CXCiV 
NATURE 
[AprIL 22, 1897 
—— 
GUY’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL SCHOOL. 
The SUMMER SESSION will begin on May 3, and Students then 
entering will be eligible to compete for Entrance Scholarships of the com- 
bined value of £360 in the following September, as well as for the numerous 
Medals, Scholarships and Prizes, awarded during the period of Studentship. 
H.R.H. Tue Prince of Wa tes has intimated his intention of formally 
opening early in the Session the recently erected Laboratories, Lecture 
‘Yheatre, and Class Rooms, which will form a most valuable addition to the 
teaching resources of the School. 
The number of Patients treated in the Wards during last year exceeded 
6000, and the Governors have announced that between 30 and 40 additional 
Beds will be immediately provided for the reception of Maternity Cases, 
and of Patients suffering from Diseases peculiar to Women. 
The Appointments tenable by Students have recently been increased by 
more than 150 a year chiefly by the addition of Clerkship and Dresserships 
in the departments of Ophthalmology, Gynzcology, and Otology. 
To augment the teaching of special subjects, Registrars and ‘l'utors have 
been appointed in the Ophthalmic and Obstetric Departments, 
All Hospital Appointments are open to Students without charge, and the 
holders of Resident Appointments are provided with board and lodging. 
The College accommodates 60 Students, under the supervision of a 
Resident Warden. 
The Dental School 
England. 
The Clubs Union Athletic Ground is easily accessible. 
A Handbook of Information for those about to enter the Medical Pro- 
fession will be forwarded on application. 
For the Prospectus of the School, containing full particulars as to Fees, 
Course of Study advised, Regulations for residence in the College, &c., apply, 
personally or by letter, to the Dean, Guy's Hospital, London Bridge, S.E 
ST. THOMAS’S HOSPITAL MEDICAL 
SCHOOL, 
ALBERT EMBANKMENT, S.E. 
The SUMMER SESSION will commence on MONDAY, May 3. 
Students entering in the Summer are eligible to compete for the Science 
Scholarships of £150 and £60 awarded in October. 
A Scholarship of £50, open to University Students, and other Prizes and 
Scholarships ot the value of £500, are offered for annual competition. 
All Appointments are open to Students without extra payment. 
Special Classes for the Examinations of the University of London are 
held throughout the year. 
Tutorial Classes are held prior to the Second and Final Examinations of 
the Conjoint Board in January, April, and July. 
A Register of approved lodgings and of private families receiving Boarders 
is kept in Secretary’s Office. 
Excellent Day Club accommodation is provided in the School Building. 
Prospectuses and all particulars may be obtained from the Medical 
Secretary, Mr. G. RENDLE. 
H. P. HAWKINS, M.A., M.D., Oxon., Dean. 
LONDON HOSPITAL MEDICAL 
COLLEGE. 
The SUMMER SESSION Commertes on May r. 
Students entering then are eligible to compete for the Entrance Scholar- 
ships in September and October. Twenty-seven Scholarships and Prizes 
are offered annually. 
Special arrangements are made to meet the requirements of Students 
entering in the Summer Session. 
A reduction of 15 Guineas is allowed to the Sons of Members of the Pro- 
fession. 
For Prospectus and full particulars apply to 
MUNRO SCOTT, Warden. 
provides the full Curriculum required for the L.D.S. 
Mile End, E. 
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON. 
FACULTY OF MEDICINE. 
The SUMMER SESSION begins on MAY 3. The work is arranged 
so that a Student may advantageously begin his Medical curriculum then, 
Full information may be obtained from either of the undersigned, 
A. E. BARKER, F.R.C.S., Dean of the Faculty. 
J- M. HORSBURGH, M.A., Secretary. 
CITY OF BIRMINGHAM MUNICIPAL 
TECHNICAL SCHOOL. 
The Corporation of Birmingham require the services, in September next, 
of a HEAD MASTER for the New ‘Yecknical Day School. Salary, £300 
per annum. 
Full particulars of the Post will be forwarded on receipt of a stamped 
addressed foolscap envelope. 
Personal Canvassing of Members of the Committee by Applicants or their 
friends will be a disqualification. . 
GEO. MELLOR, Secretary. 
Offices of the School, Suffolk Street, April 12, 1897. 
