CXCIV 



NATURE 



[June 24, 1922 



NOTICE 



A new volume of NATURE 

 — the 110th — will begin on 

 July 1. 



*,* For Subscription Rates seep, cxcix of the present issue. 



ST. MARTIN'S STREET, LONDON, W.C.2. 



"UNITY" HISTORY SCHOOL. 



Arranged by Mr. F. S. MARVIN and Dr. C. SINGER. 



This unique Holiday School will be held at WOODBROOKE, near 

 BIRMINGHAM, from July 27 to August 4 inclusive. 



Subjfxt: "SCIENCE AND SOCIAL PROGRESS: 

 . A Retkosfect anu a Survey." 

 Lecturers include: Professors C. H. Desch, F. G. Donnan, Julian- 

 Huxley, J. L. Myrrs, J. A. Platt, J. Ar thur Thomson, A. N. White- 

 head, etc. 



Many Tennis Courts. Garden Parties and Musical Evenings. 

 Fee for Lectures, Bedroom, and four meals per day, inclusive of luggage 

 removal and all gratuities, £j, : los. 



Detailed programme and application forms from — 



EDWIN GILBERT, 

 30 Bloomsbury Street (5), W.C.i. 



FINSBURY TECHNICAL COLLEGE. 



LEONARD STREET, CITY ROAD, E.G. 2. 



Dean for the Session, 1921-22 : 



Professor W. H. Eccles, D.Sc, F.R.S. 



The College provides practical scientific training for students who desire 

 to become Civil, Mechanical, or Electrical Engineers, or Chemists. 



Candidates are required to pass an Eintrance Examination in Mathematics 

 and English, but the Matriculation Certificate of any British University, 

 and certain other qualifications, are accepted in lieu of it. The next 

 Entrance Examination will be held on Tuesday, September 19. Applica- 

 tions for admission should be forwarded to the College on forms to be 

 obtained from the Registrar. The programme of the College is under re- 

 vision and will be issued shortly. 



HUDDERSFIELD TECHNICAL 

 COLLEGE. 



DRAPERS' COMPANY'S RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP 

 IN DYEING. 

 Value £100 a year, with remission of fees. 



RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIP IN COLOUR CHEMISTRY. 

 Value not more than ;^ioo a year, with remission of fees. 

 Applications are invited for these Scholarships, tenable in the College 

 during the Session 1922-23. Further particulars and forms of application 

 may be obtained from the Secretary, Technical College, Huddersfield. 



UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF WALES, 

 ABERYSTWYTH. 



DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY. 



APPLICATIONS are invited for the post of ASSISTANT LECTURER 

 in the DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY. The appointment is for a period 

 of two years, dating from October 1922, with a possible extension for a third 

 year. Salary, ;£3oo per annum. One copy of application and three 

 testimonials should be sent to the undersigned, from whom further particulars 

 may be obtained, not later than June 27, 1922. 



C. G. BURTON, General Secretary. 



SOUTH-WESTERN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, 



CHELSEA, S.W.3. 



Day and Evening Courses in Science under Recognised Teachers 

 of London University. 



I. INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT. 



Technical Courses in Analytical and Manufacturing Chemistry, 

 Pharmacy, Food and Drugs, A.I.C. Courses, Metallurgy, Assaying, 

 Foundry Work, Research. 



II. INDUSTRIAL PHYSICS DEPARTMENT. 



Practical work in General Physics, Applications to Industries, 

 Metrology, Calorimetry, Illumination, Acoustics, Electrical 

 Measurement, Research. 



III. BIOLOGICAL AND QEOLOOICAL DEPARTMENT. 



Courses for B.Sc, etc., in Botany, Geology, Mineralogy, Zoology, 

 Special Courses in Bio-chemistry, Bio-physics, Bacteriology, 

 Physiology, Hygiene, Entomology, Plant Pathology. Course for 

 Tropical Planters, Research. 



Telephone : Kensington 899. 



SIDNEY SKINNER, M.A., 

 Principal. 



GEOLOGICAL SURVEY OF GREAT 

 BRITAIN. 



The DEPARTMENT OF SCIENTIFIC AND INDUSTRIAL 

 RESEARCH are about to nominate candidates for not more than four 

 vacancies for Geologists on the Geological Survey of Great Britain. 



Salary — ^300 per annum fixed (inclusive) for the first two years ; on con- 

 firmation of appointment, ;£2so-;^2o-^45o (plus Civil Service bonus). The 

 posts are pensionable under the normal Civil Service regulation's, and there 

 are prospects of promotion to higher posts. 



Candidates must have attained the age of 21, but must not have attained 

 the age of 30 on April i, 1922. Preference will be given to candidates who 

 have served with H.M. Forces in the Great War. Candidates will be 

 expected to have had a sound general training in Geology, equivalent to 

 that required for a University Honours degree ; experience of post-graduate 

 work iu Geology and knowledge of French or German, or both, will be 

 regarded as important qualifications. 



Application should be made in writing, stating qualifications, with copies 

 of testimonials, not later than Friday, July 7, to the Director, Geological 

 Survey and Museum, 28 Jermyn Street, London, S.W.i, from whom further 

 particulars may be obtained. 



MANX MUSEUM, LIBRARY AND ART 

 GALLERY. 



APPOINTMENT OF CURATOR. 



The Manx Museum and Ancient Monuments Trustees are prepared to 

 receive applications for the position of CURATOR OF THE MANX 

 MUSEUM at Douglas, which includes the Art Gallery. 



The position, which is not pensionable, carries a remuneration at the rate 

 of £'450 per annum. Candidates for the appointment should make applica- 

 tion in writing to the undersigned, giving full particulars as to age, qualifica- 

 tions, and previous experience, and forwarding copies of three recent 

 testimonials. They should also state the earliest date on which they could 

 take up their duties. Applications must be received on or before Monday, 

 July 3, 1922. 



A memorandum of the duties can be obtained from the undersigned. 



B. K. SARGEAUNT. 

 Government Office, Isle of Man, 

 June 13, 1922. 



UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SOUTH 

 WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE. 



COLEG PRIFATHROFAOL DEHEUDIR CYMRU A MYNWY. 



_ The Council of the College invites applications for the following posts. 



1. PROFESSOR OF ENGINEERING. Salary, ;£iooo per annum. 



(20 Copies of Application with Testimonials to be forwarded not 

 later than August 31, 1922.) 



2. ASSISTANT LECTURERand DEMONSTRATOR in PHYSICS. 



.Salary, ;£3oo per annum. (3 Copies of Application with Testi- 

 monials to be forwarded not later than July 6, 1922.) 

 Further particulars regarding the above posts may be obtained from the 

 undersigned. 



D. J. A. BROWN, Registrar. 

 University College, CardiflT, 

 June 13, 1922. 



NAVAL OFFICER (37) wishes to supple- 



ment pension on retirement. Fair knowledge fishing, shooting, motor- 

 ing, sailing, etc. Would like almost any out-door employment at small 

 salary. Eastern Counties preferred. Has also considerable knowledge 

 of engineering, with large experience on both practical and educational 

 sides, and would accept suitable civil appointment. Box 262, c/o 

 Nature Office. 



