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[October 2 1, 1897 



lecture at the University Observatory on elementary mathe- 

 matical astronomy. Mr. H. H. Champion will conclude his 

 lectures on lunar theory. The Sedleian Professor of Natural 

 Philosophy, Rev. Bartholomew Price, will lecture at Pembroke 

 College on optics, physical and geometrical. The Waynflete 

 Professor of Mineralogy, Prof. li. A. Miers, will lecture at the 

 University Museum on elementary crystallography. The 

 Waynflete Professor of Pure Mathematics, Prof. E. B.Elliott, 

 on the theory of numbers. The Linacre Professor of Compara- 

 tive Anatomy, Prof. E. Ray Lankester, on the Mollusca. Dr. 

 W. B. Benham, on the flat worms ; Mr. G. C. Bourne, on Von 

 Baer's Law ; and Mr. J. B. Thompson, on the morphology of 

 the Ichthyopsida. The Professor of Experimental Philosophy, 

 Prof. R. B. Clifton, on experimental physics. The Clarendon 

 Laboratory will be open daily, from li a.m. to 4 p.m., for in- 

 struction in practical physics, under the superintendence of Prof. 

 Clifton, Mr. Walker, Mr. Alsop, andMr. Hudson. The Lecturer 

 in Mechanics, Rev. F. J. Jervis-Smith, on elementary mechanics 

 and the structure of simple machines. The Waynflete Professor 

 of Chemistry, Prof. W. Odling, on elementary organic chem- 

 istry. The Aldrichian Demonstrator, Mr. W. W. Fisher, 

 on inorganic chemistry ; Mr. J. Watts, on organic chem- 

 istry ; Mr. V. H. Veley, on physical chemistry ; Mr. 

 J. E. Marsh, on the history of chemical theory ; Mr. J. A. 

 Gardner, on aromatic compounds, other than benzene deriva- 

 tives. The laboratory is open daily for instruction in practical 

 chemistry from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The Waynflete Professor 

 of Physiology, Prof. F. Gotch, will give (i) a general course 

 of physiology ; (2) advanced course on muscle. There will also 

 be courses in histology, practical histology, and elementary 

 physiological chemistry. The Professor of Geology, Prof. 

 W. J. Sollas, will lecture on stratigraphical and physical 

 geology. The Sherardian Professor of Botany, Prof, S. H. 

 Vines, will give at the Botanic Garden (i) an elementary course 

 (with practical work) ; (2) an advanced course (with practical 

 work). The Professor of Anthropology, Prof. E. B. Tylor, 

 will lecture at the University Museum on the anthropology of 

 social, moral, arfd religious institutions. 



Dr. J. R. Magrath, Provost of Queen's College, has been 

 re-admitted as Vice-Chancellor for the ensuing year. 



Mr. H. F. Pelham, Fellow of B.N. C, and Camden Professor 

 of Ancient History, has been elected President of Trinity 

 College in place of the Rev. Dr. Woods, resigned. 



The following elections to Natural Science Scholarships and 

 Exhibitions were made during the Long Vacation : — Merton 

 College — to a Scholarship, Mr. F. W. Charlton, of Rugby 

 School ; to an Exhibition, Mr. E. L. Edlin, of Wyggeston 

 Boys' School, Leicester. New College — to a Scholarship, Mr. 

 E. H. J. Schuster, of the Charterhouse. Corpus Christi College 

 — to a Scholarship, Mr. R. Stansfield, of Manchester Grammar 

 School. Non-Collegiate Students — to a Shute Scholarship, 

 Mr. C H. Barber, of Wyggeston Boys' School, Leicester. 



Mr. A. F. Walden (Magdalen College) has been appointed 

 Lecturer in Natural Science at New College. 



Mr. J. A. Gardner (Magdalen) has abandoned his work in 

 Oxford for a post as Consulting Analytical Chemist in London. 



Prof. W. J. Sollas delivered his inaugural lecture on Tuesday 

 last. The lecture, which was of great interest, dealt principally 

 with the part played by Oxford in the history of geology. 



Cambridge. — The election of a Professor of Pathology, in 

 the place of the late Prof. Roy, will take place on Saturday, 

 November 6. The electors are Dr. Bradbury, Dr. Gaskell, Dr. 

 Foster, Dr. Payne, Dr. Allbutt, Sir James Paget, Dr. D. 

 MacAlister, and Dr. Latham. 



Mr. J. Graham Kerr, of Christ's College, has been appointed 

 Demonstrator of Animal Morphology in the place of Prof. E. 

 W. Macbride, now of Montreal. 



The University Lecturer in Geography announces two courses 

 of lectures for this term. One on the geography of Europe 

 will be suitable for history students ; the other will be on 

 physical geography. 



