CXIV 
NATURE 
[DECEMBER 14, 1916 
THE ROYAL INSTITUTION| BIRKBECK COLLEGE, 
OF GREAT BRITAIN, 
ALBEMARLE STREET, PICCADILLY, wW. 
LECTURES BEFORE EASTER, 1917. 
AT THREE O'CLOCK AFTERNOON. 
» NINETY-FIRST COURSE (ADAPTED TO A JUVENILE 
AUDITORY) (Experimentally Illustrated). 
CHRISTMAS LECTURES. 
Professor ARTHUR KeitH, M.D., F.R.S.—Course of Six Lectures on 
“Tue Human Macnine wHice Att Must Work.” On December 28 
(Thursday), December 30 (Saturday), January 2 (Tuesday), January 4 
(Thursday), January 6 (Saturday), January 9 (Tuesday). 
COURSES OF LECTURES. 
Professor C. S. SHERRINGTON, M.D., .L.D., F.R.S., Fullerian Professo™ 
of Physiology.—Six Lectures on ‘THe Otp Brain AND THE NEW 
Brain AND THEIR MEANING, AND PAIN AND ITs Nervous Basis.” On 
Tuesdays, January 16, 23, 30, February 6, 13, 20. 
Professor W. E. Datsy, M.A., B.Sc., F.R.S 
“THe STRENGTH AND STRUCTURE OF Meta”; (2) “ INTERNAL ComBus- 
TION ENGINES.” On Tuesdays, February 27, March 6. 
Professor Joun W. Grecory, D.Sc., F.R.S.—Three Jectures on ‘*GEo- 
LoGICAL WAR. Prosiems.” On Tuesdays, March 13, 20, 27. 
Professor Sir Wauter Racreich, M.A.—Two Lectures on ‘THE 
STRENGIH AND Weakness OF Romantic Poerry.” On Thursdays, 
January 18, 25. P 
Professor F. G. Donnan, M.A., Ph.D., F.R.S.—Three Lectures on 
“Tur MECHANISM OF CHEMICAL Cuance.” On Thursdays, February 1, 
8, 15. : 
Professor Evwarp S. Prior, A.R.A., M.A., F.S.A.—Two Lectures on 
(1) ‘“ Memortar Art in History”; (2) ‘‘Memortat Arr To-pay.” On 
‘Thursdays, February 22, March 1. ; 
Profes-or ARTHUR Denby, D.Sc., F.R.S.—Two Lectures on ‘‘ SponGES : 
A Stupy in Evotutrionary brio.ocy.” On ‘lhursdays, March 8, 15. 
Professor J. A. FLemiInG, M.A., D.Sc., F.R.S.—Two Lectures on 
** MODERN IMPROVEMENTS IN TELEGRAPHY AND TELEPHONY.” On Thurs- 
days, March 22, 29. 
ArTHUR R. Hinks, M.A., F.R.S.—Two Lectures on “THE LAKES 
AND Mountains or Centra Arrica.” On Saturdays, January 20, 27. 
Henry Wacrorp Davies, Mus.Doc., I.L.D.—Three Lectures on “* Line 
AnD CcLour 1n Music.” On Saturdays, February 3, 10, 17. 
Daniet Jones, M.A.—Two Lectures on ‘‘ THE ScleNCE OF SPEECH.” 
On Saturdays, February 24, March 3. 
CaLeB WILLIAMS SALEEBY, M.D., F.R.S.E., F.Z.S.—Two Lectures on 
“ImMperiaL EuGcenics.” On Saturdays, March ro, 17. 
SvTeErHEN GraHAM.—Two Lectures. on ‘ RusstaN Ipratism.” On 
Saturdays, March 24, 31. 
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The Fripav Eventnc Mrerines will begin on January roth, at 5.30 
p.m., when Professor Sir JAMES Dewar will give a Discourse on ‘‘ Soar 
Buppies of Lonc Duration,” Succeeding Discourses will probably be 
given by Profess r GitpeERT Murray, Cuances C. CarPENTER, DANIEL 
Jonrs, Very Rev. H. HENSLEY Henson (Dean of Durham), H. WickHam 
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HUDDERSFIELD TECHNICAL 
COLLEGE. 
Principal—J. F. Hupson, M.A., B.Sc. 
DEPARTMENT OF COAL-TAR COLOUR CHEMMSTRY. 
“BRITISH DYES” RESEARCH SCHOLARSHIPS. 
The Governors invite applications for two Scholarships of the value of 
475 each and tenable for one year in the first instance. 
The object of these Schoiarships is to encourage and afford greater 
facilities for research upon problems in connection with the Coal“'ar Colour 
Industry in Great Britain. The Fesearch is to be carried out in the 
Depa'tment of Coal-Tar Colour Chemistry of the Technical College, 
Huddersfield. i 
Full particulars may be obtained on application to the SECRETARY, 
Technical College, Huddersfield, to whom applications should be sent as 
soon as possible. 
T. THORP, Secretary. 
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a 
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THE LONDON SCHOOL OF TROPICAL 
MEDICINE 
(UNDER THE AUsPICEs oF His Masesty’s GOVERNMENT), 
CONNAUGHT ROAD, ALBERT DOCK, E. 
In connection with the Hospitals of the Seamen’s Hospital Society. 
SESSIONS COMMENCE OCTOBER 1, JANUARY 15, and 
. MAY «x. 
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P. MicHe tt, Seamen’s Hospital Greenwich, S.E. 
UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. 
The Senate invite applications for the UNIVERSITY READERSHIP 
in GRAPHICS and STRUCTURAL ENGINEERING’ tenable at 
UNIVERSITY COLLEGE. The salary will be £350 a year. ‘lhe Senate 
desire the appointment to date from January, 1917, but it will be deferred, 
if necessary, to September, 1917. Applications, together with copies of not 
more than three testimonials and the names of not more than three persons 
to whom reference may be made (ten copies of all documents), must he 
received not later than first post on Monday, January 1, 1917, by the 
Acapemic ReGistrar, University of London, South Kensington, S.W., 
from whom further particulars may be obtained. x 
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