The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-08
SCHOLARSHIP STUDENTS.
THE RICHMOND COLLEGE COMMIT.
TEE SELECTs THEM.
The Rules for Com petitors for the Edward
Thompson Co,npany's Prize-Other
News of Interest.

the passer by are of vital Importance.
The college officers are constantly at
work The Scholarship Committee met
Yesterday. The Committee on Grounds
and Buildings will meet next week.
The president is busy about many
things one Of which is correcting PROOF
of the new catalogue for 1867 which
will be out Saturday.
Therer will be a number of prizes OF
fered In the law school next year one OIL
which. the Edward Thompson Company
prize. is a set OF books worth a hundred
dollarA The rules Of award which nave
Just been drawn up are as follows:
RULES FOR COMPETITORS.
The subject OF the essay Will be Ine
Equitable Separate Estate of a Married
Woman"
Each essay must contain not less than
1000 nor more than 1000 words or type
written matter, be enclosed in a sealed
envelope directed to the president OF
Richmond College and mailed to him III
time to be received on, or before the z1th
OF August 1897.
There must accompany each essay I'M
der same Enclosure in a separate unmark-
ed sealed envelope, the certificate or its
author that he has q have) not received
assistance from any person In the com
posltion of The Thesis on the Equitable
Estate of a Married Woman submitted
by him (me) as competitor Tor the
prize offered by Tho Edward Thompson
Company"
The president of Richmond College on
the 18th of August, or as soon Thereafter
as practicable will open the said en-
velopes addressed to him, one at a time
mark on the Thesis and the sealed en-
velope containing the certificate CORES
l.t+n OF A
and continuing in regular order Till all
have been opened and marked.
The president will keep the sealed en-
velopes containing the certificates and de-
liver. as soon as he can, the essays re-
ceived by him either to Professor Greg
DRY or Professor Minor. both of whom
will carefully examine them, decide
which il the composition of highest mer-
1t having regard to matter and style and
award the prize 10 the competitor whose
certificate is in the sealed envelope marked
by the letter corresponding with that on
the Thesis, which is. in their judgment
the best.
To entite one to compete for the prize
he must have attended one or both of the
classes in the law school regularly for
eight months during the session of ls96'97.
COMMITTEE ON SCHOLARSHIPS.
One of the most important standing
committees appointed by the Trustees of
Richmond College is the Committee on
Scholarships. The business of this COM
mlttee is to administer the funds held
by the college for aiding young men who
lack the means OF educating themselves.
For the current college year this COM
mittee consists of Posiah Ryland,
Esq. of Richmond, Va: Judge W.
Il. Barksdale, of Halifax county,
Va; Rev. DR.. A. Il. Owen, of
Portsmouth, Va; Rev. DR.. George
Cooper, of Richmond, Va: Hon. Conway
r. Sands. of Richmond. with Professor
T.. w Boatwright of the College; Rev.
DR.. William +. Hatcher, president Of the
Board OF Trustees. and Financial Secre-
tary Rev. DR.. c. II. Ryland as members
ex-ofiicio
This committee met at the College yes
terday afternoon at O'Clock. From
member Of the committee the Times Sc
cured the following statement:
Several hours were spent in reviewing
the records Of the young men who shared
I'm these benefactions last year ana who
wished to return next session. and also
in examining the testimonials Of anew
applicants.
These scholarships are awarded strict
ly on merit and are quickly withdrawn
in case their recipients show a lack or
application or of moral propriety. The
committee, while constrained to witt
draw help from one or two who had not
obtained to the required standard, eX-
pressed high qualification in view OF the
excellent record OF the yong gentlemen
during the recently closed session.
'It ought to be explained that all the
funds used for the assistance OF needy
youths have been generously donated for
that specific purpose. The committee is
not allowed to use one dollar OF the en-
dowment or of the current fund, but
only the interest on such moneys as
| publc-spirited and large-hearted friends
| of education have given with a view OF
stimulating ambitious young men TO Sc
| cure for themselves highest possible
training. 1t was a source OF much re-
greet to the committee that they had 10
deny many worthy and urgent applica-
| items for help. The funds in hand are
| far short of the opportunities before the
committee. 1t is a fact at once cheering
and pathetic that a large proportion or
| the young men who are most eager Tor
a higher education are those who are
| utterly destitute Of means, and while
they are ready to do any amount OF
work in the way Of raising means, 1t is
| simply impossible for them to make the
money necessary TO support themselves.
All the Scholarship Committee attempts
| To do is to provide for the free tuition
| of these eager young men, and they have
to provide all the rest for themselves.
1t is not out Of order to say that the
donors Of funds for aiding the students
are held in the highest honor. No money
is more acceptable than that given to
the Scholarship Fund.
MIR. Henry L. Schmelz has recently
given a scholarship, and the committee
hopes during the summer to receive
other contributions OF similar charac-
| ter"
Following are full scholarships for 1897
| 1895:
OLD STUDENTS.
J. T.. Johnson. Windsor. Va; w. l..
| Prince Sussex county. Va: j. ID. Lee,
Richmond, Va; Cortez Cullum, Bates
| burg, s. c.; Walter Booth. Richmond.
Va: Ii. G.. Noffsnger. Botetourt county,
| Va; Julian b. Martin. Caroline county,
| Va. Paul Bagby. Farmviile, Va; Harry
| b. Sanford Richmond, Va; b. o. Hutch
| ison. Manassas, Va; j. Coleman Motley,
| Richmond, Va. j. l.. Hart. Waverley.
Va; Il. S. Quarles. Richmond, Va.
NEW STUDENTS.
| Il. G. l.. Moncure, Leetown, w. Va:
| r. w. Durrett Spotsylvania county. Va.
II. II. Grimsley, Jeffersonton, Va; Roy
| u. Pace. Richmond Va: Alan ID. Jones,
| Newport News. Va; George L. Bagby.
| Baltimore. Nd. c. Browne Kirk, Rich
| mond. Va.
rao,,ltv Scholarship for Richmond High