mens of foreign localities. The large collection of Joseph Barratt, M. D., came into the possession of the University in 1879, and forms a most valuable accession. The Mineralogical Department includes more than three hundred species, and a much larger number of varieties. The Franckfort Collection, purchased in 1858, contains many choice specimens, mostly from European localities. The minerals of the interesting region in which Middletown is situated, are well represented by collections commenced by the labors of Professor Johnston, and largely increased by accessions within the last few years. The Geological Department includes collections in Lithology, Physical Geology, and Paleontology. A suite of Ward's casts of fossils, presented by Orange Judd, M. A., in 1871, serves an excellent purpose in the work of instruction, affording the student a representation of many remarkable forms of ancient life, actual specimens of which are rare or unique. The following is an approximate statement of the number of specimens in the various departments of the Museum: DEPARTMENT OF ZOOLOGY. Mammals-skins mounted and unmounted, alcoholic, skulls and skeletons, Birds-skins mounted and unmounted, nests and eggs, Reptiles, Amphibians, Fishes, Insects-pinned and alcoholic, nests, borings, &c., Crustacea, Worms, Mollusks-shells, alcoholic, Echinoderms, Coelentera, Sponges and protozoa, DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY. Plants in Herbarium, 10,500 Specimens of wood, 300 Miscellaneous botanical specimens, 600 SCHOLARSHIPS. TUITION SCHOLARSHIPS. A number of Scholarships exempting the holders 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 students 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 fifty to one hundred and fiftyfive 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 second term; the third, at the beginning of the third term. The Senior Scholarships will be awarded two weeks before Commencement, and be paid at that time in one payment. The College assumes responsibility for the payment of the Scholarships only to the measure of the income of the Scholarship Fund. The Seney Scholarships have been awarded on the basis of the merit-roll of the year 1887-88, to the following persons: Class of 1888.-John Law Bridge, William Evans Bruner, Roland Wilkins Guss, Fred Alexander Hillery, Alice May Hotchkiss, Arthur Wilson James, Mary Elizabeth Smith Mendall, Kate Bertha Mitchell, George Levi Rice, Herbert Lowell Rich, Thomas Dudley Wells, Marcus White. Class of 1889.-Dudley Chase Abbott, Fred Morgan Davenport, Bernard Marcus Davis, William Bradford Eaton, Willie Irving Ford, Mary Graham, Herbert Augustus Hill, George Frederic Kettell, Samuel Gail Landon, Harry Summerfield Noe, Arthur W. Partch, William Emory Smyser. Class of 1890.-Edward Arthur Bawden, Martha Josephine Beach, Mary Romer Beach, John Andrew Bergström, Charles Manning Child, Clara Maria Coggshall, Lillie Belle Conn, Frederic Samuel Goodrich, James Alonzo Hulse, Wendell Phillips Parker, Hester Laurence Raymond, Edwin Sloan Tasker. Class of 1891.-Cornelius Abrams, George Hamilton Bickford, Cyrus David Foss, Jr., Albert Elmer Hancock, John Evan Jenkins, Linnaeus Edford La Fétra, Frank Bowers Littell, Ernest Loren Meritt, Charles Harrison Page, Jr., Isaac Merwin Rayner, Arthur Willis Smith, Leon Irving Wood. COLLEGE HONORS. 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 18th. 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 1889 is, "The Ethical and Religious Conceptions of George Eliot." The subject for the essay of 1890 is, "The Influence of Puritanism upon American National Character." 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 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 subject for the essay of 1889 is, "The Nature of Wages, and the Relation between Wages and Capital." The essays must be left with the Professor of 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 Physiology. The G. Brown Goode Prize, the gift of G. Brown Goode, M. A., will be given for the best Original Investigation in the Department of Natural History. The Romig Prize, the gift of John F. Romig, Esq., 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 |