NATURE 



[October 3, 1918 



NOTICE. 



In consequence of the greatly 

 increased cost of production it 

 has been found necessary to 

 raise the price of NATURE to 9d. 

 The alteration will take effect 

 beginning with the issue for 

 October 24, from which date the 

 Annual Subscription rates will 

 be as follow: Inland. £2.2.0; 

 Foreign, £2.5.9. 



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



INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY 

 OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 



r. Incorporated by. Roy-au. Charter, 1885. 



QUALIFICATIONS FOR PROFESSIONAL CHEMISTS. 



Hi. Institute ol ( hemistry was founded in October, 1877, and incor- 

 1 in June, 1885, to provide qualifying diplomas 

 .ional analytical, consulting, and technological 

 chemists. 



Regulations for the Admission of Students. Associates, and 

 Fellows, Gratis. Examination Papers— Annual Sets, 6d. each 

 (by post, 7d.). History of the Institute : 1877-1914. 5s. 

 Anns henT! Register. - A Register of Fellows and Associates of the 

 Institute of Chemistry who are available for appointments is kept at the 

 Office of the Institute. 



A Register of Chemists whose services are available for Government 

 industrial work is maintained at the Office of the Institute This rejister 

 is not restricted to FellowSi Associates, and Registered Students of the 



; to be addressed to The Regist 

 of Che :slr;l 30 Russell Squari London W..C i 



»R, The Institute 



SALTERS' INSTITUTE 

 OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY. 



APPOINTMENT OF DIRECTOR. 



•I HE SALTERS - COMPANY require a DIRECTOR to take charge 

 .Ithe SALTERS' INSTITUTE OF INDUSTRIAL CHEMISTRY, 

 now being founded to encourage research in Industrial Chemistry and the 

 training and welfare of students in that trade. 



Applicants should p. is,--. , \. . |>t i, u.al .pial.li. .itiot's, an intimate know- 

 ledge of Scientific and Industrial Chemistry, and a capacity for organisation. 



A substantial salary will be paid to the Director, who will be ultimately 

 required to devote his whole time and attention to the affairs of the Institute: 

 the Company, however, are prepared to consider applications Irom those 

 who may not be able at once to comply with this condition. 



Applications, by letter only, should be addressed to the Ct i Rl i 11 



falters Hall, St. Swithin's Lane, London, E.C.4. 



THE UNIVERSITY OF SHEFFIELD. 



!"■ lot -W. Ripper, (MI., D.Eng., D.Sc, 

 M.Inst.C.E., J.P. 

 EDGAR ALLEN SCHOLARSHIPS. 



The following F.NTR MvCl SCHOLARSHIPS, each of the value of 

 i'oo per annum, and tenable fot thtee years, are offered :— 



<") T\V 0LA1 .lis open to men and women who will not 



■'.11- at the beginning of the 

 University Session m whii h thi y enter the University. 

 («) TWO SCHOLARSHIPS restricted to the "sons of workmen 

 earning daily or weekly wages, and foremen of workmen and 

 managers." 



^.EXAMINATION for the ,i be held in 



the Registrar by 



ntries must be 



' 1 I MIIER NEXT, and 

 October 31. 



Full particulars of these Scholarships may be obtained free from the 

 undersigned. 



. W. M gistrar. 



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 ol the University. 



SCIENCE Chemistry, Physles, Mathematics (Pure and 



Applied), Botany, Zoology, Geology. 



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



History, Geography, Logle, Economics, Mathematics (Pure 



and Applied). 



Evening Courses for the Degrees in Economics and Laws. 



Geography Diploma and Matriculation. 



POST-GRADUATE AND RESEARCH WORK. 



SESSIONAl ei-KS 1 ''" 1 '-' Science, £17 10s.; Arts, £10 10s. 

 SESSIONAL FEES J A ,, ,„ v . Science, Arts, or Economics, £5 5s. 



1 free, 1 all ndai I ■ 



BOARD OF AGRICULTURE AND 

 FISHERIES. 



The Presidenl of the Board of Agricultun and Fisheries is prepa 



,1 10 



.1 < I lard of Agriculture and Fisti 

 ions foi the post of ASSIS1 \N1 BACTERIOLOGIST 

 I., si.,11 ol the Fisheries Divisi Ihi op mtment will 



the first instance, and a salary of /,'s 



considei applii 



(Temporary) 01 



po-t. 



\pplicati ns should be submitted to the Secretary, Hoard ol Agriculture 



and I , 4. Whitehall Pl.i..-, London, S.W.i, on or before October », 



1918, on a form which, together with a memorandum stating the conditions 

 01 appointment, may be obtained on application to the above .1 ! 



HENRY G. MAURICE, 



etary. 



SWANSEA EDUCATION COMMITTEE. 



HIGH SCHOOL FOR GIRLS 



Headmistress — Miss E. K.- Muli.ins (Cantab.). 



WANTED, for Christmas next, a SCIENCE MISTRESS. 

 Applicants must hold an Honours Degree or its equivalent. 

 Salary scale ,£150 by ^io annually to ^250. 



Previous Secondary experience up to rive years will be counted in fixing 

 the commencing salary. Application forms may be obtained from the 

 undersigned on receipt of ^ stamped addressed envelope. 



T. 1. REES, 



Education Offices, In,., 1 t 1 . ,, atii 1. 



9 Grove Plat e, Su ansea, 

 September 6, 101S. 



HECKMONDWIKE SCHOOL, 

 YORKS. 



WANTED for the above Secondary School, a TEA! HER for 

 PHYSICS (Master or Mistress), to commence in January next. Salary 

 ^170, with extra payment for advanced work. Evening work in the 

 Technical School can be taken at the option of the Teacher appointed, for 

 which the usual rates of payment will be made. 



Application to be made on forms which can be obtained from the Head- 

 master at the Scl I. 



A. H. RF.DK1 >R\ 



Clerk to the Governors. 



LEEDS COCKBURN HIGH SCHOOL. 



\\ WIT II. ai .in.-, a SCIENCE MASTER or MISTKi 

 Honours Degrei in < hemistry or Physics. Commencing salary jC^'50 to 

 ^300 a year for a man. and not less than ^200 for a woman, according to 

 qualifications and experience. Forms of application ma) be had from the 

 should be returned at once. 



fd 



MANCHESTER HIGH SCHOOL 

 FOR GIRLS. 



REQUIRED as so,,n as possible, in consequence of the absence of the 

 Sec. ml Mathematical .Mistress on Government research work, a MISTRESS 

 qualified to teach post matriculation pupils in matheni .! 



4200, according io qualifications and experience. The post will probably 

 salary according to scale. Apply to 

 Miss Bui i h ol, Manchester. S.E. 



