NATURE 



[May 28. 1896 



CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON 



INSTITUTE. 



SKSSION 1896-97. 

 The Courses of Instruction in Engineering and Chemistry at the Institute's 

 Colleges commence in October, and cover a period of two to three years. 

 The Matricu.ation Examination of the Central Technical College will be 

 held on September 21 to 24, and the Entrance Examination of the Day 

 Department of the Tcchnic;il College, Finsbury, on September 22. 



CITY AND GUILDS CENTRAL TECHNICAL COLLEGE 



<Exhibition Road, S.W.), a College for higher Technical Instruction for 

 Students not under 16 years of age, preparing to become Civil, Mechanical or 

 Electrical Engineers, Chemical and other Manufacturers, and Teacht 



The M;t 

 the n^u - 



Prof-^ 

 F.R.S., M 

 (Phy>u- , 

 (Chemi.tr> 



culntion Examination will be held on September 

 riimence on October ist. 



.lid, LL.D., F.R.S. (Mathematics), W. C. Unwin, 

 1 1 and Mechanical Engineering), W. E. Ayrton, F.R.S. 

 at Engineering), H. E. Armstrong, Ph.D., F.R.S. 



CITY AND GUILDS TECHNICAL COLLEGE, FINSBURY 



(Leonard Street, City Road. E.C.). The DAY DEPARTMENT provides 

 Courses of Intermediate Instruction for Students not under 14 years of age, 

 preparing to enter Mechanical or Electrical Engineering and Chemical 

 Industries. 



The Entrance Examination will be held on September 22, and the new 

 Session will commence on October 6. 



Professors :—S. P.Thompson, D.Sc, F.R.S. (Electrical Engineering), 

 J. Perry, D.Sc, F.R.S. (Mechanical Engineering), R. Meldola, F.R.S 

 (Chemistry-). JOHN WATNEY, Hon. Secretary. 



City and Guilds of London Institute, 



Gresham College, Basinghall Street, E.C. 



CITY AND GUILDS OF LONDON 



INSTITUTE for the ADVANCEMENT of 



TECHNICAL EDUCATION. 



The Committee of the Institute are prepared to appoint a PROFESSOR 

 ofMECHANICAL ENGINEERING and APPLIED MATHEMATICS 

 at the Technical College, Finsbury. The Professor, besides giving Lectures 

 and holdingDay and Evening Classes on the Subjects of his Professorship, 

 will be required to superintend the Workshops and to give Instruction in 

 Machine Designing and Drawing. The Professor will be expected to devote 

 to the work of the Institute the whole of his time available for teaching, 

 and shall not undertake any other educational work ; but he will be per- 

 mitted to undertake consulting professional work which will not interfere 

 with the full discharge of his Professorial duties, subject to such regula- 

 tions a> shall be approved by the Committee. The Salary offered is £toQ 

 per Annum. 



The Appointment will date from September 29, 1896. 



Applications for the Appointment, with Testimonials or References, ad- 

 dressed to the Honorary Secretary, City and Guilds of London Insti- 

 tute, Gresham College, E.C, to be sent in not later than June S. 



INSTITUTE OF CHEMISTRY OF 

 GREAT BRITAIN AND IRELAND, 



30 BLOOMSBURY SQUARE, LONDON, W.C. 

 The NEXT EXAMINATIONS for the MEMHERSHIP of this INSTI- 

 TUTE will be held on TUESDAY, July 2i, 1896, and three following 



_ In consequence of the incrctse 

 tions for Examination have been 

 wo ordinary- Ex 



thi 



yea 

 All Candidal 



the number of Candidates whose applica- 

 xepted by the Council, it is probable that 

 linations (January and July) may be held 



t produ 



■idence of having passed a Preliminary Ex- 



nination in subjects of General Education, and of having taken a Systematic 



Course of at least three years' study in one of the Colleges approved by the 



, of having been engaged for two years in the Laboratory of a 



;itute, and for two other years in one of the approved 



Council 

 Fellow of the 

 Colleges. 



The Council desire it to be understood that the right to use the letters 

 A.I.C. and F.I.C. belongs to persons who have passed through the Course of 

 Study and the Elxaminations prescribed by the Institute. 



