304  American-  Pharmaceutical  Association.  {.Amj^ne1[i^?rm* 
macy  for  examination,'  should  be  crystallized  into  action.  Some  twelve  years 
ago,  in  a  conversation  with  Professor  Maisch,  he  stated  'that  if  he  did  not  hold 
a  professorship  in  a  college  of  pharmacy  he  should  strongly  urge  this  matter.' 
At  that  time  perhaps  few  held  such  an  opinion  ;  at  the  present  time  probably 
the  majority  do. 
"  I  should  also  like  to  see  incorporated  into  each  pharmacy  law  '  that  the 
conviction  of  an}r  pharmacist  in  a  court  of  justice  for  violating  the  liquor  or 
license  law  of  his  State  should  forfeit  his  certificate  of  registration.'  This 
would  be  a  much  more  effectual  way  of  killing  off  the  '  saloon  druggist '  than 
by  simply  fining  him.'  " 
Having  considered  a  number  of  subjects  of  a  more  or  less  educational  char- 
acter, the  chairman  then  said  : 
"  I  am  sorry  that  the  good  work  done  by  many  of  the  pharmaceutical  col- 
leges of  our  land  is  not  more  generally  recognized  by  the  public  at  large.  Why 
is  it  that  our  rich  men  (even  druggists  themselves)  leave  their  money  to  uni- 
versities, hospitals,  medical  and  technical  schools,  but  seldom  remember  our 
own  institutions  ?  Is  it  because  we  have  been  so  modest  about  their  worth 
(pharmacists  are  generally  most  modest  men)  that  the  public  does  not  recognize 
their  value  ?  If  it  were  wise  to  let  the  public  know  how  completely  their  fate 
is  often  in  the  hands  of  the  pharmacist,  the  work  of  the  colleges  in  turning  out 
educated  pharmacists  would  be  better  appreciated." 
The  address  was  referred  to  a  committee  consisting  of  Messrs.  C.  S.  N.  Hall- 
berg,  F.  E.  Stewart  and  F.  W.  B.  Stedem. 
The  report  of  the  Secretary,  J.  A.  Koch,  of  Pittsburg,  was  read  and  referred 
to  the  Publication  Committee. 
The  reading  and  discussion  of  the  "  Model  Pharmacy  Law"  was  then  taken 
up,  and  occupied  the  attention  of  the  members  during  the  remainder  of  this 
session,  the  evening  session  and  a  portion  of  the  time  of  the  third  session  Sat- 
urday morning. 
The  draft  of  this  law,  entitled  "  A  general  form  of  pharmacy  law  suitable  for 
enactment  by  the  several  States  of  the  United  States,"  was  framed  by  Prof. 
J.  H.  Beal,  of  Scio,  O.,  and  was  read  by  him  section  by  section  for  discussion 
and  amendment.  The  general  scope  and  meaning  of  the  proposed  law  were 
defined  by  the  author  as  follows  : 
The  Meaning  of  the  Title  "  Model  Law."— At  the  outset,  the  writer  frankly 
admits  that  his  idea  of  what  the  model  should  be  differs  widely  from  that  of 
some  of  the  foremost  writers  upon  the  subject,  and  he,  therefore,  feels  called 
upon  to  set  forth,  briefly,  his  reasons  for  the  draft  which  is  herewith  presented. 
In  the  first  place,  the  writer  is  not  in  accord  with  some  as  to  the  construction 
to  be  placed  upon  the  title  "  Model  Law. "  Many  have  understood  from  this  title 
that  the  proposal  is  for  a  form  of  law  which  shall  be.  ideally  perfect,  both  from  a 
public  and  from  a  professional  standpoint.  From  this  interpretation  the  writer  is 
compelled,  by  what  he  believes  to  be  the  necessities  of  the  case,  to  dissent. 
An  ideal  law  would  be  possible  of  enactment  only  in  an  ideal  community,  and  if 
communities  were  ideally  perfect,  such  a  form  of  law  would  be  useless.  What 
was  meant  by  the  resolution  offered  at  Montreal  was  not  a  form  of  law  which 
should  be  without  fault,  and,  therefore,  incapable  of  further  improvement,  but 
a  workable  draft,  adapted  to  enactment  in  the  various  States  where  any  form  of 
law  revolutionary  in  character  would  not  receive  serious  consideration.  While 
