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met  with  considerable  opposition  from  the  officers  and  representa- 
tives of  the  older  and  more  conservative  colleges  of  pharmacy.  The 
meetings  of  the  American  [Pharmaceutical  Association,  and  the 
accompanying  conferences  of  the  representatives  of  teaching  colleges 
of  pharmacy  were  frequently  fburdened  with  lengthy  and  at  times 
caustic  discussions  relating  to^this,  at  that  time,  unpopular  innova- 
tion. 
In  this  connection  it  may  be  of  interest  to  refer  to  the  discussion  on 
the  admission  of  the  delegate  from  the  Georgetown  College  of  Phar- 
macy, in  the  Proceedings  of  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Associa- 
tion for  1872,  the  report  of  the  meetings  of  the  representatives  of 
teaching  colleges  of  pharmacy  in  1874,  the  report  of  the  special  com- 
mittee appointed  by  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  in  1874, 
to  inquire  into  the  subject  of  granting  the  title  of  Doctor  in  Phar- 
macy, published  in  the  American  Journal  of  Pharmacy,  and  the 
discussion  on  reputed  irregularities  in  granting  the  title  of  Doctor 
in  Pharmacy,  with  report  of  special  committee  to  inquire  into  and 
report  on  the  facts  in  the  case,  published  in  the  Proceedings  of  the 
American  Pharmaceutical  Association  for  1875  and  1 876. 
How  deeply  the  leading  pharmacists  of  that  period  felt  on  the 
subject  of  pharmaceutical  titles  is  evidenced  by  the  opinions  ex- 
pressed by  Prof.  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  in  one  of  his  last  editorials  in 
which,  in  answer  to  an  inquiry  on  the  subject,  he  said  :  "  The  value  set 
upon  titles  varies  much  with  individuals  ;  so  much  so,  indeed,  that 
many  will  work  more  earnestly  for  a  title  than  for  more  important 
things.  If  their  possession  carried  with  it  the  knowledge  and  dig- 
nity which  sometimes  it  is  presumed  to  represent,  then  titles  might 
well  be  sought  for  as  desirable  evidence  of  accomplished  work. 
"  Pharmacy  is  to  a  large  extent  an  art  which  every  well-qualified 
apothecary  masters.  Its  pursuit  involves  so  much  scientific  knowl- 
edge that  it  may  very  properly  be  called  a  profession,  and  be  who 
properly  practises  the  art  is  a  master  in  pharmacy." 
Professor  Procter  further  suggested  that  the  young  men  be  mod- 
erate in  their  desire  for  titles,  and  that  they  be  satisfied  with 
Graduate  or  Bachelor  of  Pharmacy,  and  that  they,  after  a  due  pro- 
bationary  period,  aspire  to  the  more  elevated  and  more  dignified 
degree  of  Master  of  Pharmacy. 
The  title  of  Doctor  of  Pharmacy,  as  a  purely  honorary  distinction, 
was  first  conferred  by  the  Maryland  College  of  Pharmacy  some  time 
