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for  the  systematic,  comprehensive  training  of  the  schools  of  phar- 
macy ;  and  every  State  pharmacy  law  should  contain  not  only  a  pre- 
requisite clause  for  pharmacists,  but  also  one  for  assistant  pharma- 
cists. Such  a  requirement  would  be  most  helpful,  first,  to  the  public 
in  furnishing  more  competent  service,  second,  to  pharmacists  in 
securing  more  competent  help,  and  last,  but  not  least,  to  the  assist- 
ants themselves  in  advancing  their  standing  and  recompense. 
One -of  the  most  progressive  steps  ever  taken  by  the  State  Boards 
of  Pharmacy  was  the  requirement  adopted  over  five  years  ago  by  the 
Pennsylvania  State  Board  of  Pharmacy,  and  followed  by  some  other 
State  Boards,  that  practical  examinations  would  be  required  of  appli- 
cants for  examination,  and  this  requirement  should  be  demanded 
by  every  State  Board  in  the  country.  Pharmacy  is  both  an  art  and 
a  science,  and  it  is  most  essential  that  the  candidate  should  demon- 
strate his  fitness  for  practical  work  as  well  as  his  theoretical  knowl- 
edge ;  otherwise  he  is  valueless  as  a  practical  man. 
The  Secretary,  Prof.  Charles  H.  LaWall,  in  his  report  gave  a 
summary  of  the  legislation  in  some  of  the  States  as  follows : 
Florida. — The  passage  of  a  new  pharmacy  law  in  this  State  has 
resulted  in  the  establishment  of  an  annual  renewal  fee  for  registra- 
tion, the  raising  of  the  registration  application  fee  to  $15,  and  the 
elimination  of  the  recognition  of  a  college  diploma  in  lieu  of 
examination. 
Massachusetts. — The  Pharmacy  Act  was  amended  so  as  to 
provide  for  reciprocal  registration  and  also  providing  for  suspension 
of  registration  for  violation  of  the  adulteration  clause  or  for  the 
habitual  use  of  intoxicants  or  drugs. 
Michigan. — The  pharmaceutical  legislation  in  this  State  was 
greatly  strengthened  by  the  passage  of  what  has  been  pronounced 
a  "  model  "  cocaine  law,  simple  in  its  phraseology  and  sweeping  in 
its  effect.  An  amendment  to  the  Morphine  Act  was  passed,  pro- 
hibiting the  sale  by  retail  pharmacists  of  morphine  in  original  pack- 
ages or  in  pill  or  tablet  form,  except  upon  the  prescription  of  a 
physician. 
Missouri. — The  existing  Pharmacy  Act  was  strengthened  and 
improved  by  several  amendments.  One,  of  questionable  value,  how- 
ever, permits  the  examining  board  to  accept  diplomas  of  approved 
schools  of  pharmacy  in  lieu  of  an  examination.  An  important  legal 
decision  in  the  Missouri  courts  was  to  the  effect  that  when  a  drug- 
gist prepares  and  sells  a  medicine  for  a  purpose  specified  by  the 
