THE ALUMNI JOURNAL. 



83 



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Vol. I. 



May I, 1894. 



No. 4. 



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AMERICAN PHARMACEUTICAL ASSO= 

 CIATION. 



One of the greatest blessings to our 

 scientific and professional men are the 

 annual meetings of the various associa- 

 tions devoted to the advancement of the 

 sciences and professions. While it is 

 true, that some of these associations have 

 resorted to questionable methods for ob- 

 taining a large membership, and conse- 

 quently their membership does not 

 wholly represent the spirit and intent of 

 the founders of these societies, still the 

 American Pharmaceutical Association 

 may be said to be free from such a stain in 

 its management, and quite well represents 

 in its ranks the prominent workers in the 

 American pharmaceutical craft. The re- 



sult is that each year are produced, in 

 the different sections devoted to scientific 

 papers, education and legislation, some 

 original papers and new ideas for the ad- 

 vancement of pharmacy. Investigators 

 from the laboratories in colleges and 

 stores, are also able at these meetings to 

 discuss new methods and processes and 

 appliances which they have found of 

 value in their respective lines of research. 

 The benefits accruing from such oppor- 

 tunities are inestimable. At these an- 

 nual meetings, furthermore, men recuper- 

 ate and recreate themselves for another 

 year's work. Many of us are prone to 

 think that we must work continually in 

 our own libraries or laboratories in order 

 to accomplish our best work. This is a 

 great mistake, for Darv/in conceived of 

 the theory of evolution while on a sea 

 voyage, and Newton discovered the law 

 of gravitation while lying under an apple- 

 tree. The highest conceptions come to 

 the hardest students, and the most seri- 

 ous obstacles are removed from them fre- 

 quently, when they pass into some change 

 of scene -and new field of thought. 



The next place of meeting of the 

 American Pharmaceutical Association is 

 in Asheville, N. C, on Sept. 3d. It is 

 particularly well situated for the access 

 of members from a large number of our 

 large cities, being nearly equi-distant 

 from New York, St. L,ouis, New Orleans, 

 Chicago, etc. Asheville, as is well 

 known, with a charm of situation pecu- 

 liarly its own, offers attractions to sum- 

 mer and winter visitors in its pure, in- 

 vigorating air, scenery, grand beyond 

 description, and first-class hotel accom- 

 modations. The number of inhabitants 

 of Asheville is about 1,400, having in- 

 creased nearly 500 per cent, during the 

 past fifteen years. 



The ride from New York is most inter- 

 esting, and particularly grand and re- 

 markable when the tortuous ascent of 