A prospectus, containing full particulars of the regulations for admission to 

 the Membership of the Institute, may be obtained from Messrs. Blundell, 

 Tavlok, & Co., t72 Upper Thames Street, London, E.C, price One Shilling. 

 — By Order of the Council, 



J. MILLAR THOMSON, Registrar. 



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BEDFORD COLLEGE (LONDON) 



FOR WOMEN, 



8 and 9 YORK PLACE, BAKER STREET, \V. 



ENTRANCE SCHOLARSHIPS. 



Arnott Scholarship in Science, Annual Value CaX:, 

 ■ •• ■ : Thirty Gu' 



„, , ,. ,.. „.„,.„,„ .: Reid 



Scholarship in Arts, Annual \'alue Thirty Guineas, each ten.able for Three 

 Years, will be awarded on the result of the Examination, to be held at the 

 College on June 23 and 24. 



Names to be sent in to the Princii'AI., not later than June 15. 



LUCY J. RUSSELL, Honorary Secretary. 



NORTHERN POLYTECHNIC 

 INSTITUTE. 



The GOVERNORS invite Applications for the following Appoint- 

 ments : — 



HEAD of the DEPARTMENT of ENGINEERING; commencing 

 Salary, /250 per Annum. 



HEAD of the DEPARTMENT of PHYSICS and ELECTRICAL 

 ENGINEERING : commencing Salary, ^250 per Annum. 



CHIEF ASSISTANT in the DEPARTMENT of CHEMISTRY-; 

 commencing .Salary, .6180 per Annum. 



The Appointments will date from September 29, 1896, but the Candidate 

 appointed will be expected in the meantime to consult with the Principa 

 as to the Equipment and Organisation of their Department. 



Conditions of Appointment and Forms of Application may be obtained 

 from the Secretary, at the Institute, Holloway Road, London, N. 



Applications, accompanied by Copies of recent Testimonials and the 

 names of Three Referees, to be sent in to the Principal, not later than 

 June I. 1896 E.GRIFFITHS Secretary. 



FIRTH COLLEGE, SHEFFIELD. 



The Council of Firth College intends to ap 

 and ASSISTANT LECTURER in BIOI 

 Botany. Stipend, .£120. 



Candidates must send in their Applications before Ju 



Further Particulars can be obtained from Ensor Dri 



DEMONSTRATOR 

 specially qualified in 



V, Registrar. 



WANTED, at the CAMBORNE MINING 



SCHOOL, an ASSISTANT TEACHER capable of teaching 

 CHEMISTRY, and taking charge of a Laboratory. Preference will 

 be given to one qualified to teach Metallurgy, Mineralogy, Geology ,o r 

 Mathematics. Apply immediately, Secretarv. 



YELVERTON COLLEGE. 



HIGH-CLASS SCHOOL FOR GUiLS. 



For Prospectus, Fees, and Referees, apply to the Principal, 



Mi? 



HEATH, Yelverton, S. Devon. 



THE ELECTRICAL 

 GENERAL ENGINEERING COLLEGE, 



SCHOOL OF SCIENCE. 



PENYWERN HOUSE, 2 and 4, PENYWERN ROAD, 



EARL'S COURT, S.W. 



Principal— G. W. de TUNZELMANN, B.Sc, M.I.E.E. 



Senior-Instructor— C. CAPITO, M.I.E.E., M.I.M E. 



Laboratories, Dyn.amo Room, Steam Engine, Engineering Worksh 



with Machine Tools, Pattern Shop, &c. 



The College provides a Training for Electrical, Mechanical, Civil, and 

 Mining Engineers, for Science Students in Mathematics, Physics, Chem- 

 istry, Biology, Geology, and Mineralogy, and Preliminary Training for 

 Students entering Cooper's Hill and the Central Institution. 



" ^-K,A.-VS." 



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 extra. Cash with order. 



Address, H. LEES, CASTLETOWN, ISLE OF MAN. 



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Manufacturer of 

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OPTICAL & SCIENTIFIC INSTRUMENTS. 



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