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"ii 'fcjr 11 9T' i , ' THE NEBRASK AN WHAT THE HIGHER REQUIRE MENTS FOR THE 8TUDY OF PHARMACY MEAN8. ITEMS WE SAVE YOU MONEY r 1910 U NEWS fr -"" - - - i I 1 1 ) The ostabllahmont of Institutions for tho purpose of giving pharmaceutical and medical training Is vory rocont, It was but two or threo decades ago that tho only qualifications necessary for .tho entrance upon tho Btudy of eithor professloa was tho ability to road and write. Withtho acqlllrlniroT this knowledgo tho path of , the studont of medicine and tho student of phar macy diverged, the former led to some medlcal practitioner's office, hc- latter to an apothecary shop. Hero each In his place learned many things of his 'preceptor. Some knowledgo was ac quired by. tho "picking up" mothod, andstlll more by actual contact with life. The product was tho doctor and druggist of a. generation ago. Only re cently, then, have private individuals and prlvato and public Institutions given vast sums of money for the es tablishment of schools which have as -their prlmary purpose the scientific training of young men for tho respec tive professions. With tho develop ment of such institutions has come an increased demand, for higher aca demic attainments for those who do sire to pursuo professional studies. The progress in medicine in this direc tion has been moro rapid than in phar macy. Perhaps this is due in part to Iho TlUal oharactor (professional-and; commercial) of tho pharmacist's work. On tho ther hand, it should be borne ' in mind that no profession is freo from commercialism. Tho pharmacist, while ho is forced to have superior knowledge over what men have in most commercial lines, still must have goods to sell. Tho time has passed when ho can obtain the "superior" knowledge without aomo form of sys tematlc training in the fundamental' branches upon which professional pharmacy Is built. Furthermore the rapid advances made in the medical cioncoa make it all the more impor tant that tho training in tho pharma ceutlcal sciences bo made moro elab- UraLtr TtwlftmnnUfng-a-hlglinr typq oL-professional training ifafl Of course made it necosasry to IncreaBo the amount of preparatory training in order that students may have tho proper training and development to prepare them for professional study. Tho American Conference of Phar maceutical Faculties is a national or ganization of tho leading pharmaceu--tlcaLHchnnlH of Amnrlcn, which has Jts Its object The rarsIng(5fthoacademie- roqulrements for the study otf phar macy and the improvement of profes. elonal training. A few years ago this conference sot as a minimal standard for membership one year of high Aool-trftinlng-and-tWfi vnnrs of pro- fessional, with certain qnaimcatiomri added. Last year the amount of. high school-training was-incroased Jay one yoar-flncLtho outlook Is that it will soon bo increased to four years, as it is in tho University of Nebraska at the present time. A movement is Also .oa foot to la the very near future drop all two year courses In pharmacy and lengthen tho period of professional training to three and four years. Tho ftrfr-fAWynnrnadllzArcivnt-tuivuncnH In pnarmaceuticol cducationr In creased academic requirements must necessarily bring to tho profession bettor trained and moro mature men and eliminate tho poorly prepared men from a " profession when tho greatest Integrity Is necessary and in which only, men with the hjghost of Ideals should engage. Porhaps It is not commonly known that more laws have been enacted for making tho handling of food and drugs safe and free from fraud than for any other one purpose. When ono realizes this wo can seo how essential it is that wo demand certain qualifications of men, who are to enter tho profession. Miss Elsie Day, assistant professor of pharmacoynosy In tho College of Modlcino. Edwin A. Fricke, In drug business with his brother In Plattsmouth, Nobr. Jay G. ninkor is tho manager of a drug store in Lindsay, Colo. 1911 MIbs. Florence Thorpe, manager-of a drug store at Collego View, Nobr. Carl RogoBch, a prescription clork in Kansas City, iMo. L. Q. Taylor, a clork In tho Melor dtugfltorjcuLlncoln. Ncbr. F. W. Schwako is a junior partner in Schwake & Son drug store, Ne braska City, Nebr. J. H. Nowman, tho proprietor, of tho Lowiston Pharmacy, Lowiston, Minn. H. C. Harden is a chomist-in-a-beet-sugar factory and clerk in a Scotts Bluff drug store. H. G. Beckard is tho manager of a drug store in Waco, Nobr. N. H. Whaloy haB been managing Horbert Locke's drug store at Archer, Nebr. - :T H. M. Prouty is part owner of tho Smith-Dorsey company, Lincoln, Nobr. 1912 Edo H. Anderson, until recently, has been working In the Hiker drug store, No wYork City. Ray Bauer, proprietor of tho Sun drug store, Lincoln, Nobr. -lwoo(LrBChaieller-a - atudent-ln the Nebraska Law College. -'S. T. Crouse is in partnership with his brother in a drug store at Osceola, Nebr. Frank Huntaman of Hebron, Nobr., has been clerk In a Chicago drug store. Earl F. Walker, scholar. In chemis try, University of Nebraska. Joe Solberg Is managor of a drug utuiu at 3t.