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there is no pharmaceutical course " too good " for him. As for the asser- 

 tion that pharmacy is, after all, simply a " trade," while this may be true 

 to a greater or less extent, there is no good reason why it should be so, 

 and, as a matter of fact, it has been made so, not so much by the public 

 as by the pharmacist himself, who is constantly induced to put in " side 

 lines," as they are called, with the result that the true pharmaceutical de- 

 partment suffers. 



Our contemporary, the Pharmaceutical Era has taken up the subject, 

 and, with a spirit to be admired, has opened its columns to the advocates 

 and adversaries. 



We hope that this discussion will bear good fruit, and are willing to 

 await the result. 



In the meantime, however, let us enjoin upon all our members, as well 

 as graduates of other colleges, the necessity of keeping up the agitation, 

 with the hope that we will win ultimately. It cannot be that our fore- 

 fathers, who organized the various Colleges of Pharmacy, some of which 

 are nearing the age of one hundred years, did so because they expected 

 pecuniary reward ; but rather as a sacrifice on their part to assist the 

 young men to gain a better education than they possessed. One would 

 imagine, if one listened to some of the talk, that nearly every one con- 

 nected with a college literally rolled in wealth, whereas this is not at all so. 



It is the duty of the Alumni Association to protect the best interests 

 not only of the College, but also those of the graduate. 



K (Commendable Stand. 



The Alumni Association at its annual meeting took a firm and decisive 

 stand in a matter which concerned the behavior of its members. It was 

 proven beyond the shadow of a doubt that misconduct is to be punished 

 even if it necessitates the expulsion of the offending members. 



While the whole occurrence is to be regretted, and while it was unfor- 

 tunate that any member should so far forget himself as to cease to be a 

 gentleman, nevertheless, it was just and proper for the Association to act 

 as it did. What is most gratifying is the fact that the members were a 

 unit in the final vote on the question of expulsion. Not one voice was 

 raised in support of the offenders nor was'there one who voted against sum- 

 mary punishment. The Association certainly acted wisely in this matter 

 and we hope that it will be a warning to a few others who are not above 

 reproach as well as a severe lesson to the culprits. 



There is such a thing as being boyish and at times "wild" as it is 

 termed, but let us always be gentlemen ; the high honor and esteem in 

 which the Association is held by the Board of Trustees, by the Faculty 

 and by such of the public as know us, demands that we keep our reputa- 

 tion unsullied and may we never again have cause for complaint as to the 

 behavior of any of our members whether it be in our own councils, in 

 public life or in business. 



