The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1897-08-28
LAW FOR PHARMACISTS.
Committee Submits the Draft-Of-
ficers Elected.

Elected.
The pharmacy, education and legis-
lation section of the American Phar-
maceutlcal association assembled a lit
tie ahead of time Chairman Hallbe~g
took the gavel in hand and with an
autocratic administration of affairs
succeeded in disposing of a large
amount of business, which is of prime
Importance in it's relation to the future
of pharmacy.
The first order of business was the
chairmans annual address The presi-
dent decried the increasing of degrees
and thought money making institutions
should not be permitted to formulate
new degrees. He also recommended
that there should be improvements In
preliminary education; that action be
taken regarding a memorial to the
memory of Herman Hader; that rules
and details for the direction of the
section be submitted to a committee to
report next year.
Secretary j. HI. Beal, Of the educa-
t1onal and legislation section, reported
general progress, twenty-five states
having modified pharmacy laws, in
most cases for the better during the
past year. He also reported a total of
registered pharmacists in the United
States of 5000, an increase of 1921 over
last year; of assistants, 10,487, an in
crease of 518. The number registered
during the year was 1854, and the num-
Der of graduates of pharmacy is about
10000. The total number registered
during the past year is less than the
year before, which is regarded as
satisfactory tendency, as fewer regis
trations have been made on cheap
college diplomas.
Chairman Hallberg then submitted
report in which was compiled answers
to questions of general interest showing
the various opinions expressed.
Under the head of the reading of pa
pers several interesting topics were dis
cussed.
The afternoon session opened with the re-
port of the chairman of the section, which
in effect what might be called a model
pharmacy law, drawn up by men who
thorough students of pharmacy legislation as
we'll pharmacists of wide repute with the
ultimate object of unifying the actual re-
quirements of all of the state pharmacy laws.
The draft as submitted was the result of
thorough inquiry into the ideas of leading
pharmacists of the land on such lines as the
following: The desirability of a separation
between pharmacists and mere commercial
druggists; uniformity of law related to ter
ritory and the place of registration; the juris-
diction of pharmacy boards and the manner of
their appointment; the examination of phar-
macists and their assistants; authorizations,
and the sale of poisons. The draft as read
also contained stringent regulations regarding
the examination of candidates for certificates
and the appointment of the boards them
selves, which it is believed can be improved
in many by the appointment of broader
minded men than has been the rule hereto
FORE
The matter of preliminary educational stan
dards was also given place; also age and
experience. While the limitations are be-
leved to be rigid, there is also provision for
the sale of drugs at such places as are too
small to support drug stores, if goods so
sold bear the stamp and seal of a registered
pharmacist; alTo for the sale of poisonous
patent compounds by affxing label author
lied by the board of pharmacy.
1t was decided to receive the report, and
petition the general association for the publ
which ]. H Beal, of Scio, O., was elected
president, and G. H. Webster, of Minneapolis,
secretary. The discussion of the report of the
chairman then resumed in detail until
the hour for adjournment at A. when the
party repaired to the steamer on which an
informa, dance was enjoyed during trip of
the lake.