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Association  Membership. 
|  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
January,  1919. 
If  you  have  enemies,  look  up,  pass  them  by,  forget  and  try  to 
forgive. 
If  all  of  us  would  only  think  how  much  of  human  happiness  is 
made  by  ourselves,  there  would  be  less  of  human  misery. 
If  all  of  us  would  bear  in  mind  that  happiness  is  from  within  and 
not  from  without,  there  would  be  a  well-spring  of  joy  in  every  heart 
and  the  sun  would  shine  forever. — Leslie's. 
ASSOCIATION  MEMBERSHIP— A  WISH  FOR  1919. 
By  E.  G.  Eberle,  Ph.M. 
The  relation  between  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association 
and  the  American  Medical  Association  should  be  such  that  members 
of  the  latter  place  utmost  confidence  in  these  of  the  former,  and 
reversely.  This  creats  public  confidence  in  the  individuals,  in  the 
practice  of  medicine  and  of  pharmacy. 
The  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  should  be  so  gen- 
erally and  so  favorably  known  that  it  gives  the  members  a  standing 
in  the  community  as  peers  of  their  profession.  The  same  thoughts 
apply  relatively  to  state  associations.  As  a  matter  of  fact  the  people 
do  take  cognizance  of  whether  a  pharmacist  is  an  active  association 
member  or  not.  Every  progressive  individual  associates  himself 
with  others  in  his  trade  or  profession,  hence  such  conclusions  are 
rational.  We  judge  others  from  our  own  viewpoints.  Member- 
ship in  an  association  marks  the  member  as  one  who  is  associated 
with  the  best  men  in  his  profession,  engaged  in  efforts  to  raise  the 
standard  of  his  calling,  and  makes  it  more  deserving  of  public  con- 
fidence. He  becomes  known  as  one  of  a  large  number  in  his  pro- 
fession who  stand  for  the  best  service — service  to  the  profession  and 
for  the  welfare  and  better  health  of  the  human  race.  Membership 
in  associations  sharpens  the  wits  of  the  members,  for  they  come  in 
contact  with  the  foremost  men  of  the  profession.  It  gives  the  mem- 
bers a  higher  appreciation  of  their  profession  and  also  of  those  like- 
wise engaged; — an  inspiration  to  promote  pharmacy  and  contend  for 
its  rightful  recognition.  We  have  both  individual  and  collective 
responsibilities, — now,  as  never  before,  should  the  spirit  of  the 
Golden  Rule  be  generally  applied. 
The  progress  of  pharmacy  depends  upon  a  deeper,  more  intense, 
