May 5, 1904] 



NA TURE 



in 1903, describing particularly the remarkable objects of 

 stone, bone, shell, wood, and pottery which he collected 

 ■during the trip, and giving an insight into their various 

 uses. Dr. C. M. Child, of Chicago University, describes 

 the form-regulation in Coelentera and Turbellaria, of 

 which he made a special study during his occupancy of the 

 Smithsonian table at the Naples Zoological Station, and 

 Dr. Carl H. Eigenmann introduces some new genera of 

 South .American fresh-water fishes, and new names for some 

 old genera. Of timely interest is the account of Korean 

 headdresses in the U.S. National Museum by the late Mr. 

 F. H. Jenings, in which are described and illustrated 

 twenty-four varieties of Korean hats and other headgear, 

 including headband buttons and hatpins for topknots. 



.\ brief history of the Hodgkins Fund of the Smithsonian 

 Institution, and of what has been accomplished with its 

 income toward " the increase and diffusion of more exact 

 knowledge in regard to the nature and properties of atmo- 

 spheric air in connection with the welfare of man," bears 

 the name of Helen Waldo Burnside, and is accompanied 

 with an illustration of the beautiful Hodgkins medal. Mr. 

 A. B. Baker gives an account of a notable success in the 

 breeding of black bears, which is of special interest to those 

 having charge of animal collections. In a contribution on 

 Chinese medicine. Dr. James M. Flint briefly explains the 

 origin of medicine and the theory of disease in the Celestial 

 Empire. The last of the series of articles consists of notes 

 on the rocks of Nugsuaks Peninsula and its environs, 

 Greenland, by Mr. W. C. Phalen, the remaining pages of 

 the magazine being occupied by brief descriptions of various 

 ;ntivities of the institution and their results. 



UNIVERSITY AND EDUCATIONAL 

 INTELLIGENCE. 



C.-\MBRIDGE. — The following is a copy of the speech de- 

 livered on April 28 by the Public Orator, Dr. Sandys, in 

 presenting Prof. Ostwald, of Leipzig, for the degree of 

 Doctor in Science honoris causa. 



\'iri et rerum naturae in scientiis excolendis et scientiarum 

 illarum in terminis propagandis prospere occupati, non unius 

 tantum populi intra fines angustos cohibentur, sed orbis 

 terrarum totius inter cives merito numerantur. Nuper apud 

 Londinienses Faradaii nostri memoriam oratione luculenta 

 prosecutus est vir scientiarum laude illustris, qui a Germanis 

 olim oriundus, Germanorum ultra terminum orientalem 

 Russorum in imperio natus et professoris officio functus, 

 postea in ipsam Germaniam atque adeo ad universitatem 

 insignem Lipsiensem vocatus, in scriptis suis omnibus 

 Germanorum gravitatem cum Francogallorum stilo lucido 

 consociavit. Idem ne Europae quidem terminis contentus 

 est, auctumno proximo (nisi fallor), velut alter Mercurius, 

 Atlantis nepos facundus, etiam aequor Atlanticum transit- 

 urus. Quanta diligentia, memoria quam tenaci, ingenio 

 <juam multiplici praeditus, scientiae chemicae et scientiae 

 physicae confinia quam diu quam feliciter lustravit, a collegis 

 niagnis sine ulla invidia peregre laudatus, a discipulis 

 plurimis in omni orbis terrarum regione dilectus. Quot 

 opera, inter sese quam varia, scientiae suae explicandae 

 destinavit ; idem etiam aliorum labores in Actis a sese tam 

 diu editis quam diligenter in unum coUegit, coUectos in 

 ordinem quam perspicuum redegit. Nemo mirabitur 

 Actorum illorum librum prope quinquagesimum viri tanti 

 In honorem nuper esse dedicatum, qui abhinc annos fere 

 •quinquaginta natus, vitae suae iam per partem dimidiam 

 •doctoris nomine decoratus est. Virum talem ad litora nostra 

 honoris causa nuper vocatum, etiam nostro doctoris titulo 

 libenter ornamus. 



