Professor Stephens. All essays entered in competition should be in the hands of the Recorder by April 1.

The Richardson Latin Translation Prize of $75, established by the will of the late Professor George Morey Richardson, is awarded annually to an undergraduate of the University of California for the best translation of classical English into Ciceronian Latin. Students who wish to compete for this prize should make their intention known to the Professor of Latin before March 15 of each year.

The Dante Prize of $100, offered each year by the Dante Society of Harvard University, is open to students in any department of this University or to a graduate of not more than three years' standing. Inquiries may be addressed to the Secretary of the Society, Professor F. N. Robinson, Cambridge, Massachusetts.

The Bennett Prize, yielding at present $25 annually, has been established by Mr. William Jennings Bryan, as trustee for the late Philo Sherman Bennett, for the best essay discussing the opportunities of a free government. The competition usually closes about the first week of April.

The Emily Chamberlain Cook Prize in Poetry.-Albert S. Cook, formerly a professor in the University of California and now of Yale University, has given to the University of California the sum of $1000, yielding about $50 per annum, to establish an annual prize in poetry in commemoration of his deceased wife, formerly Emily Chamberlain of Berkeley, California. Competitive poems for 1917-18 must be in the hands of the Recorder of the Faculties, California Hall, by March 8, 1918, 5 p.m.

Newman Hall Essay Prize.-The Alumni Council of the Newman Club has offered a prize of $100 to a student or recent graduate of the University for the best essay on history or literature. Subject for 1917-18: "Some modern programmes of Catholic Social Reform.” Essays should be in the hands of the Recorder on or before March 1, 1918. Committee in charge: Professors Flaherty, Stephens, and a third to be selected by them. Further details will be announced in the University Calendar or upon the bulletin boards.

The Irving Prize, yielding about $25 annually, has been established by Mr. S. C. Irving of the Class of '79 for the best comic story, sketch, anecdote, or parody, in prose or verse, composed by a member of the student body. Committee in charge: Professors Wells, O'Neill, Taylor, Mr. Irving. Contributions should be in the hands of the Recorder by April 1.

The Chi Omega Prize.-The Chi Omega Fraternity has offered a prize of $25 to be awarded to the student in the senior class who has completed with the greatest distinction, in the junior year, 12 units in major

courses concerned with the problems of social economics. is awarded annually.

The prize

INTERCOLLEGIATE DEBATE

The students of Leland Stanford Junior University and the University of California have an intercollegiate debate in the fall term of each year.

SCHOLARSHIPS

PRIMARILY FOR UNDERGRADUATES

Applications for Scholarships.-Applications for undergraduate scholarships, with letters and testimonials connected therewith, should be in the hands of the Recorder of the Faculties at Berkeley on or before the 15th day of March preceding the academic year for which the awards are to be made.

Awards will be announced in May, if possible, and notice thereof will be sent by mail to each applicant. Payments are made at the office of the Comptroller of the University in California Hall, in ten monthly installments, beginning September 1. A blank form of application may be obtained from the Recorder of the Faculties.

The Phoebe A. Hearst Scholarships for Women.-Eight scholarships for young women in the University of California, of an annual value of $300 each, are given annually by Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst. Two scholarships were given in 1891, and the others have been added since that time. The award is made by the Academic Senate of the University, but any school officer of this state may recommend candidates. In accordance with the express desire of the founder, the qualifications are noble character and high aims; further, the award is not to be made as a prize for honors in entrance examinations, and it is understood that without this assistance a university course would in each case be impossible.

The Carrie M. Jones Scholarships for Men were established in 1912 by the will of Mrs. Carrie M. Jones of Los Angeles. The income is awarded in scholarships of $200 each. The awards are made by the Academic Senate of the University.

The State of California Scholarships. In accordance with action taken March 9, 1897, the Regents of the University set apart annually, out of the income furnished to the University by the state, the sum of $3500, to be distributed among the eleven Congressional districts of the state, for the purpose of aiding poor and deserving students to attend the University. The scholarships so founded are known as the State of California Scholarships, and provide for twenty-eight of $125 each.

The Congressional Districts of California are as follows:

1. The counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Mendocino, Glenn, Colusa, Butte, Sutter, Yuba, Marin, Lake, Sonoma.

2. The counties of Siskiyou, Modoc, Trinity, Shasta, Lassen, Tehama, Plumas, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Alpine, Tuolumne, Mariposa.

3. The counties of Napa, Yolo, Sacramento, Solano, Contra Costa, San Joaquin.

4. All that portion of the city and county of San Francisco bounded as follows: Commencing at the point of intersection of the center of Twentieth street and the Bay of San Francisco, continuing thence along the center of the following named streets: Twentieth to Bryant avenue, Bryant avenue to Eleventh, Eleventh to Van Ness avenue, Van Ness avenue to McAllister, McAllister to Masonic avenue, Masonic avenue to Fulton, thence along Fulton to the Pacific Ocean, thence along the shore of said ocean to the Bay of San Francisco, and thence along shore of said bay to Twentieth street, to point of beginning; together with all the waters of the Bay of San Francisco, and the islands contained therein, situate within the boundaries of the city and county of San Francisco.

