Am.  Jour.  Pharm.  1 
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NEBRASKA  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION.1 
The  twentieth  annual  meeting  was  held  May  7 -9th, at  Lincoln.  The 
President,  A.  W.  Buchheit,  in  his  address,  among  other  things,  said 
that  while  the  examinations  in  pharmacy,  materia  medica,  chemistry 
and  toxicology  are  certainly  the  necessary  and  fundamental  require, 
ments  for  a  candidate's  fitness  for  a  certificate,  a  thorough  general 
education,  at  least  that  afforded  by  a  complete  course  in  the  high 
schools,  should  be  required. 
An  interesting  feature  of  the  meeting  was  a  lecture  by  Prof.  Oscar 
Oldberg,  Northwestern  University. 
The  following  officers  were  elected  for  the  ensuing  year :  Presi- 
dent, P.  Strausbaugh  ;  Vice-Presidents  H.  E.  Brown,  E.  J.  Kelso,  J, 
F.  McKinley,  Victor  Yoeman,  C.  E.  Hopping  ;  Secretary,  W.  M. 
Tonner,  Randolph  ;  Treasurer,  Carl  Speilman.  Recommended  for 
Board  of  Examiners:  D.  J.  Fink,  Holdredge  ;  W.  W.  Kendall, 
Superior;  N.  A.  Kuhn,  Omaha. 
NEW  JERSEY  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  thirty-first  annual  meeting  was  held  in  Trenton,  N.  J.,  May 
22  and  23,  1 901.  The  President,  Stephen  D.  Wooley,  delivered  an 
address  devoted  to  a  recapitulation  of  the  chief  events  in  the  history 
of  the  Association  during  the  past  year.  The  report  of  the  Secre- 
tary, Frank  C.  Stutzlen,  showed  a  membership  of  383,  an  increase 
of  19  over  last  year.  The  report  of  the  Treasurer,  James  C.  Field, 
showed  the  finances  of  the  Association  to  be  in  good  condition. 
The  Secretary  of  the  Board  of  Pharmacy,  Henry  A.  Jorden,  showed 
that  74  passed  the  examinations  for  Registered  Pharmacists,  and 
18  for  Registered  Assistants;  and  that  the  total  number  on  record 
in  good  standing  of  Registered  and  Assistant  Pharmacists  was  1776. 
The  report  of  the  Treasurer  of  the  Board  of  Pharmacy,  William  T. 
Brown,  showed  the  finances  to  be  in  good  condition. 
The  following  is  a  list  of  the  papers  which  were  presented  : 
'  The  Growth  and  Collection  of  Narcotic  Drugs."  By  F.  B.  Kilmer.  The 
author  considered  particularly  those  drugs  indigenous  to  Jamaica,  the  continent 
of  Europe,  England  and  United  States. 
"Cotton  Seed  Oil."  By  P.  E.  Hommell.  The  author  considers  the  use  of 
cotton  seed  oil  in  the  preparation  of  various  medicaments  and  claims  that  olive 
oil  should  replace  it  for  medical  purposes. 
Omaha  Druggist \  p,  20. 
