SCHOLARSHIPS.

A limited number of Free Scholarships, exempting the holder from the charge for Tuition, have been established by the Trustees, and are available at the discretion of the President, for the use of deserving students who need pecuniary assistance.

In addition to these are the following:

The John Evans Scholarship.

This Scholarship has been founded by Mrs. Ann Evans in memory of her husband. The income is about one hundred dollars, and is yearly to be given to that member of the Senior or Junior class who shall be named by the Board of Trustees, or by some authority to whom they may delegate the nomination. Only such as are preparing themselves for the ministry and are already licentiates in the Methodist Episcopal Church, can be candidates for this Scholarship.

The Squire Scholarship.

This Scholarship has been founded by Watson C. Squire, B. A. The income of it, amounting to one hundred and fifty dollars, will be awarded to that member of the Senior Class who shall pass the best examination in Greek, provided he pursue a course of study in Middletown, under the direction of the Faculty, for at least one year after graduation.

The Seney Scholarships.

These have been established by George I. Seney, M. A. They are forty-eight in number, and are divided among the classes equally. They will be awarded on the basis of the merit-roll, under such conditions as the founder of the Scholarships has prescribed. Their

precise value for any year will depend on the income of the Scholarship Fund. For the present year they will range from one hundred to one hundred and fifty-five dollars. It is stipulated by the founder of the Scholarships that no student shall be considered a candidate for any one of them who was not in attendance upon college exercises throughout the year for which the Scholarship is awarded, nor shall any Scholarship, though awarded, be paid to one who is absent from college during the year, or during any considerable part of the year, in which it is payable. No one who is regularly employed as a preacher or teacher, shall during the year in which he is so occupied, be considered a candidate for any of these Scholarships. Nor shall any student be considered as a candidate for them during any year in which he has been the subject of serious college discipline.

The Scholarships for the three lower classes will be awarded as soon after the beginning of each academic year as the record of standing for the previous year can be prepared; and will be paid in three installments:-the first, immediately upon the assignment of the Scholarships; the second, at the beginning of the Winter Term; the third, at the beginning of the Spring Term.

The Senior Scholarships will be awarded two weeks before Commencement, and be paid at that time in one payment.

The corporation of the college assumes responsibility for the payment of the Scholarships only to the measure of the income of the Scholarship Fund.

PRIZES.

The following prizes will be awarded during the present year:

The Rich Prize, the gift of Mrs. Isaac Rich, will be awarded to that member of the Senior Class whose oration at Commencement shall be deemed best in composition and delivery. Each oration must contain not more than twelve hundred words, and must be left with the Professor of Rhetoric on or before Tuesday, June 21st.

The Olin Rhetorical Prize, the gift of Mrs. Julia M. Olin, will be awarded to that member of the Senior Class who shall excel in English Composition. The subject for the essay of 1887 is, "Religion and the French Revolution." The subject for the essay

of 1888 is Calhoun's Argument for Secession." The essays must be left with the Professor of Rhetoric on or before the first Monday of the Third Term.

The Harrington Prize will be awarded to that member of the Senior Class who shall excel in History. The subjects for the examination of 1887 are:-The Studies of the Department for the Senior year.

The Wise Prize, the gift of Rev. Daniel Wise, D. D., will be awarded to that member of the Senior Class who shall excel in Moral Philosophy.

The Joseph D. Weeks Prize, the gift of Joseph Dame Weeks, M. A., will be awarded to that member of the Senior Class who shall write the best essay on Political Economy. The essays must be left with the Instructor in the Department on or before the first Monday in May.

The Peirce Prize, the gift of Rev. Bradford K. Peirce, D. D., will be awarded to that member of the Senior, Junior, or Sophomore Class who shall excel in Natural Science. The examination for this prize this year will be in Chemistry.

A Prize, the gift of G. Brown Goode, M. A., will be given for the best Original Investigation in the Department of Natural History. The Howell Prize, the gift of Hon. James Howell, and the George E. Reed Prize, the gift of Rev. George E. Reed, D. D., will be awarded as a first and second prize, respectively, to the two members of the Junior Class who shall present the best orations at the annual Junior Exhibition. In the decision of these prizes, both the composition and the delivery of the orations will be considered.

The Camp Prize, the gift of Samuel T. Camp, will be awarded to that member of the Junior Class who shall excel in English Literature.

