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UNIVERSITY PRIZES

The Alpha Kappa Psi Scholarship Medallion, awarded annually by Alpha
Gamma Chapter of the Alpha Kappa Psi Fraternity to the candidate for
the degree of Bachelor of Science in Commerce who possesses the highest
three-year average in scholarship at the end of his third year.

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 $50 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 15 his name and the
title of his essay, and must file his completed essay not later than May 1.
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, the literary form as
well as subject matter is taken into consideration.

The Bryan Prize, established by William Jennings Bryan, consists of
books, and is awarded each year for the best essay upon some topic connected
with the theory of government. All essays should contain between
five and ten thousand words, must be typewritten, and must be handed to
the chairman of the Bryan Prize Committee not later than May 1. The
award is made by judges chosen by the committee and is announced at Finals.

The Colonial Dames Prize is awarded for the best essay on any subject
dealing with the history or literature of Colonial Virginia.

The Andrew Fleming Prize in Biology, established by a friend of the
University in honor of the late Andrew Fleming, of Mississippi, consists of
$50 in cash, to be awarded annually to a graduate student in Biology for
excellence in scholastic work and in research accomplished. The award is
made by a committee consisting of the professorial staff of the Miller School
of Biology.

The John Horsley Memorial Prize in Medicine with the emolument of
$1,000. Founded in 1925 by Dr. J. Shelton Horsley, of Richmond, Va., as
a memorial to his father, Mr. John Horsley of Nelson County, Virginia.
The prize will be awarded every two years by a committee of the Medical
Faculty of the University of Virginia for the best thesis upon some subject
in general surgery. The term "general surgery" is used in a broad
way and includes the specialties commonly associated with general surgery
such as orthopedic surgery, urology and gynecology but not the specialties
of the surgery of the eye, ear, nose and throat.

The prize is open to all graduates of the Department of Medicine of the
University of Virginia of not more than fifteen years' standing. The award
for the first time was made at the finals exercises in June, 1927. For further
information address the Dean of the Department of Medicine, University, Va.

The President and Visitors' Prize with an income of $100.00 in gold.
Established in 1925 upon the gift of Mr. Hollis Rinehart, of Charlottesville,
Va. Award to be made to a member of the academic staff of the University
of Virginia for the most meritorious piece of scientific research during
the year.

The Society of the Cincinnati Prize in American History, established by
the Society of the Cincinnati. This prize is to be awarded annually and any
male student of the University in good standing is eligible to compete. Each competitor

shall present before the first of June in each academic year a study done
by himself, and so certified, upon some phase of American history, preferably
Virginian, of the period from 1750 to 1800. The papers are to be read and the
award made by the staff of the School of History, or by a committee of that
staff. The winner must submit to the University, for transmittal to the Secretary
of the Society in Virginia, a typewritten copy of the winning essay. The
award consists of a check for $100 and a bronze replica of the Society medal.
On the face of the medal shall be the seal of the Society and on the reverse
the inscription, "Presented by the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia to ________
____________ of the University of Virginia."

The John White Stevenson Fund Prize in Political Science, with an income
of $100. Established in 1930 by a gift from Judith Winslow.