CONVENTION  RELATIVE  TO  PHARMACEUTICAL  EDUCATION.  501 
From  California  Pharmaceutical  Associatiofi,  Mr.  W.  T. 
Wenzell. 
From  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy/,  Professors  Procter 
and  Maisch,  Messrs.  A.  B.  Taylor,  Henry  N.  Rittenhouse  and 
Dr.  Wilson  H.  Pile. 
From  I^ew  Jersey  Pharmaceutical  Association,  Messrs.  Ran- 
dall Rickey  of  Trenton,  Julius  Fehr  of  Hoboken,  Edward  F. 
Kelly  of  Newark,  William  Rust  of  New  Brunswick,  Joseph^^De 
La  Cour,  Jr.,  of  Camden. 
From  Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy,  Prof.  Geo.  F.  H. 
Markoe,  and  Messrs.  Chas.  A.  Tufts  and  Samuel  M.  Colcord. 
The  Secretary  read  the  call  issued  by  the  Maryland  College 
of  Pharmacy  April  2l8t,  1870. 
On  motion,  it  was  resolved  that  each  delegation  nominate  one 
of  its  members  to  form  a  Committee  to  nominate  permanent  offi- 
cers. This  Committee  consisted  of  Mr.  E.  H.  Sargent  of  Chi- 
cago, Mr.  G.  C.  Close  of  New  York,  Prof.  G.  F.  Markoe  of 
Boston,  Prof.  J.  Faris  Moore  of  Baltimore,  Mr.  Julius  Fehr  of 
Hoboken,  N.  J.,  Mr.  W.  T.  Wenzell  of  San  Francisco,  Mr.  A. 
B.  Taylor  of  Philadelphia. 
On  motion,  resolved  that  the  permanent  officers  consist  of  a 
President  and  a  Secretary. 
The  Nominating  Committee  then  proposed  for  President  Mr. 
Joseph  Roberts,  of  Baltimore ;  for  Secretary,  Prof.  J.  Faris 
Moore — who  were  unanimously  elected. 
The  discussion  commenced  by  the  President  stating  the  object 
for  which  the  meeting  was  called,  which  was  embraced  in  the 
following  questions,  which  were  read : 
Shall  there  be  an  educational  standard  established,  to  be  verified  by  an 
examination  exacted  from  all  proposing  to  learn  the  profession  of  Phar- 
macy ? 
If  so,  what  shall  that  standard  be  ? 
Shall  said  examination  be  had  prior  to  receiving  the  apprentice  by  his 
preceptor,  or  prior  to  receiving  him  as  a  student  in  a  College  of  Phar- 
macy ? 
What  term  and  style  of  apprenticeship  shall  be  exacted  ? 
What  branches  taught,  what  text-books  used,  and  what  form  of  exami- 
nation adopted,  that  there  may  be  an  uniform  standard  for  all  graduating 
in  Pharmacy? 
