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THE  PHILADELPHIA  BRANCH  OF  THE  AMERICAN 
PHARMACEUTICAL  ASSOCIATION. 
The  following  letter  has  been  sent  out  to  pharmacists  in  the 
vicinity  of  Philadelphia,  and  it  is  to  be  hoped  that  a  number  of  these 
will  ally  themselves  with  the  Association  and  co-operate  in  extending 
the  usefulness  of  the  local  branch  : — 
If  you,  as  a  pharmacist,  are  interested  in  the  practice  of  pharmacy 
or  are  willing  to  assist  in  advancing  the  professional  side  of  your 
calling,  you  should  be  interested  in  the  work  that  is  being  done  by 
The  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  and  particularly  the 
extension  of  that  work  through  local  branches. 
If  you  do  not  know  what  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion is,  what  it  has  done  or  what  it  is  doing  to  advance  the  profession, 
of  pharmacy,  you  should  send  to  the  Secretary  of  the  local  branch 
for  literature. 
If  you  do  know  what  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association 
is  and  what  it  has  done  for  you  and  for  the  practice  of  pharmacy  in 
America,  you  should  acknowledge  your  obligation  by  sending  to  the 
Secretary  of  the  local  branch  for  the  necessary  application  blank. 
If  the  work  that  has  been  done  or  is  now  being  done  by  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association  does  not  meet  with  your 
approval  or  if  you  are  not  willing  to  take  part  in  developing  the 
professional  side  of  your  calling,  write  to  the  Secretary  of  the  local 
branch  and  tell  him  your  reasons  why  the  objects  and  aims  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association  do  no  appeal  to  you.  Your 
objections,  if  they  are  valid,  will  serve  as  suggestions  for  improving 
the  work  of  the  Association  and  will,  therefore,  be  of  benefit  to  all 
who  are  in  any  way  interested  in  pharmacy. 
M.  I.  Wilbert,  Secretary, 
28 1 1  Diamond  Street,  Philadelphia,  Pa. 
AMERICAN  CONFERENCE  OF  PHARMACEUTICAL 
FACULTIES. 
The  American  Conference  of  Pharmaceutical  Faculties  was  organ- 
ized at  Richmond,  Va.,  May  8,  1900,  for  the  purpose  of  promoting 
the  interests  of  pharmaceutical  education.  The  organization  has 
enjoyed  a  steady  growth  since  that  date,  and  to-day  has  twenty-six 
