NATURE 



[February 27, 1919 



UNEMPLOYED CHEMISTS. 



In eonneetipn with the demobilisation and resettlement of Chemists who 



. nig with the Forces, or otherwise engaged in war work, th. 



,if < hemistry has issued notices through the Press asking com- 



11I firms who wish to employ qualified analytical, research, or works 



1 uinicate wilh the Registrar of the Institute, who will assist 



in filling vacant posts with suitable men. The notices state that "where 



pi nwnts at salaries of ,£-,00 a year and upwards (with i ro | I are 



offered, a good selection of candidates may be expec ed." A representative 

 of the Daily Chronicle was told, " Ask us to-day lor soo chemists at £300 

 jier annum, and we can provide them to-morrow." 



The effect of these widely circulated announcements, coming from a body 

 with the status and authority of the Institute of Chemistry, must be to 



make t. , 1 ! .t.l maximum salary which employers will offer, and 



which a fully qualified and trainee chemist can expect to obtain. This sum, 

 ■ nl to a pie-war salary of less than ,£150, is not onl\ a miserably 

 nadequate remuneration for the services rendered by the chemist, but is not 

 even sufficient to enable him to maintain a decent standard of life, much 

 incur the expenses which are necessary for him to continue the 

 scientific development on which the future of the nation depend-. 



Besides publicly sanctioning the notorious underpayment of a professional 

 class which has eiven services of inestimable value to industry, the nation, 

 and humanity, the Institute is undertaking to help employers to perpetuate 

 the deplorable conditio . vhich our scientific work has hitherto been 



In the interests not only of professional men of science, but also of national 

 welfare and progress, the Executive Committee of the National Union of 

 Scientific Workers feels that it is necessary to raise the strongest possible 

 protest against the notices quoted above, and requests that the Press will 

 assist in giving this protest a publicity equal to that of the Institute's 

 announcements. 



ERIC SINKINSON, 

 on behalf of the Executive Committee of the National 

 Union of Scientific Workers. 

 Febr uary, 1919. 



KEBLE COLLEGE, OXFORD. 



NATURAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP, 1919. 



An examination will be held in this College on March ri for a SCIENCE 

 SCHOLARSHIP of the annual value of .660, with laboratory fees £10. 



Subjects : Chemistry or Biology, with elementary Physics, and for 

 Biologists elementary Chemistry as well. 



Intending candidates should apply to Dr. Hatchett Jackson, the 

 Science Tutor, for information. 



UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH. 



SUMMER SESSION, 1919. 



FACULTY OF MEDICINE. 



Applicants for admission to the Classes of the First Year during the 

 Session which opens on April 15, who have not previously matriculated, are 

 requested to send in their names to the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine 

 m.l later than March 8. 



L. J. GRANT, Secretary. 



NORTHAMPTON POLYTECHNIC 

 INSTITUTE, 



2S0 ST. JOHN STREET, LONDON, E.C.I. 



TECHNICAL OPTICS DEPARTMENT. 



Applications are invited for the posiiion of DEMONSTRATOR in the 



OPTICAL LABORATORIES; whole-time appoir 

 salary. ^iSo per annum. F'or conditions and other information, apply to 

 R. MULLINEUX WALMSLEY, Principal. 



DUDLEY EDUCATION COMMITTEE- 

 TECHNICAL SCHOOL. 



Principal— A. Coulson, B.A., M.Sc. 



WANTED at .nice. SCIENCE LECTURER for Day and Evening 



Knowledge of Engineering subjects an advantage. Commencing 



-alary ^250 per annum. Further particulars can be obtained from the 



irms of application can be obtained from the undersigned, 



and should be returned not later than Tuesday, March 4. 



Education Offic. 

 Dudley. 



THE TECHNICAL INSTITUTE, 

 LOUGHBOROUGH. 



Applii postof LECTURER in MECHANICA1 



ENGINEERING, at alary of £253 per annum, with 



increments of ,£25 per annum up to jfooo, subject to satisfactory service. 



Further particulars and forms of application may be obtained from the 

 Principal. These must be retui ed 1 the College before March 12. 



WELLINGTON SCHOOL, SOMERSET. 



