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UNIVERSITY PRIZES

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 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 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 Medical Department 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 Medical Department, 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.