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SCHOLARSHIPS.

Eleven University Scholarships are open to new-comers from all
the States at the beginning of the academic year; five are in the Academical
Department and two each in the Departments of Law, Medicine,
and Engineering. The scholarship awards are based upon a competitive
examination held during the first week of the session, embracing
the elements of English Grammar, Composition and Rhetoric, and
the work of the Junior Classes in Latin, Greek, and Mathematics.
The right is reserved to reject any papers that do not reach a standard
of three-fourths. The emoluments are free tuition and matriculation.
The value of one of these scholarships to the successful competitor is,
in the Academical Department, $100 to $150; in the Law, $105; in
Medicine, $125; in Engineering, $125.

The subjects assigned for examination in Sept., 1892, are as follows:

English.—Swinton's Grammar and Composition; Hart's Rhetoric, or equivalents.

Greek.—Xenophon's Memorabilia, Books i. and ii.; Lysias, Against Eratosthenes;
Grammar and Composition.

Latin.—Livy, Books i. and ii.; Cicero, Against Catiline; Grammar and Composition.

Mathematics.—Algebra through the Binomial Theorem; Plane and Solid
Geometry, Venable's Legendre, with exercises, or an equivalent; Plane Trigonometry,
Todhunter's Trigonometry for Beginners, or an equivalent.

The University Scholar in '91-'92 was Preston D. Cockrell, of Florida.

The Miller Scholarship, established in honor of the founder of the
Agricultural Department, is awarded at the end of the session upon a
competitive examination embracing the subjects of the first year's
course in Agriculture. The emoluments are $250 and free tuition in
the Schools of the Agricultural Department. The Miller Scholar in
1891-'92 was David K. Butler, of Virginia (prepared at Miller School).

The McCormick Scholarship, established in honor of the founder
of the Astronomical Observatory, is awarded by Mr. McCormick.
The emoluments are free tuition and matriculation.

The Thompson Brown Scholarship is awarded by the founder.

The Isaac Carey Scholarships are awarded by the Carey Trustees.

The Birely Scholarship, founded upon the bequest of the late Mrs.
Evalena Seevers Birely in honor of her husband, Valentine Birely,
Esq., of Frederick, Md., is awarded by the Visitors to some student
from the State of Maryland.