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The  President  reviewed  the  events  of  the  year  and  called  atten- 
tion to  some  of  the  problems  confronting  the  pharmacists  of  that 
State. 
The  reports  of  the  various  committees  were  read  and  accepted. 
The  chairman  of  the  Committee  on  Course  of  Study  in  Colleges  of 
Pharmacy  made  the  following  recommendations,  which  were  adopted 
by  the  Association  : 
Item  £.  That  this  Association  requests  the  schools  of  pharmacy 
located  in  Ohio  to  require  an  entrance  admission,  leading  to  a  degree, 
of  at  least  one  year's  instruction  in  a  standard  high  school,  which 
should  include  algebra  and  natural  science. 
Item  2.  That  this  Association  reaffirms  its  position  of  1896,  that 
schools  of  pharmacy  should  have  a  fixed  time  for  the  admission  of 
students  who  are  candidates  for  a  degree  in  pharmacy,  which  should 
be  at  or  near  the  opening  of  the  school  year,  and  a  definite  time 
when  the  course  leading  to  the  conferring  a  degree  shall  close. 
Item  3.  That  the  Ohio  Board  of  Pharmacy  be,  and  is  hereby 
requested  to  adopt  a  rule  that  alter  September  1,  1902,  it  will  refuse 
to  recognize  as  in  good  standing  any  school  of  pharmacy  within  or 
without  the  State  of  Ohio  which  fails  to  require  and  enforce  an 
entrance  qualification  equivalent  to  that  proposed  in  Item  i,or  that 
fails  to  comply  with  the  conditions  relating  to  the  admission  of 
students  and  the  conferring  of  degrees  set  forth  in  Item  2. 
The  initiation  fee  for  new  members  was  abolished. 
The  Association  commended  the  Board  of  Pharmacy  on  the  fact 
that  the  number  of  assistant  registered  pharmacists  had  been 
increased  in  the  last  two  years. 
An  auxiliary  section  was  formed  and  put  on  an  active  basis,  the 
object  of  which  will  be  to  protect  those  members  who  may  be 
unjustly  persecuted  or  prosecuted  under  the  existing  or  future  laws 
of  this  State,  to  take  care  of  any  cases  against  them,  both  in  the 
lower  and  appellate  courts,  without  individual  expense  to  the  drug- 
gist beyond  his  per  capita  fee  for  membership,  membership  to  be 
restricted  to  members  of  the  Ohio  State  Pharmaceutical  Association. 
A  central  committee  of  six  was  appointed  by  the  President,  to  have 
full  charge  and  discretion  in  doing  the  work. 
The  privileges  of  the  floor  were  extended  to  Mr.  C.  H.  Jones, 
organizer  of  the  Ohio  Valley  Druggists'  Association,  and  to  Mr. 
E.  R.  Cooper,  organizer  of  the  Northern  Ohio  Druggists'  Association. 