The Weeks Prize, the gift of Joseph Dame Weeks, M. A., will be awarded to that member of the Junior Class who shall excel in Logic. A Prize will be awarded to that member of the Junior Class who shall excel in debate.

The Walkley Prize, the gift of Webster R. Walkley, M. A.,— In Memoriam David Hart Walkley, graduated June, 1878; died September 16, 1878,-will be given to that member of the Junior Class who shall excel in Metaphysics.

The Parker Prize, the gift of Rev. John Parker, for excellence in Elocution, will be awarded to the best speaker in the Junior and Sophomore Classes.

The Scranton Prize, the gift of Simeon S. Scranton, will be awarded as a second prize for excellence in Elocution; but, in the competition for it, selections of a dramatic character, and from poetry, will be excluded.

The Spinney Prize, the gift of Mrs. Joseph S. Spinney, will be awarded to that member of the Sophomore Class who shall excel in the Greek language.

The Phi Beta Kappa Prize will be awarded to that member of the Sophomore Class who shall excel in the Latin language.

The Rice Prize, the gift of Rev. William Rice, D. D., will be awarded to that member of the Sophomore Class who shall excel in Mathematics.

The Sherman Prize, the gift of Rev. David Sherman, D. D., will be awarded this year to that member of the Freshman Class who shall excel in Greek.

The Hibbard Prize, the gift of Professor Ralph G. Hibbard, M. A., will be awarded to that member of the Freshman Class who shall excel in Declamation.

The J. D. Miller Prize, the gift of Rev. Jahu Dewitt Miller, will be awarded to that member of the Freshman Class whose work in English Composition shall be judged best.

The Ayres Prize, the gift of Daniel Ayres, M. D., LL. D., will be awarded to that member of the Freshman Class who shall be found, upon a special examination, to have attained the highest excellence in the studies preparatory to admission to college.

The Taylor Prize, the gift of Rev. George Lansing Taylor, D. D., will be awarded to that student, in either of the college classes, who shall write the best English poem. The poem must be left with the

Professor of Rhetoric before the Senior Examination.

The designation of the classes to which the prizes are offered respectively is made with reference to the arrangement of studies in the Classical Course. Students in the other courses, and special students, may compete for prizes in any department with the class with which they have been associated in that department.

The several Committees of Award will withhold either of these prizes, if, in their judgment, no one of the exercises presented in competition for it possesses the requisite merit.

The prizes were awarded last year as follows:
The Rich Prize, to George Copeland Boswell.

The Olin Prize, to George Copeland Boswell.

The Harrington Prize, to William Barker Gwinnell.

The Wise Prize, to Edward Bennett Rosa.

The Joseph D. Weeks Prize, to George Avery Rich.
The Peirce Prize, to George Phelps Wardell.

The Howell Prize, to Herbert Welch.

The George E. Reed Prize, to Odell Seymour Smith.

The Camp Prize, to Herbert Welch.

The Weeks Prize, to Charles Wesley Lyon.

The Miller Prize, to Herbert Welch.

The David A. Walkley Prize, to Frank Henry Richmond.

The Parker Prize, to Walter Russell Breed.

The Scranton Prize, to Herbert Welch.

The Spinney Prize, to Kate Bertha Mitchell.

The Phi Beta Kappa Prize, to Howard Hornbeck Hawxhurst.

The Rice Prize, to Joseph Ward Lewis.

The Sherman Prize, to Fred Morgan Davenport.

The Hibbard Prize, to Henry Frank Mandeville.

The J. D. Miller Prize, to Mary Graham.

The Ayres Prize for the present year has been awarded to Edward Arthur Bawden.

HONORS.

The speakers at the Junior Exhibition and at Commencement are selected according to the standing in Composition and Declamation subsequent to the Freshman year.

There are two grades of honor conferred at graduation, based upon the general standing of the whole course. Eighty-eight per cent. of the maximum standing entitles a student to the first grade of honor, and eighty-three per cent. to the second grade.*

Special honors are also given at graduation in each of the following departments:

Latin; Greek; Modern Languages; Rhetoric and English Literature; Logic; Psychology and Ethics; Political and Social Science, including History; Mathematics; Physics; Chemistry; Biology; Geology.

*The scale of marking in practical use is such that the best students in any department receive about ninety-two per cent. of the absolute maximum.