UNIVERSITY PRIZES.
The Bryan Prize, established by William Jennings Bryan, is awarded
the best essay upon any topic connected with the theory of government.
The Colonial Dames Prize is awarded the best essay on any subject
dealing with the history or literature of Colonial Virginia.
The Charles Minor Blackford Prize in the Department of Law was
established through the liberality of Mrs. Susan Colston Blackford, of
Lynchburg, Va., in memory of her husband, the late Charles Minor Blackford,
a distinguished alumnus of this department. The prize consists of
fifty dollars in cash, and is awarded each year to a student in the Department
of Law for the best essay on some legal or sociological subject. Each
competitor must file with the Dean of the Department of Law not later
than April fifteenth his name and the title of his essay, and must file his
completed essay not later than May first. All essays must be typewritten,
must contain not more than fifteen thousand words, and must not be
folded. The award is made by a committee of three competent persons,
not locally connected with the University, to be selected annually by the
Law Faculty. In making the award, literary form as well as subject
matter is taken into consideration.
