Hooper Fellowships.-The George Williams Hooper Foundation for Medical Research announces that two fellowships of $600 each will be available in the Medical School for the current academic year. Applicants must have had at least one and one-half years of medical training in the University of California Medical School, or equivalent training. It is intended that the entire time of the appointee be devoted to work on a research problem or problems. Requests for more detailed information should be addressed to Director George H. Whipple, Hooper Foundation for Medical Research, San Francisco, California.

The James M. Goewey Scholarship, founded in January, 1904, by the family of the late James M. Goewey, yields about $600 annually, and is awarded to a student in one of the departments of natural science. At present the awards will be limited to graduate students.

The Frank M. Pixley Scholarships were founded by Mrs. Amelia V. R. Pixley, who bequeathed to the University $3563.22 as an endowment to be administered by the Regents of the University of California. It was the desire of the donor that the income from this fund should be used for the maintenance of some student in law. The income of the endowment is approximately $150.

University Fellowships in Pacific Coast History.—The Order of the Native Sons of the Golden West has provided a fund for the maintenance of one or more fellowships in Pacific Coast History. Candidates must be graduates of a university and must have done at least one year of graduate work upon Pacific Coast History. They must present some written work showing knowledge and capacity for research upon some subject in the history of the Pacific Coast.

The names of the candidates for the fellowships, with their qualifications and evidence of their training for historical research in the form of written work shall be submitted by the department of history of the University of California on or about the first of May in each year to a committee chosen by the Grand Parlor of the Native Sons of the Golden West at its annual session, and the names of the candidates selected by the committee shall be submitted to the President of the University to be announced by him on Commencement Day. The holders of the fellowships may be candidates for re-election upon submitting proof of their fitness, either by thoroughness of the work done during the year of their terms or by promise for the completion of larger investigations.

The Martin Kellogg Fellowship in Astronomy has been endowed by Mrs. Louise W. B. Kellogg in memory of her husband, Martin Kellogg. The stipend is variable in amount and would aim to cover necessary expenses of travel and residence. The annual income is $1200. For further information apply to the Lick Astronomical Department, Mount Hamilton, California.

The Preston School of Industry Fellowships have been established by the Board of Trustees of the Preston School of Industry, at Ione, California, with the approval of the State Board of Control. The fellowships are available to students for research in agriculture, law, political science, social economics, applied psychology and medicine. There are three fellowships at $500 each, payable monthly, and maintenance, including room and board while in residence at Preston. Appointments are made in co-operation with the Superintendent of the Preston School of Industry. The duties and work required of each fellow are designated by the University and the Superintendent of the Preston School of Industry. No person under the age of 21 years may receive one of these fellowships.

The Howison Fellowship (not as yet available) was established by Professor and Mrs. George H. Howison in 1916. This traveling fellowship, of the value of $1200 per annum, will be for such students in the graduate division of the University of California as shall have taken their A.B., either here or in some other university of equal rank, with honors in philosophy, and who shall have been found thoroughly grounded in mathematics, physics, chemistry, and biology, and who possess a free reading command of Greek, Latin, German, and French. The fellowship is to be held by each appointee for three years, one or more of which may be spent at some other university approved by the Mills Professor and his department colleagues of full professorial rank who shall also recommend the candidate for appointment.

SPECIAL LECTURESHIPS

The Barbara Weinstock Lectureship on the Morals of Trade was created by Mr. Harris Weinstock of Sacramento on May 14, 1902, with an endowment of $5000. The purpose of the lectureship was stated by the founder to be the education of young men "to the belief that success in business is more profitable and more lasting if conducted upon a high ethical plane, and that true success lies in developing character, rather than in heaping up gold." The lecture does not form a part of the regular courses of instruction.

The Charles M. Hitchcock Endowment Fund of $10,000 was established by Mr. Hitchcock as an endowment for a professorship in the University of California for free lectures upon scientific and practical subjects, but not for the advantage of any religious sect, nor upon political subjects."'

UNIVERSITY EXTENSION

The Extension Division, as at present constituted, was organized in August, 1913. Its general purpose is to provide instruction for those who cannot attend the University, and to distribute throughout the State

the knowledge that will be most valuable in increasing the industrial efficiency of the people and in promoting their enjoyment of life; in a word to extend, so far as practicable, the usefulness of the University. The work of this Division covers two general fields of activity, instruction and public service, and is carried on through seven Bureaus. These bureaus and the kind of work in which each is engaged are shown in the following outline of the plan upon which the Division is organized.

