486  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  {A,octSSrXrm* 
The  Legal  Recognition  of  the  U.  S.  P. 
By  Joseph  W.  England. 
A.  Ph.  A.  Narcotic  Law  Model. 
By  James  H.  Beal. 
What  Attitude  should  the  Drug  Trade  assume  toward 
Patent  Medicine  Legislation  ? 
By  Harry  B.  Mason. 
A  Symposium  of  the  Principal  Provisions  of  the  Federal 
Pure  Food  and  Drug  Law. 
,  By  James  H.  Beal. 
»  Correspondence  Courses  in  Pharmacy. 
By  James  H.  Beal. 
The  officers  for  the  coming  year  are  :  Oscar  Oldberg,  chairman  ; 
and  Joseph  W.  England,  secretary. 
Joint  Conference  of  Boards  and  Faculties  of  Pharmacy. 
The  joint  meeting  of  the  members  of  the  National  Association 
of  Boards  of  Pharmacy  and  of  the  members  of  the  Conference  of 
Pharmaceutical  Faculties  was  held  on  the  afternoon  of  Wednesday, 
September  5,  1906. 
Mr.  Irvin  A.  Keith,  of  South  Dakota,  was  elected  to  preside,  and 
Prof.  Clement  B.  Lowe,  of  Pennsylvania,  was  selected  as  secretary. 
After  some  discussion  all  of  the  recommendations  adopted  by  the 
Section  on  Education  and  Legislation  were  endorsed. 
The  fourth  recommendation  was  slightly  amended,  by  adding : 
"  Provided,  however,  that  when  any  licensed  assistant  pharmacist 
attends  upon  the  courses  of  instruction  at  a  school  of  pharmacy 
subsequent  to  the  date  of  his  license  as  such,  the  time  occupied  by 
such  school  attendance  may  be  deducted  from  that  two-year  service." 
The  conference  then  proceeded  to  the  consideration  of  additional 
recommendations  contained  in  the  preliminary  programme  issued  by 
the  Joint  Committee.  The  following  recommendations  were 
approved :  — 
(7) ,In  the  determination  of  the  fitness  of  any  applicant  to  receive  a  license 
to  practice  pharmacy,  all  important  facts  of  his  educational  history,  practical 
experience  and  technical  services  should  be  taken  into  account,  including  his 
preliminary  general  education,  his  special  education  in  pharmaceutical  and 
other  related  technical  schools,  his  practical  experience  in  pharmacy  and  the 
