Supplement to “ Nature,’ July 15, 1915. 
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SURPEEMENDT LO) NATURE.” 


UNIVERSITIES, COLLEGES, AND OTHER 
INSTITUTIONS ON ACTIVE SERVICE 
WITH H.M. FORCES. 
ANY of the universities, colleges, and technical 
institutions in the United Kingdom have pre- 
pared lists of members of the staff, and of past and 
present students, serving with the forces of the Crown 
during the present war. Men engaged in teaching 
scientific and technical subjects, or in research, at these 
institutions have, in common with other professional 
classes, put aside their work voluntarily at the call of 
their country and taken their places in various branches 
of naval or military service. It has been our sorrow- 
ful duty to record that several workers in science 
have met their deaths while thus employed; and on 
such occasions the thought of others in the field has 
always been before us. In order to obtain a rough 
census of men on active service, we have communi- 
cated with the registrar of each university and univer- 
sity college in the United Kingdom, and also with the 
principals of the technical schools and colleges included 
in the Association of Technical Institutions. We asked 
for the names of members of the scientific staffs now 
serving with the Army or Navy, with their positions 
on the staffs and rank in the forces. From the in- 
formation thus obtained we have been able to compile 
the subjoined list, which will be of interest to many 
readers of NATURE. 
Medical men have only been included in the list 
when their names have been sent in as those of mem- 
bers of general scientific staffs. It would be out of 
place for us to attempt to prepare a list of the 
thousands of medical men serving in the Royal Army 
Medical Corps, the work of which must command the 
admiration of the whole civilised world. We are also 
unable to give the names of the many men whose 
scientific and technical knowledge are being used in 
the provision of munitions of war and for other 
national services at home. One technical school] in- 
forms us that its workshop is now turning out 
a large number of shells a week, and another that the 
three engineers on its staff are, in addition to their 
teaching duties, performing war service by making 
munitions in the engineering workshops connected 
with one of the Royal factories. 
In presenting the subjoined list, it may be desirable 
to repeat that it is limited to members of scientific 
staffs of the institutions named. The number of past 
and present students serving with the King’s forces 
is greater than could ever have been anticipated. The 
Oxford roll has 8000 names, Cambridge has nearly 
gooo, Edinburgh 4000, the Imperial College of Science 
and Technology 1200, and other universities and 
colleges are similarly represented. The recent report 
of the Board of Education for the year 1913-14 
(Cd. 7934) gives some striking facts as regards 
the decrease thus caused in the number of students 
in English colleges. From thirty-four universities and 
university colleges in England and Wales which are 
aided by grants from the Board, 2530 full-time 
students, or about 30 per cent. of the total number of 
full-time men students, had withdrawn to join the 
Forces by the end of January, and it may be safely 
assumed from the activity of the Officers Training 
Corps attached to these institutions that the number 
will steadily increase. In the men’s training colleges 
for elementary teachers (excluding university training 
departments) about 645 out of a total number of 1420, 
or about 45 per cent., are already serving with the 
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Forces, and it may be anticipated that others will 
join, if required, at the conclusion of the summer 
term. . For the technical, art, and evening schools it is 
not possible to give even approximate figures; but a 
number of the larger institutions have estimated the 
drop in the number of students owing to the war at 
points ranging up to 50 per cent., and averaging about 
20 per cent. 
UNIVERSITY. 
Cranston, A., researcher in chemistry department, 2nd 
Lieut. goth Batt. Royal Scots Fusiliers. 
Duncan, Geo. M., lecturer in bacteriology, 
R.A.M.C. (T-F.) : 
Findlay, W. M., university assistant in agriculture, 
Lieut. Gordon Highlanders (T.F. Reserve). 
Geddes, A. E. M., univ. assist. in natural philosophy, 
Lieut. Royal Army Flying Corps (Meteorl. Section). 
Haig, Harold H., research fellow (pathology), Lieut. 
(Temporary), R.A.M.C. 
MacQueen, J. M., research fellow (pathology), Capt. 
R.A.M.C. (T.F.) k 
Murray, Dr. J. R., university assistant in physiology, 
Lieut. (Temporary), R.A.M.C. 
Orr, Dr. J. B., researcher in animal nutrition (Dept. 
of agriculture), Lieut. (Temporary) R.A.M.C. 
Pratt, J. D., university assistant in chemistry, 2nd 
Lieut. 4th Batt. Gordon Highlanders (T.F.). 
Stuart, G., university assistant in anatomy, Capt. 
REACMEGHs (Gi. E.)s 
Thomson, A. L., univ. assist. in zool., 2nd Lt. (Temp.) 
13th Batt. Argyll and Sutherland Highlanders. 
ABERDEEN : 
Capt. 
ABERYSTWYTH : UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF WALES. 
Bury, assistant-lecturer and demonstrator in chemistry, 
2nd Lieut. Gloucester Regiment. 
Grant, R., county agriculture organiser for Pembroke- 
shire, 2nd Lieut. Welsh Regiment. 
James, T. C., lecturer and demonstrator in chemistry, 
‘Lieut. College O.T.C. 
Paine, H. H., assistant-lecturer and demonstrator in 
physics, Capt. Royal Welsh Fusiliers. 
Walton, C. L., assistant-lecturer in economic zoology, 
2nd Lieut. College O.T.C. 
Williams, R. D2, instructor in veterinary hygiene, 
Major Royal Army Veterinary Corps. 
AspaTRIA AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE. 
Charleton, L. S., lecturer in surveying and book- 
keeping, Lieut. 
ASTON : TECHNICAL SCHOOL. 
Nash, J. H., teacher of mechanical drawing, private, 
Birmingham City Batt., 15th R. Warwick Regt. 
Barrow : TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. 
Baythorp, A. J., teacher of mechanical drawing, Lieut. 
Royal Garrison Artillery. 
Milne, K., teacher of mechanical drawing, 
Yeomanry. 
Seed, D., teacher of mechanical drawing, 2nd Lieut 
Royal Garrison Artillery. 
private, 
Bevrast: MunicipaL TECHNICAL INSTITUTE. 
Adair, J. T., teacher of flax spinning, Lieut. Bed- 
fordshire Regiment. 
Forth, F. C., principal, Capt. Royal Irish Rifles. 
Gooch, H., lecturer in physics and electrical engineer- 
ing, Lieut. Royal Engineers. 
Longworth, G. H., engineering workshop instructor, 
Staff-Sergt. Army Ordnance Corps. 
Naylor, T. M., lecturer in mechanical and electrical 
engineering, Eng. Sub-Lieut. Royal Navy. 
Nixon, W., teacher of naval architecture, Capt. Tyne- 
side Scottish. 
