students reside in Oakland and San Francisco. The journey from San Francisco to Berkeley requires forty minutes. The cost of board and lodging, in students' boarding clubs, ranges from fifteen dollars to twenty two dollars a month. A few students "board themselves" for as low as ten dollars a month, but this plan of living is not generally to be recommended.

There are no dormitories maintained by the University.

Other Expenses are: Gymnasium suit, about five dollars; books and stationery, from eighteen dollars to twenty-five dollars per annum. Annual membership in the Students' Coöperative Society costs one dollar, which amount is soon offset by the purchase of books and other supplies at prices below current retail rates.

The ordinary expenses of a student, including personal expenses, need not exceed $300.00 a year.

A Circular of Information concerning the minimum expenses of students may be had on application to the Recorder of the Faculties. The circular recounts the experiences of a number of students who kept a record of their expenses and made reports thereof for the information and guidance of prospective students.

The Dining Hall, in the University Grounds, provides board at cost price.

Opportunities for Self-Support. The Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Associations act as bureaus of information concerning boarding places and opportunities for remunerative employment. It should always be borne in mind by students seeking employment, that not every kind or every amount of service is entirely compatible with the student's main purpose at the University, namely, his education. The demand for work by the students has always been larger than the supply. The bureaus, therefore, can undertake little for students who are not actually on the ground to negotiate for themselves. It is so difficult for a stranger to secure remunerative employment from the start, that, in general, no one should come to Berkeley expecting to support himself through the University course, unless he have on hand at the beginning funds enough to carry him through the first year.

HANDBOOK.

The Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Associations publish, jointly, a students' Handbook, containing a map of the I'niversity Campus and of the immediate vicinity, a directory of

boarding places, a directory of churches, and other items of useful information. The Handbook is published shortly before the beginning of the Academic Year, and is distributed freely to the enter ing students, from the Association headquarters in Stiles Hall.

LOAN FUNDS.

The Frank J. Walton Memorial Loan Fund was established by the graduates of the class of 1883 in memory of a classmate, deceased. The income of this fund, amounting at present to about $125, may be loaned each year to some undergraduate student in the Academic Colleges at Berkeley who is studying for a degree, and who has completed half of his undergraduate course. Application for a loan from this fund should be addressed, through the Recorder of the Faculties, to the committee in charge of the fund.

The Class of 1886 has established a Loan Fund, which may be drawn upon for the purpose of aiding undergraduate students in good standing in the Sophomore, Junior, or Senior Class, students in the higher classes having precedence. Application for a loan from this fund should be addressed to the Dean of the Faculty of the College of Letters.

The 1903 Loan Fund was established by the Class of 1903 at the time of its graduation from the University. This fund may be drawn upon to aid deserving undergraduate students in the Junior and Senior classes. The fund is administered by a board of trustees composed of the President of the University, the President of the Class of 1903, and the President of the Associated Students.

MEDALS.

The University Medal, by direction of its founders, is bestowed upon the most distinguished scholar of the graduating class of each year.

The Carnot Medal, given annually (beginning 1895) by the Baron de Coubertin, in honor of the late President Carnot of France, is competed for by three representatives each of Leland Stanford Junior University and the University of California, debating upon some topic conneced with contemporary French political affairs. The debate is held in the month of February. The award is made to the student who displays the highest merits as a speaker.

PRIZES.

Five Bonnheim Dissertation Prizes of $20 each and the Bonnheim Discussion Prize of $150 were founded by Mr. Albert Bonnheim in 1902. The Dissertation prizes are awarded to the five contestants whose essays on an assigned ethical topic are adjudged to be the most meritorious. The Discussion prize is awarded to that one of the dissertation prize winners whose public oral discussion of the same subject is adjudged to be the most meritorious.

The Charles Butters Essay Prize of $100, established by Charles Butters of the Class of 1879, is awarded annually for the best essay on some subject relating to Latin America. The subject for 1905-06 is: The Part the United States has had in the Foreign Trade of the Central American States." The essays in competition must be filed with the Recorder of the Faculties on or before April 1, 1906.

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.

INTERCOLLEGIATE DEBATE.

The students of Leland Stanford Junior University and the University of California have an intercollegiate debate, in San Francisco, in April of each year. Hon. William Randolph Hearst offers a prize to the University which shall first win three debates, beginning 1903.

SCHOLARSHIPS.

PRIMARILY FOR UNDERGRADUATES.

The Phoebe A. Hearst Scholarships for Women. Eight scholarships in the University of California have been established by Mrs. Phoebe A. Hearst for worthy young women, each scholarship yielding $300 per annum. The award is made by the Academic Council 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 State of California Scholarships. In accordance with action taken March 9, 1897, the Regents of the University will set apart annually, out of the income furnished to the University by the State, the sum of $3,500, to be distributed equally among the eight Congressional Districts of the State, for the purpose of aiding poor and deserving students to attend the University. The scholarships so founded will be known as the State of California Scholarships, and will not exceed twenty-eight in number for any one year.

The eight Congressional Districts of California are as follows:1. The counties of Del Norte, Humboldt, Siskiyou, Trinity, Tehama, Shasta, Modoc, Lassen, Plumas, Sierra, Nevada, Placer, El Dorado, Amador, Calaveras, Alpine, Mono, Mariposa, and Tuol

umne.

2. The counties of Mendocino, Glenn, Colusa, Butte, Sutter, Yuba, Sacramento, Yolo, Lake, Napa, Sonoma, and Marin.

3. The counties of Alameda, Contra Costa, and Solano.

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 Lyon street and the Bay of San Francisco, continuing thence along the center of the following-named streets: Lyon to Washington, Washington to Baker, Baker to Geary, Geary to Van Ness avenue, Van Ness avenue to Grove, Grove to Polk, Polk to Market, Market to Tenth, Tenth to Howard, Howard to Twentieth, thence along Twentieth to the Bay of San Francisco, thence along the shore of said bay to Lyon street, the 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 Farallon islands, together with the counties of San Mateo and Santa Clara.

6. The counties of Santa Cruz, Monterey, San Benito, Fresno, Kings, Madera, Merced, Stanislaus, and San Joaquin.

7. The county of Los Angeles.

8. The counties of San Luis Obispo, Santa Barbara, Ventura, Kern, Tulare, Inyo, San Bernardino, Orange, Riverside, and San

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 actions of the Regents by providing for additional scholarships, not to exceed twenty-eight in number, to be distributed and awarded on precisely the same terms as those prescribed for the State of California Scholarships. Mr. Strauss died September 26, 1902. The Levi Strauss Company has generously provided for the continuance of these scholarships.

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 amounts to $150 annually, and is made by the Academic Council 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. 1905-06 there will be two awards of $150 each.

For

The San Francisco Girls' High School Scholarships, usually of the value of $125 a year each, are under the control and management of the Scholarship Association of the Girls' High School. For the year 1904-05, two scholarships of $125 each have been maintained. The Scholarship Association is formed and supported solely by the pupils of the school, and awards the scholarships to meritorious graduates of the school, to enable them to pursue a course in the University of California. Applications should be addressed to the Secretary of the Scholarship Association, Girls' High School, San Francisco.

The San José High School Scholarship, of the value of $125, is awarded annually by the faculty of the San José 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 José 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 Alpha Sigma Delta Scholarships of the Los Angeles High School, for 1904-05, three in number and amounting to $230 each, are maintained by the young women 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 mem