THE  AMEEIGA5T 
JOURNAL  OF.  PHARMACY 
The  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy  was  established  by  the 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  in  1825.  This  ambitious  organi- 
zation, which  had  been  founded  but  four  years  earlier,  already 
realized  the  need  of  an  American  drug  journal.  The  primary  pur- 
pose to  be  served  by  such  a  publication  was  the  education  and  pro- 
fessional advancement  of  those  engaged  in  the  calling.  It  was  not 
only  to  promulgate  the  views  of  the  membership  of  the  College  and 
to  permanently  record  its  activities  but,  far  more  important,  it  was 
to  disseminate  useful  information  presented  in  original  contributions, 
researches  and  essays  and  in  selected  published  articles  so  as  to  ex- 
tend the  knowledge  of  those  engaged  in  the  drug  business  and  the 
professional  services  of  pharmacists. 
It  was  very  fortunate  that  the  initial  direction  of  the  American 
Journal  of  Pharmacy  was  under  the  editorship  of  Daniel  B. 
Smith.  Under  the  wise  guidance  of  that  talented  author,  versatile 
scientist  and  public-spirited  pharmacist,  this  publication  was  estab- 
lished on  a  high  plane  as  an  ethical  journal  devoted  to  the  pharma- 
ceutical sciences.  The  editorial  successors  of  Daniel  B.  Smith  have 
been  Dr.  Benjamin  Ellis,  Dr.  Robert  Eglesfeld  Griffith,  Dr.  Joseph 
Carson,  Prof.  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  Prof.  John  M.  Maisch,  Prof. 
Henry  Trimble  and  Prof.  Henry  Kraemer.  Each  of  these  held  an 
eminent  position  in  his  chosen  field  of  scientific  and  professional 
study  and  each  incumbent  of  the  editorial  chair  has  efficiently  sus- 
tained the  prestige  of  the  Journal. 
Changes  are  inevitable,  and  the  resignation  of  the  editorship  by 
Prof.  Henry  Kraemer,  due  to  his  acceptance  of  a  chair  in  the 
faculty  of  the  University  of  Michigan,  is  regretted  by  the  Com- 
The  Policy  of  the  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy. 
