THE ALUMNI JOURNAL 51 



A New Course of Graduate Instruction for the Training of 

 FOOD AND DRUG ANALYSTS 



AT THE 



COLLEGE OF PHARMACY 



OF THE CITY OF NEW YORK 



As a result of recent legislation establishing standards of purity for 

 foods and drugs, there has already arisen a keen and extensive demand 

 for the services of competent chemical and microscopical analysts, 

 services for which the ordinary graduate in pharmacy is not qualified. 

 It has recently been declared by the chief chemist of the U. S. 

 Department of Agriculture that the present demand for such analysts 

 is ten times as great as the supply. This demand is certain to increase 

 rapidly, as similar legislation is enacted by the several states and 

 larger cities. Not only will men be required to fill regular positions 

 as analysts, but work will be demanded in many pharmacies. 



The regular Graduate Course of this College, leading to the degree 

 of Doctor of Pharmacy, was devised, and is admirably adapted to 

 afford a preparation for work of this kind, but this course is now open 

 only to those who possessed a high school education or its equivalent 

 at the time of beginning their under-graduate pharmacy course, which 

 course must have comprised two full academic years, from October to 

 June. Although the percentage of such graduates is steadily increasing, 

 their present number is relatively small, and we deem it our duty to 

 the public, as well as to our graduates, to make some additional 



