The following method has been adopted for preparing and marking the papers, the questions and prescriptions being the composite work of all members. Each member of the Board is assigned a branch for which he writes the questions, one member additionally selecting the prescriptions to be dispensed. The answer sheets on each subject are corrected by the member who has written the questions. By means of a number system the examiner does not know the name of the candidate whose paper he is marking until the marking of the papers is completed by all members. With the beginning of the fiscal year this Board was placed in the Department of Civil Service and Registration, Division of Registration, under the provisions of chapter 350, General Acts of 1919. Under this provision certain clerical duties are combined with other Boards, but the functions of the Board remain the same. The director, William S. Briry, a pharmacist and past member of this Board, has co-operated and assisted the Board in its work. In February of this year the office was removed to Room 146, State House, from Rooms 21 and 22 which it had occupied for twenty-five years. The Board has thus been deprived of its examination room; but owing to the continued courtesy of the Massachusetts College of Pharmacy, the candidates have been examined with better equipment in the laboratory and lecture halls of the college. The Board was privileged to send Mr. Archer and Mr. Wheeler as delegates to the National Association of Boards of Pharmacy at Washington during the week of May 3. These meetings are of great importance in standardizing the examinations of the various States and in bringing about more uniformity in pharmacy laws. The Board would recommend that the following legislation be enacted: 1. An Act to establish the Salaries of the Members. By act of the Legislature in the year 1914 the salaries of the members of the Board were established at $700, with the exception of the secretary, who was to receive an annual salary of $1,000. Since that year there has been no salary increase, while the cost of living has advanced approximately 103 per cent according to estimates of the United States Bureau of Industries. Almost in equal ratio the Board's responsibilities and duties have increased in many ways, one of the most important being the inauguration of national prohibition, which placed upon the druggist the exclusive trust of dispensing intoxicating liquors for medicinal purposes. Since that time the Board has kept an especially close supervision over the druggists, and by instruction, reprimand and punishment, where necessary, has been largely instrumental in the successful carrying out of the prohibition regulations. The method of examining students also has been much more comprehensive, and has consequently required more time on the part of the members. The present salary rates are inadequate to properly compensate the members for their work and responsibilities, and the Board therefore recommends a reasonable increase for each member. 2. Unregistered Stores not to be advertised as Drug Stores. With the indorsement of the State Pharmaceutical Association, the Board would again recommend to the Legislature that stores which are not registered with the Board of Registration in Pharmacy be not privileged to advertise as drug stores. Such legislation is necessary for the protection of the public. The druggist is a co-worker with the doctor in the care of the patient, and the public should be entitled to know just where prescriptions can be dispensed by qualified persons. A physician cannot advertise as such unless he is registered in the State of Massachusetts, and this Board believes the same law should apply to the profession of pharmacy. A summary of the work of the Board and its official receipts and disbursements will follow in the report of the secretary. Respectfully submitted, PERCY N. HALL, President. FREDERICK W. ARCHER. CARLTON B. WHEELER. It is with much regret that the Board is obliged to part with its most genial member, Mr. John F. Hayes of Fitchburg. His keen wit throughout his term of membership has filled the work with good cheer. His practical ideas have been most helpful. Mr. Hayes served as president during the years of 1918 and 1919. PERCY N. HALL, President. SECRETARY'S REPORT. Meetings for examinations have been held on dates and with results as follows: Of the 71 persons who passed the examinations and were granted certificates of registration in pharmacy 32 passed on first examination. 3 passed on fifth examination. Certificates of registration have been granted by reciprocity, as follows: 4 registered from New Hampshire. 1 registered from Colorado. 3 registered from Connecticut. 1 registered from Vermont. 8 registered from Maine. 1,766 fees for permits to operate drug stores at $1, 5 fees for 1921 permits to operate at $5, Interest credited on fees deposited in national bank, Total amount of receipts, Deducting fees returned because of applications being canceled, withdrawn or refused, 1,766 00 25 00 6 20 $8,163 20 260 00 Net receipts paid into the treasury of the Commonwealth, $7,903 20 Certificates to dispense liquors on prescription have been granted as follows: 90 were granted sixth-class license certificates for the balance of the license year ending May 1, 1920 (from Dec. 1, 1919). 69 were granted certificates of fitness for the balance of the license year ending May 1, 1920 (from Dec. 1, 1919). 432 were granted sixth-class license certificates for the license year ending May 1, 1921 (to date of report). 264 were granted certificates of fitness for the license year ending May 1, 1921 (to date of report). |