after taking the degree of Doctor of Medicine. Applications for approval of the course of study offered for this degree must be made to the Administrative Board of the Graduate School on or before the thirtieth day of April. It is advisable to apply to the Board early in the year. See page 499 for the conditions of candidacy for the degree of Master of Arts, and for the requirements of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences for this degree. PRIZES. Boylston Medical Prizes. These prizes, which are open to public competition, are offered annually for the best dissertations on questions in medical science proposed by the Boylston Medical Committee. At the annual meeting held in Boston in 1904 no prize was awarded. For 1905 two prizes are offered: 1. A prize of seventy-five dollars for the best dissertation on The results of Original Work in Anatomy, Physiology, or Physiological Chemistry. The subject to be chosen by the writer. 2. A prize of seventy-five dollars for the best dissertation on The results of Original Investigations in Pathology, Bacteriology, Therapeutics, or Pharmacology. The subject to be chosen by the writer. Dissertations on these subjects must be sent post-paid to H. C. ERNST, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass., on or before January 1, 1905. For 1906 two prizes are offered: 1. A prize of seventy-five dollars for the best dissertation on The results of Original Work in Anatomy, Physiology, or Physiological Chemistry. The subject to be chosen by the writer. 2. A prize of seventy-five dollars for the best dissertation on The results of Original Investigations in Pathology, Bacteriology, Therapeutics, or Pharmacology. The subject to be chosen by the writer. Dissertations on these subjects must be sent to the same address as above on or before January 1, 1906. In awarding these prizes preference will be given to dissertations which exhibit original work, but if no dissertation is considered worthy of a prize, the award may be withheld. Each dissertation must bear in place of its author's name some sentence or device, and must be accompanied by a sealed packet bearing the same sentence or device, and containing within the author's name and residence. Any clew by which the authorship of a dissertation is made known to the Committee will debar such dissertation from competition. Dissertations must be printed or typewritten, and their pages must be bound in book form. All unsuccessful dissertations are deposited with the Secretary, from whom they may be obtained, with the sealed packet unopened, if called for within one year after they have been received. By an order adopted in 1826, the Secretary was directed to publish annually the following votes: 1. That the Board do not consider themselves as approving the doctrines contained in any of the dissertations to which premiums may be adjudged. 2. That in case of publication of a successful dissertation, the author be considered as bound to print the above vote in connection therewith. The Boylston Medical Committee is appointed by the President and Fellows, and consists of the following physicians: WILLIAM F. WHITNEY, M.D., President; HAROLD C. ERNST, M.D., Secretary; FRANZ PFAFF, M.D., THEOBALD SMITH, M.D., WILLIAM T. PORTER, M.D., FRANKLIN DEXTER, M.D., EDWARD H. NICHOLS, M.D. The address of the Secretary of the Boylston Medical Committee is HAROLD C. ERNST, M.D., Harvard Medical School, Boston, Mass. William H. Thorndike Prize. A prize of two hundred dollars will be given annually to the author of the best essay on some subject in any branch of Surgery. The students of the Harvard Medical School and graduates of under five years' standing of any recognized medical school are eligible in competition for this prize. Each essay must bear in place of its author's name some sentence or device, and must be accompanied by a sealed packet bearing the same sentence or device, and containing within the author's name and residence. If the author is a graduate, it must also contain the date of his graduation in medicine and the medical school from which he was graduated. Any clew by which the authorship of an essay is made known to the judges will debar such essay from the competition. The essays must be sent to the Dean of the Harvard Medical School, 688 Boylston Street, Boston, Mass., U. S. America, on or before November 1 of each year, and the award will be made annually on December 24. If no essay is considered worthy of a prize, no award will be made. Otological Prize. For the best preparation illustrating the osseous anatomy of the ear or for the best thesis showing original work on an otological subject, a prize of twenty-five dollars is offered, open to fourthyear students. Other Prizes.-The Bowdoin, Dante, Toppan and Sumner Prizes, offered by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences, are open to students in all departments of the University. Full particulars in regard to these prizes may be found in the University Catalogue. FELLOWSHIPS AND SCHOLARSHIPS. BULLARD FELLOWSHIPS. Fellowships. In 1891, WILLIAM STORY BULLARD, of Boston, gave the sum of fifteen thousand dollars for the establishment of three fellowships of five thousand dollars each "in memory of three physicians who were distinguished for their honorable personal character and for their professional services in this community." Accordingly the three following fellowships were established with a yearly income of two hundred and twenty-five dollars each: — THE GEORGE CHEYNE SHATTUCK MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP. THE CHARLES ELIOT WARE MEMORIAL FELLOWSHIP. The income from any one or all of these fellowships may be paid to any student or member of the medical profession who shall be selected by the Administrative Board of the Medical School to make such original investigations in Medical Science as in their