The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-05

ENDORSE THE Use
OF SYNONYMS
PhAsmacisas Would Like to Have
Tsrn6 Put u Proper Places
il the rhasmAcopoeia When
Rsyised,

\ The I'M dAy % the American
PhArmMc& ASSOCIATION conyen-
ton 81 u x0txerson motel began
with ~ 6n on eoucat1ou anu lse-
ISlxIIB1I N6kih convened in the audi
torium Il Isao.clock.
In hts annual address, Chairman
CnxsIss II. La Wan. OF fhiiaoelpnia,
dwelt at some length on the aues-
tlon Of pharmacy colleges and the
work II Ine atudents.
IT there were more educators
found IN the begisiatures. and II iesis-
lators were better educated. there
would be FAR less confusion in many
cAses.'' said Chairman La Wait
he stated that the ioea education
n where the student learns things ne
- not going TO need or use by meth
DDS that ne is going To use. STU
dents should be taught not to memo
rice facts but to learn TO know where
to lay tneir HANDS on information oil
q specific nature" said Mr.. La Wall.
Continuing. he stated that what Is
need to aid in education Is a method
OF Offering rewards Tor good work on
the part of students. lne effect. he
said, would be TO stimulate continu-
4 Gus effort Examinations. according
zsfo Mr.. La Wall, should not be mag
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pared to compel work OF the reason
ing powers and also TO stimulate the
power OF looking up data and records.
The time Is now ripe for the In
PRODUCTION OF elemental bacterielogy
as Il compulsory course in the coi-
ieges." said MIR. La Wall, and bust
ness ethics should also be part of
the course.
In concluding his address he de-
Tended the use OF Latin names OF
medicines and the use OF that ian
gaage In writing prescriptions. He
Alst defended the use OF the metric
system of weights and measures.
Chairman La Walls address was
warmly received and q COMMITTEES of
thr<e was appointed to take UP for
consideration some of the suggestions
he made. Messrs. McGiiI. HuesteAd
and Lyman were appointed As this
committee.
Secrctary's Report.
Secretary Charles w. johnson. CT
Seattle, Wash. rendered his report.
giving the details OF the various bills
non before the different State iegts-
latures- that have a bearing on the
werk of the association. He stated
that the majority of the bills before
the State bodies are In connection
with the narcotic and liquor questions.
His report gave many details concern
ing the different food and drug bills
that have resulted from legislation In
the States
With reference to schools. he stated
that fifty-six pharmacy colleges had
sent him interesting Information con-
corning their work. He read lists of
the courses OF studies that are COW
cred by these colleges In the differ
ent years OF study
Dr. Wiley Not Present.
Dr. Harvey w. Wiley. OF Washing
ton, ID. G.. who Was on the progr am
TO read paper on Drug Legislation
as an Educator" was not present. He
sent his paper. however. and 1t was
referred to the committee on pub
LEGATION.
Favor synonyms.
The use of synonyms in pharmacy
seems generally favored. In an in
teresting paper on the question Of
Nnonyms. Prof. Joseph r. Rem,ng-
ton. of Philadelphia, pointed out the
advantages Of their use. He stated
that the use of synonyms has been
discouraged for the pas. forty years
by the revision committee OF the
rharmacopoeia, and that as that AZ
that committee will be appointed in
Washington next week, ii is fmpor-
tant that the question be considered
: now.
According to Prof, Remington, the
& pharmacists all favor the use OF the
terms. and that there will never be
many changes made In the labels on
medicines
President Rusty. OF the association
spoke on the question of synonyms
and said that II was most Important
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from the pharmacopoeia and placed
In the back of the book. but that for
convenience they should be placed
directly in the various articles whore
the scientific names are now used.
Other papers on the different ques-
tions relating to education and legis-
\ 3ation were read by DR.. Lyman r.
4 Kebier, Of washington. d. c.: J. w.
England. OF Philadelphia. and C. g.
~. Hallberg, Of Chicago. Ill.
Other Meetings
IN order to facilitate the work Of
the convention. II has been found neg
<ss4ry 70 flx the same hour for one or
mere fneettnxs,rnffd Theses ars being
! held In different reofns at the JefSer-
Il nou Hotel While the meeting or tn
section on education and legislation
was being held in the hotel autito-
RUM. tbs adjourned session Of tho sec
u0n on 6ctenIlHc papers Wan being
i held In another room.
The report Of the COMMITTEES on
B United States Pharmacopoeia WAS be-
run AZ the meeting held Wednesday
Il evening, but was not completed. Mr..
George ~. Berringer. chairman Of tho
committee. read the report. and dis
"a Gua4i0n Mas Ut once begun and was
sgIli In progress when the meeting was
adjourned.
This u matter OF such great Inn
{ p0etance that u II likely the section
Il IN scientific papers VIII not make
much pr0gress along any other lfne.
Tho discusstpH was taken up a9nfn
81 q. 4husMdaY L. mcrnihx ana .cantiRsaed
tlsOu9hout the session.
The RharmacOpoeia II the standard
q Tor drnes and medicine for this coup~
n M that has been adopted under the
HAnfo food ind drugs laws. 2ince Il
y beth = le9al ana professional stan-
ma there - = iarKe nasnbaf In
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