MERTHYR TYDFIL COUNTY 
SCHOOL. 
MATHEMATICAL MASTER, able to teach Welsh, Wanted early in’ 
May. Salary, £130. 
Application, with one copy of Testimonials, to be sent before 28th inst, to 
CHARLES OWEN, M.A., Head Master, 
CENTRAL WELSH BOARD FOR 
INTERMEDIATE EDUCATION. 
EXAMINATION OF SCHOOLS, 1807. 
APPOINTMENT OF CHIEF EXAMINERS. 
The Executive Committee of the Central Welsh Board will shortly 
proceed to the appointment of Five Chief Kxaminers. 
Candidates must have special knowledge of at least one of the following 
Departments :— 
1. CLAsSsICs. 5. History. 
2. MATHEMATICS. 3 6. MopERN LaNGuAGEs. 
3. EnGiisH LancuaGE AND pane 
- _LiveraTure. | 7. Puysics. 
4. WELSH LANGUAGE AND | 8. CHEMISTRY. 
LITERATURE. 9. Botany. 
Candidates are requested to send in their pplications not later than the 
3oth day of April next, to the undersigned, from whom further Particulars 
may be obtained. 
OWEN OWEN, Chief Inspector. 
Oswestry, March 25, 1897. 
ROYAL INSTITUTION OF GREAT 
BRITAIN, 
ALBEMARLE STREET, PICCADILLY, w. 
Tuesday next (April 27), at Three o'clock : TemPest ANDERSON, M.D. 
B.Sc., first of Four Lectures on “ Volcanoes" (the Tyndall Lectures) 
Half-a-Guinea the Course. e 
Thursday (April 29), at Three o'clock : The Rev. Canon AINGER, M.A., 
LL.D. : First of Four Lectures on “Some Leaders in the Poetic Revival ot 
1760-1820—Cowper, Burns, Wordsworth, Scott.” Half-a-Guinea. 
Saturday (May 1), at Three o'clock: The Rev. J.P. Mauarry, D.D. : 
First of Three Lectures on ‘The Greek Theatre according to Recent 
Discoveries.” Half-a-Guinea. 
Subscription to all the Courses in the Season, Two Guineas. 
Friday evening (April 30), at Nine o'clock, Prof. J. J. Tuomson, M.A., 
LL.D., F.R.S., on *‘ Cathode Rays.” To these Meetings Members and 
their Friends only are admitted. 
ZOOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 
A Course of Ten. Popular Lectures on Birds will be delivered in the 
Lecture-room in the Society's Gardens, Regent's Park, on Thursdays, at 
5, P-m., commencing May 6, by Mr, F. E. BeppArp, M.A, EARes., 
Prosector to the Society. 
Tickets for the whole Course, including Entrance to the Gardens, ros. 
each, or rs. each Lecture, not including Entrance, to be obtained at the 
Society's Office, 3 Hanover Square, W. Fellows admitted free, : 
‘GOVERNMENT OF WESTERN 
AUSTRALIA. 
Applications are invited for the Position of ASSISTANT GEOLOGIST, 
at a Salary of £300 per annum, and actual travelling and incidental expenses 
incurred. 
The Applications, accompanied by Testimonials (copies in the first in- 
stance), and an account ot the Candidate's experience in Geology and 
Mining, to be lodged with the undersigned not later than June 30, 1897. 
HE NRY C. PRINSEP, Under Secretary for Mines. 
Department of Mines, Perth, February 24, 1897. 
LONDON MATRIC. INTER. SC. AND 
B.Sc. CLASSES AND TUITION, Practical and Theoretical Work. 
Special HONOURS CLASS IN BOTANY for the Inter. Sc. and 
B.Sc.—Apply, R. Kertx, B.A, London (First. First-Class Hons. 
Classics), Carlyon College, 55 and 56 Chancery Lane, W.C. 
OPTICAL & SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS, 
Spectrometers, Spectroscopes, Goniometers, Cathetometers, Optical 
Benches, &c., &c. Instruments for special purposes constructed to Clients 
own designs. Price List on application. 
W. WILSON (formerly Foreman at Messrs. ELLIOTT Bros.) 
56 Crogsland Road, Chalk Farm, London, N.W. 
MANUFACTURER OF 
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