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of  pharmacy  themselves  had  the  power  and  authority  to  raise  educational 
standards,  if  only  they  would  exercise  it,  and  now  we  find  many  of  them 
insisting  upon  a  certain  measure  of  preliminary  education,  denying  "  ex- 
perience "  credit  to  the  colleges  which  do  not  live  up  to  prescribed  stand- 
ards, and  establishing  requirements  of  one  kind  and  another.  He  always 
insisted,  too,  that  the  laws  must  provide  for  "  assistant  pharmacists "  as 
well  as  fully  registered  pharmacists ;  that  the  requirements  for  one  class  must 
be  much  less  severe  than  for  the  other ;  that  the  number  of  clerks  would 
thus  be  incidentally  increased  while  the  number  of  stores  would  be  decreased 
— and  we  find  now  that  this  idea  has  been  quite  generally  accepted  and  that 
it  is  gaining  force  year  by  year.  Back  in  1906,  and  even  before  that,  he 
declared  that  the  boards  and  the  colleges  were  all  traveling  their  own  paths ; 
that  the  condition  was  one  of  confusion  worse  confounded ;  that  agreement' 
should  be  reached  on  a  syllabus  of  subjects  to  which  they  could  all  con- 
form— and  now  we  have  the  syllabus  movement  well  established,  growing 
in  favor,  and  promising  much  for  the  educational  future  of  the  calling. 
"  We  do  not  propose  on  this  occasion  to  take  up  in  detail  the  numerous 
educational,  registrational,  and  legislative  reforms  which  Professor  Old- 
berg  urged  with  singular  logic,  power,  and  patience  for  so  many  years.  In 
epitome  some  of  them  may  be  found  in  the  13  principles  prepared  for  dis- 
cussion at  the  Indianapolis  meeting  of  the  A.  Ph.  A.  in  1906,  and  it  is  our 
conviction  that  these  principles,  and  the  Professor's  address  that  year  as 
chairman  of  the  Section  on  Education  and  Legislation,  were  models  of 
clear  thinking,  constructive  planning,  and  convincing  English.  Already 
Professor  Oldberg  as  a  prophet  is  not  without  much  honor  in  his  own 
country,  but  we  venture  the  opinion  that  he  will  come  into  his  own  more 
and  more  as  the  years  go  by. 
"  And  what  a  fine,  lofty  character  this  is  to  which  we  are  giving  honor 
and  shall  continue  to  give  honor  !  Never  was  there  the  slightest  stain  on  it. 
Never  the  least  deviation  from  the  path  of  quiet,  simple  honesty  and  dignity. 
Hundreds  of  his  students,  scattered  over  this  and  other  countries,  felt  an 
affection  for  him  amounting  to  reverence.  Thousands  of  others,  comprising 
all  who  knew  him,  or  who  had  read  his  printed  messages,  or  had  been  in- 
spired by  his  high  and  lofty  ideals,  will  cherish  a  great  and  lasting  respect 
for  his  memory. 
"  For  he  was  a  Man  no  less  than  a  Leader." 
On  May  19,  1873,  Dr.  Oldberg  was  married  to  Emma  Parritt, 
Youngstown,  Ohio,  who  survives  him  and  is  now  residing  at 
Pasadena,  California.  In  his  marriage  Prof.  Oldberg  was  very 
fortunate  for  Mrs.  Oldberg  was  not  only  a  woman  of  culture  but 
was  always  ready  to  cooperate  in  her  husband's  plans  and  assist 
in  making  his  work  successful.  They  had  three  children  all  of 
whom  are  living.  The  older  son,  Arne  Oldberg,  is  Professor  and 
Dean  of  Northwestern  University  School  of  Music.  The  younger 
son,  Virgil  O.  Oldberg,  is  living  in  Detroit,  Michigan.  The  only 
daughter,  Mrs.  Olga  Smallwood,  resides  in  Chicago.  H.  K. 
