THE centenary celebrations of the University of Zurich, which extended from April 28 until May 1, attracted a large number of delegates from the universities and learned societies of the world. At the chief ceremony, held in the noble ‘Lichthof’ of the University on April 29, the addresses of the Rector (Prof. F. Fleiner) and the director of education of Canton Zurich (Dr. O. Wettstein) were followed by congratulatory speeches by selected representatives of the various nations. The delegates from the British Isles were Prof. A. E. Zimmern (Oxford), Prof. G. H. F.Nuttall (Cambridge), Dr. T. Loveday (Bristol), Sir Henry Miers (Royal Society), Prof. J. Read (St. Andrews), Prof. E. Dieth (Aberdeen), Prof. J. H. S. Burleigh (Edinburgh), and Prof. F. E. Hackett (Dublin). At its foundation, the teaching staff of the University comprised twenty-three professors, thirty-three lecturers, and 161 students; at the present day, it has about a hundred professors, ninety lecturers, and some 2,000 matriculated students. In 1908, the University took a great step forward as a result of a referendum in which the people of Canton Zurich voted in favour of the provision of extensive new accommodation: “durch den Willen des Volkes”, runs the inscription carved in stone over the western entrance to the magnificent central building which was erected at that time. The city of Zurich was en fete during the celebrations, and the popular interest and pride in the cantonal university were pleasingly evident on every hand. “Akademische Lehr- und Lernfreiheit ist an ihr geltend”, is a significant sentence occurring in the original statutes of the University, and the adherence of the University, the canton, and the Swiss nation to the cherished ideals of freedom and toleration formed the keynote of most of the speeches at the celebrations.