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Although  the  examinations  were  not  so  rigid  as  those  required  by  the  colleges,  yet 
they  were  such  as  would  warrant  to  the  citizens  a  safe  dispensing  of  medicines.  The 
Board  commends  the  action  of  the  Rhode  Island  Medical  Society  in  deciding  to 
adopt  the  metric  system  of  weights  and  measures  after  Jan.  ist,  1880.  The  Phar- 
maceutical Association,  they  say,  had  adopted,  a  resolution  to  co-operate  with  the 
doctors  in  the  matter,  and  hereafter  tne  Board  would  require  a  knowledge  of  the 
system  by  all  applicants  for  registration. 
New  York  Pharmaceutical  Association.  — We  are  pleased  to  learn  that  during 
the  present  month,  May  21st,  the  initiatory  meeting  will  be  held  at  Utica.  We  hope 
that  the  new  association  will  at  once  be  established  upon  a  firm  basis. 
Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association. — As  will  be  seen  from  the  announce- 
ment on  page  1 1  of  our  advertising  sheet,  the  second  annual  meeting  will  take  place 
in  Pittsburg,  on  the  second  Tuesday  of  June.  All  who  desire  to  become  members 
should  address  the  Chairman  of  the  Executive  Committee,  Chas.  Cressler,  Cham- 
bersburg,  Pa. 
Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy. —The  twenty-seventh  annual  commencement 
was  held  at  the  Academy  of  Music,  Baltimore,  on  the  evening  of  March  24th. 
National  College  of  Pharmacy  at  Washington,  D.  C— The  annual  meeting  of 
the  National  College  of  Pharmacy  was  held  April  7th,  at  the  lecture-hall  of  the 
College,  with  a  good  attendance  of  its  members.  The  address  of  the  retiring  Presi- 
dent, Mr.  John  A.  Milburn,  reviewed  the  progress  made  during  the  year  in  a  very 
able  and  interesting  manner,  and  was  full  of  valuable  suggestions  for  the  future.  The 
reports  of  the  Secretary,  Treasurer  and  the  various  committees  showed  the  College 
to  be  in  a  prosperous  condition,  and  that  the  institution  had  become  self-sustaining. 
The  election  of  officers  for  the  ensuing  collegiate  year  resulted  in  the  choice  of 
Messrs.  J.  D.  O'Connell  as  President,  John  R.  Major  and  G.  G.  C.  Simms  as 
Vice-Presidents,  Chas.  Becker  as  Secretary,  W.  G.  Duckett  as  Treasurer,  and  Karl 
Kullberg,  J.  S.  Jones,  J.  W.  Drew,  R.  B.  Ferguson,  Z.  W.  Cromwell,  John  A. 
Milburn  and  W.  S.  Thompson  as  additional  Trustees. 
The  graduates  who  successfully  passed  the  examination  and  received  the  degree  of 
the  College  are  Messrs.  S.  W.  Bower,  Nelson  Head,  H.  W.  Hodges,  T.  A.  T. 
Judd,  Harry  Standiford  and  W.  E.  Shaffer. 
Chicago  College  of  Pharmacy.— At  the  annual  meeting,  held  April  ist,  the  insti- 
tution was  reported  in  a  flourishing  condition.  The  regular  examinations  have  been 
held,  and  sixteen  candidates  have  passed  them  with  credit.  The  following  officers 
were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year  :  President,  Prof.  C.  G.  Wheeler  ;  Vice-Presi- 
dents, George  Buck  and  Prof.  F.  M.  Goodman;  Recording  Secretary,  G.  H. 
Ackerman  5  Corresponding  Secretary,  H.  Biroth  5  Treasurer,  A.  G.  Vogeler ;  and 
the  following  Board  of  Trustees  :  Messrs.  Sargent,  Whitfield,  Mills,  Jacobus, 
Borland,  Bartlett,  Cowdrey,  Coffin,  Somers  and  Harting 
