4  Prof.  /.  M.  Maisch.  {^f^.;?^ 
until  1 87 1,  when  he  was  compelled  to  dispose  of  it,  in  order  to  give 
his  whole  attention  to  his  duties  at  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Phar- 
macy and  the  Secretaryship  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Asso- 
ciation. In  1856,  Mr.  Maisch  joined  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association,  and  in  i860  was  made  Reporter  on  the  Progress  of 
Pharmacy.  Here  he  introduced  the  arrangement  of  the  articles 
which  has  since  been  retained.  In  1863,  he  was  made  First  Vice- 
President;  in  1865,  was  elected  Permanent  Secretary,  which  position 
he  retained  until  the  time  of  his  death.  When,  in  1 867,  the  Ameri- 
can Pharmaceutical  Association  offered  its  assistance  to  the  legisla- 
tures of  the  several  States,  with  a  view  of  formulating  pharmacy  laws, 
Prof.  Maisch  collected  by  correspondence  with  the  Governors  of  the 
several  states  the  laws  and  regulations  then  in  force,  and  he  retained 
his  interest  in  this  subject  as  long  as  he  lived.  Until  the  time  of 
his  return  to  Philadelphia,  in  1856,  on  account  of  the  pressure  of 
other  duties,  Mr.  Maisch  had  no  chance  to  use  a  microscope,  but 
towards  the  end  of  1 860  he  induced  the  College  of  Pharmacy  to  obtain 
a  good  one,  he  himself  collecting  from  the  members  a  part  of  the 
purchase -money.  The  microscope  arrived  in  the  beginning  of 
1 86 1,  and  was  used  by  Prof.  Maisch  in  his  work  until  he  came  in 
possession  of  one  himself.  His  early  love  for  Microscopy  was 
shown  by  these  successful  efforts  in  inducing  the  College  to  procure 
a  fine  instrument.  With  this  he  made  a  number  of  investigations 
and  ultimately  was  able  to  procure  an  instrument  of  his  own. 
The  College  of  Pharmacy  attracted  the  attention  of  Mr.  Maisch  as 
soon  as  he  arrived  in  Philadelphia,  and  it  was  not  long  before  he 
was  elected  a  member  and  became  a  contributor  to  its  Journal.  The 
earnest  manner  and  industrious  habits  of  the  young  German  made 
an  indelible  impression  upon  the  Editor  of  the  Journal  and  the  Pro- 
fessor of  Pharmacy  in  the  College,  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.  To  such  an 
extent  had  the  subject  of  this  sketch  impressed  his  favorable  quali- 
ties upon  the  members  of  the  College  and  all  who  had  come  to 
know  him,  that  it  was  not  surprising  to  find  that  upon  the  relin- 
quishment of  the  chair  of  Pharmacy,  in  1866,  by  Prof.  Procter,  on 
account  of  ill  health,  that  John  M.  Maisch  was  called  upon  to  fill 
the  vacancy.  In  1867,  however,  Prof.  Maisch  exchanged  chairs 
with  Prof.  Parrish  and  at  the  same  time  the  title  of  the  chair  of 
Materia  Medica,  formerly  held  by  Prof.  Parrish,  was  enlarged  so 
that  it  became  that  of  "  Materia  Medica  and  Botany."    This  was  a 
