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NA TURE 



[March 15, 1906 



Zoology," by A. Sedgwick, F.R.S., vol. iii., completing 

 the work, illustrated; "Insect Pests of the Farm and 

 Garden," by F. M. Duncan, illustrated; and "School 

 Gardening for Little Children," by L. R. Latter, with an 

 introduction by Prof. Geddes. 



The University Tutorial Press, Ltd., announce : — Geo- 

 metry Theoretical and Practical," by YV. P. Workman 

 and A. G. Cracknell, part ii., part iii. ; " Arithmetic for 

 the Preliminary Certificate Examination," by H. R. Chope ; 

 " Model Answers to Arithmetic Questions for the Pre- 

 liminary Certificate Examination "; "Algebra, Preliminary 

 Certificate Edition, With Section on Graphs," by R. 

 Deakin ; " Geometry, Theoretical and Practical, Preliminary 

 Certificate Edition (for Course A)," by W. P. Workman 

 and A. G. Cracknell ; " Euclid, Books i.-iii., Preliminary 

 Certificate Edition, with Mensuration and Practical 

 Problems arranged in Accordance with Euclid's Order of 

 Proof," by R. Deakin; " Key to Matriculation Algebra "; 

 "Logarithms and How to Use Them"; "Chemistry, 

 First Stage, Theoretical Organic," by R. A. Lyster ; 

 "Chemistry, the Junior," bv R. H. Adie ; " Experimental 

 Science, the Junior," by W. M. Hooton ; "Hygiene, 

 Certificate," by R. A. Lyster; "Technical Electricity," 

 by Prof. H. T. Davidge and R. W. Hutchinson ; " Physi- 

 ology, First Stage," by Dr. G. M. Meachen ; " Elementary 

 Science of Common 'Life (Chemistry), Subject xxvi. of 

 the Board of Education Science Examinations," by W. T. 

 Boone; "Properties of Matter," by C. J. L. Wagstaff ; 

 " Elementary Science for the Preliminary Certificate Ex- 

 amination (General Section)," edited by Drs. R. W. 

 Stewart and W. Briggs ; "Elementary Science for the 

 Preliminary Certificate Examination (Section A, Chem- 

 istry)," by H. W. Bausor; "Elementary Science for the 

 Preliminary Certificate Examination (Section B, Physics)," 

 by J. Satterly ; " Intermediate Hydrostatics "; " Principles 

 and Methods of Education," by Dr. S. S. Fletcher and J. 

 Welton ; and new editions of "First Stage Inorganic 

 Chemistry (Theoretical)," by Dr. G. H. Bailey; " Synopsis 

 of Matriculation Chemistry"; "New Matriculation 

 Physics: Heat, Light, and Sound," by Dr. R. W. Stewart; 

 "Light, Text-book of," bv Dr. R. W. Stewart; and 

 " Graphs, Graphical Representation of Algebraic Func- 

 tions," by C. H. French and G. Osborn. 



Mr. T. Fisher Unwin promises: — " Haeckel : his Life 

 and Work," by W. Bolsche, translated by J. McCabe, 

 illustrated; and "The Birds of Middlesex," by J. E. 

 Harting, illustrated. 



The following are Messrs. Whittaker and Co.'s announce- 

 ments : — "A Pocket Book of Aeronautics," by H. W. I.. 

 Moedebeck, translated from the German by Dr. W. M. 

 Varley ; " Electricity in Mines," by P. R. Allen; " Steam 

 Turbine Engineering," bv T. Stevens and H. M. Hobart ; 

 "Electric Lamps and Electric Lighting," by L. Gaster ; 

 " Armature Construction, a Handbook for Electrical 

 Designers," by H. M. Hobart; " Single-phase Commutator 

 Motors," bv F. Punga ; " A Treatise on Coal Mining," by 

 G. L. Kerr" and D. Burns; " Polyphase Electric Currents." 

 by A. Still ; and " A Text-book of Botany," part i., " The 

 Anatomy of Flowering Plants," by L. M. Yates. 



UNIVERSITY AND EDUCATIONAL 

 INTELLIGENCE. 



Oxford. — The board of the faculty of natural science has 

 approved the supplication of Mr. Walter Garstang, Lincoln 

 College, for the degree of doctor of science. 



Prof. W. J. Sollas and Dr. T. G. Bonney have been 

 appointed examiners in the honour school of geology. 



