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NA TURE 



[February 20, 1902 



ROYAL INSTITUTION OF 

 GREAT BRITAIN. 



ALBEMARLE STREET, PICCADILLY, W. 



TUESDAY next, FEBRUARY 25, at three o'clock, William Nai'Ikk 

 Shaw Eso., M.A., F.R.S., Secretary to the Meteorological Council, 

 First of Two Lectures on "The Temperature of the Atmosphere ; its 

 ChanRes and their Causes.' Half-a-Guinea the Course. 



THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 27, at three o'clock, Sir Henry Craik, 

 K.C.B., M.A., LL.D., Secretary, Scotch Education Department, First of 

 Two Lectures on " Scotland's Contribution to the Empire." Half-.-i- 

 Giiinea the Course. 



Subscription lo all the Courses in the Season, Two Guineas. Tickets 

 may he obtained at the Offi.e of the Institution. 



EAST LONDON TECHNICAL 

 COLLEGE. 



The following Day Courses of Studies are now being held, viz. :— 

 ... fj. L. S. Hatton, M.A., and 



Mathematics \ W. F. S. Ciii'RCHill, M.A. 



Physics R- A. Lehfeldt, D.Sc. 



Chemistry J- T- Hewitt, DSc^ 



Engineering (Mech.) D. A. Low, M.LM.E. 



Engineering (Elec.) J. L Morris, A.Inst.C.E. 



The Courses, which include a good deal of Laboratory work, together 

 with French and German, .ire intended for Students, Male and Female, 

 fiom Seconllary Schools and other pupils of good general education. 



.\ Special Course is arranged for Students preparing for the Degrees of 

 the London University. 



Fee, per Term, (,i 3s. ; per Session, £7 7i. 

 The Drapers' Company offer Entrance and other Schokirships. 

 For further information .apply to J- L- S. Hatton, M.A., Director of 

 Studies, East London Technical College, Mile End Road, E. 



UNIVERSITY COLLEGE, LONDON. 



(UNI\'ERSITY OF LONDON). 



The SPECIAL PRELIMINARY SCIENTIFIC COURSE for 

 Students who have just matriculated will begin on February 24. 

 Professors ; — 



Chemistry W. RAMSAY, Sc.D., F.R.S. 



Physics 



Botany 



Zoology 



A new Chemical Laboratory has been recently constructed and equipped 

 for 120 Students. 



Fee for the Course 25 guineas. For particulars apply, 



T. GREGORY FOSTER, 



Secr,^tar5'. 



F. T. TROUTON, M.A., F.R.S. 

 F. W. OLIVER, D.Sc. 

 E. A. MINCHIN,M.A. 



JENNER INSTITUTE of PREVENTIVE 

 MEDICINE. 



The Governing Bodyof the lENNERINSTITUTEof PREVENTIVE 

 MEDICINE offers a STUDENTSHIP of the value of (.^<,o for the 

 purpose of research in the BACTERIOLOGICAL DEPART.MENl of 

 tlie INSTITUTE. ^ , • „ , ■ r 



The Studentship is tenable by British (including Colonial) subjects for 

 year, renewable for a second year at the option of the Governing 



Body. 

 Applications lo be 



it in on or before March 15 to 

 ALLAN MACFADYEN, M.D., 



Secretary to the Governing Body, 



Chelsea (iardens, London, S.W. 



NATURAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP. 



KEBLE COLLEGE, OXFORD. 



\ SCHOLARSHIP of the annual v.alue of ;£6o, together with Laboratory 



F^es, not exceeding i^o per annum, will be awarded at this College in 



March 1902. „, , »» u 



The Examination commences Tuesday, March II. . „, . 



Subjects- Chemistry or Biology, with Elementary Mechanics and Physics 

 for all Candidates, .and Elementary Chemistry for those who offer Biology. 



For full particuhars apply to Dr. Hatchett Jackson, Keble College, 

 Oxford. 



BOROUGH OF WEST BROMWICH. 



The Municipal Technical Instruction Committee invite applications for 

 the position of HEAD MAS lER to start a mixed Day School of Science. 



Applicants must be graduates of a University, and have h.ad previous 

 leaching experience at a Science School or Public Elementary School. 



The gentleman appointed will be required to enter on the duties on July 



Commencing salary, C^^'> per annum. 



