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given  for  successfully  completed  courses  in  approved  pharmaceutical 
schools,  but  all  candidates  should  be  examined  upon  their  ability  to 
correctly  read  and  dispense  prescriptions. 
(6)  A  preliminary  general  education  of  not  less  than  one  year's 
satisfactorily  completed  high-school  work,  or  its  educational  equiv- 
alent, should  be  required  as  a  prerequisite  to  the  pharmaceutical 
experience  or  apprenticeship  required  for  license  and  for  admission 
to  pharmaceutical  schools. 
These  suggestions  were  vigorously  discussed  for  upwards  of  three 
hours,  but  were  severally  adopted,  as  proposed  by  the  chairman, 
and  referred,  as  the  suggestions  of  the  Section  on  Education  and 
Legislation  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association,  to  the 
conference  of  Pharmaceutical  Faculties  and  the  National  Association 
of  Boards  of  Pharmacy. 
Papers  Presented  to  the  Section. 
The  reading  of  miscellaneous  papers  that  had  been  presented  to 
the  section  was  then  proceeded  with.    The  first  to  be  read  was : — 
The  A.  Ph.  A.  the  Post-graduate  Course  for  the  Retail 
Pharmacist. 
By  C.  S.  N.  Hallberg. 
The  author  of  this  paper  dwelt  at  some  length  on  the  advantages 
of  taking  an  active  interest  in  association  work  and  also  suggested 
how  members  of  the  association  could  enlarge  on  their  present  field 
of  usefulness. 
Store  Experience. 
By  Clement  B.  Lowe. 
The  author  of  this  paper  believes  it  to  be  a  mistake  not  to  require 
store  experience  for  graduation  in  pharmacy.  He  believes  that 
there  are  many  stores  that  can  and  do  give  young  men  excellent 
practical  experience. 
Something  to  Think  About. 
By  W.  F.  Kammerer. 
The  paper  includes  a  discussion  of  present-day  conditions,  as  they 
appear  to  the  author,  and  constitutes  a  strong  plea  for  shorter  hours 
and  better  opportunities  for  those  engaged  in  the  retail  drug  store. 
The  following  papers  were  read  by  titles : 