ENGINEERING MASTER required in May next. Practical I 



'edge in Electricity and Magnetism, and workshop experience in Metal 

 work essential. Apply Hi ington School, Somerset. 



LINEN INDUSTRY RESEARCH 

 ASSOCIATION. 



Applications are invited for the post of DIRECTOR OF 

 Kl SEARCH for the Linen Industry Research \ ociation. 

 Candidates should state their scientific and other qualifications, 

 such as administrative, industiial, &c, and furnish the names ol 

 three references. 



The functions of the selected candidate will lie to make a 

 survey of the entire field of Research in ihe Linen Indu-ny 

 from the growing of the: flax to the completion ol ihe fini 

 product, to draw tip a programme ol Research, to org 

 ihe scheme, and to supervise its crrying out. 



A salary ol not less than ^1000 1 yeai is offered. Further 

 particulars and the Prospectus - of ihe Association may he 

 obtained from the Secretary, 3 Bedford Street, lleliast. 



THE SOUTH AFRICAN SCHOOL OF 



MINES AND TECHNOLOGY, 



JOHANNESBURG. 



(UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AFRICA.) 



The Council invites applications for the following positions 



(1) PROFESSOR OF ANATOMY; 



(2) PROFESSOR OF PHYSIOLOGY. 



In each case the salary will be ^ioco per annum, and the appointments 

 will, in the first instance, be on two years' probation. The Profe-sors will 

 he full-time teachers. ^75 will be allowed to each Professor for travelling 

 expenses 10 South Africa, and half salary will be paid from the dale of 

 sailing until arrival in Johannesburg. 



The Professors should arrive in Johannesburg about the end of July, 1910, 

 to organise their Departments for starting teaching in March, 1920. It may 

 he possible to do some preliminary work in Anatomy with first-year medical 

 students towards the end of 1919. 



Applications, in triplicate, slating age, professional qualifications and 

 experience, as well as information regarding publications or researches, 

 should, with copies of three recent testimonials, he sent by March 22 to the 

 undersigned, who will supply further information if desired. Before appoint- 

 ment the selected applicants will be required to pass a medical examination. 

 CHALMERS, GUTHRIE & CO., LIMITED, 

 9 loot. Lank, London, E.C 



UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD. 



PROFESSORSHIP OF EXPERIMENTAL PHILOSOPHY is 

 vacant. Subjects : Mechanics, Sound, Light, and Heat. The Professor will 

 have charge of ihe Clarendon Laboratory. 



Annual stipend ,£900. Applications to Registrar, University Registry, 

 Oxford, by March 3 r. 



UNIVERSITY OF OXFOkD. 



Dr. LEE'S PROFESSORSHIP OF CHEMISTRY is 



Subjects : Inorganic and Physical Chemistry. Annual stipend /900. 

 Applications to Registrar, University Registry, Oxford, by March 31 



THE ROYAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE, 

 GLASGOW. 



DEPARTMENT OK ELECTRICAL ENGINEERING. 

 Two Assistants wanted. Salary (1) £200 to I 00; [» .150 to ..7;. 

 Applications, -tatiiig age. training, and expeiience, with any testimom 



t to ihe PKOFO 



t 01 lii 



BIOCHEMIST, accustomed to microscopical 



work, wanted lor a year (or more) t perate in Ree-Disease 



;ation. £350. Apply before March 15, with two references or 



DEMOBILISED OFFICER, B.Sc, 



A.K.I .Sc I., seeks evening work, leaching or otherwise, Mathematics, 

 P h\-i.s, Mechanics -K x i"S. .0 Nam kb Office. 



LADY CHEMIST, graduate, wanted for 



Chemical Laboratory.— Apply Chibh Inspector, Wesi Riding Rivers 

 Board, Wakefield, stating p rc-em -ala.y. 



LABORATORY ASSISTANT REQUIRED 



(Woman) wilh knowledge of Chemistry, able 10 take charge of lecture 

 experiments and general laboratory work. — Box 1S7. ■ o Natur e. 



WANTED, a first-class MICROSCOPE 



u-riological Research work. Stand must be by well known 

 makers and of recent dale, with good ootical equipment and 

 apparatus. — State full particulars and price to J. Lomax, Oakenboitom. 



Holton. 



