A^'cto°ber  1908™'}  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  499 
fairness  and  justice  may  demand.  This  representation  is  to  be 
brought  about  by  the  harmonious  action  of  the  Board  of  Health 
and  the  pharmacists  of  the  state.  We  contend  that  this  is  the 
most  wholesome  kind  of  reform  when  reform  is  needed,  a  reform 
that  is  brought  about  by  harmonious  action  rather  than  conten- 
tion. In  Kansas  the  Board  of  Health  has  attached  to  it  as  far  as 
possible  an  advisory  board  representing  the  different  professions 
and  commercial  interests.  When  any  matters  come  up  that  seriously 
affect  the  pharmacist,  a  committee  composed  of  representative 
pharmacists  is  called  in  for  consultation,  and  a  pharmacist  is  a 
member  of  the  Advisory  Board. 
The  Next  Step — A  Practical  Plan  for  the  Professional 
Advancement  of  Pharmacists. 
By  George  H.  Meeker. 
The  author  proposes  a  plan  based  upon  the  cooperation  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association  and  the  American  Medical 
Association  in  examining  and  certifying  clinical  chemists ;  in  estab- 
lishing the  official  laboratory  standards ;  in  adopting  a  special  code 
of  ethics ;  in  educating  the  public ;  and  in  demanding  from  national, 
state  and  local  governments  the  recognition  of  the  principle  that 
physicians  and  pharmacists  contribute  the  intelligent  public  opinion 
regarding  the  purity  and  wholesomeness  of  foods  and  drugs. 
The  plan  is  as  follows : 
1.  Let  the  A.  Ph.  A.  appoint  a  special  committee  and  invite  the 
A.  M.  A.  to  appoint  a  similar  committee. 
2.  Let  these  two  committees  combine  and  organize. 
3.  Let  the  combined  committees  take  steps  to  bring  about  finally 
the  following  state  of  affairs: 
A.  A  national  central  examining  board  representing  the  A.  Ph. 
A.  and  the  A.  M.  A.  will  conduct  examinations  of  applicants 
who  desire  to  obtain  the  title  of  "  Certified  Clinical  Chemist " 
together  with  the  privileges  accruing  from  the  same.  These  examina- 
tions will  be  uniform,  will  be  conducted  simultaneously  by  various 
local  committees  and  will  be  modeled  after  the  U.  S.  Civil  Service 
examinations. 
B.  The  examinations  will  be  based  upon  the  "  Official  Clinical 
Laboratory  Methods  " ;  will  be  both  theoretic  and  practical ;  will 
be  rigid,  searching  and  impartial ;  and  will  require  a  high  proficiency, 
say  90  per  cent.,  for  success. 
