The Bulletin of pharmacy . the drug business accidentally and stayedin it because he liked it. To a third the practice of pharmacy meant the realization of a boyhood fourth man Was actuated by the prospects of pleasant work ond eas^ mone^—conditions, however, thathave never materialized for him. The subject is an interesting one, and to read the four papers is to gain aninsight into the manner by which druggists are recruited. Why I Became a Druggist. Papers received in response to a subject announced in March. PRIZE ARTICLE: THE BEST SUBSTITUTEFOR A COLLEGE EDUCATION. Bv Claud A.
The Bulletin of pharmacy . the drug business accidentally and stayedin it because he liked it. To a third the practice of pharmacy meant the realization of a boyhood fourth man Was actuated by the prospects of pleasant work ond eas^ mone^—conditions, however, thathave never materialized for him. The subject is an interesting one, and to read the four papers is to gain aninsight into the manner by which druggists are recruited. Why I Became a Druggist. Papers received in response to a subject announced in March. PRIZE ARTICLE: THE BEST SUBSTITUTEFOR A COLLEGE EDUCATION. Bv Claud A. Smith. • A boys reason for choosing a certain lineof work may be quite different from a mansreasons for selecting the same occupation. Asa boy, I considered pharmacy mj- best substi-tute for a college education—as a man I choseit for the business I would enter, confirmingthis decision I)y the test of practical work. Myfinal decision I made at the age of I went int<i tlie chug business for Claud .\. Smilh. At the age of nineteen I entered a prepschool, largely on my ])arents urging. Thevwished me to finish the preparatory schoolcourse, then take a four-years college course,and finally enter law or medical school formore preparation before taking up real work. After two years of this plan, I rebelled: itwas too much for a boy used to was older than most high or preparatory schoolboys, I had been used to making m}- ownway, and I could not endure the thought ofspending six or eight years longer in a school-room. Besides, I had doubts as to m)- fitnessfor either a lawyers or a doctors , I was too well aware of my need for agood general education to quit school alto-gether. Long and hard I pondered the question ofhow I could sooner gain the essentials of agood education, at the same time fitting mvselffor a mans work. Nearly half my originalcapital was left and I decided to invest it in acourse in pharmacy. Here, I though
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