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One  of  the  most  important  results  of  this  adherence  to  a  high 
standard  is  the  undoubted  fact  that  we  attract  students  of  a  higher 
calibre  and  standing  than  we  would  if  our  standard  were  lower.  The 
students  of  this  department  are,  as  far  as  preliminary  training, 
scholarship  and  general  standing  are  concerned,  on  a  par  with  those 
of  the  other  departments  of  the  University.  Of  course,  not  all  stu- 
dents residing  in  Minnesota  and  studying  pharmacy  are  enrolled 
with  us ;  probably  not  half. 
We,  here  in  Minnesota,  are  not  content,  however,  with  having 
established  the  high-school  qualification,  but  we  have  aimed  at  the 
same  time  to  increase  the  professional  requirements ;  in  this  we  have 
also  been  very  successful.  For  the  past  ten  years  I  have  laid  the 
foundation  for  a  law  making  a  college  training  in  pharmacy  obliga- 
tory for  all  those  who  desire  to  practice  pharmacy,  and  in  1903  I 
succeeded  in  having  a  resolution  adopted  by  our  State  Association, 
instructing  its  legislative  committee  to  take  all  necessary  steps  to 
have  such  a  law  enacted  when  the  Legislature  meets  in  January, 
1905. 
As  the  Association  has  always  in  the  past  succeeded  in  having 
all  such  laws  passed  which  it  favored  and  in  killing  all  such  bills  of 
which  it  disapproved,  we  feel  quite  certain  of  success. 
Very  truly  yours, 
Frederick  J.  Wulling. 
The  University  of  Minnesota. 
August  i i,  1904. 
Dear  Professor  Kraemer: 
Your  favor  of  the  1st  instant,  calling  attention  to  an  article  in  the 
last  issue  of  the  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy  by  Professor 
Searby,  entitled  "  When  Shall  High-School  Graduation  or  its  Equiv- 
alent be  Enforced  by  Colleges  of  Pharmacy  as  a  Condition  of 
Entrance,"  was  duly  received. 
I  am  in  hearty  accord  with  Professor  Searby  upon  the  general 
proposition  of  higher  education  as  a  requirement  for  entrance  into 
our  colleges,  but  believe  the  interests  of  all  concerned  demand  that 
when  first  introduced  such  requirement  shall  be  somewhat  less  than 
high-school  graduation,  for  while  this  standard  is  most  desirable  and 
must  ultimately  be  attained,  we  must  keep  in  mind  the  possible 
effect  of  too  high  a  standard  upon  the  retail  drug  trade  and  guard 
against  a  reduction  in  the  number  of  college  graduates  as  clerks. 
