The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1897-09-10
State Board of Pharmacy Still
Requires Examination.
AN APPARENT DISCRIMINATION
While Graduates From Other InSti-
tutions Are Allowed to Register
AZ Pharmacists i'm This state,
Those of the University of WASH
fngton Are Not-The Board As
signs No Reason for Its Decision.

The state beard OF pharmacy has he
appearances a. least Of discounting the
work done IN the University OF Washing
ton II has distinctly declined 70 recognize
,he diploma Of graduates in pharmacy
from the university as emitting the holder
20 registration as a pharmacist without
examination by the state board
The decision OF The board came about
through the application of Frank p. Giles.
VINO graduated from the university last
May, taxing the fun course in pharmacy
ana receiving the degree of Pm. q. There
were TWO others who graduated with him.
VIZ; A w. Barton and Miss r. L. Crane.
of The three Mr. Giles had had the longest
practcal experience n a drug store, and
his application would seem 10 afford as
strong test case as could well Be presented.
lbs application was filed az the last meet
Ing OF the state board of pharmacy. held
In Spokane July - and % In his letter a
copy or which he showed the r porter last
night, he stated 10 The board that ne had
had nearly ten years practical experience,
ana besides being a graduate OF the uni
Nefslty, held also an assistants certificate
granted oy the state board in 1882 To this
he received the following reply:
The board Of pharmacy al It's recent
meeting heid IN Spokane considered your
dppaleatlcn Ter registration by graduation
aIlQ asclded that they could not recognize
the State University of Washington.
w. II. t. BARNES. Secretary"
have no criticism 10 make of the
beard motives said Mr.. Giles last night.
IN presenting my application for r. gis-
traiion, OF course, l thought my acqili a.
ments fairly entitled me 10 It. Besides my
glploma, presented certificates from tie
druggiSts for whom l had worked /
worked three years for f I. Van Osgrand,
OF Aiiegan, Mich. and here is a letter
from him. l work q eighteen months for
o. .. Guy, of this city. and here is a state
ment from him. / worked five years for
fteeoorn q Co., OF Seattle. and here is
Wh&t they have to say.
or course | do not contend that the
pharmaceutical curriculum at the Uni
Nersity or Washington is fully up to the
standard set by some of the older insti-
dutions of the Eastern states. Still the
course We took was a right thorough enc.
IL extended through two full sessions. The
hrst year We had botany five hours a week.
studying cryptogramic botany the first
term and field botany with practical wcrk
the second term. In CHI mis5ry we had two
hours a week Of theoretical study and six
b nDgFs week Of la00ps sa3r10n and
this we had an elementary course
IN various pharmaceutical toTdcs
with laboratory work FIVE hours a week
During the second session we TOOK q
course in materia medica, embracing tox-
Zoology and study of poisons. In phar-
macy proper we had one lecture a week,
with two hours week for quiz and FIVE
hours or laboratory. In theoretical chem
istry we had two hours a week, and we
spent six hours week IN the chemical
laboratory.
No / do not know the reasons which
Influenced the board 10 decide against my
application / know that they have al
lowed graduates from other institutions
outside the state TO register WI hout ex-
animation. but | do not know where they
draw the line. ! know. however that not
a member of the state board OF pharmacy
has visited the University Of Washing on.
although the members of the board have
been invited to do so.''
The members of the board are as fol-
lows: a. NJ. Stewart. of Tacoma, presi-
dent; W. II. T. Barnes of Seattle secre-
tary: c. F. Krum. of Spokane. L. p. p.
Collins, Of New Whascom. and J. III. Day.
OF Dayton Mr.. Collins was not present at
the recent meeting in Spokane.