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UNIVERSITY PRIZES

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 Lambda Gamma Chapter of Chi Omega Prize of $25.00 in cash is
awarded to the woman student who possesses the highest qualifications in
scholarship and promise of efficiency and adaptability. The award is made
annually by a faculty committee composed of the Dean of Women, and the
Deans of the Departments of the College, Education, Medicine, Law, Engineering
and the Graduate School. (The prize was recently established and
awarded for the first time in June of the session 1934-35.)

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 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.

The Virginia Society of the Cincinnati Prize in American History, established
by the Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia. This prize
is 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 of Virginia 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 medal especially designed and struck for this purpose.
The medal on the reverse bears the seal of the University of Virginia and on
the obverse the eagle of the Cincinnati with the legend, "Presented by the
Society of the Cincinnati in the State of Virginia."