Am.  Jour.  Pharm. 
April,  1901. 
Correspondence. 
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Entirely  pertinent  seem  the  following  :  Do  the  pharmacists  of 
the  nation  wish  to  preserve,  throughout  time,  the  memory  of  the 
"  Father  of  advanced,  of  professional  Pharmacy,"  in  a  manner  that 
will  not  only  do  honor  to  the  subject,  but  will  evidence  to  the  peo- 
ple of  this  country,  even  of  the  world,  that  there  is  a  real  science 
and  profession  of  Pharmacy  and  that  Procter  was  a  most  creditable 
and  exemplary  exponent  of  both?  Do  the  friends,  followers  and, 
especially,  former  students  of  the  good  man  and  distinguished 
teacher  wish  to  possess  something  entirely  of  him,  his  life's  history 
and  his  writings  ? 
Do  the  local  members  of  his  profession  and  the  citizens  of  his 
adopted  city  and  home,  where  the  most  of  his  useful  life  was  lived 
and  where  he  attained  his  greatest  successes,  desire  to  emphasize 
the  power  and  influence  of  such  a  character  and  proudly  claim  him 
as  their  own  ?  Or,  would  the  commonwealth  and  the  city,  that 
honor  him  as  their  son,  and  the  votaries  of  pharmacy  therein  resid- 
ing, pay  tribute  to  his  memory  and  justly  make  to  him  such  monu- 
ment as  will  show  their  pride  in  the  sonship  and  brotherhood  which 
as  greatly  honors  them  all  ? 
Two  of  these  questions  are  purely  local  and  must  be  answered  by 
the  councils  of  local  associations  and  the  representatives  of  the 
several  bodies  interested ;  another  is  to  a  privileged  number,  to 
those  who  were  more  fortunate  than  the  many  who  knew  him  not, 
but  who  would,  for  all,  do  him  honor — thus  leaving  one,  alone,  for 
general  consideration.  While  all  four  propositions  might  very 
properly  be  answered  in  the  affirmative  and  be  profitably  executed, 
there  is  no  possible  doubt  but  that  the  first  not  only  should,  but 
must  have  prompt  and  fit  realization. 
At  the  nation's  capital,  in  artistic  bronze,  let  the  form  of  the 
nation's  son  and  pharmacy's  patron  stand  throughout  the  years  as 
a  memorial  to  his  worth  and  a  stimulus  to  his  followers. 
Very  sincerely,  Hy.  P.  Hynson. 
Baltimore,  February  18,  1901. 
Dear  Sir  : — Having  carefully  read  the  memorial  paper  of  Profes- 
sor Remington,  your  editorial  of  November,  1 900,  and  the  several 
suggestions,  in  the  February  issue  of  190 1,  regarding  the  proposed 
actions  of  the  A.Ph.A.  in  1902,  and  also  considered  the  possibilities 
and  probabilities  of  success  in  securing  the  most  useful  and  abiding 
