Academy  of  Fine  Arts,  and  the  Managers  of  the  Blind  Asylum. 
Alfred  B.  Taylor,  chairman  of  the  committee  of  arrangements 
for  the  Association,  extended  an  invitation  to  the  members  and 
their  families  to  be  present  at  the  conversazione,  to  be  held 
this  evening  at  8  o'clock. 
On  motion,  the  Association  adjourned  until  to-morrow  morn- 
ing, at  10  o'clock. 
Second  Session. —  Wednesday,  Sept.  9th. 
The  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  Vice-President  B.  J. 
Brown,  at  10  o'clock. 
The  minutes  of  the  first  session  were  read  and  approved. 
On  motion  of  Thomas  S.  Wiegand,  the  medical  profession  were 
invited  to  attend  our  sittings,  by  a  unanimous  vote. 
The  Treasurer,  Charles  A.  Tufts,  now  read  his  report  for  the 
last  year.  The  receipts,  including  balance  on  hand  at  the  be- 
ginning of  the  year,  amount  to  $2713.16  ;  of  this  sum  $1877  arise 
from  contributions  of  members,  $373  from  sale  of  certificates, 
and  $39.77  from  sale  of  Proceedings. 
The  disbursements  amount  to  $2463.36,  of  which  $1508.32 
was  for  the  publication  of  the  Proceedings. 
The  duties  of  the  Treasurer  have  been  unusually  arduous  the 
last  year,  owning  to  the  immense  correspondence  incident  to  the 
carrying  out  of  the  resolutions  of  last  meeting  in  regard  to  life 
membership  and  other  changes  in  the  financial  relations  of  mem- 
bers, which  may  be  best  shown  by  stating  that  the  item  of  post- 
age alone  amounts  to  $126.78. 
On  motion  of  Dr.,  Squibb,  the  report  was  accepted  and  referred 
