Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1897-02-02

Mr. Smith says has scrept into
the board. The bill will prob.
ably become a law. e reads as
follows:
sec. hat no person shall
be eligib les for polntm ent as a
IN ember Of the board Of phar-s
macy Of the state Of MINES ota
WHO'S IN any manner connected
with any educational ms titution,
either public or private, in which
ins ction IS given ia any Of the
branches upon which candidates
for regis tration *as pharmacists
are examined by said board, or.
who is not actually engaged in
business as a pharmacist II the
state, and any member Of said
board who shall become con-.
nected in any manner with such
educational institution, or who
shall cease to be actually en-
gagged ia business as a. phar-
macist in the state, shall thereby
become disqualified for member
ship in such board and shah
Immediately cease to be a mem ]
Der. thereof, and the vacancy
thus created shall be filled by
the governor by appointment
from the practicing pharmacists
of the state:'
It seems that the member of
the board from Fergus Falls, L.
A. Harding, recently moved to
st. Paul and established a school
for instruction of pharmacists,
and has been sending circulars
to such as failed to pass the
examination, soliciting their at
tendance at his school. This, of
course, explains the whole story.
The board Of pharmacy was in
stituted in 1885, to examine and
license druggists, to protect the
dear people from incompetent
pill makers. All very good. But
you see, as soon as the machin,
cry of the board is in fairly good
working order some enterpris-
ing member Of the board turns
his official position into capital
at the expense of poor aspirants
for u druggists diploma: We
don't say that. technically, there
is anything wrong because a
mem Der of the examining board
opens a pharmacy school, but
virtually it was notice. to every
aspirant for q successful drug
gist examination to go and spend
his $50 at Examiner Harding's
school. President Frost of the
board says that Harding's school
is all right, and SO oD, but if it is,
why are they so scared about
getting Mr.. Griffin On the board .
It is evident that the State
Pharmaceutical Association can
not be ignorant of this condition
of affairs, and the business of the
governors position to refuse to
appoint the man recommended
by the association is seen at once.
Our object in calling attention
to this matter is not to jumponto
the bolrd of pharmacy in par
ticular, bat, by way of illustra-
tion.s to show how some, atle;.st t.,
of our state boards, ostensibly
for the benefit Of the public, are
in reality job Offices for some
sharpers to feather their own
nests. = ~ ! r -
We can also inform our. law,
makers that passing the above
Smith bill willin no wise correct
the abuse complained of, AS
long as the Pharmaceutical Asso-
citation can dictate the appoint
ment Of the board of examiners.
there is no help. No, but amend
the law, of 1885 so that the ap.
poin tment is left with the gov
>ernor alone, IT, then, there is
malfeasance in office, the gov
@ernor, and the governor alone,
is responsible, and the people
can hold him responsible Under
the present law the governor can
dfnot hing, and the Pharmaceuti
cal Assoc iation is q private body
wholly irresp onsible and outside
of the reach Of the people
But this applies not only to the
pharmacy board e applies to
any State board where the gov
sernor is comp e!Ied to choose an
off cer9 elected by some private
.associati ion. 'hte S tate never