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The  Procter  Memorial. 
Ao>.  Jour.  Pharm. 
June,  1906. 
In  an  article  entitled  Pharmaceutical  Titles,  he  writes :  "  If  their 
possession  carried  with  it  the  knowledge  and  dignity  which  some- 
times it  is  presumed  to  represent,  then  titles  might  well  be  sought 
for  as  desirable  evidences  of  accomplished  work.  Unfortunately,  in 
many  instances  there  is  no  relationship." 
He  had  conferred  upon  him  the  complimentary  title  of  Doctor 
of  Pharmacy,  which  he  gracefully  accepted,  but  never  paraded  ;  his 
aim  was  rather  to  acquire  useful  knowledge,  but  he  was  not  a  seeker 
after  the  titles  which  he  regarded  as  often  misleading.  He  was 
devoted  to  young  men  who  were  in  search  of  knowledge,  and  at  the 
last  meeting  that  he  attended  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical 
Association  a  few  months  before  his  death,  he  read  a  paper,  "  Sug- 
gestion to  Beginners,"  which  illustrates  the  fact  of  his  continued 
interest  in  pharmaceutical  students. 
William  Procter,  Jr.,  has  been  and  ever  will  be  regarded  as  the 
ideal  representative  of  American  Pharmacy,  in  the  highest  sense  of 
public  service.  His  colleagues,  the  medical  profession  and  the 
public,  owe  to  his  memory  a  debt  of  gratitude. 
This,  we  believe,  is  a  matter  in  which  everyone  connected  with 
pharmacy  should  and  will  take  an  interest.  It  is  the  first  attempt 
made  in  America  to  so  honor  a  member  of  the  pharmaceutical 
fraternity,  and  the  co-operation  of  all  is  invited,  that  the  undertak- 
ing may  prove  not  only  a  success,  but  in  order  that  pharmacists 
may  show  to  the  world  that  there  are  those  among  them  worthy  of 
the  highest  esteem,  and  that  they  themselves  duly  appreciate  and 
honor  the  leaders  in  their  ranks. 
That  each  may  feel  a  personal  interest,  it  is  the  purpose  of  the 
undersigned  Committee  to  solicit  direct  or  through  the  auxiliary 
Committees  of  the  State  Pharmaceutical  Associations,  individual 
subscriptions  from  every  pharmacist  and  druggist  in  America,  retail, 
wholesale,  and  manufacturing,  and  all  others  who  feel  an  interest  in 
the  elevation  and  good  character  of  pharmaceutical  practice,  which 
Professor  Procter  did  so  much  to  establish.  It  is  earnestly  sug- 
gested that  each  pharmacist  who  subscribes  to  the  Memorial  Fund 
should  feel  that  what  he  gives  represents  but  a  fraction  of  the  bene- 
fits conferred  by  the  life  work  of  Professor  Procter  on  every  student 
of  Pharmacy  in  America. 
Due  acknowledgment  will  be  made  to  each  person  on  the  pay- 
ment of  their  subscription  as  a  token  of  their  interest. 
