As£ptJembe? jSS?' }  American  Pharmaceutical  Association.  495 
Prof.  Hallberg,  as  secretary  of  the  section,  read  a  report  on  legislations  that 
had  dealt  with  pharmacy  during  the  last  two  years.  Its  chief  matter  of  inter- 
est was  the  changes  that  have  taken  place  in  the  selection  of  the  members  of 
pharmacy  boards  and  the  organization  of  boards  in  States  heretofore  having  no 
such  body. 
A  NATIONAL  PHARMACY,  FOOD  AND  DRUG  LAW  NOT  POSSIBLE 
UNDER  THE  PRESENT  UNITED  STATES  CONSTITUTION. 
By  Prof.  Beal. 
The  author  claimed  that  the  Federal  Government  can  deal  only  with  Inter- 
State  commerce,  and  that  the  states  must  regulate  their  own  internal  affairs  as 
the  constitution  now  stands. 
Adjournment  until  10  A.M.  on  the  following  day  was  ordered.  At  this 
hour,  Tuesday,  August  20th,  the  third  session  of  the  section  was  held  after 
President  Simpson  had  called  to  order  a  general  session  of  the  Association,  in 
order  that  the  minutes  of  Council  might  be  read  and  disposed  of.  The  mem- 
bers of  the  Committee  on  Transportation  for  next  year  were  appointed.  Sun- 
dry amendments  to  by-laws  were  recommended.  The  report  of  the  Committee 
on  Transportation  was  read.  It  recommended  the  passage  of  a  special  vote  of 
thanks  to  the  Sub-committee  on  Transportation,  which  consisted  of  Messrs. 
George  R.  Leis,  R.  J.  Brown  and  C.  E.  Corcoran.  The  report  was  accepted 
and  the  vote  of  thanks  passed.  The  general  session  then  adjourned  and  the 
section  began  its  final  meeting.  The  reading  of  the  minutes  was  dispensed 
with,  and  the  order  of  business  upon  motion  was  reversed.  Mrs.  Miner  read 
the  favorable  report  of  the  Committee  on  Chairman's  Address.  The  report  was 
received  and  adopted.  The  Committee  appointed  to  consider  the  President's 
Address  made  last  year  and  regarding  the  curriculum  of  colleges,  reported  that 
a  few  of  the  colleges  had  responded  to  their  call  for  information.  The  com- 
mittee recommended  that  the  courses  outlined  by  Dr.  Dohme  and  the  Univer- 
sity of  Michigan  be  referred  to  the  Committee  on  Publication.  This  recom- 
mendation was  approved  by  the  section.  The  first  paper  present  at  this  session 
was 
ON  PROPOSED  CURRICULUM,  FOR  CANDIDATES  BEFORE  BOARDS 
OF  PHARMACY. 
By  W.  C.  Alpers. 
The  object  sought  by  the  author  was  the  establishment  of  a  standard  curri- 
culum for  the  United  States,  in  order  that  pharmacy  might  have  a  national 
character  and  meaning.  Mr.  Ebert  moved  that  the  section  send  copies  of  the 
paper  to  the  secretaries  of  the  Boards  of  Pharmacy  with  the  request  that  they 
consider  the  suggestions  contained  therein.  The  motion  was  carried,  and  Mr. 
Alpers  was  voted  the  thanks  of  the  Association. 
THE  PRACTICAL  SIDE  OF  TRAINING  IN  OUR  COLLEGES  OF 
PHARMACY. 
By  Joseph  Jacobs. 
He  thought  the  student  should  be  instructed  in  things  of  such  importance  in 
pharmacy  as  the  manufacture  of  perfumery  and  photographic  materials,  the 
adjustment  of  trusses,  the  decoration  of  windows  and  the  art  of  advertising. 
He  suggested  that  this  class  of  instruction  be  added  to  the  present  curriculum, 
no  part  of  which  he  wished  to  have  annulled.    A  paper  was  then  read  on 
