

NATURE 



[September 19, 19 18 





NATIONAL UNION OF 

 SCIENTIFIC WORKERS 



The first General Meeting <>i" the Union, which 

 will determine its constitution and place it on 

 a permanent basis, will be held in London in 1 

 the last week of October. Any persons who 

 desire to be represented at the meeting, and 

 have not yet joined branches of the Union, 

 should communicate at once with the 

 Secretary, Norman Campbell, North Lodge, 

 Queen's Road, Teddington. 



LONDON COUNTY COUNCIL. 



EVENING CLASSES in SCIENCE and MATHE- 

 MATICS are held at the undermentioned Institutions main- 

 tained by the London County Council : — 



(MATHEMATICS and ELEMENTARY SCIENCE.) 

 HACKNEY INSTITUTE. Dalston Lane, E. 8. 



(MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS.) 



NORWOOD TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, Knight's Hill, West 

 Norwood, S. E. 27. 



(MATHEMATICS, CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, BOTANY.) 



PADDINQTON TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, Saltram Crescent, 

 W. p. 



(MATHEMATICS, PHYSICS, CHEMISTRY, BOTANY.) 



Full prospectuses may be obtained on application to the 

 Secretaries of the respective Institutions. 



JAMES BIRD, 

 Clerk of the London County Council. 



EDINBURGH & EAST OF SCOTLAND 

 COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE. 



>N 1918-19. 



The WINTER SESSION BEGINS on TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8. 



I he Courses of Instruction qualifj lor the llegrees of B.Sc. in Agriculture 

 and in forestry of the University of Edinburgh, and for the Diploma in 

 Agriculture granted by the College. 



A Two Years' Course for the College Certificate ih Horticulture, and a 

 similar course for students lakin.: ip 1 tl so available. 



HursarieS given by Second.-,.) Education Committees are tenable at the 

 College. 



N. B. — All Courses and Classes are open to Women. 



Full particulars are given in the Calendar, copies of which may be obtained 



application. 



: George Squan 



ALEXANDER M'CALLUM, M.A., LL.B. 



01 and Secretary. 



Vi Uomltty, September Jo, 



BIRKBECK COLLEGE, 



BREAMS BUILDINGS, CHANCERY LANE, E.C. 4 



COURSES OF STUDY (Day and Evening) for Degrees of the 



UNIVERSITY OF LONDON in the 



FACULTIES OF SCIENCE & ARTS 



(PASS AND HONOURS) 



Under RECOGNISED TEACHERS of the University. 



SCIENCE.— Chemistry, Physles, Mathematics (Pure and 



Applied), Botany, Zoology, Geology. 



ARTS.— Latin, Greek, English, French. German, Italian, 



History, Geography, Logic, Economies, Mathematics (Pure 



and Applied). 



Geography Diploma and Matriculation. 



POST-GRADUATE AND RESEARCH WORK. 



Prospectus post free. Calendar tit- (by post Sit.), from the Secretary. 



SOUTH-WESTERN POLYTECHNIC 

 INSTITUTE, CHELSEA, S.W. 3. 



SESSIOIf COMMENCES SEPTEMBER .'S, '9/S. 

 Day and Evening Courses in Science and Engineering. 

 Technical Courses in Analytical and Manufacturing Chemistry. 

 Pharmacy, Dispensing, and Food and Drug Courses. 

 Metallurgy, Assaying, and Foundry work. 

 Botany, Geology, and Zoology Courses. 

 Three years' college course in Physical Education. 



SIDNEY SKINNER, M.A., Principal. 



Telephone : Western 899. 



BOROUGH POLYTECHNIC 

 INSTITUTE, 



BOROUGH ROAD, S.E. i. 



CHEMISTRY DEPARTMENT. 



Under the direction of C. Doree, M.A., D.Sc. 



The Classes in Elementary and Advanced Inorganic and Organic 

 Chemistry commence September 30, 1918. 



The following Special Evening Courses in Applied Chemistry will be 

 arranged : — 



THE CHEMISTRY AND TECHNOLOGY OF THE 



ESSENTIAL OILS. 



THE ANALYSIS OF LAUNDRY TRADE MATERIALS. 



Attention is also directed to the facilities available for special work in 



Electrochemistry, Foodstuffs— Chemistry and Manufacture— and the 



Chemical Technology of Cellulose. 



For further particulars apply 



C. T. MII.LIS, Principal. 



ENGINEERING AND TECHNICAL OPTICS. 



NORTHAMPTON POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, 



ST. JOHN STREET, LONDON, E.C. I. 

 ENGINEERING DAY COLLEGE. 

 Full Day Courses in the Theory and Practice of Civil, Mechanical and 

 Electrical Engineering will commence on Monday, September 30, 1918. 

 The Courses in Civil and Mechanical Engineering include specialisation 

 in Automobile and Aeronautical Engineering, and those in Electrical 

 Engineering include specialisation in Radio-Telegraphy. 



Entrance Examination on Tuesday and Wednesday, September 24 and 

 as, 1918. These courses include periods spent in commercial workshops, 

 and extend over four years. They also prepare for the Degree of B.Sc. in 

 Engineering at the University of London. Fees /15 or Xn per annum. 



■it, am,- Scholarships of the value of £$i each will be offered 

 for competition at the Entrance Examination in September, 1918. 



TECHNICAL OPTICS. 



Full and Part lime Curses in this important department of Applied 

 Science will be given in specially equipped laboratories and lecture rooms. 

 An Aitckhon Scholarship (value /30) will be offered in this department at 

 the Entran •■ Examination. 



Full particulars as to fees, dates, &c, and all information respecting the 

 work of the Institute, can be obtained at the Institute or on application to 



R. MULLINEUX WALMSLEY. D.Sc. 



Principal. 



For other Official Advertisements see page xix and 

 page ii of Supplement. 



