486  San  Francisco  Meeting  of  the  A.  P.  A.  m™' 
The  Section  on  Education  and  Legislation  was  unusually  popular. 
It  held  a  joint  session  with  the  Conference  of  Faculties  and  Boards 
of  Pharmacy,  at  which  three  markedly  valuable  papers  were  pre- 
sented by  Professors  Lloyd,  Remington,  and  Alpers.  Professor 
Lloyd's  paper  was  on  "  Pharmaceutical  Apprenticeship  Fifty  Years 
Ago Professor  Remington's  paper  was  upon  "  Cooperation  a 
Necessity:  Why  is  There  Not  Better  Activity  between  the  Medical 
and  Pharmaceutical  Professions  in  this  Direction?"  and  Professor 
Amy's  paper  was  on  "  Qualifications  for  Teachers  in  College  of 
Pharmacy." 
Another  joint  session  was  held  with  the  Commercial  Section, 
which  proved  to  be  very  interesting.  Papers  treating  of  the  mutual 
interests  of  pharmaceutical  and  commercial  pharmacy  were  discussed. 
It  was  stated  that  professional  pharmacy  needs  to  make  some  con- 
nection with  the  needs  of  the  people — and  commercial  pharmacy 
is  the  medium  through  which  it  must  connect. 
The  Section  on  Education  and  Legislation  had  27  papers  and 
addresses  on  its  programme  and  held  five  sessions. 
The  Section  on  Practical  Pharmacy  and  Dispensing  had  few 
papers,  but  despite  the  briefness  of  its  programme,  only  four  papers 
being  presented  and  the  Chairman's  address,  the  meeting  was 
lively  and  profitable.  Every  paper  read  induced  a  spirited  dis- 
cussion. 
The  Section  on  Commercial  Interests  had  twelve  papers  and 
a  good  attendance  at  its  meetings,  with  frequent  and  animated  dis- 
cussions. Prescription  pricing  was  the  favorite  topic,  special  em- 
phasis being  made  in  the  discussions  upon  the  money  value  of 
brain  work  and  technical  skill. 
The  Women's  Section  held  its  usual  meetings,  which  were  well 
attended.  Papers  were  read  and  the  enthusiasm  was  strong.  This 
section  is  doing  splendid  work  in  getting  new  members  for  the 
association. 
The  Historical  Section  was  admirably  presided  over  by  Prof. 
Eugene  G.  Eberle,  in  the  absence  of  its  chairman.  By  vote,  the 
Editor  of  the  Journal  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association 
is  to  be  the  permanent  historian  in  the  future.  Fourteen  papers 
were  presented.  An  illustrated  lecture  on  the  spice  trade  of  the 
sixteenth  and  seventeenth  centuries  was  given  by  Prof.  A.  W. 
Linton. 
On  the  recommendation  of  the  Historical  Section  an  effort  will 
