350  Notes  and  News.  { AmjJu0i^19Poiiirm- 
lie  schools  should  be  advanced,  and  that  there  often  seemed  to  be  a 
gap  between  these  and  the  universities. 
Prof.  Henry  Kraemer  gave  a  short  talk  on  "An  Experiment  in 
the  Growing  of  Medicinal  and  Other  Plants,"  which  was  illustrated 
with  a  number  of  lantern  slides.  The  observations  made  will  be 
embodied  in  a  paper  and  published  later. 
Florence  Yaple, 
Secretary  pro  tern. 
NOTES  AND  NEWS. 
Memorial  services  for  the  late  E.  H.  Sargent  were  held  in  Booth 
Hall,  Northwestern  University  Building,  Chicago,  on  the  afternoon  of  June  8th. 
The  services  were  largely  attended  by  family  friends,  Chicago  druggists  and 
the  faculty  and  students  in  the  School  of  Pharmacy.  As  part  of  the  program, 
President  T.  F.  Holgate  told  of  Mr.  Sargent's  connection  with  the  School  since 
its  inception,  and  of  his  continued  aid  as  a  member  of  its  Executive  Commit- 
tee until  the  time  of  his  death  The  Rev.  Louis  P.  Mercer,  of  Cincinnati,  O., 
for  many  years  pastor  of  the  deceased,  related  incidents  drawn  from  personal 
experiences  illustrative  of  his  character  as  a  man.  Mr.  Henry  Biroth,  Presi- 
dent of  the  Chicago  Veteran  Druggists'  Association,  spoke  on  behalf  of  many 
business  friends  and  associates,  and  Mr.  Albert  E.  Ebert  g  ive  a  short  account 
of  Mr.  Sargent's  services  to  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
University  oe  Michigan.— Owing  to  the  death  of  Dr.  A.  B.  Prescott,  of  the 
University  of  Michigan,  last  February,  the  office  of  Dean  of  the  School  of  Phar- 
macy was  made  vacant.  At  the  last  meeting  of  the  Board  of  Regents,  held  on 
May  13th,  Prof.  J.  O.  Schlotterbeck,  Junior  Professor  of  Pharmacognosy  and 
Botany,  was  elected  to  fill  the  vacancy. 
Prof.  A.  B.  Stevens,  Professor  of  Pharmacy,  who  has  been  studying  at  Berne, 
Switzerland,  for  the  past  two  years,  returns  early  in  September,  and  will  take 
up  his  duties  in  the  School  of  Pharmacy. 
The  Lewis  and  Clark  Pharmaceutical  Congress. — Plans  are  now 
being  matured  to  hold  a  Pharmaceutical  Congress  at  the  Lewis  and  Clark  Ex- 
position, Portland,  Ore.  It  is  proposed  to  convene  the  Congress  July  11-14, 
holding  eight  to  ten  sessions.  The  Washington,  Oregon  and  California  State 
Associations  of  Pharmacy  will  also  hold  joint  sessions  at  that  time.  The  head- 
quarters will  be  at  the  "  American  Inn  "  which  is  in  the  Exposition  grounds. 
Papers  are  to  be  presented  pertaining  to  the  history  of  Pharmacy  and  to  the 
status  of  Pharmacy  on  the  Pacific  Coast.  A  series  of  from  fifty  to  sixty  of 
these  papers  will  be  devoted  to  a  concise  and  carefully  prepared  and  condensed 
report  on  pharmaceutical  progress  up  to  date,  including,  in  so  far  as  possible, 
citations  of  the  more  important  literature  on  the  various  subjects.  It  is  in- 
tended to  appoint  well-known  authorities  on  the  various  branches  of  the  art 
and  science  of  pharmacy,  who  shall  serve  as  chief  contributors,  requesting 
them  to  prepare  the  summaries  as  suggested  above,  giving  them  full  power 
and  authority  to  appoint  assistant  contributors  to  aid  them  in  their  work. 
