The Waco evening news. [volume] (Waco, Tex.) 1891-1894, 1892-05-12
Conklin, George & Gains of Houston.
Subject. Nollera distinction

Conklin, George & Gains of Houston.
Subject, College Instruction.
"Best method of preserving roots
and herbs in Southern climate award.
ed to William R. Neville of Houston,
prize of $25 given by DR.. T. NJ
Fetterman of Dallas
A microscope was gwen by Mr..
KalteYer of San Antonio, for best
paper on "Most Successful Method of
Conducting a Retail Pharmacy
awarded to G. w. Heyer of Houston.
The following is Mr. Connors' paper
on college instruction, which was
highly praised by all present:
COLLEGE INSTRUCTION,
Not having had the honor or dis
tinction of a professorship in pharma-
cy, yet consider it my privilege to
discuss the manner of college instruc-
ton, so far as it relates to pharmacy;
as my labors have been continuous,
covering period of twenty years in
pharmaceutical practice, and having
received the degree OF Phi. d., in com
mon with my colleagues, and, further
having thorough knowledge of the
process of ms ruction generally car
ried out by American Institutions
And that we are on the eve of or.
ganizing college for the purpose of
teaching these branches, which fit men
for that responsible position of retail
ing and preparing medicine; let us
not become oblivious to the fact that
the purpose is practical pharmacy,
and that it is not the purpose of such
institutions to manufacture botanists,
snylitical chemists or mioroscopists,
but simply to give the student an ele.
mentary or primary training in such
branches in order, should he choose to
make such profession calling in
life, he would be better prepared for
prosecution, together with such limit
ed knowledge as may be expected of
him by the people at large.
1t must be admitted that the prac-
tice of pharmacy is almost, if not
wholly, mechanical business, and
that chemistry, at the present day,
with the large and various manufac-
lures of products, plays little or no
part in the business of the retail
druggist, and for just such business
are these various institutions of phar-
macy designed, and that too much
time is allotted to the student for in
struction in this branch, in view of
the benefits he expects to derive from
it in pursuing the business Of dis
penser. And much more
could be said of botany
and Microspy, two sciences of which
limited knowledge.only is essential,
unless for personal satisfaction, or for
the other purposes hereafter stated.
1t is certainly apparent to any one
that the short time two sessions for
perfection in all these branches is
inadequate, and to extend the time to
three terms is almost as fatal an error,
from busine So standpoint, and from
such it may be viewed; because the
profits of our business daily decrease,
and today the educated drug clerk is
not receiving any more pay for his
services than the grocery or dry goods
salesman. And this, aside from long
tedious hours and clrcumspect watch
over his business. TO make a success
Of anything means nothing more or
less than to make financial success,
and further the trade is not demand
ing this high grade of education but
it is the druggist who is continually
harping for more oppressive laws, aud
more complete courses Of instruction,
and all for the same pitiful compen-
sation.
Now G, ntlemen, il any one desires
to become a chemist or a botanist, or
a microscopic, let him take a special
course to that end, but not burden