Repository: UIHistories Project: Course Catalog - 1891-1892 [PAGE 141]

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PRIZES AND SCHOLARSHIPS.

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THE HAZLETON PRIZE MEDAL. Capt. W. C. Hazleton has provided a medal, of beautiful and artistic design, which is to be awarded at a competitive drill to be held near the close of the year, to the best drilled student. Each competitor must have been in attendance at the University for at least sixteen weeks of the current college year; must not have had more than four unexcused absences from drill; and must present himself for competition in full uniform. The award will be made on the following points: 1. Erectuess of carriage, military appearance, and neatness. 2. Execution of the school of the soldier, without arms. 3. Manual of arms, with and without numbers. The successful competitor will receive a certificate setting forth the facts, and may wear the medal until the 15th day of May following, when it will be returned for the next competition. HONORARY SCHOLARSHIPS. Provision has been made for one honorary scholarship for each county in the state. The holder of the scholarship may attend the University for four years, under proper regulations, free of charge for tuition or incidental expenses. The total value of this scholarship is $90. Several of these scholarships are already occupied. The vacancies in other counties will be filled as follows: Examinations are to be held in the several counties, under the supervision of the county superintendents thereof, on the second Friday and Saturday of June, at such places as the superintendents may select. Candidates for the examination must be approved by the superintendents in the common English branches. Questions will be furnished from the University, and the answers, in writing, will be sent to the University for judgment. The scholarship will be awarded to the candidate who passes the best examination, provided he has a standing in each subject of not less than 75, and an average standing on all the subjects of not less than 80, per eent. Each pupil who enters the examination may choose whether he will be examined to enter upon a course in Colleges of Agriculture, Engineering, or Science, or one of the courses in the College of Literature. In the first case, the subjects of. his examination will be algebra, geometry, physiology, botany, natural philosophy, and English rhetoric.