5 1 8  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  {ArocSer,Ii9™' 
The  doctor  must  desist  from  advertising  the  narcotics,  whenever  he 
uses  or  prescribes  them.  The  secret  use  of  them  must  be  prevented 
as  much  as  possible  through  registration  of  the  sale.  This  does 
not  mean  that  the  information  shall  become  public,  other  than 
to  authorized  legal  agents ;  but  the  fact  that  the  user  knows  his 
name  frequently  appears  on  record  as  a  purchaser  is  sufficient  to 
make  him  or  her  stop  and  think  of  the  affliction,  and  perhaps  in  the 
moments  of  sound  reason  gather  courage  to  battle  against  the  use 
of  the  narcotic. 
What  Educational  Qualifications  Should  a  College  of  Phar- 
macy Demand  of  its  Prospective  Students  ? 
What  of  its  Graduates  ? 
By  Frank  E.  Fisk. 
The  author  is  of  the  opinion  that  colleges  of  pharmacy  should 
demand  of  prospective  students,  as  a  foundation  for  the  study  of 
pharmacy,  the  equivalent  of  a  high-school  education,  which,  how- 
ever, need  not  be  acquired  at  a  high  school,  registration  as  appren- 
tice to  the  drug  business  by  a  State  Board  of  Pharmacy  by 
examination,  and  an  actual  apprenticeship  of  at  least  one  year 
under  a  competent  person  in  a  pharmacy  ;  and  that  colleges  of 
pharmacy  should  require  of  their  graduates  educational  qualifica- 
tions that  best  equip  them  for  the  pursuance  of  their  chosen  profes- 
sion, fulfilling  their  own  mission  meanwhile  by  providing  such 
changes  in  equipment  and  curricula  in  addition  to  the  best  efforts 
of  the  faculty,  as  seem  to  be  demanded  by  the  pharmaceutical  pro- 
fession in  its  constant  evolution. 
Laboratory  Teaching  of  Materia  Medica. 
By  R.  A.  Hatcher. 
The  author  states  that  he  has  obtained  encouraging  results  by 
having  the  students  test  the  various  drugs  for  their  chief  constitu- 
ents whenever  practicable,  expecting  them  to  keep  laboratory  notes 
to  be  used  in  connection  with  the  lectures. 
