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276 NATURE MARCH 6, 1943, VoL 151 Paterson, Prison Commissioner; Dr. Audrey Richards, Dr. Lampitt has served on the Council of the Society Social Services Department, Colonial Office ; and for many years and has been its honorary foreign Miss Eileen Y ounghusband, principal officer for secretary and is now its honorary treasurer. He is training and employment, National Association of also chairman of the Chemical Council. He has Girls' Clubs. published many papers on foodstuffs research.

Royal Society of Edinburgh : New Fellows IT was announced in the House of Commons on February 24 that the Secretary of State for the THE following have been elected ordinary fellows Colonies has appointed Prof. A. M. Carr-Saunders, of the Royal Society of Edinburgh: Dr. A. T. director of the London School of Economics, Sir Andreasen, principal of the Orissa Medical School, Hubert Henderson, research fellow in economics, All India; Mr. A. H. R. Ball, rector of the Royal High Souls College, Qxford, and Sir John Caulcutt, chair• School, Edinburgh; Mr. J. G. Chalmers, Chemistry man of Barclays Bank (Dominion, Colonial and Department, University of Edinburgh; Mr. J. B. Overseas}, to the Colonial Research Committee (see Crawford, treasurer of the Bank of Scotland, Edin• NATURE, July 4 and ll, 1942, pp. 17 and 51). burgh; Dr. R. G. M. Dakers, Heriot-Watt College, Edinburgh ; the Right Hon. William Y. Darling, Lord Provost of the City of Edinburgh ; the Right THE Council of the Institution of Architects Hon. John Dewar, Baron Forteviot of Dupplin; has awarded the Gold Medal of the Institution for Mr. N. Dobson, Ministry of Agriculture's Veterinary the year 1942 to Mr. W. C. S. Wigley, for his paper Laboratory, Weybridge, Surrey; Dr. A. Dunbar, "Calculated and Measured Wave Resistance of a Edinburgh; Dr. H. R. Fletcher, Government Series of Forms Defined Algebraically, the Prismatic botanist, Edinburgh ; Prof. R. Fiirth, Dewar re• Coefficient and Angle of Entrance being Varied search fellow, University of Edinburgh; Prof. J. H. Independently". The Wakeham Prize for 1942 has Gaddum, professor of materia medica, University of been awarded to Mr. N. Hancock, for his paper "Blade Thickness. of Wide-Bladed Propellers". Edinburgh; Prof. A. C. Hardy, regius professor of natural history, Uniyersity of Aberdeen ; Mr. W. B. Hislop, Edinburgh; :Mr. J.D. Imrie, City Chamber• DR. ALASTAm FRAZER, reader in pharmacology, lain, Edinburgh ; the Right Ron. Thomas Johnston, has been appointed to the newly created chair of Secretary of State for Scotland; Mr. D. K. Kevan, pharmacology in the University of Birmingham. secretary, Ministry of Supply (Timber Control), Edinburgh; Dr. Robert Kirk, Kitchener School of THE Coopers Hill War Memorial Prize and Medal, Medicine, Khartoum; Mr. C. C. Learmonth, secretary, founded by members of the Royal Indian Engineering Merchant Company, Edinburgh ; Prof. C. H. Lobban, College, Coopers Hill, in commemoration of members professor of civil engineering, King's College, Uni• of the College who fell during the War of 1914-18, versity of London ; Mr. Robert Lyon, principal, is awarded annually by the Institution of Civil Edinburgh College of Art ; Mr. W. W. McClelland, Engineers and triennially iri. turn by the Institution executive officer to the National Committee for the of Electrical Engineers, the School of Military Training of Teachers; Mr. G. MacKenzie, general Engineering, Chatham, and the School of Forestry, manager, British Linen Bank, Edinburgh; Colonel Oxford. The triennial award falls this year to the G. H. G. McLean, Glasgow; Mr. Duncan Mac• Council of the Institution of Electrical Engineers, naughton, Edinburgh; Dr. G. C. McVittie, King's which has decided to invite members to submit for College, University of London; Dr. D. M. Morison, consideration a paper on any subject coming within Royal Hospital for Sick Children, Edinburgh; Dr. the scope of electrical science or electrical engineering Charles Ockrent, Glasgow ; Prof. J. M. Robertson, and their applications. Only corporate members of Gardiner professor of chemistry, University of the Institution less than thirty-five years of age on Glasgow ; Prof. W. M. Smart, regius professor of January 1, 1943, are eligible. Papers submitted must astronomy, University of Glasgow; Dr. W. J. be specially written for the purpose of the competition Stuart, consulting surgeon, Royal Infirmary of and reach the Secretary of the Institution not later Edinburgh; Mr. J. M. Thomson, secretary, Scottish than September 1. Education Department; Dr. E. Warhurst, Heriot• Watt College, Edinburgh; Dr. T. S. Westoll, Depart• APPLICATIONS, which must be received not later ment of Geology, University of Aberdeen; Dr. R. W. than April 15, are invited for the following scholar• \Vheldon, Department 'of Agriculture, University of ships awarded by the Council of the Institution of Durham; Mr. H. H. Wood, Department of English Electrical Engineers. Duddell Scholarship (value Literature, University of Edinburgh. £150 per annum, tenable for three years), open to British subjects who have passed the matriculation examinapion of a British university and wish to take Announcements up a whole-time day course in electrical engineering; THE Council of the Royal Society of Edinburgh Silvanus Thompson Scholarship (value £100 per has awarded the Makdougall-Brisbane Prize for the annum and tuition fees, tenable for two years), for period 1938-1942 to Sir William Wright Smith, works employees who are British subjects and have regius professor of botany in the of served a minimum apprenticeship of three years a"t Edinburgh, for his papers within the period of. the an approved electrical engineering works. In con• award, and in recognition of his valuable contributions sequence of the present regulations of the Ministry to systematic botany. of Labour and National Service, these awards can only be made to candidates who were born on or DR. LESLIE H. LAMPITT, chief chemist and a after January l, 1925, and who could complete a director of Messrs. J. Lyons and Co., Ltd., has been degree course by the end of December I 945. Par• awarded the Society of Chemical Industry's Medal, ticulars can be obtained from the secretary of the which is given for conspicuous services to the Society. Institution, Savoy Place, London, W.C.2.