NATURE 



[March 13, 191, 



THE DAVY-FARADAY 



RESEARCH LABORATORY 



ROYAL INSTITUTION, 



No. 20 ALBEMARLE STREET, \V. 



DIRECTOR: 



Professor Sir JAMES DEWAR, M.A., LL.D., Ph.D., 



D.Sc, F.R.S. 



This Laboratory was founded by the late Dr. Ludwig Mond, D.Sc, 



F.R.S., as a Memoiial of Davy and Faraday, for the purpose of promoting, 



bv original research, the de%elopment and extension of Chemical and 



Physii ,U Science. 



Persons fully qualified to undertake original scientific research admitted 

 to the Laboratory are entitled lo the use of the physical and chemical 

 apparatus and ordinary chemicals of a Laboratory, and may be granted 

 by the Director any special materials necessary for research, subject to the 

 approval of the Laboratory Committee. 



The Staff of the Laboratory, and a trained Mechanician, are under the 

 control of the Director. 



EASTER TERM.— Monday, April 7, to Saturday, July 26. 

 Applicants can receive full information regarding ihe Laboratory 

 by addressing the Assistant Secretary, Royal Institution, No. 21 

 Albemarle Street, W. 



UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER. 



FACULTY OF MEDICINE. 



(Includii 



1'li 



, Pha 

 Depj, 



The SUMMER SESSION will commence on Tuesday, April 15, when 

 the registration of Students will begin at 0.30 a m. Lectures and Practical 

 Work will begin on Wednesday, the i6tb. The Courses of Induction, 

 which are open to Men and Women Students, also meet the requirements 

 of other Universities and Examining Bodies. 



Clinical Instruction.— In association with the University there are 

 Hospitals containing over 1000 beds. The Royal Infirmary, which is in 

 close vicinity to the University, contains 4ga beds, and offers unrivalled 

 opportunities for Clinical Study. The Dental Hospital is also adjacent to 

 the University, and piovides every modern requirement for the teaching of 

 Dentistry. 



There are Halls of Residence"both for Men and Women Students. 



Prospectuses, giving full information as to Courses of Study, Examin- 

 ations, &c, will be forwarded on application to the Registrar. 



IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE 

 AND TECHNOLOGY, 



SOUTH KENSINGTON. 



Special Courses of Advanced Lectures with practical work will be 



of Zjology 



nencing 



Apiil 



Conducted by— 

 Professor E. \V. MacBride, D.Sc, 

 LL.D. F.R.S. 



the Depat 

 follows : — 



Subject— 

 Experimental Embryology ... 

 Entomology — 



r. Advanced Entomology - I Profess0 r H. Maxwell-Lefrov, 

 2. Economic ,. ...J M . J T ~ 



The Protozoa and the other more M ' A " * Lb - 



important groups of the Protista Mr. Clifford Dobell, M.A. 

 Lectures Free. Fee for practical work for each Course, £2. 

 For further information and for admission to the above Courses, apply 

 tD the Secretary of the College. 



IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE 

 AND TECHNOLOGY, 



SOUTH KENSINGTON. 



Special Courses of Advanced Lectures, commencing in April next, will be 

 given as follows : — 



Subject. Conducted by 



The Physiology of Plants (dealing I Professor -BtjcKiun, M.A., 



mainly with Metabolism) ) D.Sc, F.L.S. 



Fibres and Fibre-Yielding Plants { Professor Groom 



, application should be made to the Se 



M.A., D.Sc 



For furthe 



IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE 

 AND TECHNOLOGY. 



SOUTH KENSINGTON. 

 LECTURES IN AERONAUTICS 

 by Mr. T. E. Stanton, D.Sc, M.Inst.C.E. (Superintendent of the 

 Engineering Department of the National Physical Laboratory), in the 

 Royal College of Science, Imperial Institute Koad, beginning April 18 

 next. 'Ihe Course will deal with Fluid Resistance in Relation to Aircraft. 

 Full particulars of this Course. Apply to the Secretary. 



BIRKBECK COLLEGE, 



BREAMS BUILDINGS, CHANCERY LANE, E.C. 

 Principal: G. Armitage-Smilh, M.A., D.Lit. 



FACULTIES OF SCIENCE & ARTS 



(PASS AND HONOURS) 

 under RECOGNISED TEACHERS of the University. 



