Am.jour,  Pharm.  ^  4  Dream  of  the  Future  697 
doubt,  be  completed  prior  to  apprenticeship,  and  it  should  be  a  ques- 
tion of  honor  among  pharmacists  not  to  accept  an  apprentice  or  pupil 
until  that  person  has  so  registered.  On  my  visits  to  several  schools 
where  students  have  already  begun  their  curriculum  of  study  for 
Part  I  of  the  Qualifying  examination  I  have  frequently  discovered 
instances  where  this  point  has  been  overlooked. 
Secondly,  there  is  the  question  of  the  present  Qualifying  exami- 
nation for  registration  as  a  chemist  and  druggist.  The  division  of 
the  Qualifying  examination  into  two  parts,  and  the  enforcement  of^ 
a  curriculum  of  study  at  approved  institutions,  is  a  step  the  import- 
ance of  which  cannot  be  over-estimated.  I  feel  sure  it  will  lead  be- 
fore long  to  a  more  thorough  and  permanent  education  in  the 
sciences  which  underlie  pharmacy,  and  incidentally  to  an  increased 
percentage  of  passes  in  the  examination.  I  do  not  advocate,  at  the 
present  time  at  least,  any  serious  extension  of  the  syllabus  either  for 
Part  I  or  Part  II,  although  some  rearrangement  of  the  subjects  and 
readjustment  of  hours  would,  in  my  opinion,  be  advantageous.  I 
consider  there  is  much  to  be  said  in  favor  of  adding  to  the  Qualify- 
ing curriculum  some  outlines  of  commercial  science.  If  the  main 
work  of  the  chemist  and  druggist,is  commercial  let  that  commerce  be 
carried  on  in  a  scientific  manner,  I  consider  that  the  syllabus  for 
chemistry,  botany,  and  physics  should  be  one  that  could  be  covered 
by  a  general  elementary  course  in  these  subjects  as  arranged  at 
University  colleges  and  technical  schools  for  students  reading  for 
the  London  Inter-Science  examination,  First  M.  B.,  and  others. 
Personally  I  should  welcome  the  introduction  of  written  papers,  and 
would  be  prepared  to  accept  the  certificates  of  certain  other  examin- 
ing bodies  in  lieu  of  our  own  Part  I — New  Syllabus. 
The  real  difficulty  is  the  inability  of  teachers  to  deal  adequately 
with  the  subjects  in  the  time  allotted.  I  am  repeatedly  told  that  a 
whole  academic  year  is  required  for  Part  I,  especially  if  the  student 
intends  to  go  on  to  the  Major,  or  a  degree  of  B.  Sc.,  or  the  Fel- 
lowship of  the  Institute  of  Chemistry.  Under  the  present  arrange- 
ment the  teacher  finds  that  ''either  he  has  to  work  to  a  pattern  to 
make  the  work  of  the  examiner  easy  or  he  is  tethered  lest  he  lead 
his  pupil  to  browse  beyond  the  common  plot." 
As  to  the  schools  for  Part  II,  they  will  need  constant  watching1 
and  nurturing  by  the  Society,  which  should  look  upon  them  as 
