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American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  { 
Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
October,  1905. 
granted  only  by  those  colleges  giving  a  three  years'  course,  and 
having  an  entrance  requirement  of  two  years  in  a  high  school. 
Among  the  papers  read  were  the  following : 
"  The  Nomenclature  of  Proprietary  Medicines,"  by  C.  S.  N.  Hall- 
berg,  calling  attention  to  the  lack  of  system  in  nomenclature,  and 
declaring  that  scientific  nomenclature  should  be  required  of  all 
medicines. 
"  Why  the  Mann  Bill  should  be  enacted,"  by  George  M.  Ber- 
inger,  and  "  Why  the  Mann  Bill  should  not  be  enacted,"  by  W.  H. 
Burke,  the  latter  being  read  by  title. 
"  The  Sale  of  Alcoholic  Liquors  by  Pharmacists,"  by  Clement  B. 
Lowe. 
Of  the  papers  received  the  following  were  read  by  title:  "The 
New  Graduate  Prerequisite  Amendment  in  Pennsylvania,"  by  Joseph 
P.  Remington ;  "  Trade  Training  in  Pharmaceutical  Schools,"  by 
Oscar  Oldberg;  "The  Four  Years'  Experience  Prerequisite,"  by  J. 
T.  McGill ;  "  The  Pharmacist,  the  Physician  and  the  Hospital,"  by 
F.  E.  Fisk  ;  The  Relation  of  Boards  of  Pharmacy  to  the  Organized 
Boards  of  Pharmacy,"  by  Murray  G.  Motter ;  "  National  Boards  of 
Pharmacy,"  by  G.  Wolff.  A  paper  by  R.  G.  Eccles,  on  the  "  Effects 
Upon  the  Community  of  the  Use  of  Preservatives  in  Foods  and 
Beverages,"  was  referred  to  the  Scientific  Section. 
The  election  of  officers  resulted  in  the  choice  of  Oscar  Oldberg, 
chairman,  and  Joseph  W.  England,  secretary.  The  following  asso- 
ciates were  chosen :  George  M.  Beringer,  J.  T.  McGill  and  D.  F* 
Jones. 
Beginning  on  Wednesday  evening,  this  Section,  including  an  ad- 
journed session  on  Friday  afternoon,  held  three  business  sessions. 
Professor  Base  presided  while  Mr.  Gane  read  his  address.  The 
address  was  both  timely  and  suggestive,  and  ought  to  help  in  direct- 
ing the  efforts  of  the  Section,  as  well  as  the  Association  at  large, 
along  lines  which  appear  to  have  been  neglected,  and  which  rightly 
lie  within  the  province  of  applied  scientific  pharmacy.  While  in  no- 
way  disparaging  the  work  of  the  Scientific  Section,  it  was  pointed 
out  "that  pharmacy  is  not  in  any  sense  a  pure  science,"  but  that  "it 
SCIENTIFIC  SECTION. 
E.  H.  Gane,  Chairman. 
Daniel  Base,  Associate. 
Chas.  E-  Caspari,  Secretary. 
