1 86  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy.  {AmAP°rnr;Srm* 
"  Whereas,  The  recent  pharmacopoeias  of  all  countries  require 
more  extended  technical  education  for  their  proper  interpretation 
and  observance,  and 
"  Whereas,  In  view  of  these  considerations,  the  States  of  New 
York.  Pennsylvania,  Wisconsin,  Ohio  and  South  Dakota  have 
already  advanced  the  educational  requirements  for  registration  in 
pharmacy  beyond  the  existing  requirements  in  Illinois  ;  therefore,  by 
the  Illinois  Pharmaceutical  Association  be  it 
"  Resolved,  That  the  Board  of  Pharmacy  of  Illinois  be  requested 
to  take  such  action  toward  increasing  the  requirements  for  the  regis- 
tration of  registered  pharmacists,  under  Section  4  of  the  pharmacy 
law  of  the  State,  as  may  place  this  State  upon  an  equality  with  the 
States  named,  to  as  great  an  extent  and  at  as  early  a  date  as  may, 
by  the  said  board,  be  deemed  practicable." 
PHILADELPHIA  COLLEGE  OF  PHARMACY. 
PRELIMINARY  EDUCATION. 
The  greatly  increased  knowledge  of  the  sciences  associated  with 
the  modern  practice  of  pharmacy,  and  the  vast  number  of  new  reme- 
dies introduced  in  recent  years,  have  necessarily  been  accompanied 
by  improved  methods  of  teaching,  extension  of  collegiate  courses, 
and  a  marked  elevation  of  the  standard  of  pharmacy.  The  Phila- 
delphia College  of  Pharmacy  has,  from  time  to  time,  advanced  the 
preliminary  educational  requirements  for  matriculation,  and  in  order 
to  pursue  the  course  of  studies  proposed  in  the  curriculum,  the  stu- 
dent must  be  at  least  18  years  of  age  and  possess  a  fair  preliminary 
education.  The  minimum  standard  for  admission  to  the  course 
leading  up  to  a  degree  of  the  College,  is  now  the  equivalent  of  the 
completed  first  year's  instruction  in  an  approved  high  school  or 
academy  of  equal  standing. 
ADMISSION  BY  CERTIFICATE. 
To  be  admitted  without  examination,  the  applicant  must  present 
to  the  Dean  one  of  the  following  evidences  of  possessing  the  required 
education: 
(1)  The  diploma  of  a  literary  or  scientific  department  of  a  univer- 
sity or  college,  or  a  high  school  having  a  course  of  not  less  than  three 
years,  or  an  academy  having  an  approved  high-school  standing. 
