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DEPARTMENT OF PHARMACY.

J. W. MALLET, Ph. D., M. D., F. R. S., Professor of General Chemistry.

F. P. DUNNINGTON, B. S., Professor of Analytical Chemistry and Pharmacy.

W. B. TOWLES, M. D:, Professor of Materia Medica.

J. R. PAGE, M. D., Professor of Botany.

In establishing this Department, which is intended to give thorough and
practical instruction in the branches of science important to the properly-trained
Pharmacist, it has not been found necessary to establish new
schools in the University. By making use of the ample equipments already
available, and by a suitable arrangement of the instruction already provided
for in the existing schools, it has been found possible to offer liberal advantages
to students of Pharmacy. The course of instruction continues through
the nine months of the University session. A well-prepared student may
complete the course in one session; but two sessions would give a larger
opportunity for practical experience in the laboratory. The teaching is
by systematic lectures, combined with the study of text-books and practical
laboratory work, under the supervision of the Professors.

The instruction in the Department is arranged as follows:

General Chemistry.—Chemical Physics, Inorganic and Organic
Chemistry. (The course described on p. 28.)

Analytical Chemistry.—(a), The work of the first class in Analytical
Chemistry (except Fire Assaying), comprising a full course in Qualitative
Analysis, together with practice in the preparation of chemicals and in the
detection of impurities in commercial articles. (See p. 29.)

(b), Sixteen lectures in the practical applications of Chemistry to Medicine,
(the detection of poisons, chemical and microscopic examination of
animal products, urine, blood, etc.)

Pharmacy.—Pharmaceutical Manipulation in the preparation and dispensing
of Medicines, with additional practice in connection with the Dispensary
of the University, for three hours each week throughout the session.
(For laboratory equipment, see p. 63.)

Botany.—Physiological, Structural, and Systematic Botany. The
time is mainly devoted to the study of flowering plants, their analysis and
determination. Cryptogamic Botany, especially fungi and fungoid diseases
of plants, receive as much attention as possible.

The class commences about the middle of March, and continues until
the end of the session.

Materia Medica.—The regular course of the Medical Department on
the Identification, Therapeutic uses, and Medical application of Drugs.
(See p. 44.)

Candidates for the degree of Graduate in Pharmacy will be required to
complete the prescribed course in each of the subjects named above, and
to pass successfully the regular examinations held in the several schools in
which the instruction is given. Students are advised to devote two sessions
to the course. This will give an opportunity for taking, in addition
to the instruction described above, a course in Industrial Chemistry, (see
p. 28), or the second class in Analytical Chemistry (see p. 30).

The following order of studies is recommended:—First Year,—Gen-eral
Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry (a) and (b), Pharmacy, and Botany.
Second Year,—Industrial Chemistry, Analytical Chemistry (a), Pharmacy
and Materia Medica.

The chemical lecture-room and laboratory are well provided with facilities
for illustration and practical instruction. An excellent collection of
chemicals, a new set of specimens of Materia Medica, and an extensive
herbarium, will be employed as aids in instruction.

The expenses of a student of Pharmacy taking the whole course in one
year, not including books, will be from $305 to $360.