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NATURE 



[February 20, 19 13 



IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE 

 AND TECHNOLOGY, 



SOUTH KENSINGTON. 



of Lectures will be given, commencing ii 



Special Advanced Coui 

 March next, as follows :— 

 Siiljtct. 

 Magnetic Properties of 

 Metals antl Alloys. 

 For particulars of this and 

 should be made to the Secret 



Condncted by 



Dr. S. W. J. Smith, A.R.C.S., 



M.A., D.Sc. 



;r Special Courses to follow, applic 



IMPERIAL COLLEGE OF SCIENCE 

 AND TECHNOLOGY, 



SOUTH KENSINGTON. 



LECTURES in AFRONAUTICS, by Professor G. H. Bryan, Sc.D 

 F R S in the Royal Colleee nf Science. Imperial Institute Road, South 

 Kenslnetrn, commencing MARCH s next. 



The COURSE will de.*l with the Rigid Dyn 



For full particulars of these and oher Tout 

 apply to t'e Skcrktirv. 



ROYAL INSTITUTION OF 

 GREAT BRITAIN. 



ALBEMARLE STREET, PICCADILLY, W. 



Tuesday next (February ii\ at Three o'clock, P'ofessnr H. H- 

 Turner. First of three lectures on "The Movement* of the Stars. 

 Hall-a-Guin.a the Course. . ^ ^ -v n ■ 



Subsciiption to all the Courses in the Se.tson, 1 wo tjiunea-. 



BRITISH MUSEUM. 



The READING ROOMS will be CLOSED from S.\TURDAY, 

 MARCH I, to WEDNESDAY, MARCH 5, inclus-.ve. 

 British Museum, F- ^-^ KENYON, 



February, 11,13. Dirt 



Principal Lil 



PATHOLOGICAL LABORATORY, 

 UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE. 



THE JOHN LUCAS WALKER STUDENTSHIP. 

 Applications for this Studentship, th_e holtJer of which sh.all de 



Prof. 



■garding 



lual value of ;£: 



Stu 



identship 

 (grants 

 , under 



self (or herself) to otiginal research'in Patholoey, are invited, an 

 sent, accompanied by copies of papers containing published 

 references— not testimonials— before March 7, iqij 

 WooDHEAD, Pathological Laboratory, Ne 

 whom also applications for further informatit 

 may be addiessed. The Studentship is of th 

 may also be made for assistance and appa 

 certain conditions, for three years fiom April 11, 1913. 

 February 14, 191 3- 



NATURAL SCIENCE SCHOLARSHIP. 



KEBLE COLLEGE, OXFORD. 



A SCHOLARSHIPof the annual value of ;£6o, logether with Laboratory 



Fees not exceeding (,20 per annum, will b; awarded at this College in 



ch, T913. 



The Examination commences Tuesday, March 4. 



Subjects: Chemistry or Biology, with Elementary Mechanics and Physics 

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



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

 Oxford, 



GRESHAM LECTURESHIP ON 

 ASTRONOMY. 



A Vacancy having occurred in the Gresham Lectureship on Astronomy 

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

 for the appoinlment must deliver applicauons in writing, accompanied by 

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



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

 date of such appointment. 



Personal canvassing will not be permitted. , . , , 



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

 By orde 



LISTER INSTITUTE of PREVENTIVE 

 MEDICINE. 



The GOVERNING BODY will shortly proceed to the appointment 

 of a SECOND RESEARCH ASSISTANT in the BIOCHEMICAL 

 DEPARTMENT at a commencing salary of jC^oo per annum. Candidates 

 .should possess experience in research in Oiganic Chemistry, but a biological 

 training is not necessary. 



All applications should be sent in before March 5. 



Further particulars can be obtained from the Secretary, Lister 

 Institute, Chelsea Gardens, London, S.W. 



THE ROYAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE. 

 GLASGOW. 



SCHOOL OF XAVIG.VnON. 



THE SEAGOING TRAINING YACHT 



"VIVID" 



(550 tons displacement, 425 horse power) 



will be commissioned on April 1, when approved candidates will be accepted 



which ends in Seplemlier. 



