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For  the  sessions  of  1921-22  and  1922-23,  not  less  than  three  years 
of  high  school  or  its  equivalent. 
For  the  sessions  of  1923-24  and  thereafter,  not  less  than  four  years 
of  high  school  or  its  equivalent. 
It  is  deemed  advisable  to  give  advance  notice  of  this  step  to  the 
Pennsylvania  Board  of  Pharmacy  and  to  the  pharmaceutical  jour- 
nals-, in  order  that  pharmacists  may  prepare  for  these  changes  by 
giving  intelligent  advice  to  young  men  and  women  contemplating 
the  study  of  pharmacy  so  that  they  may  be  properly  prepared  when 
these  changes  go  into  effect. 
Very  truly  yours, 
J.  A.  Koch, 
Dean  of  the  Pittsburgh  College  of  Pharmacy. 
John  B.  Minehart, 
Dean  of  Dept.  of  Pharmacy  of  Temple  University. 
Charles  H.  La  Wall, 
Dean  of  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy. 
LIFE  AND  WORK  OF  CHARLES  TANRET. 
By  Henry  Kraemer. 
One  of  the  great  names  in  the  Hall  of  Fame  in  Pharmacy  is 
that  of  Charles  Tanret,  a  brilliant  French  pharmacist,  who  died 
after  a  long  illness  on  July  29,  191 7.  He  was  a  most  unselfish  and 
indefatigable  investigator.  The  pursuit  of  knowledge  was  the  pas- 
sion of  his  life.  He  was  a  pharmacist  like  our  own  William 
Procter,  Jr.  Since  the  time  of  Sertiirner  there  has  not  been  a  more 
commanding  figure.  His  life  is  an  inspiration  in  giving  us  the 
nature  of  the  qualities  which  go  to  make  up  true  success.  Notwith- 
standing his  activities  as  a  retail  pharmacist  and  the  exactions  on 
his  time  in  the  conduct  of  a  retail  drug  store,  he  nevertheless  found 
time  to  publish  nearly  100  papers,  representing  investigations  of  a 
very  high  order  of  merit.  Tanret  will  long  be  remembered  for  his 
studies  on  the  active  principles  of  ergot  and  pomegranate  bark.  His 
name  will  also  be  connected  with  the  test  associated  with  his  name 
for  the  detection  of  albumin,  peptones  and  alkaloids. 
Charles  Tanret  was  born  on  August  10,  1847,  in  the  village  of 
Joinville  in  Haute-Marne,  on  the  Lorraine  side  of  the  boundaries  of 
