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Our  Heritage. 
\  Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
J  February,  1921. 
knowledge,  strength  and  brighter  prospects.  It  is  ours  not  only 
to  preserve,  but  to  deserve  still  greater  results.  We  cannot  live 
and  work  for  self  alone.  The  sacrifices  and  exemplary  labors  of 
our  illustrious  predecessors  make  it  a  compelling  duty  to  sustain 
and  carry  on  the  work  so  well  begun. 
Upon  the  graduates  of  this  old  school,  there  is  a  special  respon- 
sibility to  maintain  its  prestige ;  to  husband  its  strength ;  to  support 
its  ideals  and  labors,  both  by  moral  and  material  support.  Who 
can  estimate  the  value  of  the  instructions  that  he  has  received 
within  the  walls  of  this  old  instituton,  or  measure  the  effect  thereof 
upon  his  professional  and  business  career  or  to  what  extent  his 
success  in  life  is  attributable  to  the  sound  principles  regarding  the 
commercial  and  professional  dealings  with  his  fellow  men  that  were 
inculcated  by  these  teachers?  Thus  each  Alumnus  must  engage 
in  conscientious  reflection  upon  his  own  debt  to  his  Alma  Mater. 
Not  only  have  the  Alumni  of  The  Philadelphia  College  of 
Pharmacy  cause  to  be  thankful  for  the  inauguration  of  The  Phila- 
delphia College  of  Pharmacy  and  its  labors  of  the  past  one  hundred 
years,  but  every  branch  of  the  drug  trade,  and  every  druggist 
throughout  this  broad  land  has  benefited  by  its  teachings  and  con- 
tributions to  pharmacy.  Its  foundation  was  at  a  critical  period 
when  the  action  that  was  forstalled  would  have  indefinitely  sub- 
ordinated the  practice  of  pharmacy  to  that  of  medicine.  Its  influences 
have  radiated  far  beyond  its  own  class  rooms.  The  scientific  works 
that  have  emanated  from  its  faculty,  the  knowledge  that  has  been 
transmitted  through  its  publications,  its  work  in  behalf  of  the 
U.  S.  Pharmacopoeia  and  the  National  Formulary,  and  its  interest 
in  the  improvement  of  the  professional  practice  of  pharmacy  have 
spread  over  the  entire  globe. 
The  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  and  Science  is  now 
completing  its  first  one  hundred  years  of  continuous  service  in 
behalf  of  pharmacy.  On  the  threshold  of  another  century  it  is  pre- 
senting well-defined  and  comprehensive  plans  for  the  future  devel- 
opments. It  is  apparent  that  the  vision  of  the  forefathers  is  to  be 
duplicated  by  a  still  broader  vision  demanded  by  the  commanding 
position  and  the  conditions  of  the  time  under  which  it  is  entering 
upon  its  second  century.  With  confidence  its  management  asks 
for  renewed  pledges  of  support  from  Alumni  and  friends,  so  that 
these  plans  may  be  carried  to  consummation  in  keeping  with  the 
heritage  that  was  or.rs. 