The late Sir J. C. Bucknill, F.R.S., has by his will left one- 

 third of the residue of his estate, after paying certain legacies, 

 to the president and treasurer of University College, London, 

 for the purpose of founding a medical scholarship, to be called 

 the Bucknill Scholarship, and to be awarded at least once in 

 three years. 



At a meeting of the West Riding County Council, on 

 Wednesday in last week, the Marquis of Ripon, in moving that 



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a grant of 400/. be made to the Yorkshire College, stated that 

 the debt on the institution, which a year ago amounted to 

 34,000/., had been reduced to 28,000/., and expressed a hope, 

 not only that the whole of the remaining debt would soon be 

 liquidated, but also that a permanent endowment would be 

 secured. The motion was unanimously adopted. 



Dr. Hans Reusch, director of the geological survey of 

 Norway, has been appointed for the session 1897-98 to the 

 Sturgis-Hooper professorship of geology in Harvard University, 

 left vacant since the death of Prof. J. D. Whitney a year ago. 

 Prof. Reusch will lecture on Vulcanism during the first half- 

 year, treating volcanoes and eruptive rocks in general, earth- 

 quakes, and movements of the earth's crust. In the second 

 half-year he will lecture on the geology of Northern Europe, 

 and its relations to general geology. 



A COURSE of twenty-five lectures on coal-tar distillation will 

 be given, on Wednesday evenings, at the Goldsmiths' Institute, 

 New Cross, by Mr. W. J. Pope, commencing on October 27. 

 Special attention will be paid to methods of analyses, and to 

 the plant used both in this country and abroad. The course 

 will be fully illustrated with the aid of experiments and the 

 optical lantern. Lectures of this kind, in which the subject is 

 treated scientifically, do more to advance technical education 

 than many courses of instruction in which manufacturing devices 

 are described while the principles underlying them are left out 

 of consideration. 



The following recent gifts to educational institutions in the 

 United States are announced in Science: — Harvard College and 

 the Massachusetts Institute of Technology will each receive 

 about 750,000 dollars from the estate of the late Mr. Henry M. 

 Pierce, under whose will they are, together with three other 

 institutions, the residuary legatees. — The will of the late Eliza 

 W. S. P. Field gives 80,000 dollars to the University of Penn- 

 sylvania, and makes the University residuary legatee of her 

 estate. — Mrs. Esther B. Steele, of Elmira, N.Y., has given 

 5000 dollars towards the cost of a physical laboratory for 

 Syracuse University. The building, which will cost about 

 25,000 dollars, will be erected shortly. — Furman University, at 

 Greenville, S.C., has been given by Dr. and Mrs. F. A. 

 Miles real estate valued at 20,000 dollars. — The will of the late 

 Mr. Theodore Lyman bequeaths 10,000 dollars to Harvard 

 University, and a collection of valuable books to the Museum 

 of Comparative Zoology. — Ex-Governor Flower has given 

 5000 dollars to Cornell University for the purpose of a library 

 for the Veterinary College. — By the will of the late Dr. Antoine 

 Ruppaner the Harvard Medical School will receive 10,000 

 dollars, to be called the Dr. Ruppaner Fund. — Mr. H. H. 

 Hunnewell has given 5000 dollars towards the endowment of 

 the Surgical Laboratory of the Harvard Medical School. 



The Michigan College of Mines is the only technical school 

 in the United States in which a full and elective system is 

 adopted for its engineering instruction. The only subjects 

 which are compulsory for all students are the principles of 

 geology and the principles of mining ; beyond these the student 

 is allowed unrestricted freedom of choice in his studies, pro- 

 vided only that he shows that his preparatory knowledge is 

 sufficient to enable him to take advantage of the instruction 

 given. The following extract from the prospectus of the 

 College for 1897-98 should be known to the managing commit- 

 tees of those of our technical schools and colleges which aim at 

 filling students with heterogeneous knowledge, while leaving the 

 intellectual and reasoning faculties undeveloped : — "If students 

 are to achieve success here, it is imperative that they be able to 

 collate facts, reduce them to order, draw sound conclusions from 

 them, and use with facility the knowledge thus gained. All 

 subjects of study, whether taught here or required for entrance, 

 are regarded by the College as merely so many tools which the 

 student, in proportion to the excellence of his training, can use 

 to advantage in shaping his future. The necessity for a daily 

 drill in reasoning out fully, and applying through varied 

 methods, the fundamental principles of each subject of study 

 cannot be too strongly impressed upon teachers ; without it no 

 educational results of sterling value can be obtained." 



At King's College, London, in conjunction with the Technical 

 Education Board of the London County Council, advanced 

 evening science classes are now being held on Civil Engineering, 

 by Prof. Robinson, on Mondays, from 7 to 9 ; Mechanical 

 Engineering, by Prof. Capper, on Tuesdays, from 7 to 9 ; 

 Architecture, by Prof. Banister Fletcher, on Wednesdays, from 



