, 1874-08-20
COLLEGE OF PHARMACY.

An adjourned meoting Of tho College Of
Pharmacy was held At No. IT Dearborn vtroet
yesterday. The hour appointed for commencing
tho proceedings was 2 O'clock, but bofore a
snillcicnt number OF mombors arrived to form
quorum it was considerably after 0. Tho gen.
tlemon present wero Dr.. Paterson lin the chhie).
b1ossrB. Ebort, Bartlett, Willard, Wilson, Mill,
Buck, Rochscl, Broth, Vandszberg, aud Dr..
Trimbao.
The meeting WAS called to order by Mr.. Dart
lott, who said that the principal object OF thoir
assembling was to take into consideration tho
alleged coi1usion existing between physicians
aud druggists BY which, according to certain re-
ports in tho public press, the, former prescribe
patont medicines for thoir patients, aud receive
from tho latter certain considerations in tho
ahape Of free oflco-rooma, aud oven commissions
in money. A committee had boeu appointed, ho
continued. at tho last meeting to report On the
matter. Mr. bartlett concluded By calling Dr.
In taking the chair DR.. Paterson simply drew
the attention Of those present to tho object OF
their meeting, AZ explained by the last speaker.
hlr. stahl having been appointed Secretary,
read tho minutes OF tue last meeting, which
! were approved OF.
Tho Chairman aaid tho next thing In order WAS
the report Of tho Committee Ieferred TO by 1Ir,
Bartlett, and he called upon hls. Buck To pro-
Mr. luck said tho Committee had drawn mp
| sofne Resolutions on tho question. At first he
was unwilling to 8erye on the Committee, as in-
teroated motives were imputed to hlm, but had
finally consented, in tho belef that ho was only
fulfilling hlA duty. He beloved the present
time was the most important in tho history OF
tho Collage. They wore about to decide upon
what syatom tholr buBinuaa HaH 10 bo carried on
tho present was anything but satisfactory,
The resolutions which ho was about to make,
provided for tho rodrcss Of aomo obvious
| wrongs.
WHEREAS, Tho object and aim OF tho Chicago Col
le9e Of Pharmacy has been to further tue advancement
es I ho renons ths exist beswoon uss
and phyalelals and tho pube. and to discourage tho
sao ot i15pss or s.SrsSd drugs ohqne or
WnKuk4s Certain allegations Aave been ,nada in tho
public newarapers, and = nootng Of tho Chicagoso
confirmed that tho practice prevailed Ia this city Of
druggists paying cofnnisa!onA ofmoneY Tor oce reut1
of tneir prescriptions sid has beoa fur.aer sIeeed
that abuses have resulted from the furnishing Of pro.
scrlption blanks BY drHg0tsss and
plystclaua In any form Is direct orpositiop to tic
principles upon which tho college estabahcd il
Nssolpkd, THAT tho maintenance Of just and hono1a-
bic rotations between the phyactans aud ur.sggata
a s ses m S our S1s
sttttes monpy consideration for tho Just clams Of
merit and sIaeauon:
Resorsa, That Invite the assistance aud Corpora.
tion OF to medical socot!cs and especially tho ncdI
ca. colleges. whoso oljceta arc n sympathy with
OWL to ald a iu ettlcavur 10 eulaNclpats our bsi
ncsa from any evils and abuses whiuh prevent md
hinder ts progress.
Feaortd, THAT Committee Of Five bo appointed by
| tho President to coufur with ta C0nl,nitfUo pf tho
Medical 6oeiety, for tia purpose Of doyssug such
| ren,Gdles "a to ttl0sl Will seeln uGstrab!o..
Tho resolutions were adopted, after which SOW
eral Of tho gentlemen donied ell knowledge Of
| tho sllogatlona in question. These gentlosaor
seen,otl to hold tho opinion that physicians were
! greatly to blame for prescribing patent moll-
c,nos; auoh ~ Chorry peotoraI, Bargens'a
| E1lxlr. hloalunn'a Elixir Of Opium, mud eyon lu
| some cases Walkor's YiuogSr lhttcrs woro COM.
pllyalqiaus
! 'Alr. Egbort, OF tho Pharmacist, n monthly
Journal, ,saa exceptionally soyo.o III his donun-
oiations Of tho plYslcisnH, llo thought tho roso-
lutioua covered all the requirements of the case,
hit still La aoutd Like 10 urouQaa that MI druH-