opinion will be most useful to the profession and to the community. The results of such investigations shall not, however, be published as a research performed under the grant of a Bullard Fellowship, unless the work shall have received the approval of the Committee. If published with the approval of the Committee, mention shall be made of the fact that the work was done under a Bullard Fellowship. Holders of Bullard Fellowships are required to do an amount of work equivalent to not less than ten hours per week throughout the academic year and to present to the Committee at the end of the academic year a report on the amount and result of the work performed. Applications for the Bullard Fellowships must be handed to the Dean on or before October 1. AUSTIN TEACHING FELLOWSHIPS. In 1900, four Austin Teaching Fellowships, of five hundred dollars each, were established from the income of the Edward Austin Fund. Scholarships. The Cheever Scholarship is awarded to a student of the first-year class. The Hayden Scholarship may be so awarded. All the other Scholarships are awarded to members of the three upper classes. BARRINGER SCHOLARSHIPS. Two, known as the Edward M. Barringer Scholarship No. 1, and the Edward M. Barringer Scholarship No. 2, and having a yearly income of three hundred dollars and two hundred dollars respectively, from a bequest of Edward M. Barringer, will be awarded to deserving students, preferably those of the fourth class. DAVID WILLIAMS CHEEVER SCHOLARSHIP, with an income of two hundred and fifty dollars, was founded in 1889 by David Williams Cheever, LL.D., M.D., of Boston, of the Class of 1852. It is to be awarded to a poor and meritorious student of the first year, after three months' probation in the Medical School. ISAAC SWEETSER SCHOLARSHIP was founded in 1892 by Mrs. Anne M. Sweetser. The income of two hundred and fifty dollars is to be "devoted to the aid of poor students of ability who would not otherwise be able to continue the studies necessary for their profession." CLAUDIUS M. JONES SCHOLARSHIP, with an income of two hundred and fifty dollars, is from a bequest of six thousand dollars by Claudius Marcellus Jones, of the Class of 1866, M.D. 1875. ORLANDO W. DOE SCHOLARSHIP. The bequest of ORLANDO WITHERSPOON DOE (A.B. 1865, м.D. 1869) was five thousand dollars. One-half the income derived therefrom, amounting to one hundred dollars, "is to be given annually as a scholarship to a deserving student in the Medical department." CHARLES PRATT STRONG SCHOLARSHIP, with an income of one hundred dollars, was founded in 1894 by friends and patients of the late Charles Pratt Strong, of the Class of 1876, м.D. 1881. The LEWIS AND HARRIET HAYDEN SCHOLARSHIP for colored students was founded in 1894 from a bequest of Mrs. Harriet Hayden. The income is two hundred dollars. ALFRED HOSMER LINDER SCHOLARSHIP, with an income of two hundred dollars, was founded in 1895 by Mrs. George Linder. It is to be awarded to a needy student who shall have proven himself to be of sound principles and marked ability. Three Scholarships with an annual Founded from the residuary behundred and ninety-seven dollars JOSEPH EVELETH SCHOLARSHIPS. income of two hundred dollars each. quest of thirty-seven thousand eight and fourteen cents, made by Joseph Eveleth, of Boston, "for aiding deserving and indigent young men in obtaining an education in said College or any of the schools connected therewith." Three Scholarships on this foundation have been assigned to the Harvard Medical School. EDWARD WIGGLESWORTH SCHOLARSHIP, with an income of two hundred dollars, was founded in 1897 by the family of the late Edward Wigglesworth, of the Class of 1861, M.D. 1865, the yearly income of the fund to be paid to such needy and deserving students of the Medical School as the Medical Faculty shall annually recommend. HILTON SCHOLARSHIPS. Two Scholarships with an income of two hundred and twenty-five dollars each were founded in 1897 from a bequest of William Hilton. CHARLES B. Porter ScholarSHIP, with an income of two hundred dollars, was founded in 1897 from a bequest of five thousand dollars by William L. Chase. The JOHN THOMSON TAYLOR SCHOLARSHIP, with an income of two hundred dollars, was founded in 1899 by Mrs. Frederic D. Philip in memory of her brother, John Thomson Taylor, who died in 1889. He was a student of the Medical School from 1887 to 1889. LUCIUS F. BILLINGS SCHOLARSHIP, with an income of two hundred dollars, was founded in 1900 from a bequest under the will of Lucius F. Billings. The JOSEPH PEARSON OLIVER SCHOLARSHIP, with an income of three hundred and twenty-five dollars, was founded in 1904 by patients of the late Joseph Pearson Oliver, M.D. (Harvard 1871), to be awarded "to such needy and deserving student of the Medical School as the Administrative Board shall annually recommend." COTTING GIFT. The income of a fund received from the late Dr. Benjamin E. Cotting will be given to such medical student or students as the Medical Faculty may select, having regard to the pecuniary needs, intellectual capacity, faithfulness and earnest endeavor, rather than to highest scholarship merely. The amount to be awarded annually will be one hundred and twenty-five dollars. The income of the JOHN FOSTER FUND, amounting to about one hundred and fifty dollars, is payable every other year to one or more meritorious students needing assistance. The next payment will be made in 1906. All applications for scholarships or pecuniary aid, except for the Cheever and Hayden Scholarships, must be handed to the Dean on or before June 1. Applications for the Cheever and Hayden Scholarships must be handed to the Dean on or before November 30. These scholarships are open only to students who are members of the School at the time of application. Blank forms on which all applications for pecuniary aid must be made may be obtained of the Dean. |