-Marir-idaho. LIburn Lako is at tho Collego of Medicine, Omaha. Harry L. Thompson is instructor of assay and pharmaceutical chemistry. J. U. Mallck is manager of hlB father's store in Blpomington, Nobr. 1913 -Misr-T6llWttrdiBolorkinBatthtr Kostka tTriig store, XIncoliE Miss Olivo Mildred Young, has been working at Rigg's drug store, Lincoln, Nobr. Claudo William Mitchell, Ph. D., in structor in physiology In tho Medical Collego, Omaha, Nebr. Garland Lewis, assistant Instructor In chemistry. Harry Anderson-has frn lnrklng in Clnrks, Nobr.fbut now will-Ue clerking at Sioux City, Iowa. Paul M. Rogers is with the Union Drug company, Brownsville, Penn. Glenn S. Hoag Is clerking in a drug store at Shlckloy, Nebr. w n itrrr Stnwn-jB Bra presort pUon4-H clerk at Hargroaves drug store. Edwin Corbln has been clerking in a drug store at Pawnee City, Nebr. Mark-Bly-is-propriotorofrJvflloJCQiat Hampton, Nobr. Fred G. Larson Is' prescription clerk for the Overland Drug company, Lusk, Wyo. Lewis R. Eby is a prescription clerk at tho Spork pharmacy, Hartipgton, -Nobr. . Lloya "Tnumpauu la-atOverton? Nobr. " Win. Wallace is a prescription clerk at tho Merchants drug store, Omaha, Nobr. Oscar R. Cone is clerking at Han son's drug store, Lincoln, Ifpbr. PHARMACY CONVOCATION. Tho pharmacy convocation has a vory important place on 'tho program this woek, It will bo the one means by which the other students on tho campus will find out what we aro and what we stand for. Tho program, which will be carried out to tho iottor, contains some very good numbers. These Men Attract Attention A well dressed man or woman always attracts attention you can be welfdressed if you take a little personal pride in your appearance. Your clothes need not be ex pensive but they must fit hold their shape and be cut in the prevailing style HERE IS WHERE WE COME IN Clothcraft Clothes is the guaranteed all .wool line of suits selling for $10 to $20-we will make the suit fit you and guarantee that fit to stay or we will give you a new suit can you ask a more fair proposition? Speier Sc Simon Dean Toetors of tho College of Phar macy of Iowa Stato has been secured -aa.thA.mn1n npeaknr, fle Is ono of the most progressive educators in the pharmaceutical world. He also is one of tho most prominent men in tho American Pharmaceutical Association, and has been twice secretary of tho section of education and legislation. At present ho is secretary and treas "PLAY BALL" M 'AKE use raygffcg drug stores regardless of what state located- in. furnishes drug stores to buyers at no cost in any state desired. He furnisheg'PhysiciansrVterinarians and Dentists for openings, locations, etc. He handles their praotices-for-sale and furnishes such practices in any state desired. Second hand fixtures, fountains, fixtur&s tGvfurnishedn(Lhandled anddn special plans. Make use of'tIreKnies1rSystem. If-convenfeniKalfronm otherwise write. F. V. KNIEST, R. P. , Bee Building, OMAHA Gilt Edge References Established, 1904 Special Plans Motto: "PLAY BALL" MM urer of the oxecutlvo committeo of tho Amorlcan Conference of Pharmacy Faculties. His subject will dead with the Educational Aspect Of Phunuucyr Others who will appear on the pro gram will bo Chancellor Avory and Dr. Lyman. Dr. Lyman has been the director of tho School of Pharmacy Pharmacy since It was founded, and no man could bo found who would of the Kniest System. 1904. What does Kniest do? He places em ployees in any kind of a position desired--in ffA-Jaffl(ilp,Rfvcip1p nnrlpr 5130 Blue erge Special $15 .00 tako moro Intorost in this department and also tho Btudonts than ho. 5 Cloyd Stewart of dramatic fame Is 4ftmwn-lv-juingynnn ni; hfl nnmpHfl, He has been secured to giro socoral read IngB. Then, too, thoro will bo a fow selections by a string quartet. This convocation will bo of goneral interest to tho student body and to tho people at largo. 1 .1 Established pppmal plflT' rS . 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