Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
June,  1894. 
Editorial. 
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soon  develops  into  that  actual  knowledge  which  becomes  a  permanent  part  of 
the  student's  mental  equipment. 
These  views  having  been  practically  accepted  by  the  College,  it  became 
simply  a  matter  of  form  for  the  Board  of  Trustees  at  its  meeting  in  April  to 
pass  the  resolutions  which  will  make  the  three-years  course  compulsory  after 
1894.  The  College  realizes,  more  thoroughly  than  ever  before  in  its  history,  the 
responsibility  involved  in  taking  this  important  step.  It  will  probably  have  the 
effect  of  cutting  down  the  size  of  classes,  and  those  who  merely  measure  suc- 
cess by  numbers  may  have  an  opportunity  of  quoting  their  prophecy  that  the 
movement  was  premature  ;  but  if  the  size  of  the  class  diminishes,  the  College 
will  have  the  proud  satisfaction  of  knowing  that  the  quality  has  been  improved, 
and  the  value  of  its  Diploma  will  be  still  further  enhanced.  It  is  to  be  hoped 
that  to  those  who  successfully  complete  their  three-years  course,  a  more  dis- 
tinctive and  appropriate  reward  than  the  title  of  graduate  will  be  conferred  by 
their  Alma  Mater.  J.  P.  R. 
STATE  ASSOCIATION. 
Especial  attention  is  called  to  the  notice,  in  its  appropriate  place  in  this 
number,  of  the  Pennsylvania  Pharmaceutical  Association.  Every  pharmacist 
in  the  State  should  attend  the  meeting,  to  be  held  in  Reading  on  June  12th. 
Pharmacy  has  never  made  more  rapid  strides  forward  than  since  the  formation  of 
state  associations,  commenced  some  fifteen  years  ago.  This  led  to  a  reorganiza- 
tion of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  at  its  Cincinnati  meeting,  in 
1887  ;  and  that  body,  becoming  more  representative,  entered  a  period  of  use- 
fulness which  it  had  not  previously  enjoyed. 
It  is  to  be  hoped  that  there  will  be  no  waning  of  the  enthusiasm  which  has 
heretofore  characterized  the  meetings  of  most  state  associations. 
It  is  true  that  the  business  side  of  pharmacy  has  been,  and  still  is,  undergo- 
ing a  change.  The  advent  of  the  "  cutter  "  has  rendered  a  modification  of 
business  necessary.  The  pharmacist,  in  order  to  make  a  living,  has  been  com- 
pelled to  do  more  than  blindly  hand  out  the  secret  preparations  of  the  pro- 
prietary manufacturer ;  he  has  had  to  educate  himself ;  this  education  has,  in 
part,  been  acquired  through  attendance  at  the  state  association  meetings. 
First  local  formularies  were  issued,  terminating  in  the  publication  of  that  valu- 
able "National  Formulary."  The  result  of  all  this  will  be  the  doom  of  the 
"patent  medicine."  Let  no  one  ignore  the  value  of  his  state  association,  but 
join  in,  and  in  helping  others  he  will  be  helping  himself., 
GENEJRA I,  REGISTER  OF  THE  SII^ESIAN  BOTANICAI,  CIvUB  OF  EXCHANGE. 
This  list  of  exchange  botanical  specimens  has  now  reached  its  twenty-sixth 
year  of  publication,  and  is  under  the  directorship  of  S.  Mayer,  an  apothecary 
of  Mainburg,  Lower  Bavaria. 
The  catalogue  is  made  up  of  a  list  of  botanical  specimens  for  exchange,  and 
of  the  rules  which  govern  the  Society  ;  the  latter  are  given  in  the  German  and 
French  languages,  side  by  side. 
The  object  of  this  Society  is  to  aid  botanists  in  all  parts  of  the  world  to 
exchange  with  one  another.  No  annual  dues  are  charged,  but  a  certain  number 
°f  specimens  are  retained  by  the  Society  for  effecting  the  exchange  ;  for  instance, 
