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NATURE 



[February 13, 1913 



INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY 

 OF GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND. 



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MONDAY, 

 I TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 25, 



The n»x' INTERMEDIATE EXAMINATION will commence on 

 TUESDAY. APRIL 1. 19U. , ,. ,, . , 



FINAL EXAMINATIONS in (,i) Mineral Chemistrv, (/') Metallurgical 

 Chemi^lry, (.) Physical Chemistry. (</) Organic Chemistry, and (e) The 

 Chemistry of Food and Drugs, &c., wil' " «.^x,T^.^, 



MARCH 3.. or on MONDAY, APRIL 7. 



The List of Candidates will be clo 



Forms of application and further particulars can be obtained from the 

 Rfgistrak, Institute of Chemistry, 30 Bloomsbury Square, London. W.C. 



The Regulations for the Admission of Students, .Associates, and Fellows, 

 Gratis. Examination Papers : Annual ■'Jets, bd. each. 



"A List of Official Chemical Appointments." Fourth Edition, is. 

 (post free. 2.r. Irt'.) 



APPOINTMENTS REGISTER.— A Register of Fellows and Associates 

 cf the Institute of Chen.istry who are seeking appointmenis is kept at the 

 Offices of the Institute. Applications for the services of professional chemists 

 should he forwarded to the Registrar, staling the 



BEDFORD COLLEGE FOR WOMEN. 



(UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.) 



YORK PLACE, BAKER STREET, LONDON, W. 



DEPARTMENT OF SECONDARY TRAINING. 



Head of the Department— Miss Saka Mbi.huish, M.A. 



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



includes full preparation for the Examinations f .r ihi Teaching Diplomas 



granted bv the Universities of London and Cambridge. 



Applications for Enlranci Scholarships, Craiits, &c., should be sent tc 

 the Head of the Department. 



UNIVERSITY OF LONDON. 



An Advanced Course of Three Lectures on "The Valentian or Llan- 

 dovery-Tarannon Rocks of Wales and their Equivalents" will be delivered 

 by Professor O. T. Jones. M.A., D.Sc, at the Imperial College, Royal 

 School of MinfS, Prince Consort Road, S.W., at 5 p.m., on Wednesdays, 

 February 19, March 5 and 12. Admission fiee, without ticket. 



P. J. HARTOG, Academic Registrar. 



GEOLOGICAL SOCIETY OF LONDON. 



The ANNIVERSARY MEETING of this Srciely will be held at the 

 SOCIETY'S APARTMENTS, BURLINGTON HOUSE, on FRIDAY, 

 February 21. at Three o'clock. 



The Fellows and their Friends will DINE together at the WHITE- 

 HALL ROOMS, HOTEL METROPOLE, at 7.30 p.m. Tickets lo be 

 obtained at the Society's .Apartments. 



BEDFORD COLLEGE FOR WOMEN. 



(UNIVERSITY OF LONDON.) 

 DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY. 



In consequence of the election of Miss H. L. M. Pivell, B.Sc, to a 

 Beit Memorial Fellowship, the DEMONSTRATORSHIP in ZOOLOGY 

 is vacant, and a new appointment will shortly be made by the Council, to 

 take effect from the beginning of the Easter term, 19x3. 



The appointment is open to men and women equally. 



The salary offered is i;i2o a year, rising to {.i^a. Opportunity will be 

 given for research. 



Six printed or typed copies of applications, and of not more than three 

 recent testimonials, should be sent not later than Saturday, March i, to the 

 undersigned, from whom further particulars may be obtained. 



ETHEL T. Mcknight. 



Secretary of Council. 



SALOP COUNTY COUNCIL. 



AGRICULTURAL ORGANISER. 



Aoolications are invited for the post of AGRICULTURAL ADVISER 

 and ORGANISER to the Salop Agricultural Committee in relation to 

 Higher Agricultural Education. 



Applicants must be skilled and experienced both in the Science and 

 Practice of Agriculture, so as to be able to advise Farmers as to their 

 requirements. 



The qualifications of the candidate appointed must be approved by the 

 Boa:d of Agriculture. 



Salary .£350 per annum, rising by .£25 annually to ^1,00. 



Forms of Application and lists of duties mxy be obtained from the under- 

 signed, to whom applications must be returned not later than Saturday, 

 February 22, 1013. 



W. H. PENDLEBURY, M.A., 



Secretary for Higher Education. 



County Buildings, 

 Shrewsbury. 



BIRKBECK COLLEGE, 



BREAMS BUILDINGS, CHANCERY LANE, E.C. 



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



COURSES OF STUDY (Day and Evening) for the Degrees of the 



UNIVERSITY OK LONDON in the 



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, Economies, Mathematics (Pure 



and Applied). 



Evening Courses for the Degrees in Economics and Law. 



10s. 

 £5 5s. 



POSTGRADUATE AND RESEARCH WORK. 

 Particulars on application lo the Secretary. 



SOUTH-WESTERN POLYTECHNIC INSTITUTE, 



MAN'KES.\ 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—*!. 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— *J. B. Coi.eman, A.R.C.S., "J. C. CBOChER, M.A., D.Sc, 

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

 D.Sc, and "W. Rushton, A.R.C.S., DI.C. ; Geologv- 'A. J. Maslen, 

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

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

 Houston, B.Sc, A.M.I C.E., *V. C. Davies, B.Sc. and H. AnoHriK ; 

 Electrical Engineering— ♦ A. J. Makower, M.A., 'B. H. Morphy, and 

 U. A. OscinvALD, B.A. 



•Recognised Teacher of the University of London. 



Prospectus from the Secretarv, post free, ^d. ; at the Office, id. 



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



GRESHAM LECTURESHIP ON 

 ASTRONOMY. 



A Vacancy having occurred in the Gresham LectureisSip on Astronomy 

 by the death of Mr. Saunder, I am directed to give notice ihat candidates 

 for the appoinrment muit deliver applicaiims in writing, accompanied by 

 copies of three tciiimonials, to me before February 28 next. 



The appointment of LECTURER will be for one year only from the 

 date of such appointment. 



Per-<;onal canva'^sing will not be permitted. 



Particulais of the duties of the office may be obtained from me. 

 By order, 



G. H. BLAKESEY, 



Clerk 10 the Gresham Committee. 



ROYAL FLYING CORPS, MILITARY 

 WING. 



A Vacancy now exists in ihe above Corps for a LABORATORY MAN. 

 Candidates mu.st have some mechanical and elecirical training such as is 

 given at Technical Institutes. They most furtht-r be able 10 record in 

 writing and compile simple statistics. The selected candidate will, on 

 enlisting in the Royal Flying Corps, be appointed First Class Air Mechanic, 

 with pay at 41. a day and all found. He will be eligible for promotion to 

 the rank of Se'geant. 



Full particulars as to pay and prospects, and other conditions, may be 

 obtained from the Officer Commanding, Military Wing, Royal Flying 

 Corps, South Karnborough, Hams. 



THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Applications are invited for the LECTURESHIP in AGRICULTURAL 

 BOTANY. The work of the Lecturer will include the teaching of Botany, 

 Agricultural Botany, and Forest Botany, and opportunities will be provided 

 for research in associati >n wiih the Department of Botany. 



Applications will be received up to February 28. 1913, and should be 

 addressed to the Skcrhtarv, The University, Leeds, from whom further 

 particulars may be obtained. 



The Federation of University Women offer 



a Ptii^e Fellowshipof £120, and invite applications before March 31, 

 1913. The Fellowship is open to women who have published research 

 work. Particulars may be obtained from the Hon. Sec, 2 Carlyle 

 Mansions, Chelsea, S.W. 



