FEMALE APOTHECARIES.
[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."I SIR,—Considering the interest you have evinced on the subject, I think it my duty to inform you that I received this morning a communication from the Clerk of the Apothecaries' Society, which informed me that I might now present myself for examination to the Special Board of Examiners in Arts. I will now quote the succeeding paragraph :— " To prevent any misapprehension, however, as to the effect of your admission to examination by the Special Board of Examiners in Arts, I am directed to add that your admission to this examination must not be taken to imply that you will be admitted to examination for the cer- tificate of qualification to practise."
The relaxation in the Apothecaries' rule as to the examination in Arta is a step in the right direction. The formation of a school for the training of female students only which shall be recognized by one of our licensing bodies, or have the power of granting diplomas of its own, should be the next movement.—I am, Sir, &c., ISABEL THORNE. 18 Charles Street, Grosvenor Square, W., January 30, 1868.
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