II2         Meeting  of  New  York  Branch  A.  Ph.  A.  {^bmlry^giT* 
ciation  was  brought  to  such  a  sudden  termination.  The  speaker 
described  the  fine  qualities  of  Joseph  Price  Remington,  his  work  in 
the  Association  and  his  work  in  general. 
A  letter  from  Mr.  George  M.  Beringer  was  next  presented  and 
read  by  the  secretary.  Mr.  Beringer  explained  that  due  to  an  ac- 
cident he  greatly  regretted  being  unable  to  attend  the  meeting.  He 
enclosed,  however,  "An  Appreciation  of  Professor  Joseph  Price 
Remington "  and  "  A  Tribute  to  Charles  Holzhauer,"  which  were 
read  by  the  secretary. 
AN  APPRECIATION  OF  PROFESSOR  JOSEPH  P.  REMINGTON. 
In  the  death  of  Professor  Joseph  P.  Remington,  American  pharmacy  has 
lost  its  most  renowned  advocate  and  its  most  prominent  teacher.  No  man 
has  exerted  a  greater  influence  in  pharmaceutical  circles  during  the  past 
quarter  of  a  century  than  has  this  illustrious  pharmacist  whose  earthly  career 
ceased  with  the  first  day  of  the  year. 
Joseph  P.  Remington  was  in  the  truest  sense  of  the  term  a  "  self-made 
man."  Gifted  by  nature  and  with  a  laudable  ambition,  by  personal  effort 
and  study  he  overcame  the  handicap  of  having  been  compelled,  because  of 
the  decease  of  his  parent,  to  leave  the  Central  High  School  of  Philadelphia 
without  having  completed  the  four  years'  course.  His  practical  pharmaceu- 
tical training  was  under  such  prominent  men  as  Charles  Ellis  and  Dr.  E.  R. 
Squibb.  His  association  during  the  formative  period  of  his  early  manhood 
with  many  of  the  leading  pharmacists  of  that  time  undoubtedly  had  a  decisive 
influence  upon  his  future  career. 
As  the  assistant  of  those  pioneer  teachers  of  pharmacy,  Professors 
Procter  and  Parrish,  he  received  an  inspiration  and  as  the  successor  of  these 
eminent  men  it  became  his  duty  to  develop  their  plans  and  ideals  and  to  him 
must  be  accorded  the  credit  of  having  firmly  established  the  teaching  of  the 
theory  and  practice  of  pharmacy. 
As  a  teacher  Professor  Remington  was  justly  celebrated  for  his  ability 
and  success  in  that  field  of  labor.  During  the  nearly  fifty  years  that  he 
devoted  to  teaching  pharmacy,  he  has  instructed  more  students  than  have 
listened  to  any  other  teacher  in  that  profession.  His  presentation  of  the 
subject  matter  of  his  lectures  was  always  clear,  the  experiments  and  illustra- 
tions appropriate  and  very  commonly  the  facts  were  driven  home  by  some  apt 
story  or  anecdote  that  made  their  retention  more  easy.  He  never  missed  an 
opportunity  of  impressing  upon  his  classes  the  responsibility  of  the  pharma- 
cist and  his  students  were  thoroughly  imbued  with  the  ethics  of  their  calling. 
Not  the  least  important  service  that  Professor  Remington  has  rendered  to 
pharmacy  was  through  his  personal  contact  with  students.  By  his  personality 
he  won  their  esteem  and  enjoyed  their  confidence  in  a  very  large  extent  and 
