The Minneapolis journal., 1902-09-16
PRIZES AT The ''U"
The List Is a. Long One Inviting
Endeavor in Many Lines of
.4 Work.
Encouragement to Literary Work
Especially Attractive-Several
Substantial Endorsements.

Prizes offered for good work at the gu"
this year are numerous and valuable. ..S
Three prizes OF s1o0, $50 and $25 re-
spectively, offered by the late John S.
Pillsbury. are continued through the cour-
tesy of Mrs. Sarah Pillsbury and Alfred F.
Plllsbury. These are awarded for the
best work in the rhetorical department
as shown finally by public oration.e 80
A memorial fund Of $1,000 pledged by
friends of the late Professor Marston, has
been established, the annual income Of
which is to be used in aiding some stu
dent in the long English course. Merit and
pecuniary need are the bases for the
award of the prize
Professor James Paige, Of the College
of Law, and G. A. Smith offer prizes Of
$40 and $50 respectively, the one for the
member of the graduating class present.
Ing the best thesis and the other for stu
dents getting places on the team for the
central debating league. c. 8. Buck, of
the University News Store. offers this
year a prize of $26 to students winning a
place on the central debating league team
T. l.. Shurmeier, Of st. Paul, offers
through the department of sociology $25
for the best essay presented by an un-
der graduate student on the subject. 1.-THE
Negro Problem in America" These es-
says must contain 900 words.
A Prize by w. j. Bryan.
William Jennings Bryan has given $3.50,
the annual income of which will go to the
writer of the best essay in the depart
ment of political science. This essay
must contain not less than 1000 nor more
than 200 words.
The Times Newspaper company offers
to sophomores in the department of civil
engineering three gold medals for STU
dents Offering the best essays on some
phase Of the good roads question.
A prize Of SIS is offered by O. P. Briggs,
president Of the Twin City Iron Works,
for encouraging studies IN foundry prac-
tice. This is offered In two prizes,Swith
gold medals with each. Competition Is
open to sophomores in college of engi-
neering.
OratoricaI Prizes.
The Frank H. Peavey prize of s75 goes
to members of the team winning the
freshman sophomore debate, and a $50
prize goes to the student In either the
freshman or the sophomore class writing
and delivering the best oration.
The Frank O.. Lowden prize Is the an
nual income of an endowment OF $4,000,
about s175. OF this, s1oO is given to the
orator who wins first place and $5e TO the
orator who gets second place Inc re-
mainder is set aside for an interest 1und
to accumulate to produce In time announcer
endowment. -
The DunwoOdy prize OF $IoO goes ~ tiie
student who earns the right to represen!
Minnesota in the Northern Orator1ca
league.
James T. Wyman offers $40 to the stu
dent presenting the best 5000 word essay
on 1.-The Small Producer and the Irust.
Professor Hickman of the College OF
Law offers s25 worth Of law books on the
subjects Of pleading and evidence Tor the
college Court Prize oo
A fellowship of 5000 for the year 1902
1903 is offered by the class Of go to be
awarded at commencement to the gradu-
ate of at least one years stanolng VINO has
been engaged in graduate work
The sum Of $4,116.S1 was left to the ~
by James r. Howard of Vermont to estab-
lish the albert Howard Scholarship
This scholarship is assigned by tile execu-
tive committee, on the general faculty's
recomm endation.
The list of prizes includes the '8s Me
mortal Prize in History established by the
class of 1885,. 1t consists of $50 to be
given for the best thesis in history to be
awarded by a nonresident professor o1
! history.
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