The Winter Course wiihin the College begins in October. 



Service in the "Vivid" counts towards the qualifying period of sea- 

 appTcniiceship. 



Pariiculars may be obtained on application to the Director, the Royal 

 Technical College. Glasgow. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE, 

 CAIRO, EGYPT. 



ASSISTANT ENTOMOLOGIST. 



Applications are invited for the pau of an ASSISTANT ENTO- 

 MOLOGIST in a grade of L.F.. 360— L.E. 420. salary commencing at 

 L.E. 360 per annum. One month's salary will be paid for passage to 

 Egypt. The selected candidate will be expei ted to help in administrat" 

 if necessary, as well as to do econom c work and scientific reseai 

 Preference will be given to Universiry graduates with experience 

 training in Economic Entomology. Applications stating qualificatii 

 experience, age and nationality should be addressed to Piofessor LefroY, 

 Royal College of Science, S. Kensington. 



Applicants must attach a Dec tor's certificate stating that they are 

 considered physically fit for sovice in Egypt. 



The selected candidate will be appointed under probation for the 

 period pre-cribed by the Regulations, viz : one year at least and two 

 years at most, .^nd will be corifirmed in his appoln-ment if found satis- 

 factory. Confirmation carries with it certain specified rights to per.sion 

 or indemnity. 



Subject to the exigencies of the service, leave (which may not be 

 taken the first year) is given for two months every year on full pay. 



DIRECTOR GENERAL. 



EGYPTIAN GOVERNMENT. 



MINISTRY OF EDUCATION. 



The post of ASSISTANT to the Professor of Biology and Parasitology 

 (Professor Arthur Looss)at the School of Medicine, Cairo, is vacant. Pay 

 ^400 a year, contract for two yeais; passage money out and back under 

 conditions stated in contract. The As<;istant will be expected to devote 

 his whole time to teaching or to research in the Labnratory. The form of 

 contract may be seen on application to the Director, Egyptian Educa- 

 tional Mission in England, 36 Victoria S'reet, Westminster, London, S.W. 



Applicants must have had expeiei ce in the teaching of Biology. 



Applications, together with copies of testimonials (which will not be 

 leturned), must leave Lond >n at latest by ihe mail of Friday, March 14. 



Every applicant must send in statements as to {a) his age, (/•) his 

 education and degrees, {c) his previous experience as a teacher of Biology. 

 The selected candidate must pass as a first-class life before the Egyptian 

 Government Medical Boaid in London, and must be prepared to arrive in 

 Cairo within a month of appointment. 



Applications to be addressed to "Thk DiRtxrOR. Egyptian Government 

 School of Medicine, Cairo ' 



THE UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS. 



DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE. 



Applications are invited for the LECTURESHIPin AGRICULTURAL 



liOTANV. 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 with ihe Department of Botany. 



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

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

 particulars may be obtained. 



H.M. DOCKYARD SCHOOLS. 



WANTED, a JUNIOR A.SSISTANT MASTER. Candidates must 

 possess a University degree or some equivalent qualification, and should 

 have had experience in Laboratory Woik. The scale of salary is ^^150, 

 rising to j^^aoo by annual increments ol £,\a. with a pension and prospects 

 of promotion. Duties will commence on March 3r, tqi3, or earlier. 



Applications should be .iddressed to the Secrktarv of the Admiralty 

 (C.E.), Whitehall, London, S.W., from whom further particulars m.ay be 

 obtained. 



ANALYTICAL AND TECHNICAL 



CHEMIST, Ph.D., D.Sc. 3t, with varied e.vperience in scientific and 

 technical research, and in the routine work and management of Soap, 

 Glue, Fat, Fertiliser Woiks, and in other branches, alter six years' 

 work abro.ad, seeks re engagement, preferably in neighbourhood of 

 Liverpool or Manchester, either as W„rks Chemist or in Consulting 

 Practice. Speaks French, German and Spanish.— Address " M.," 

 c/o Hill, Dickinson & Co., 10 Water Street, Liverpool. 