5. All that portion of the city and county of San Francisco not included in the Fourth Congressional District, with the islands known as the Farallone Islands.

6. The county of Alameda.

7. The counties of Stanislaus, Fresno, Merced, Madera, Kings, Tulare, Kern.

8. The counties of San Mateo, Santa Clara, Santa Cruz, San Benito, Monterey, San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura.

9 and 10. The county of Los Angeles.

11. The counties of San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, San Diego, Mono, Inyo, Imperial.

The Levi Strauss Scholarships.-At the same meeting of the Regents at which provision was made for the State of California Scholarships, Mr. Levi Strauss of San Francisco duplicated the action of the Regents by providing for additional scholarships, twenty-eight in number, to be distributed and awarded on precisely the same terms as those prescribed for the State of California Scholarships. Since the death of Mr. Strauss, September 26, 1902, Levi Strauss & Co. have generously provided for the continuance of the scholarships. The value of these scholarships is $125 each.

Method of Distribution of State of California and Levi Strauss Scholarships. Of the fifty-six State of California and Levi Strauss scholarships, fifty-five are to be awarded to applicants from the eleven congressional districts, each district to receive five scholarships, provided worthy candidates appear; and one scholarship is to be awarded at large without regard to congressional districts. The committee of award will interpret the word "worthy" in such a way as to exclude candidates whose qualifications are below the standard that may safely be maintained for university matriculation. Where worthy applicants from any congressional district do not equal the number of scholarships the vacancies will be filled from the applicants from other congressional districts in the order of their merit.

The Cornelius B. Houghton Scholarship was established in 1899 by Mrs. Cornelius B. Houghton of Benicia, California, in memory of her late husband. The award is made by the Academic Senate on the basis of character, ability and need, preference being given to students who may reside in or be otherwise connected with Benicia or its neighborhood. The income is approximately $125 per annum.

The San Jose High School Scholarship, of the value of $125, is awarded annually by the faculty of the San Jose High School to a graduate of the school who is, or intends to become, a student in the University of California. The applicant must have been in the San Jose High School at least three years. Applications for the scholarship must be filed with the faculty of the school not later than the 10th of June immediately preceding the student's entrance to the University of California.

The Girls' Scholarships of the Los Angeles High School, averaging three in number and amounting to $250 each, are maintained by the pupils of the school. In 1899 a society composed of the young women of the senior class was organized for the purpose of providing loan funds which should enable graduates of the Los Angeles High School to pursue further studies wherever they may desire. Successive senior classes have carried forward the work. The awards are to be made to members of the graduating class chosen for scholarship, character and need. Beneficiaries must engage to refund to the organization the amount received as soon as possible after becoming wage earners. Since the addition of the Junior College, preference in the awards has been given to students who have completed the two college years.

The Santa Cruz High School Scholarship, of the value of $100 a year, is maintained by the Alumni Association of the Santa Cruz High School. The scholarship is awarded annually to some graduate of the Santa Cruz High School, upon the basis of character, ability and need.

The Ernest V. Cowell Scholarship Fund.-In January, 1904, the late Ernest V. Cowell of the class of 1880, of Santa Cruz, California, established two scholarships, each of the value of $250 a year. The fund is administered by a Board of Trustees appointed by Mr. Cowell. The awards are made annually to meritorious graduates of the Santa Cruz High School, or, at the discretion of the Board of Trustees, to other persons of marked ability, good character and pressing need.

The Hinckley Scholarship of $300 may be awarded each year by the Trustees of the William and Alice Hinckley Fund (San Francisco) to "some young man in the University of the state or in some school.''

The Albert Sydney Johnston Memorial Scholarship.-Chapter 79 of the United Daughters of the Confederacy makes provision for the support in the University of an undergraduate scholarship with the foregoing designation. The appointment is made by the Chapter, subject to the approval of the Regents or Faculties of the University. The candidate must be a descendant of a Confederate veteran or of a Daughter of the Confederacy and must have complied with the entrance requirements of the University of California. The value is approximately $150.

William R. Davis Scholarship.-The late William R. Davis of the class of 1874 presented to the University $11,000, the income thereof to be devoted to the maintenance of scholarships to be awarded from time to time "to such worthy students of the University, of either sex and bona fide residents of California, as shall be deemed worthy and found in need of such assistance." The income from this fund is about $500 a year.

The Helen J. Du Bois Scholarships.-In accordance with the will of Miss Helen J. Du Bois, of the class of 1903, sums amounting to more than $5000 have been given to the University. The income from this fund is to be used to help worthy individuals who could not, by reason of financial disability, obtain an education without such assistance. The awards are made by the Academic Senate of the University. The scholarship amounts to $150 annually; an additional scholarship of $150 is awarded when the income will allow.

The John and Bertha Dolbeer Scholarships.-Miss E. Marion Warren of Menlo Park, California, has given to the University a sum of money, the income from which is to be used for four scholarships of $200 each. Two of these are to be known as the John Dolbeer Scholarships for men, in the award of which preference is to be given to students enrolled in the College of Commerce; two are for women, and are to be known as the Bertha Dolbeer Scholarships. The awards are made by the Academic Senate of the University.