Am  jour,  pharm.  j    JSfews  Items  and  Personal  Notes. 
August,  19 19.  J 
There  is  a  section  of  pharmacy  and  materia  medica  in  the 
American  Medical  Association.  Why  not  make  that  section  one  of 
activity  and  importance?  This  writer  can  not  see  anything  at  all 
inconsistent  in  a  union  with  or  absorption  of  the  American  Pharma- 
ceutical Association  by  the  American  Medical  Association.  Why 
not  make  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  the  section  of 
Materia  Medica  and  Pharmacy  of  the  American  Medical  Asso- 
ciation ? 
This  writer  does  not  anticipate  the  many  objections  possible  of 
advancement  by  druggists  who  will  not  agree  with  him  and  passes 
directly  to  an  exhibition  of  advantage  to  the  druggist.  (1)  Stand- 
ing as  a  professional  man;  (2)  elimination  of  undesirables;  (3)  at- 
tainment of  rights,  no  matter  where  or  how  employed. 
As  members  of  a  section  of  the  American  Medical  Association, 
registered  pharmacists  will  liave  the  full  weight  of  authority  and 
the  influence  of  that  association  back  of  everything  demanded. 
The  final  outcome  would  be  (a)  separation  of  mere  commerce 
from  the  art  of  the  pharmacist;  (&)  licensing  of  pharmacists  by  a 
national  board  under  the  control  of  the  American  Medical  Associa- 
tion; (c)  advancement  of  the  practitioners  of  the  art  to  a  position 
in  society  commensurate  with  service  rendered. 
— Ola]  Time  Pharmacist. 
NEWS  ITEMS  AND  PERSONAL  NOTES. 
The  Degree  of  Doctor  of  Pharmacy  Conferred  on  Dean 
La  Wall. — At  the  annual  commencement  of  the  University  of 
Pittsburgh  on  June  13,  the  honorary  degree  of  doctor  of  pharmacy 
was  conferred  upon  Professor  Charles  H.  La  Wall,  dean  of  the 
Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy,  and  successor  to  the  late  Pro- 
fessor Jos.  P.  Remington  as  chairman  of  the  Committee  of  Re- 
vision of  the  U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia. 
Pennsylvania  Board  of  Pharmacy.— The  Pennsylvania  Board 
of  Pharmacy  announces  that  as  a  result  of  the  examinations  held  on 
June  6  and  7,  121  out  of  the  170  applicants  successfully  passed  the 
tests  for  registration  as  pharmacists,  and  that  out  of  the  132  who 
took  the  examination  for  certificates  as  assistant  pharmacists  68 
passed  the  examination.    The  next  examinations  will  be  held  in  the 
