354  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.    {  Amj^ri9iSarm- 
him  in  the  present  state  of  medicine,  and  that  this  is  due  mainly 
to  the  fact  that  a  vast  army  of  men  is  admitted  to  the  practice  of 
medicine  who  are  untrained  in  sciences  fundamental  to  the  pro- 
fession and  quite  without  a  sufficient  experience  with  disease." 
As  an  illustration  of  the  inadequate  nature  of  medical  training, 
at  the  present  time,  it  is  pointed  out  that  nearly  one-half  of  the  150 
medical  schools  in  this  country  have  an  annual  income  of  less  than 
10,000  dollars,  while  by  far  the  greater  number  of  schools  attempt  to 
limit  their  expenses  to  the  fees  received  from  students. 
The  existence  of  so  many  weak  or  inefficient  medical  schools 
would  indicate  a  lack  of  professional  patriotism  on  the  part  of  those 
who  were  instrumental  in  their  founding  while  the  fact  that  at  the 
present  time  the  number  of  weak  schools  is  actually  being  reduced, 
despite  the  monetary  loss  that  is  necessarily  involved,  is  perhaps  the 
most  significant  indication  of  progress  in  matters  medical. 
It  should  be  noted  that,  indirectly,  this  book  is  the  most  severe 
arraignment  of  pharmacy,  its  ideals  and  its  achievements  that  one 
would  care  to  see.  Looking  ahead  there  is  no  mistaking  the  evi- 
dence that  it  is  an  indication  of  what  we  as  pharmacists  must 
measure  up  to,  if  we  wish  to  continue  to  take  an  active  part  in 
developing  the  sciences  of  medicine  and  it  most  assuredly  constitutes 
a  warning  that  should  not  be  ignored. 
Some  day,  and  that  perhaps  not  in  the  far  off  future,  the  spirit, 
ideals  and  facilities  of  our  pharmaceutical  schools  will  be  investi- 
gated and  commented  upon  much  in  the  same  way  as  are  the 
resources  and  possibilities  of  the  medical  schools  in  this  volume. 
So  long  as  pharmacy  essays  to  be  an  integral  part  of  medicine 
it  must  live  up  to  and  comply  with  the  requirements  that  are  being- 
made  of  those  engaged  in  the  practice  of  medicine  itself,  and  pharma- 
ceutical schools  dare  not  lag  far  behind  the  requirements  that  are 
being  made  of  medical  colleges. 
To  the  American  Medical  Association  the  active  members  of 
which  have  done  and  are  now  doing  such  yeoman  service  in  calling 
attention  to  the  overproduction  of  uneducated  and  ill-trained  medi- 
cal practitioners,  this  volume  is  a  tribute  that  no  amount  of  dis- 
paragement by  otherwise  interested  individuals  can  counteract. 
As  noted  above,  however,  every  pharmacist  who  is  interested  in 
the  progress  of  the  sciences  of  medicine  or  in  the  public  welfare 
should  read  and  ponder  over  this  report  for  himself. 
The  book  may  be  obtained  by  enclosing  17  cents  for  postage  with 
a  request  to:  The  Carnegie  Foundation  for  the  Advancement  of 
Teaching,  576  Fifth  Avenue,  New  York. 
M.  I.  WlLBERT. 
