Walter C. Good letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley - March 25, 1918
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Naval Tr. Station San Francisco, [California] [March] 25 – 1918 Dr [Henry Milton] Whelpley Dear Sir: After graduating from the St. Louis College of Ph. last may, I neglected to take out my registration papers in Missouri, owing to the fact that I enlisted in the Navy shortly after commencement. It is my desire to take out papers now, and if you will have the kindness to fill out the enclosed blank I will appreciate it very much. I came to this station on [September] 12, 1917. having enlisted June 21. I will not be here much longer, perhaps a month & then will probably go
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aboard ship. There are a number of St. Louis C.P. men here, but I hardly think any of them are very favorably impressed with navy life as far as a Pharmacist is concerned. Something surely ought to happen so that a Pharmacist would receive due recognition in the Army and Navy. The Army men have the better of the deal by far. For in the Navy there is absolutely no distinction made between a man of Pharmaceutical ability who has studied it as a profession and one who hasn’t any knowledge whatsoever of the elementary principles of Pharmacy.
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I should think the life of a Sailor or Soldier as much value as any other and no one in civilian life cares to have a prescription compounded by any other than a capable man. If there is any possible way to put the Edmonds Bill through it sure ought to have the Support of every pharmacist, only one who has had the experience can really understand the situation and see what a proposition we are up against. Thanking you an advance for filling out enclosed blank, I am yours Very Truly, Walter C. Good Co. 9 Hosp. Corps, N.R.S. [San Francisco, California]
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| Title | Walter C. Good letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley - March 25, 1918 |
| Creator | Good, Walter C. |
| Source | Good, Walter C. Letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley. 25 March 1918. Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley Collection, 1826-1929. A1737. Missouri History Museum, St. Louis, Missouri. |
| Description | Walter C. Good sent this letter to Dr. Henry Milton Whelpley. Dr. Whelpley was the dean of the St. Louis College of Pharmacy and editor of the Meyer Brothers Druggist magazine. In this letter, Good explained that the Army treated the pharmacists better than the Navy because the Navy didn’t acknowledge them at all. He also mentioned his desire for the Edmonds bill to become law. This letter was written on Y.M.C.A. letterhead. |
| Subject LCSH | World War, 1914-1918; Pharmacists; Naval Taining-schools |
| Subject Local | WWI; World War I; Edmonds Bill |
| Site Accession Number | A1737 |
| Contributing Institution | Missouri History Museum |
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| Date Original | March 25, 1918 |
| Language | English |