SCIENCE.— Chemistry, Physics, Mathematics (Pure and 



Applied), Botany, Zoology, Geology and Mineralogy. 



ARTS Latin, Greek, English, French, German, Italian, 



History, Geography, Logic, Economics, Mathematics (Pure 



and Applied). 



Evening Courses for the Degrees in Economics and Law. 



SFSSIONAT FBFs! D <V : Science. £17 10s. ; Arts, £10 10s. 

 SESSIONAL FLLS lf ,,,„,, : Science, Aits, or Economics, £5 5s. 



POST-GRADUATE AND RESEARCH WORK. 

 Particulars on application to the Secretary. 



SOUTH-WESTERN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, 



MANRESA ROAD, CHELSEA, S.W. 

 Day Courses under recognised Teachers in Preparation for 

 London University Degrees in Mechanical and Electrical 

 Engineering, in Chemistry, Physics and Natural Science; 

 and Technical Courses arranged to extend over Three Years 

 and Prepare for Engineering, Electrical, Chemical and 

 Metallurgical Professions. Session Fee, £15. 

 Evening Courses in all Departments :— 



Mathematics— « J. Lister, A.R.C.S., T. G. Strain, B.A.; Physics- 

 *S. Skinner, M.A., *L. Lownds, B.Sc, Ph.D., *F. W. Jordan, B.Sc. 

 Chemistry-*!. B. Coleman, A.R.C.S., 'J- C. Crocker, M.A., D.Sc, 

 and »F. H. Lowe, M.Sc ; Botany— *H. B. Lacev, S. E. Chandler 

 D.Sc, and *W. Rushton, A.R.C.S., D.I.C. ; Geologv— «A. J. Maslen, 

 F.G.S., F.L.S. ; Human Physiology— E. L. Kennawav. M.A., M.D. ; 

 Zoology— *J. T. Cunningham, M.A. ; Engineering— "\V. Campbell 

 Houston, B.Sc, A.M. ICE., *V. C Davies, B.Sc, and H. Aughtie ; 

 Electrical Engineering— »A. J. Makower, M.A., * B. H. Morphv, and 

 U. A. Oschwald, B.A. 



"Recognised Teacher of the University of London. 



Prospectus from the Secretary, post free, 4<t\ ; at the Office, id. 



Telephone: 809 Western. SIDNEY SKINNER, M.A., Principal. 



BEDFORD COLLEGE FOR WOMEN. 



(UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.) 



YORK PLACE, BAKER STREET, LONDON, W. 



DEPARTMENT OF SECONDARY TRAINING. 



Head of the Department— Miss Sara Mei.hiish, M.A. 



The Course, to which Students are admitted in October and January, 



includes full preparation for the Examinations for thj Teaching Diplomas 



granted by the Universities of London and Cambridge. 



Applications for Entranc; Scholarships, Grants, He, should be sent to 

 the Head of the Department. 



IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE 

 AND TECHNOLOGY, 



SOUTH KENSINGTON, LONDON, S.W. 

 DEPARTMENT OF PLANT PHYSIOLOGY AND PATHOLOGY. 

 APPOINTMENT OF A PLANT BIOCHEMIST. 

 Applications are invited on or before April 26 for the above appointment, 

 which will dale from September 1, 1913. Salary and position according to 

 the qualifications of ihe selected candidate. A knowledge of Biology is 

 an essential requirement for the post. For particulars apply to the 



INTERNATIONAL INSTITUTE OF 

 AGRICULTURE. 



The International Institute of Agriculture, Rome, invites applications 

 for a vacant post on the English Scientific Staff of the Bureau ot Agricul- 

 tural Intelligence and Plant-Diseases. Salary, L.190 (4800 lire) per annum, 

 payable monthly. Second Class Fare. Vacation, 35 days. Candidates 

 must have taken a good Agricultural degree, and possess a thorough know- 

 ledge of French. 



Selected candidate to enter on his duties at the earliest possible date. 



Applications accompanied by copies of testimonials, should be sent to 

 ihe Secretary General of the In 

 Rome. 



ational Ins 



of Agri 



THE VICTORIA 

 UNIVERSITY OF MANCHESTER. 



The Council invites applications for the post of SECRETARY to the 

 APPOINTMENTS BOARD. Salary £300. Further particulars may be 

 obtained from the Registrar, the University, Manchester. 



