To the Editor of the "Nonru-Caiwa Datty News."
Sin,—May I, through the invtramentality of your influential organ, call tention of all Architects and Assistant to the importance of the new departare which the Royal Ingtitate has inangarated with the object of drawing together into the central organization ry member of the profession through oat the United Kingdom and the Empire, whether now or not yet in practice One of the latest acts of our late beloved King was to grant new Charter with the above object in view, and to create a now class to be called Liceotiates of the Royal Tostitute, To this close all professional architects who have been either five years in practice or ten years engaged io the study of architect eligible as candidates without jon, Already several thousands have applied for papera and, as admission to the class is only open antu next March, I woold urge every ard tect interested in his profession to earliest application for admission.
is the onewad great opportanity for securing corporate unity to advance the rotereste of architecture and of its ox-ponents, The annual payment is bat joes a year. This confers many privileges, including the free reosipt of the Jouroal of the R.1.B, A,, containing the valaable papers read at the General Meetings and illustrations of most interesting work, old aod new, all over the world, Tt gives 108 a place of call la London with access to tue Library, the best of its kind in the Kingdom. enrolment of the Licentiates to ced The Institate is only awaiting
tion of all bona fide architects, those who stand sloof are only delaying this application, Part of the provision of His late Majesty's Charter is to create machinery by which every Licentiste may, if desires, proceed to the Fellowship, 128 soon as be is eligible,.
Alli Assistants who are eligible are assured of a hearty welcome.
It only remains to add that the Allied Societies of Architects all over the Empire are la sympathy with thi great movement, aod many have taken, and are taking, active steps to farther the objects in vi
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