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SPECIAL SCHOLARSHIPS.
One of the Miller Scholarships is awarded, on the recommendation
of the Faculty, at the close of the session, to the candidate who passes,
with the highest aggregate of marks, in Physics, Chemistry, and Botany.
The tenure is for two years, and the emolument is $250 a year
with free tuition in the Scientific Schools. Other conditions are stated
in connection with the Department of Agriculture.
The McCormick Scholarship, established in honor of the founder of
the Astronomical Observatory, is awarded by Mr. Leander J. 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.
The John Y. Mason Fellowship, founded upon the gift of Archer
Anderson, Esq., of Richmond, Va., is awarded by the Visitors to some
competent and deserving graduate student.
The Vanderbilt Fellowships are supported out of the working fund
of the Leander McCormick Observatory. They are assigned to
advanced students who take Astronomy as their major subject and
occupy a portion of their time in work connected with the Observatory.
They are appointed upon the recommendation of the Director
of the Observatory, to whom applications for further information
should be made.
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