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orated blue and white faience apothecary 

 jars. These jars resemble very closely in 

 shape those seen in the miniature of a 

 15th century ms. showing the furnish- 

 ings of an apothecary's shop of that 

 time ; and they add materially to the in- 

 terest of our Mithridatium and Theriac 

 exhibitions. 



Honorary Fraternities. 



Xew York. March 30, 1916. 



To the Editor of the C. U. C. P. Alumni 

 Journal : 



Should pharmacists have an honorary 

 society? This question often arose in 

 my mind. My answer is yes, and I will 

 endeavor to prove my case. 



In all professions there are honorary 

 societies, and since pharmacy is a pro- 

 fession, there is no reason why it should 

 not also have one. 



These societies are an asset to a pro- 

 fession, because of the fact that they 

 carry on research problems and the pro- 

 fession derives the benefit ultimately. In 

 this way they keep their professions in- 

 formed of the most recent advances in 

 their fields, by holding lectures at stated 

 intervals. 



I will trv to show vou how these socie- 

 ties carry out their work. Out of the 

 senior class 10% of the men attaining an 

 average of 80% or over are recommend- 

 ed by the faculty to the society. The 

 society then votes on the man. The so- 

 ciety elects not only on scholarship, but 

 on character, and what a man has done 

 for the college outside of his regular 

 work. 



The key which is awarded to each of 

 the members is a much coveted honor 

 which is only attained after persistent 

 and conscientious effort. The society 

 holds lectures monthly at which the most 

 prominent men are invited to address 

 them in his particular field. 



To show you how successful these so- 

 cieties are you need only look at Colum- 

 bia Uuiversity, which suppors six of 

 them, which I will name. 



Phi Beta Kappa Collegiate 



Tau Beta Pi Engineering 



Sigma Xi Scientific 



Phi Lamba Upsilon Chemical 



Delta Sigma Rho Law 



Pi Delta Epsilon Journalism 



I hope that this suggestion will meet 

 with the approval of the faculty and 

 students and in the near future see Co- 

 lumbia College of Pharmacy supporting 

 a society. 



J. M. Ro3ENTii.\L, '14. 



T HE DAY OF OPPORTUNIT Y. 



Modern Business urgently needs men 

 who can increase sales, reduce expenses, 

 devise productive policies, detect errors 

 and rectify them, analyze past records 

 and forecast future development, swell 

 profits expected, and create profits un- 

 expected, men who can collect facts and 

 observe facts and figure out facts, and 

 base sound conclusions upon such facts; 

 men who can and do think and reason. To 

 develop such men within the organization 

 itself is now a widely accepted policy 

 of business management. This is the 

 new spirit in ]\Iodern Business, and Mod- 

 ern Business itself is responsible for it. 



The Pace Student. 