The grant of 250L a year to the pathological laboratory 

 from the University Chest has been renewed for five years, 

 and additional grants of 100I. a year to the Pitt-Rivers 

 Museum and to the Hope department of zoology, and 50/. 

 a year to the departments of mineralogy and geology have 

 been authorised bv Convocation. 



The important collection of New Zealand birds formerly 

 belonging to the late Mr. S. William Silver has been pre- 

 sented to the museum by his widow. 



A fellowship examination in chemistry has been 

 announced by Merton College to begin on Tuesday, 



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September 25. Candidates must have passed at the examin- 

 ations required by the University for the degree of B.A. 

 The value of the fellowship is 200/. a year for seven years, 

 and the holder may be re-elected if he is duly qualified. 

 Candidates may submit any dissertations or evidence of 

 research work not later than September 20. 



At a meeting of the Junior Scientific Club held on 

 March 7, Mr. Henry Balfour read a paper on " The Natural 

 History 'of the Bagpipe," and Mr. J. A. Brown one on 

 " Electrons." 



Cambridge.— The late Mr. Frederick James Quick having 

 left his residuary estate to the University, the income to 

 be used in promoting the study and research in the sciences 

 of vegetable and animal biology, the council of the Senate 

 has published a scheme for the administration of the 

 fund. This has been approved by the trustees, to whom 

 lli.- will entrusts very considerable powers of emendation 

 and alteration. It is proposed to establish a Quick pro- 

 fessorship of biology with a salary of 1000/. a year, and 

 with a sum not exceeding 300Z. a year for the maintenance 

 of a laboratory. In the first instance the professor is to 

 devote himself to the study of the protozoa, especially such 

 as cause disease. He will not be required to give lectures 

 in more than one university term, when he will be expected 

 to set forth the result of the researches carried on in his 

 laboratory. By the terms of the will the professor must 

 seek re-election every third year. The administration of the 

 fund will rest with a board of managers, the members of 

 which will also act as electors to the professorship. 



The first report of the Studies and Examinations Syndi- 

 cate with regard to the abolition of compulsory Greek 

 having been rejected by the Senate, the Syndicate has tried 

 again, and has issued a second report, in which it suggests 

 what 'is known as a "bifurcation of studies." It is pro- 

 posed that both in the honours and in the ordinary course 

 for degrees the examinations shall be grouped into two 

 sei lions, the literary and the scientific, and that while those 

 who pursue the literary side must take in the Previous 

 Examination two classical languages, those on the scien- 

 tific side will be required " to take two languages other 

 than English, one of the two being Latin or Greek.' 

 When the proposals come to be discussed a certain amount 

 of opposition may be expected from the historians and 

 moral science teachers, whose students are afforded no 

 relief Whether the masters of the situation, the non- 

 resident members of the Senate, will allow the proposals to 

 be accepted is doubtful. It is a well known fact that when 

 the first report of the Syndicate was voted upon, a decided 

 majority of the resident members of the University voted 

 for reform. If the residents are again beaten they must 

 put their trust in the Royal Commission which, from various 

 signs, seems not so very far off. 



The late master of Corpus Chnsti College. Dr. E. H. 

 Perowne has left his valuable collection of amber from the 

 Norfolk 'coast to the University, to be deposited in the 

 Sedgwick Geological Museum or in the Fitzwilham 

 Museum. . 



It is proposed to grant a sum of 75/. out of the works 

 fund to Mr. W. G. Fearnsides, of Sidney Sussex College, 

 towards defraying the expense of a visit which he pro- 

 poses to make to Sweden to study the Tremadoc and 

 Arenig beds. . . . 



The following have been appointed examiners in the 

 special examination in geography and the examination for 

 the diploma in geography :-Mr. G. G. Chisholrn Mr. 

 A. R. Hinks, Mr. H. Y. Oldham, and Prof. W. W. 

 Watts. 



The next combined examination for sixty-six entrance 

 scholarships and various exhibitions at Pembroke. Gonville 

 and Caius, King's, Jesus, Christ's, St. John s and 

 Emmanuel Colleges will be held on Tuesday, December 4, 

 and following days. Mathematics, classics, and natural 

 sciences will be the subjects of examination at all these 

 colleges. Scholarships and exhibitions will also be offered 

 for history, for modern languages, and for Hebrew. 



We learn from Science that Mrs. A. A. Anderson has 

 given 2o,oooL to Barnard College, Columbia University, 

 toward the establishment of a course in science. 



