scholarship and one additional scholarship for each senatorial district in excess of one in any county. The holder thereof must be a resident of the senatorial district to which he is accredited, and is entitled to free tuition in other than the preparatory and professional schools of the University.

A competitive examination under the direction of the Superintendent of Public Instruction shall be held at the county courthouse in each county of the state upon the first Saturday of June in each and every year by the county superintendent of schools upon such branches of study as said Superintendent of Public Instruction and the President of said University may deem best.

Questions for such examinations shall be prepared and furnished by the President of the University to the Superintendent of Public Instruction, who shall attend to the printing and distribution thereof to the several county superintendents of schools prior to such examinations.

The law also provides that in case the scholarship in any county is not claimed by a resident of that county, the Superintendent of Public Instruction may fill the same by appointing some candidate first entitled to a vacancy in some other county.

Candidates to be eligible to a state scholarship must be at least sixteen years of age, and must have been residents of their respective counties for the year preceding the examination.

A student holding a state scholarship who shall make it appear to the satisfaction of the President of the University that he requires leave of absence for the purpose of earning funds to defray his expenses while in attendance, may, in the discretion of the President, be granted such a leave of absence, and may be allowed a period not exceeding six years from the commencement thereof for the completion of his course at said University.

The examinations will be held June 7, 1902, and June 6, 1903.

For particulars about them write to Hon. Alfred Bayliss,

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SCHOLARSHIPS IN COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

Superintendent of Public Instruction, Springfield, or to W. L. Pillsbury, Registrar, Urbana.

Any person, whether a candidate for a scholarship or not, may be examined for admission to the University at these state scholarship examinations.

SCHOLARSHIPS IN THE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE

The University offers every year to each county in the state, except Cook and Lake, and to each of the first ten congressional districts, two scholarships for students of the College of Agriculture-one for students of Agriculture and one for students of Household Science.

Appointments will be made by the Trustees of the University to scholarships in Agriculture upon the recommendation of the executive committee of the Illinois Farmers' Institute, and to scholarships in Household Science upon the recommendation of the County Domestic Science Associations. Persons under 18 years of age and those who have already attended the University are not eligible. Acceptable candidates, residents of counties or districts for which appointments have been made, may be assigned to counties or districts not yet represented.

The scholarships are good for two years and relieve the holders from the payment of the matriculation fee, $10.00, and the incidental fee, $24.00 a year. The term of a scholarship may be extended four years, if, before it expires, the holder satisfies in full the requirements for admission to the freshman class of the College of Agriculture. For further information address W. L. Pillsbury, Registrar, Urbana.

MILITARY

Students who have gained 3 hours in class room military instruction and 4 in drill practice, are eligible for appointment as commissioned officers of the regiment or battery. Those attaining this rank may be awarded special scholar

ships, good for one year, and equal in value to the University term fees for the same length of time.

PRIZES

THE HAZLETON PRIZE MEDAL

Capt. W. C. Hazleton provided in 1890 a medal, of beautiful and artistic design, which is to be awarded, at a competitive drill to be held near the close of the year, to the best drilled student. Each competitor must have been in attendance at the University at least sixteen weeks of the current college year; must not have had more than four unexcused absences from drill; and must present himself for competition in full uniform.

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The award is made for excellence in these particulars: I. Erectness of carriage, military appearance, and neat

2. Execution of the school of the soldier, without arms. 3. Manual of arms, with and without numbers.

The successful competitor will receive a certificate setting forth the facts, and may wear the medal until the 15th day of May following, when it will be returned for the next competition.

INTERSCHOLASTIC ORATORICAL CONTEST

A medal of the value of twenty dollars and two of the value of ten dollars each, are offered annually by the University to the high schools of the state for the best oration delivered in a competitive contest between their representatives. This contest takes place in the spring at the time of the interscholastic athletic meet.

THE BRYAN PRIZE

In 1898 Mr. William Jennings Bryan gave to the University two hundred and fifty dollars. From the interest of this sum a prize of twenty-five dollars is biennially offered for the best essay on the science of government. The

contest is open to all matriculated undergraduate students. The essays may not be less than three thousand, nor more than six thousand, words in length, and must be left at the President's office not later than the second Wednesday in May. The prize was offered for the first time in 1901. It is suggested that for 1903 the essays be upon "The Reasonable Limitations of the Police Power."

BENEFICIARY AID

EDWARD SNYDER DEPARTMENT OF STUDENTS' AID In 1899 Professor Edward Snyder, Professor of the German language and literature, emeritus, gave to the University the sum of $12,000, to be loaned to worthy students to enable them to finish their courses in the University.

This fund is, by action of the Trustees, available to junior, senior, and graduate students who need aid to remain and complete their work. The minimum loan made will be fifty dollars ($50), and the maximum will be one hundred and fifty dollars ($150) to a junior, and two hundred dollars ($200) to a senior or graduate, student. Notes of hand are taken for the amount of the loans, with 5 per cent. interest. The maximum time limit is three years for juniors, and two years from the ensuing thirtieth day of July for seniors and graduates.

Applications for loans will be passed upon by the Council of Administration and approved by the Finance Committee of the Board of Trustees of the University.

TO WHOM LOANS MAY BE MADE

Loans will be made to matriculated students only who have attained at least the rank of full juniors, who have been in residence at this University at least one year, who are at the time students in residence at this University, and who have declared their intention to graduate.

In recommending loans preference shall be given to those students who are farthest along in their University work and who have shown themselves most assiduous and

successful in their studies, and who have shown habitual economy in life.

No distinction shall be made among students on account of sex or course of study.

A loan will not be recommended for any student who is believed to have been financially or morally delinquent in any respect.

Information given by applicants will be considered confidential on the part of the University authorities.

Applications for loans must be addressed to

THE PRESIDENT OF THE UNIVERSITY,

Urbana, Illinois.

CLASS OF 1895 LOAN FUND

This is a fund of $250.00, established by the class of 1895, to be loaned to needy and deserving students. According to the conditions of the gift, one-fifth of the amount is to be loaned annually, and is open to members of the freshman class only. No person may receive the benefit of the fund more than four years. The loan bears interest at the legal rate from the time the recipient leaves the University, and is due, one-half in five years, and one-half in six years, after matriculation. The management of the fund is in charge of the Council of Administration.

SOCIETIES AND CLUBS

LITERARY SOCIETIES

The ADELPHIC and PHILOMATHEAN Societies for men, and the ALETHENAI for women, occupy large halls, which the members have appropriately furnished and decorated. Meetings are held Friday evenings throughout term time.

THE CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS

YOUNG MEN'S AND YOUNG WOMEN'S CHRISTIAN ASSOCIATIONS

The Young Men's and Young Women's Christian Associations have come to occupy a prominent place in the Uni