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which  we  wish  to  come  in  competition  or  with  whom  we  wish  to 
associate. 
The  question  then  naturally  arises  :  What  of  the  future  ?  are  we 
to  be  content  with  present  educational  requirements,  and  are  our 
successors  in  the  same  field  to  be  satisfied  with  the  degree  of  Ph.G., 
or  Ph.C.  ?  Certainly  not.  The  future  American  pharmacist  will  be,' 
must  be,  a  truly  educated  and  highly  scientific  man.  With  the  ever 
increasing  demands  for  specialization  there  will  be  a  corresponding 
demand  for  more  specialized  education  along  chemical  and  pharma- 
ceutical lines ;  fully  in  harmony  with  that  given  in  all  other  lines 
requiring  specialized  instruction  or  education.  With  this  tendency 
to  specialization  there  is  a  corresponding  tendency  towards  concen- 
tration, particularly  along  educational  lines.  This  tendency  having 
once  been  fully  appreciated,  it  will  rapidly  develop,  and  the  time 
will  not  be  far  distant  when  by  a  proper  selection  of  scientific 
courses  at  any  of  our  larger  universities  the  B.A.,  or  perhaps  only 
the  M.A.,  may  gain  for  himself  an  honorable  and  fitting  title  and 
sufficient  technical  knowledge  to  properly  conduct  a  dispensing 
pharmacy  and,  in  addition,  make  such  contributions  to  the  advance- 
ment of  his  own  particular  branch  or  branches  of  science  as  will 
enable  him  to  do  honor  to  the  degree  of  Doctor  of  Philosophy,  that 
he  may  rightfully  claim  to  be  his. 
LITERATURE. 
The  printed  articles  relating  to  this  particular  subject  are  unusu- 
ally numerous,  and  for  this  reason  only  such  references  are  given  as 
have  been  actually  quoted  from,  or  are  readily  accessible. 
"  History  of  the  Medical  Department  of  the  University  of  Penn- 
sylvania."   By  Joseph  Carson,  M.D.    Page  145. 
"  Historical  Memoirs  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy." 
By  Edward  Parrish.    Page  2. 
"  Introductory  Lectures  and  Addresses."  By  Dr.  George  B. 
Wood.    Page  15. 
Minutes  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  Vol.  1. 
Address  delivered  by  the  President,  Daniel  B.  Smith,  before  the 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  at  the  Annual  Commencement  of 
the  College,  September  24,  1829.    A.  J.  P.,  Vol.  I.,  page  243. 
"  Pharmaceutical  Degrees  by  Medical  Colleges."  Editorial,  A.  J.  P., 
1872,  page  489. 