Particulars of duties, &c., can be obLainedfrom the undersigned, to whom 

 applications, stating age, leaching experience and qualifications, .and en- 

 closing copies of three recent testimonials, must be sent on or before March 



^'' ''"''■ T. GILBERT GRIFFITHS, 



The Institute, Secretary to the Technical Instruction Committee. 



West Bromwich. 



BIRKBECK INSTITUTION. 



Breams Buildings, Chancery Lane, E.C. 



i'kincm'al: g. armitagk-smh h, ma. 



Science Classes with Practical Work. 



DAY AND EVENING COURSES for— 



UNIVERSITY of LONDON li.Sc. Pass and Honours, 



ln.« S, i , Pr.:lim. Sci.. and Inter. MB. (Chemistry) Examinations. 

 CONJOINT BOARD, DENTAL and PHARMACEUTICAL 

 EXAMINATIONS. 

 COMPLETE DAY COURSE IN METALLURGY AND MINING. 



HIGHLY EQUIPPED LABORATORIES, for— 



CHEMISTRY, PHYSICS, BIOLOGY (ZOOLOGY and BOTANY), 

 METALLURGY, GEOLOGY and MINERALOGY. 



EVENING CLASSES in .ill BRANXHES of SCIENCE. 

 Prospectus free. Calendar ^Session 1901-2) 6d. By post Sd. 



NORTHERN POLYTECHNIC 

 INSTITUTE, 



HOLLOWAY, LONDON, N. 



The Governors of the above Institute are prepared to receive .applications 

 forthe Appointment of a HEAD MASTER for the Secondary Day School 

 (mixed) at a salary of .£300 per annum. e c \. \ ^t 



Candidates should have had experience in the working of a School of 

 Science and the modern developments of Commercial Education. I he 

 successful candidate will be required to commence his duties as soon as 

 possible after Easter. , , . , ^ _ , 



Applications to be sent in on or before March i on special forms to be 

 obtained from 



UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF SOUTH 



WALES AND MONMOUTHSHIRE, 



CARDIFF. 



DEMONSTRATOR IN CHEMISTRY. 



The Council invites applications for the post of DEMONSTRATOR I N 



CHEMISTRY during the Summer Term, 1902 



For further particulars apply to the undersigned. , , , 



Applications to be sent in not later than Friday, March 7, addressed 10 



thePKoPEssoR or Che.m,stky. ^ ^^^^^^ JENKINS. BA., 



Febru.ary 4, 1902. Registrar 



HARTLEY COLLEGE, 

 S OU TH A M PTO N. 



Principal S. \V. RICHARDSON, D.Sc.(London). 



Applications are invited for the Appointment of ASSISTANT LEC- 

 TURER in MATHEMATICS. 



Salary, ^120 per annum. 



Duties to commence in April. . . ,■- • . 



Applications, giving particulars of age, training, qu.allfications and ex- 

 perience, with copies of three recent testimonials, must be sent to the 

 Re<;istrak, from whom further particul.Trs may be obtained, on or before 



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THE DURHAM COLLEGE OF SCIENCE, 

 NEWCASTLE UPON-TYNE. 



DEPARTMENT OF A(; RICC LTU RE. 



The Councilinvite applications for the PROKESSORSHIP. Stipend, 

 iCso° per annum. Applications and testimonials must be forwarded to the 

 undersigned ck or bejore March 2< 



F. H. PRUEN, Secretary. 



APPLICATIONS are invited up to May i 



for the posiiion nf ASSIS lANT CH EMIST in an Auslr.ilian Manu- 

 facturing Industry. Salary, ;£eoo pe. annum. Candidates must have^ 

 received a thorough scientific training at a University or Institution o 

 University standing, and be preferably under 20 ye.ars of age.-P ur her 

 details can be obtained by writing to Messrs. P.arbury, H«"'y-^"<1 '-"•• 

 JO EasU heap. London, 10 whom applications are 10 be addressed. 



RATIONAL AND PRACTICAL EDUCA- 

 TION FOR BOYS at Clacton College, Clacton-on-Sea ; for .aimr 

 and methods sec illustrated prospectus. Headmaster, Harold Picton, 

 kSc.(Lond.), Gold, Silver and Rese arch Medallist of University College . 



FOR SALE.— Offers Wanted. •' Birds of the 



British Islands" by Lord Lilford ; bound morocco.— Apply, The 

 Executors o( the late Edwin Bostock, Tixall Lodge, Stafford. 