A COMBINED examination of non-resident candidates for 

 open scholarships, exhibitions, &c., will be held at Trinity 

 College, Clare College, Trinity Hall, Peterhouse, and 

 Sidney Sussex College, Cambridge, beginning on Tuesday, 

 December 6. Candidates will be examined at each college 

 at the same time and by the same papers. Forms of appli- 

 cation for admission to the examination may be obtained 

 It I Jill any of the Tutors of Trinity College, the Senior Tutor 

 'ii Clare College, the Master of Trinity Hall, the Senior 

 lutor of Peterhouse, or the Master of Sidney Sussex 

 College. Entries should be made not later than November 



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iS. Papers will be set in classics, mathematics, natural 

 sciences, moral sciences and history. In mathematics and 

 science the range of subjects included in the e.xamination 

 will be as follows : — Mathemalics. — Arithmetic, geometry, 

 algebra, trigonometry, elementary statics and dynamics, 

 conic sections treated both geometrically and analytically, 

 and the elements of the differential calculus. Natural 

 Sciences. — Physics, chemistry, zoology, botany, physiology, 

 and geology. Candidates for an emolument at Clare 

 College may also offer elementary biology as a subject. 

 Of these subjects no candidate may offer more than three. 

 In making awards, excellence in one subject or in two 

 subjects will be taken especially into account. There will 

 also be (i) a paper of general questions in natural sciences 

 which must be taken by all candidates who offer natural 

 sciences, and (2) an optional paper in mathematics suitable 

 for candidates who offer physics as one of their subjects. 



The Education Bill for Scotland was read a second time 

 in the House of Commons on Monday by a majority of 

 fifty-seven. 



A LIST of the courses of lectures proposed for the summer 

 term in the various German-speaking universities and 

 technical schools is given in the Physikalische Zeitschrift 

 for April 15. 



The foundation-stone of an extension of the Durham 

 College of Science, Newcastle-on-Tyne, was laid on Monday 

 by Mr. T. G. Gibson. The cost of the new buildings has 

 been provided by a fund of 5o,ooo^, raised to commemorate 

 the life of the first Lord Armstrong, whose name the college 

 will henceforward bear. 



A COURSE of ten advanced lectures on the " Tracts of 

 the Brain," by Dr. W. Page May, was commenced yester- 

 day at University College, and will be continued on 

 Wednesdays at 5 p.m. The lectures are open without fee 

 to all internal students of the university. 



The following appointments are announced : — Dr. Fried- 

 rich Engel, of Leipzig, professor of mathematics in Greifs- 

 wald ; Dr. J. Schubert, of Eberswald, professor of physics, 

 meteorology and geodesy; Dr. K. Hopfgartner, of Inns- 

 bruck, professor of chemistry ; Dr. K. Schaum, of Marburg, 

 extraordinary professor of physical chemistry ; Prof. Paul 

 Behrend, of Hohenheim, professor of organic chemistry ; 

 Prof. Lorenz, of Gottingen, ordinary professor of mechanics ; 

 and Prof. Roessler, of Charlottenburg, professor of electro- 

 technics — the last three at the Danzig Technical School ; 

 Dr. A. Hagenbach, professor of physics at x^achen ; Prof. 

 Moersch, professor of engineering at Zurich ; Dr. Wede- 

 kind, of Tubingen, and Dr. Otto Dimroth, extraordinary 

 professors. 



Replying to a question in the House of Commons on 

 April 27, Mr. Brodrick said that papers would shortly be 

 laid on the table relating to the subject of the further main- 

 tenance of Coopers Hill College, including the report of 

 the committee which sat last year. In consequence of the 

 strong recommendations of that committee and the evidence 

 brought before them, that efficient candidates for the Public 

 Works Department in India can be provided by other 

 engineering colleges at a less cost to the candidates and 

 to the Indian Government, it has been decided to close the 

 college. No decision, however, has yet been arrived at as 

 to the date of closing, and all possible consideration will be 

 shown to those concerned. 



In his presidential address at the recent annual general 

 meeting of the Institute of Chemistry, Mr. David Howard 

 reviewed the work of the council of the institute during 

 the past year. Among other matters of interest he referred 

 to the work of a special committee appointed to consider 

 the advisability of instituting examinations for technical 

 chemists. Mr. Howard said the most common difficulty 

 at present is how to bridge over the gap between the scien- 

 tific training and the practical work of the technical 

 chemist. " What the chemist has to learn is to think in 

 tons, not in grams." A large number of well known 

 manufacturers consulted by the committee, while agreeing 

 as to the value of a sound training in chemistry and physics, 

 were emphatic that they did not want chemists trained or 

 examined in the special technology of particular industries. 

 The scheme drawn up by the committee is, as far as 



