48  Conference  of  Pharmaceutical  Faculties.     { A "January Pi9oJ' 
SYNOPSIS  OF  THE  PROCEEDINGS  OF  THE  AMERICAN 
CONFERENCE  OF  PHARMACEUTICAL  FACULTIES. 
The  first  meeting  was  called  to  order  by  President  KaufTman,  at 
Hotel  Islesworth,  Atlantic  City,  N.  J.,  September  5,  1905. 
The  following  institutions  were  represented  : 
Albany  College  of  Pharmacy,  Brooklyn  College  of  Pharmacy, 
Cleveland  College  of  Pharmacy,  Chicago  College  of  Pharmacy, 
Louisville  College  of  Pharmacy,  Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy, 
Massachusetts  College  of  Pharmacy,  Michigan  University  School  of 
Pharmacy,  National  College  of  Pharmacy,  New  York  College  of 
Pharmacy,  Northwestern  University  School  of  Pharmacy,  Ohio  State 
University  College  of  Pharmacy,  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy, 
Pittsburg  College  of  Pharmacy,  Scio  College  of  Pharmacy,  St.  Louis 
College  of  Pharmacy,  Vanderbilt  University  Department  of  Phar- 
macy, Wisconsin  University  School  of  Pharmacy. 
President  KaufTman  read  the  annual  address  which  had  for  its 
subject  "  To  Promote  the  Interests  of  Pharmaceutical  Education." 
The  following  is  an  abstract  of  the  President's  address : 
Attention  is  called  to  the  doubts  that  existed  at  the  time  of  the 
organization  of  the  Conference  as  to  its  possible  continuance,  owing 
to  the  diversity  in  organization,  extent  and  method  of  instruction 
in  the  teaching  institutions  of  pharmacy.  Now,  as  a  result  of  a 
little  persuasion  here  and  a  little  concession  there,  the  differences  are 
gradually  disappearing  and  the  common  ground  enlarging  until  now 
we  actually  begin  to  move  without  fear  of  pushing  each  other  off. 
It  is  safe  to  predict,  said  the  speaker,  that  these  points  of  unity  will 
multiply  much  more  rapidly  in  the  future. 
A  few  years  ago  the  differences  between  the  old  schools  and  the 
university  schools  were  plain  and  easily  noted.  To-day  the  distinc- 
tion is  not  so  conspicuously  marked.  The  older  schools  are  one 
after  the  other  becoming  affiliated  with  universities  and  coming 
under  university  influences,  while  many  of  those  not  so  connected 
are  strengthening  their  courses. 
The  passing  of  prerequisite  laws  by  the  States,  and  the  fixing  of 
entrance  requirements  and  the  length  of  courses  of  instruction  by 
Boards  of  Pharmacy  will  have  much  to  do  in  bringing  the  institu- 
tions teaching  pharmacy  to  a  more  uniform  plane. 
While  the  individuals  of  the  Conference  may  have  played  an 
