Thomas  S.  Wiegand. 
(Am.  .lour.  Pharm, 
I     October,  1909. 
office  work  resulting  from  extension  of  the  instruction  and  increased 
number  of  students  compelled  the  College  in  1900  to  elect  as  regis- 
trar one  who  could  devote  his  entire  time  to  the  financial  and  clerical 
work  necessitated.  During  the  remaining  years  of  his  life  he  con- 
tinued to  serve  as  librarian  but  was  ever  ready  to  give  advice  or 
render  assistance  whenever  possible. 
When  the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  was  organized 
in  the  Philadelphia  College  of  Pharmacy  in  1852,  he  was  greatly 
interested  but,  as  he  had  not  received  a  personal  invitation  to  join 
in  the  movement,  his  retiring  disposition  and  natural  diffidence  pre- 
vented his  taking  part.  Nevertheless,  he  could  not  resist  the  temp- 
tation to  get  as  near  as  possible,  and  in  recent  years  he  related  how, 
during  these  initiatory  meetings,  he  stood  on  the  outside  near  an 
open  window  and  greatly  enjoyed  hearing  the  older  and  prominent 
pharmacists  who  engaged  in  the  discussions.  However,  he  joined 
the  American  Pharmaceutical  Association  in  1857  and  always  took 
a  lively  interest  in  its  proceedings.  For  a  number  of  years  he  served 
on  the  Executive  Committee  and  as  the  secretary  penned  some  of 
the  most  able  reports  presented. 
Thomas  S.  Wiegand  was  an  educated  pharmacist  and  possessed 
high  ideals  concerning  the  proper  work  and  standing  of  the  apothe- 
cary. He  was  a  student  of  pharmaceutical  literature  and  enjoyed 
correspondence  and  association  with  the  best  men  in  the  calling. 
His  long  years  of  service  in  the  College  and  in  pharmaceutical 
circles  brought  him  in  contact  with  the  most  eminent  pharmacists, 
and  he  appreciated  thoroughly  their  friendship  and  related  many 
reminiscences  of  these. 
He  was  a  faithful  attendant  at  the  pharmaceutical  meetings 
and  for  many  years  he  was  a  leading  spirit  in  this  part  of  the  College 
work.  Before  these  meetings  were  placed  in  charge  of  a  standing 
committee,  he  assumed  it  to  be  part  of  his  duty  to  arrange  the  pro- 
grams, issue  notices,  and  as  secretary  to  record  the  transactions 
and  prepare  an  account  for  publication  in  the  American  Journal 
of  Pharmacy.  He  occasionally  contributed  papers  and  his  verbal 
communications  were  numerous  and  were  noticeable  because  of  their 
practical  application  to  the  needs  of  the  druggist. 
As  a  pharmaceutical  writer,  he  adopted  a  plain  style  that,  without 
pretence,  set  forth  his  views  in  hnguage  that  was  choice  yet  easily 
understood.  He  was  not  a  prolific  writer  nor  was  his  name  asso- 
ciated with  highly  scientific  investigations,  but  his  contributions 