I. INSTRUCTION

1. The Bureau of Class Instruction organizes and conducts classes in cities and towns wherever a sufficient number of people can be secured who wish to study the same subject. Instruction is offered in the languages, literature, public speaking, mathematics, political science, business branches, economics, engineering, and other subjects.

2. The Bureau of Correspondence Instruction offers instruction by mail in the languages, in literature, mathematics, music, drawing, education, political science, engineering, geography, stenography and typewriting, etc., etc. Courses may begin at any time.

3. The Bureau of Lectures provides lectures singly or in series of six to twelve for any committee, club, organization, or community in the State that will make the necessary arrangements for their delivery.

II. PUBLIC SERVICE

1. The Bureau of Public Discussion promotes and directs interest in the study and the discussion of public questions by assisting in the organization of "Debating Clubs" and "Discussion Centers''; by suggesting subjects for the programmes of "Literary Societies"; by publishing bulletins of value to students of oral English; by co-operating with the libraries of the State in recommending material for study; and by conducting the "INTERSCHOLASTIC PUBLIC SPEAKING LEAGUE OF CALIFORNIA''a State high school organization.

2. The Bureau of Municipal Reference is a clearing house for inquiries and information concerning municipal government and administration. It collects from books, public documents, etc., and from competent authorities in administration, finance, public health, and allied subjects, the knowledge bearing upon the solution of municipal problems, and distributes the same throughout the State. It is allied with the League of California Municipalities and in conjunction with it provides for municipal exhibits.

3. The Bureau of Information answers all inquiries, of whatever nature, addressed to it or referred for answer by the various departments of the University, or by individuals of the faculty.

4. The Bureau of Visual Instruction collects and circulates stereopticon slides, motion picture reels and exhibits. These cover practically every phase of educational work, but chief attention is given to industrial subjects. They are sent in rotation through the schools of the State and are studied by public schools as a part of the curriculum and by parents and citizens as a feature of community service.

Complete information with regard to University Extension, including methods of organizing classes and lecture centers, fees, and the granting of credit towards a university degree, will be sent on application to the University Extension Division, University of California, Berkeley.

APPOINTMENT REGISTRY

In January, 1898, the Regents of the University established, in the President's Office, a Registry for teachers and others who desire the cooperation of the University in securing employment. The aim is to obtain complete information in regard to all University candidates for the teaching profession or for other callings. A Secretary is in charge of the lists of applicants, which include the names of many who have already won success in their professions, or in the business world. The Secretary secures evidence in regard to the scholarship, experience, and personal qualifications of each candidate, and on the basis of this information the President answers inquiries from appointing authorities.

The purpose is to secure such information as will enable the President to name the best available person for a given position. The practice of giving written recommendations to students, to be used at their own discretion, has been discontinued. Reports from instructors are filed in the President's Office. Copies of these reports will be mailed to school officers, or to professional or business men, at their request, or at the request of the student concerned. But the President reserves the right of refusing to extend the co-operation of the University to students when they apply for positions for which they are manifestly unfit. Official recommendations for positions are made only on request of those in authority. Letters requesting such recommendation should state explicitly the subjects to be taught, or the work to be done, the salary paid per year, and the time when the engagement begins. Prompt answer will be made to such letters throughout the summer vacation as well as during the university year. The Secretary will consult any member of the Faculty whose advice is especially desired. There are no fees for the services of this office. Communications should be addressed to the Appointment Secretary, University of California, Berkeley.

SUMMER SESSION

The Summer Session of six weeks is designed for teachers and other persons who are unable to attend the University during the fall and spring sessions. There are at present no formal entrance requirements, except that applicants must be persons of good moral character and must be considered by the Faculty to be of sufficient maturity and intelligence to profit by attendance upon the exercises of the session. The courses of instruction are mainly of university grade, and credit toward university degrees may be given to attendants who comply with such conditions of work and examinations as may be imposed by the instructors in charge. The tuition fee is $15, regardless of the number of courses taken. An Announcement of the Summer Session is issued in April of each year and may be obtained by addressing the Recorder of the Faculties, Berkeley, California.

The Summer Session of 1917 began June 25 and ended August 4. The Summer Session of 1918 will begin June 24 and end August 3.