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jects.  As  such  divergence  exists  in  therapeutics,  practically  none 
of  the  examination  to  determine  the  fitness  of  the  candidate  should 
be  taken  up  with  this  subject  ;  and  the  mode  of  getting-  a  patient  well 
should  be  left  to  the  individual  ability  of  each  physician.  Then 
there  is  a  special  section  which  calls  for  the  refusing,  revoking, 
or  suspending  a  license.  One  of  the  reasons  for  revoking  a  license 
is  the  presentation  to  the  medical  council  of  a  court  record  showing 
the  conviction  in  due  course  of  law  of  said  person  for  procuring  or 
aiding  or  abetting  in  producing  a  criminal  abortion  or  miscarriage 
by  any  means  whatsoever. 
Dr.  Clayton  M.  Thrush  read  a  paper  entitled  "  What  Percentage 
of  Pharmaceutical  Graduates  Should  Fail  before  our  Pharmaceutical 
Examining  Boards  ?  "  in  which  he  pointed  out  that  a  larger  propor- 
tion of  the  applicants  for  registration  failed  since  the  adoption  of  the 
prerequisite  law  than  formerly,  and  inclined  to  the  view  that  the 
examinations  of  the  State  Board  were  not  a  fair  test  of  the  appli- 
cant's knowledge  or  ability.  In  order  to  correct  this  condition  he 
suggested  that  the  time  for  holding  the  examinations  be  extended 
so  as  to  cover  four  or  five  days. 
The  chairman  then  called  attention  to  the  proposed  Pharmacy 
Act  for  Pennsylvania  which  was  to  be  presented  at  the  meeting 
of  the  Legislature  next  spring  and  which  represented  the  concerted 
action  of  various  pharmaceutical  and  medical  bodies  which  were  dele- 
gated to  outline  such  an  Act  (see  American  Journal  of  Phar- 
macy, February,  1907,  p.  96). 
The  draft  of  the  Act  was  read  by  the  Secretary  (American  Jour- 
nal of  Pharmacy,  January,  1909,  p.  36),  after  which  it  was  dis- 
cussed by  various  members  present :  Representative  Theodore 
Campbell,  Charles  Rehfuss,  Prof.  Charles  H.  LaWall,  C.  P.  Gabell, 
Dr.  Clement  B.  Lowe,  Ambrose  Hunsberger,  Edwin  M.  Boring,  and 
the  Secretary. 
A  resolution  was  passed  endorsing  the  proposed  Act  in  the  form 
in  which  it  was  read.  A  motion  was  also  passed  recommending  that 
if  practicable  a  statement  should  be  added  to  Section  3,  requiring,  that 
in  case  any  drug  or  preparation  varies  from  the  Pharmacopceial 
or  other  standards,  the  degree  of  variation  from  the  standard  be 
given  on  the  label. 
The  following  papers  were. also  read:  "The  Canadian  National 
Formulary,"  by  Prof.  Charles  H.  LaWall  (see  the  January  issue  of 
this  Journal,  p.  11),  and  on  (t  Liquor  Sodii  Phosphatis  Composi- 
