AsTptJembe?!i903.'" }    American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  439 
special  session  of  Board  of  Pharmacy  members  at  the  section  meet- 
ing of  the  A.  Ph.  A.  in  1904.  The  following  committee  was 
appointed :  George  Reimann,  chairman ;  George  W.  Voss,  W.  L. 
Cliffe,  D.  F.  Jones  and  Fletcher  Howard. 
"  High  Class  Druggists,"  or  the  Privilege  and  Duty  of 
the  Pharmacist. 
By  C.  S.  N.  Hallberg. 
The  author  referred  to  the  scurrilous  innuendos  in  the  daily  press 
recently,  prompted  by  degenerate  patent  medicine  advertisers  on 
the  subject  of  substitution  by  the  pharmacist,  and  asked :  "  How  can 
pharmacists  be  regarded  as  professional  men  unless  they  resent  such 
unscrupulous  methods  of  degenerate  patent  medicine  advertisers  ? 
Let  us  remember  the  advice  of  the  chief  executive,  '  Learn  not  to 
hit,  but  if  you  must  hit,  hit  hard.'  " 
Plant  Analysis  as  Part  of  the  Pharmacy  Course. 
By  L.  E.  Sayre. 
The  author  in  continuing  the  paper  presented  last  year  gave  an 
outline  of  a  course  in  plant  analysis  to  be  incorporated  as  a  part  of 
the  regular  pharmacy  course. 
From  Strength  to  Strength. 
By  Ralph  B.  Gable. 
In  an  interesting  and  readable  paper,  which  might  be  profitably 
sent  to  every  pharmacist  in  the  United  States,  the  author  advocates 
increasing  the  membership  of  the  A.  Ph.  A.  by  the  use  of  a  series  of 
special  mailing  cards.  The  paper  was  referred  to  the  committee  on 
general  membership,  and  C.  A.  Mayo  moved  that  the  committee  on 
membership  be  made  a  reception  committee  also ;  this  motion  being 
finally  adopted  by  the  Association  at  the  general  session. 
Increasing  the  Membership  and  Influence  of  the  A.  Ph.  A. 
By  Frederick  T.  Gordon. 
The  author  suggested  the  formation  ot  local  sections  as  in  the 
American  Chemical  Society.  The  paper  aroused  considerable 
discussion  and  Caswell  A.  Mayo  moved  the  appointment  of  a 
