AMEKICAN  PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
483 
In  the  interim  since  last  meeting,  the  following  gentlemen  were  admitted 
into  the  Association  through  the  action  of  this  committee,  viz : 
Alvah  Littlefield,  of  Boston,  Mass.     II.  J.  Macdonald,  of  Barnwell  Court- 
Augustus  P.  Melzar,    "        "  house,  S.  C. 
Charles  P.  Tufts,  Dover,  N.  H.          Robert  Battey,  Rome,  Ga. 
H.  C.  Blair,  Philadelphia,  Pa.           Felix  Glackmeyer,  Montgomery,  Ala. 
Thomas  Weaver,        "                   Joseph  A.  Lee,  Louisiana 
John  H.  Ecky,           "                   Guilford  T,  Chamberlain,  St.  Louis, 
M.  Henry  Kollock,     "  Missouri 
Charles  Bannvart,  Harrisburg,  Pa.     John  A.  Child,  Madison,  Indiana 
T.  Roberts  Baker,  Richmond,  Va.     J.  C.  Parr,  Cincinnati,  Ohio 
John  Thomson,  Sumpter,  S.  C.  Paul  Reinlein,    "  " 
J.  W.  Dietrich,  Dayton,  Ohio. 
The  duty  of  issuing  circulars  of  invitation  to  the  Druggists  and  Pharma- 
ceutists of  the  United  States  was  duly  executed. 
The  Committee  offer  the  following  suggestions,  viz : 
1st.  That  the  plan  of  offering  prizes  be  abandoned,  as  hitherto  it  has 
failed  in  enlisting  the  talents  of  Pharmaceutists  ;  in  lieu  of  which  it  is 
recommended  that  the  Association,  at  its  annual  meetings,  distribute  sub- 
jects to  individual  members  for  investigation,  to  be  reported  on  at  the  next 
meeting.  Should  any  one  of  them  merit  the  particular  approbation  of  the 
members,  it  may,  on  resolution,  supported  by  two-thirds  of  those  present, 
receive  a  reward  to  be  designated  in  the  resolution. 
2d.  It  is  recommended  that  due  care  should  be  observed  in  selecting 
members  whose  interest  in  the  subjects  will  induce  the  requisite  attention, 
so  that  an  interesting  series  of  reports  may  be  confidently  anticipated. 
2>d.  When  desirable,  a  subject  may  be  submitted  to  two  or  more  mem- 
bers, but  individual  responsibility  is  deemed  most  productive. 
4th.  The  Committee  submitted  a  list  of  subjects  as  an  example  of  what 
they  intend,  but  desire  that  it  will  not  prevent  members  from  suggesting 
others  that  may  be  more  important  and  useful.  (See  page  494  for  this 
list,  with  the  names  of  members  who  have  agreed  to  investigate  them. 
5th.  Proposes  a  form  or  blank  to  be  used  by  the  Executive  Committee 
in  the  admission  of  members,  which  the  candidates  shall  be  required  to 
sign.    (See  page  494.) 
Qth.  Recommends  the  price  of  the  Certificate  to  be  fixed  at  three  dollars. 
7th.  Proposes  the  appointment  of  a  Committee  to  report  to  the  next 
annual  meeting,  on  the  manner  in  which  the  Association  may  most  effi- 
ciently contribute  its  aid  in  the  revision  of  the  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia  at  the 
next  decennial  period,  I860.] 
The  report  of  the  Committee  on  the  Certificate  of  Member- 
ship, Messrs.  Ellis,  Procter,  Meakim,  and  Laidley,  was  read  by 
the  Chairman,  and  a  copy  of  the  new  certificate  exhibited. 
The  report  was  accepted,  and  on  motion  of  C.  B.  Guthrie,  a 
