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"  1.  The  duties  of  a  Hospital  Steward  surpass  in  arduousness  of  execution 
and  intricacy  of  detail,  those  of  any  other  non-commissioned  officer  in  the 
service,  compelling  him  to  possess  a  thorough  knowledge,  not  only  of  the 
Medical,  but  of  the  Commissary,  Ordnance,  and  Quartermaster's  De- 
partments. 
2.  They  exceed — we  state  this  with  the  respect  due  the  rank— the 
duties  and  responsibilities  of  the  rank  asked  for,  in  any  branch  of  the 
service. 
3.  They  are  required  to  possess  a  fair  professional  education — and  to 
undergo  a  strict  examination  previous  to  their  appointment — a  qualifica- 
tion required  only  of  commissioned  officers,  with  this  solitary  exception. 
4.  The  Army  Regulations  already  partially  recognize  the  fact  of  the 
injustice  of  classing  them  with  enlisted  men,  by  allowing  their  resigna- 
tions to  be  favorably  considered,  and  prohibiting  their  reduction  to  the 
ranks. 
5.  Clerks  in  the  Quartermaster's,  Ordnance  and  other  Departments  of 
the  Army,  getting  double,  treble,  and  even  quadruple  their  pay,  are  re- 
quired to  possess  no  superior  attainments,  and  none  of  the  medical  know- 
ledge necessarily  required  of  Hospital  Stewards. 
6.  In  the  execution  of  their  duties  they  are  compelled  to  enforce  obe- 
dience over  two  non-commissioned  ranks  above  them,  a  fact  contrary  to 
the  spirit  of  the  Regulations. 
7.  When  on  detached  duty  at  Departmental  Head-Quarters,  they 
receive  no  extra  pay,  although  an  order  from  the  War  Department 
directs  that  all  enlisted  men  on  such  duty  shall  receive  it ;  here  they  are 
again  treated  as  commissioned  officers  and  not  as  enlisted  men. 
8.  They  have  no  opportunity  for  promotion,  and  can  seek  in  the  appro- 
val of  their  superiors  only,  their  reward  for  duty  faithfully  discharged." 
The  paper  is  published  under  the  superintendence  of  a  central  com- 
mittee of  the  Stewards  at  Washington. 
The  Alumnt  Association  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharjiacy. — 
A  number  of  the  graduates  of  this  Institution  have  formed  an  association 
under  the  above  title,  and  propose  to  hold  a  general  meeting  in  the  present 
month  (March,)  with  a  view  to  its  extension.  The  number  of  graduates 
is  now  so  large  that  a  fair  prospect  offers  for  a  numerous  membership, 
and  with  a  proper  esprit  de  corps  the  association  will  prove  a  useful 
agent  in  upholding  the  professional  character  of  its  members,  and  through 
them,  of  the  Pharmaceutical  body  at  large.  In  our  next  issue  we  hope  to 
notice  the  results  of  the  ensuing  meeting,  and  will  then  give  a  statement  of 
its  organization. 
Saint  Louis  College  of  Pharmacy. — The  following  announcement  of 
the  reorganization  of  Pharmaceutists  in  St.  Louis  under  the  above  title, 
with  the  prospect  of  opening  a  School  of  Pharmacy  the  ensuing  winter, 
will  be  hailed  with  pleasure  by  all  advocates  of  Pharmaceutical  progress. 
The  old  "St.  Louis  Pharmaceutical  Association  "  did  not  survive  the  shock 
of  the  upturning  influences  which  marked  the  breaking  out  of  the  Rebellion, 
and  never  seemed  to  possess  strong  vitality.  We  trust  that  the  new  move- 
ment will  be  made  under  happier  auspices,  and  that  the  St.  Louis  College 
