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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 $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, Va. 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. The
prize will normally be awarded annually during the first week in May on
the basis of merit displayed in competitive examination on certain announced
classics of political literature.