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invested,  which  would  probably  yield  $300  per  annum  ;  this  would 
be  sufficient  to  found  a  Procter  Memorial  gold  medal  to  be  awarded 
annually  to  those  who  have  rendered  distinguished  service  to  phar- 
macy and  collateral  sciences,  and  be  the  American  counterpart  of 
the  British  Fliickiger-Hanbury  medal.  This  sum  would  also  permit 
the  annual  awarding  of  a  smaller  gold  medal  and  beautifully  en- 
graved certificate  to  young  American  pharmacists  by  a  plan  like 
that  of  ex-President  Whitney's.  My  reasons  for  preferring  these 
two  forms  of  memorials  are,  that  in  the  first  place  the  memory  of 
William  Procter  would  be  maintained  for  a  much  longer  term  of 
years,  and  that  the  interests  to  which  his  life  was  devoted,  i.e.  that  of 
pharmaceutical  education,  would  be  most  directly  touched  and  bene- 
fited by  making  the  name  and  work  of  William  Procter,  household 
words  among  the  present  and  future  generations  of  young  pharma- 
cists ;  and,  lastly,  the  plan  is  stable  and  permanent,  because  the 
principal  would  be  secured  and  in  hand,  and  the  interest  devoted  to 
the  objects  named,  with  no  cost  for  maintenance . 
Joseph  P.  Remington. 
Philadelphia. 
Dear  Sir  : — Concerning  the  feasibility  of  establishing  a  Re- 
search Laboratory  under  the  auspices  of  the  American  Phar- 
maceutical Asssociation,  I  entertain  so  much  doubt  that  I  would 
rather  not  place  myself  on  record  except  in  so  far  that  I  should 
consider  its  accomplishment  a  great  step  in  advance.  I  take 
this  opportunity,  however,  to  say  something  in  reference  to  a 
"  Procter  Memorial."  It  goes  without  saying  that  I  am  heartily 
in  favor  of  some  emphatic  recognition  of  the  life-work  of  my  dear 
friend  and  teacher,  the  late  Prof.  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  by  the  American 
Pharmaceutical  Association,  and  I  regard  the  approaching  semi- 
centennial meeting  of  that  association  as  the  most  fitting  time  for 
the  purpose.  I  moreover  heartily  endorse  the  idea  that  the  name 
of  Wm.  Procter,  Jr.,  should  be  coupled  with  that  of  Edward  R. 
Squibb,  his  life-long  friend  and  most  intimate  co-laborer  in  the 
cause  of  pharmaceutical  advancement.  As  to  the  character  of  the 
memorial — bearing  in  mind  the  natural  modesty,  earnestness  of  pur- 
pose, and  simplicity  so  characteristic  of  both,  their  averseness  to  all 
ostentation — it  seems  to  me  that  it  would  most  fittingly  take  the 
shape  suggested  by  Dr.  Frederick  Hoffmann,  namely,  "the  institu- 
tion of  a  prize  medal  to  be  granted  by  the  American  Pharmaceu- 
