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NATURE 



[November i6, 191 i 



*;tiifU>nt« may hf nhlt» to f<f»t prartiral training, \vhfth«T 



ili'\ -''1; >MipIii\ iiwiil l.il'i in ill'' iMiilKiiiii.il (u il'ciiii.il 

 Si ;iiii li. - 111 I ii^^iiiiiiini; III' in i c ni-l i ml ii uial i .1 .idii 1 11 1 i--- 

 lr.ili\f wniU, Sciiiii- s, lii-mi' iiiif^hl I" .\..l\.'l linkiiii; llh- 

 <iillc-i4is ;iii(l llii' iii;iiiul:irl inint^, iiiiiiiii i|i.i I. "i ciIhi piililii 

 Wdr'ks, s(i f.ii |li:i| ill.- tiist ^I.il;'- nl |ii.iilii.il I N|). I iiiii •■ 

 mij^lil 111- ^.liri'il unci. 1 1 nmlii idii-. 1. ^■. li.i|ili,i/;it il lli.iii :il 

 pri's.iil. \ii ilmihl ((iILl;.- 141 .kIii.iIi -- u Im w.uil |m In 

 I llriiisi'K . , 1(11 . I \ i( I- in Inili.i or Inr ^l.nliii;; in |iii\;ii'' 

 liiisini"--> .II'' l.iiiK ;isk'il 1(1 p:i\ lor ill'' jiiivil'L;' nl 'iil'i- 

 iilj.^ \S(irks (11 (inicc, Uiil in olli'i' (;i--'-~ u '•ll-lraincil 

 sludcnK wild :iii' (|uitc 1 ;ip,iM'' ol li'ini; ii^'liil nii^lil \ix\ 

 Wi-ll lie l^lk'll nil i',i-~\ I'l 111'-, I'll ,1 (rial el a \'.n (11 I X', (1, 

 ill 111'- cxpiil.'il idii lli.it llii-\ uiiiil'l I'lii.iin al!'i\\aiiU .1- 

 \ .ilu.ahl'- .•i'--.i--l.inl s. In ill'- < ni^iii'dinj; ili-p;irl iii'-nK <>! 

 iiiunicip.alii i' - :;i'';il'T l;i('iliii''s idr ripprfnticcsliip niiLiln 

 lie i^ivi-n. I>\ I luid--iiii4 ii(lini( alK wcll-cdiicalcd lad-, .and 

 dii'iliiii^ lli'ii piai li(.il IrainiiiL;, lli''\ would form a Inxal 

 •-1.1II. iiliim.ai'K 111(11.- I'diiipcl'iU .and iiv.-hil ili,-in nlli'-rs 

 I'-ss '-dui.il'-d, liul si-|.-(l,-(l as iiidic iniiii'diaW-K us.-fiil. 

 iMirlli'T. il i-- iidw pr(i\-cd lli.al I'-clinicalK I'duc.il. d lads 

 ar.- \'cr\ lil, willi sdmc i'\|)i-ri(ni '- .add'-d, fur ill'- (nm- 

 mcrcial hr.ancli'-s dl .in cni^iii'i-rinL; luisiiicss. 



Ff a uni\'Tsil\- di-or'-.' nr cdllcL^c dipldin.a is hi li. lak. n 

 .Is a (.|ualitii ,il inn lor lH-t;inninL; .an 'nt^ini-i-rin^ car'-i-r, il 

 nuisi iiol h'- n\(-i Iddki-d that d'-^n.-s .-md dipldinas ar.- nf 

 \(r\- varied wahic, and that one great function of a i olk-t;'' 

 is to disi iiii^iiish (he more and the less capable anidiif^si 



its sllldrllts. 



I li.li'-\.- ih' r.- :ir. no schools of university rank where 

 tli>' work is moil- st rciuidus, the methods more j)ractirnl, 

 nr new ideas more welcome, tli.in in the best of ill. 

 ''ni4ine'-rine scjiools of tlie day. 



