^tob"'  loos™'}  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  495 
Resolved,  that  we  call  upon  the  city,  county  and  state  pharma- 
ceutical associations  throughout  the  "  dry  "  sections  of  the  country 
to  co-operate  with  the  local  authorities,  prove  the  intention  of  the 
drug  trade  to  respect  the  law.,  show  its  determination  to  tolerate  no 
liquor  evils,  and  assist  in  exposing  and  penalizing  those  druggists 
who  abuse  their  privileges  and  who  thus  drag  the  name  of  Pharmacy 
into  the  mire  of  infamy  and  degradation. 
The  Food  and  Drug  Act  as  an  Educator. 
By  L.  F.  Kebler. 
The  author  referred  to  the  beneficial  influences  of  the  Food  and 
Drugs  Act  of  June  30,  1906.  The  discrepancies  in  the  U.  S. 
Pharmacopoeia  and  National  Formulary  have  to  some  extent  been 
reviewed  and  in  many  cases  adjusted.  A  revision  of  the  labels 
has  been  made  in  connection  with  food  and  drug  products  so  as 
to  conform  to  the  requirements  of  the  law.  Advertisements  have 
been  carefully  gone  over  so  that  they  do  not  contain  statements 
which  are  misleading.  He  also  called  attention  to  the  fact  that 
during  the  past  two  years  there  has  been  a  marked  dearth  in 
chemists  properly  qualified.  Of  the  1400  applicants  for  the  position 
of  inspector  who  took  the  examination  only  about  14  received 
a  marking  of  70  per  cent. 
The  Committee  of  One  Hundred  and  the  American 
Health  League.  ' 
By  M.  I.  Wilbert. 
The  author  showed  the  origin  and  nature  of  the  public  health 
movement  in  the  United  States  and  that  both  political  parties  are 
committed  to  the  establishment  of  a  National  Bureau  of  Health. 
A  resolution  was  offered  and  subsequently  approved  by  the  Asso- 
ciation at  the  general  session  that  the  Association  was  in  accord 
with  the  work  of  the  Committee  of  One  Hundred  and  the  American 
Health  League. 
Commercial  Training  as  a  Factor  in  the  Teaching 
of  Pharmacy. 
By  Joseph  P.  Remington. 
The  author  contends  that  commercial  training  is  as  important 
as  any  other  department  of  instruction  when  planned  so  as  to  give 
what  is  necessary  for  the  pharmacist,  and  to  exclude  the  vast  amount 
of  training  suited  to  other  kinds  of  business. 
