'^'^S.'m™'}    Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  .141 
of  secret  partnership  between  physicians  and  druggists,  it  was 
vigorously  declared:  "  The  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  views 
all  such  combinations  as  disreputable  and  unfair  and  it  recommends 
to  its  members  to  abstain  from  them  and  to  discourage  them  as  far 
as  possible."  A  copy  of  this  resolution  was  sent  to  the  Philadelphia 
College  of  Physicians  and  to  the  Philadelphia  Medical  Society,  both 
of  which  organizations  heartily  endorsed  the  declarations  made. 
The  College  of  Physicians  asked  co-operation  in  a  movement  to 
prevent  druggists  from  compounding  medicine  for  customers  with- 
out a  physician's  prescription,  and  the  College  of  Pharmacy  promptly 
acceded  to  this  timely  request. 
In  March,  1825,  the  Journal  of  American  Pharmacy  "  was  con- 
ceived and  the  first  number  issued  a  year  later.  At  the  last  meeting 
in  December,  1828,  it  was  decided  to  present  a  gold  medal  to  the 
student  presenting  the  best  thesis  for  graduation,  the  subject  to 
be  "  a  full  and  original  analysis  in  vegetable  chemistry." 
A  Committee  Report  submitted  April  27,  1829,  said :  "  The  Phila- 
delphia College  of  Pharmacy  has  now  been  in  existence  for  more 
than  eight  years.  During  that  period  it  has,  with  slender  funds 
and  through  many  discouragements,  effected  more  for  the  improve- 
ment of  American  Pharmacy  than  all  that  has  before  been  done  or 
attempted  in  this  country.  It  has  produced  union  and  concert,  a 
more  liberal  spirit  and  more  elevated  views  among  the  apothecaries 
of  Philadelphia.  It  has  had  the  honor  of  establishing  the  first  school 
of  Pharmacy,  which  this  country  has  seen.  It  has  established  the 
first  and  only  American  journal  devoted  exclusively  to  the  science 
and  art  of  the  profession.  It  has  resolved  a  company  of  shop- 
keepers into  a  scientific  association.  It  has  educated  young  men 
with  more  accurate  science  and  more  extensive  knowledge  than  their 
predecessors."  At  this  time  also,  it  was  decided  to  take  another 
step  forward,  through  the  creation  of  a  loan  of  $1000  for  the  pur- 
pose of  purchasing  the  most  approved  chemical  and  philosophical 
apparatus  for  the  use  of  lecturers  of  the  College.  The  publication 
committee  found  itself  facing  serious  problems  from  time  to  time. 
Reference  is  pathetically  made  to  the  "  awful  chasm  "  consequent 
upon  delinquent  subscribers  and  those  withdrawing  subscriptions  to 
the  "  Journal  of  Pharmacy,"  yet  they  courageously  go  forward, 
confident  in  the  belief  of  renewed  support.  It  was  slow  work, 
educating  the  trade  and  profession  to  support  periodical  publica- 
tions. 