I lia\. I'liuhed on v.irious subjects, unavoid.ablv in ;i 

 short .ulilr. ss, with some one-sidednes'-;. \\"(> lia\e been 

 driven lately to recognise how intimately the v. rv < xistpnce 

 of society as now constituted depends f)n tln^ work df tin 

 engineer. It is becau^se T have come to believe in tlie 

 importance of coherent .and syspniatic instruction and in 

 the value of the plav of mind on mind and the influence 

 of generous rivalrv, best enjoved at a plastic and 

 impressionable ae,' during studentship, that 1 liave 

 ventured to urge the claims of engineering schools in pre- 

 paring the engineer for service in shaping the destinies of 

 the Empire. 



UNIVERSITY AND EDUCATIONAL 

 INTELLIGENCE. 



RiRMiNGH.'VM. — A scholarship of 150/. a vear for three 

 vears has been awarded by the Board of Aijiriiultuie and 

 Fisheries to Mr. Hilbert E. Johnson, .1 smd. nl in the 

 department of zoologv. This scholarship is one of the 

 numher recent Iv founded by the r?oard with the object of 

 encouraging research in agriculture. Mr. Johnson is at 

 present engaged in research in connection with the subject 

 of eel-worms. 



Oxford. — The statute allowing honour students in 

 mathematics and natural science to dispense with Grepk in 

 Responsions passed Coiigreg.ition on November 7. No 

 canvas had been made on either side, and the division, 

 showing ■^^ for the statute and 11 against, was without 

 any particular significance. The real struggle will take 

 place when ttie measure is submitted to Convocation, the 

 ultimate legislative authoritv of the I'niver^itv. This will 

 probably take place before the end of the present term. 



Sir Hf.nrv Cr.aik, K.C.B.. M.P., has accepted the 

 principalship of Queen's College, London, in succession to 

 Canon G. C. Bell, resigned. 



.'Xt a meeting of the governors of the South-Eastern 

 .Agricultural College, Wye, held on November 6, it was 

 decided to approach the Board of Agriculture and the 

 Development Commissioners with regard to the foundation 

 of a research institution for fruit-growing, including the 

 practical treatment of plant diseases, in the Countv of 

 Kent, and also to apply for a grant in aid of the proposed 

 extension of the college buildings. 



NO. 2194, ^OL. 88"! 



I TnK first meeting of the Association of Teachers 



! M.illi' in.ilii - fdi ill' sdulli-' .1-1' I n pari of Ilngl.and 



I II' Id .11 lonliiidL;. S( hool on s.iliirda\, No\.inl).i 



1 I, p.m., \'vli'n til'- in.augiir.al .addi' s, will be givei 



j pr'sid.ni. Dr. .\. ,\'. Whil'-li. .ad , l.K.s. 'l his 



i will lie open to .all who ai.- liil'-r'si' d in th'- teai 



i iiialh' in.alics i'lirlh'r iiiforinal ion 1 .an Ix- obtain' 



I ill'- lioiior.aiw s. I I. lit', ,,) ih.- .i-soi iation, 'I' 



Sdlool, K.'lil. 



W I l..,in lioi,, lll.a! Ih'- will of Miss ;.. 



j \\o' 1 i-holl' r l'.'i\.'s i.';,,o(,.^/. I., ill. iriisi.'-^ ,,f Hryn M.a 



i ('oll';.^'. ol whiih sh. \., ;,- :i ^i.-idu,aie. j-'rom the sai 

 soiir(. w. find ih.ii ill'- .-si,-ii'- dl the Late Mr. John 

 K'-nn. (1\ is '■, 'I. l.ir;^' r ih.ari h.as he.-n previoi.: 

 .iniioiiiii ' (1. '111.' sh.ir'- of (■oliiinhi.a I ni\a-rsity is -) ■ 

 \' V. N'oi k rni\''rsii\ .and the I'l'shv ti-rian Hoard 



I (or Colleges e,i( h r'cei\'. Hi^.ddo/., and Rob'-rt t on'. 



