2. The Essays shall be delivered to the Professor of English on or before the first day of May.

3. The Essays shall be copied in a hand different from the author's.

4. They shall bear a motto or a fictitious name, and be accompanied by a sealed note repeating the motto or name, disclosing the author and containing a declaration on honor that the accompanying essay is the authentic genuine production of the author, in form as follows, viz.:

I hereby declare, on my honor, that the essay bearing the motto " was, written by me, without undue aid from persons or books, and is, in the usual sense of authorship, the authentic, genuine production of A, B, or C.

5. The essays shall be submitted to a committee of three, whose decision shall be final, and the appended notes shall be opened at commencement.

6. If in the opinion of the Committee of Judges for the year none of the essays is worthy of the first prize, the second shall be awarded, and if none be worthy of first or second prize, both may be withheld for that year.

7. No student deficient in the studies of the year in any one department shall be admitted to the competition.

VI. PRIZE SCHOLARSHIPS AND FELLOWSHIPS. -By resolutions of the Board of Trustees, there have been established in the College fourteen Scholarships, of the annual value of one hundred dollars each; and two Fellowships, of the annual value of five hundred dollars each.

Four of the Scholarships are offered for competition to members of the Freshman class, one in Latin, one in Greek, one in Mathematics, and one in Rhetoric.

Four are offered for competition to members of the Sophomore class, one in Latin, one in Greek, one in Mathematics, and one in History.

Six are offered for competition to members of the Junior class, three in literary and three in scientific studies, viz.: one in Latin, one in Greek, one in Logic and English Literature, one in Chemistry, one in Mechanics, and one in Physics.

The examinations for these Scholarships are to be held immediately after the final examination of the classes for the year.

The Fellowships are offered for competition to members of the Senior class at the close of the academic course. One of these is a Fellowship in Literature, the other a Fellowship in Science. The subjects of examination for the Fellowship in Literature are Greek, Latin, and Intellectual and Moral Philosophy; and those for the Fellowship

in Science are Chemistry, Geology, Astronomy, the Calculus, and Physics.

The Fellows are required to continue their studies, under the direction of the President, for the term of three years; at the end of which time the Fellowship expires by limitation. They may study at the college, or elsewhere, in the United States or abroad; but in any case they will report to the President at such intervals and in such mode as he may prescribe.

In the School of Law a series of prizes has been established, to be awarded to such members of the school as shall have attained the highest excellence in their respective classes. Three such prizes are given in the Department of Municipal Law. They were first awarded in the spring of 1860, and will hereafter be continued yearly. Competitors for these prizes must have pursued the full course of study prescribed by the rules.

In the Department of Municipal Law the sums awarded will be:

For the first prize, two hundred and fifty dollars.
For the second prize, one hundred and fifty dollars.
For the third prize, one hundred dollars.

The rules respecting the adjudication of prizes are as follows:

I. There shall be an examination of the candidates for prizes at the close of each collegiate year.

Candidates must have been connected with the Law School for two collegiate years.

2. The tests of excellence shall be twofold:

a. By an examination in, writing, in answer to printed questions.

b. By essays prepared upon such legal topics as may be suggested.

The prizes shall be adjudicated upon the combined excellence of the essays and of the examinations. Diligence and regularity of attendance upon the prescribed exercises of the school shall also form an element in reaching the conclusion.

3. The following directions must be observed by the candidates in preparing essays:

a. The essays shall be written on white letter paper of the best quality, with a margin of an inch wide. Only two pages of each sheet shall be written upon. The chirography must be plain and legible. The essays shall not exceed ten sheets in length, or three-fourths of an hour in delivery, if spoken.

b. The positions taken in the essays shall, if debatable, be fortified by the citation of authorities. Where the point is reasonably well settled, a single decisive and leading authority will suffice. In other cases more are admissible.

c. Conciseness and clearness of expression, accuracy of statement, and close reasoning, should be carefully studied by the essayists.

d. Each essay must be signed with a fictitious name and be accompanied by a sealed envelope, upon the outside of which shall be written the fictitious name attached to the essay, and within, a slip of paper containing the real name of the author. The essays shall be delivered to the Professor of Municipal Law on or before April 28th. The essays shall belong to the College.

4. The examination upon the printed questions shall be made as follows:

a. Those who intend to compete for the prizes shall enter their names in a book provided for that purpose, upon the day of examination. If among these persons there are any who have been wanting in a reasonable degree of punctuality, they shall be informed before examination that they may fail to obtain the prize.

b. The Professor of Municipal Law shall call a session of the candidates at such a time, near the close of the collegiate year, as may be convenient. He shall furnish at the opening of the session the printed papers to the students, who shall write their answers in his presence upon paper similar to that provided for the essays, with similar margin. During this session there shall be a general silence observed, except in regard to such necessary questions as may be addressed to the Professor, and there shall be especially no communication of the candidates with each other respecting answers. A failure to observe these rules will work a forfeiture of the right to receive a prize.

c. After the session is finished, each set of answers to the printed questions shall be signed by the candidate