I Constantinople, '^yn,iMH,l. I h.- specific bec|Ufsts, 1 

 dependent on ih'- si/.- df th' .stai'-, include 20,000/. i-: 



; Id ^'.ale, Aiiih'-rsi, D.arlmdulh. Howdoin, llaiiiillon, 



' (.l.lsO,,^v. 



Ai a ( on -r. -,11 ion of ih'- I nis-rsity of Wal' -, I-,,-],] 

 n.'inj^or on Xovinlier 10, the following d'^r. • - w , ] . , 

 ferr''d, hriiii'ns cdiisu : — For the degree ..t l)..'!-r 

 S( ieiu ' . Prof. Conwy Lloyd Morgan, I'.R.:--.. -::.•■ 

 \'i( e-( hancellor of the liiivrsity of Bristol, , and " 

 William 11. Preece, K.C.B. , l-.K.S., sometime electric: 



I to ih< ( I'lieral Post Office. l-"or the degrp*^ of Doctor 

 L.aws. Dr. William Thomas Edwards, [.!'., .and >ir 1-, 



I bard Ow' n, \'ice-Chancellor of ihi- rni\'rsii\ of Hri-' 

 soni'iinie S'-niiir D'-put\' Ch.anc'-lldr of ih'- L' nis. isiix 

 W.il'-s. l-'or the deere,' of Master of Arts, Mis. I,.d,. 



I Cleghorn, distinguished for her s. rvi. es in the cause 

 education. 



" Tiir-: Moral Influence of a lni\.rsitv P>nsifin Sxstee 

 Idrms the sul.iject of an .arlicl.- in The Popiiltir >cu> 

 Monthly for .November by Dr. Henry .S. Pritchett. it w 

 be remembered that the author is president of the Carne^ 

 Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, which 1 

 provided for the staffs of American universities and colleL; 

 .1 lib' ral scale of retiring pensions. Although the syst. 

 h.is h. .11 organised on a non-contributory basis. I ' 

 Prilih. It s' .-ms, on the whole, inclined to favour the c 

 tributory system. Probably the conditions are somewi 

 different in .America from those prevailing in this count: 

 w^here Government old-age pensions have been arranged 

 a non-contributory basis, and wh'-n the main reason f 

 not adopting the same course in our universities has b' 

 on financial grounds. 



Till-: present session ;s the thirli'th during which ! 

 City df Bradford 'i''-chnic,al Cdllege has been at woi 

 The new calendar, which has been received, gives fi 

 particulars concerning the very complete provisions whi 

 have been made to provide technical instruction in ci 

 nection with the various industries of the West Ridir. 

 The buildings have been greatly extended in recent ye.a: 

 Among other important developments we notice the d\ 

 house is now nady in which the material required for, a 

 produced in. ilv te-xtile department will be dealt wi: 

 Th'' '(.luipnient is such that stud'-nts will have the opp' 

 luniiN df carrying out practical work of an instruct' 

 charact'r. The machiner\ is capable of dealing w 

 loos'- wool or cotton, slubljing, varns of all materia' 

 w.irps, and piece goods. The machir - iit the lai 



praciice. In connection with the e\; was deci'' 



to put down a plant for the engineerini; u. pariment whi' 

 although primarily intended for educational purpos 

 would at th(^ s;une time serve for supplying light and pow 

 to the present building, the n.-w ext- nsions, and the sch' 

 of art. This is probably the most important step in i' 

 history of the department which h.as \'et been taken. \^ 

 notice rdso that a syst'-matic course in sanitarv scien. 

 suit.ahl'' for sanitar\- and other inspectors in the W • 

 Riding, has been arranged to comply with the requiremer 

 of the Sanitary Inspectors" Examination Board, and ti- 

 the college has been placed by the Board of Trade on t 

 list of technical institutions recognised bv the Board f 

 the purpose of the regulations relating to the examinatir 

 for engineers in the mercantile marine. 



