2-NICHOLSON MEDAL. Founded in 1867 by a gift of £200 from Sir Charles Nicholson, Bart., D.C.L., to provide an annual Prize for Latin Verse. The competition for this medal is open to all Undergraduates and Graduates of not more than two years' standing. Value, £10. 1902-Allen, L. H. 1904-Allen, L. H. 3-BELMORE MEDAL. Founded in 1870, by a gift of £300 from the Right Honourable the Earl of Belmore. Awarded annually to a member of the University, under the standing of M.A., for proficiency in Geology and Practical Chemistry, with special reference to Agriculture. The Examination is held in Michaelmas term. Value, £15. (See page 199.) The last award was made in 1885. 4-FAIRFAX PRIZES. Founded in 1872, by a gift of £500 from John Fairfax, Esq. Awarded to the greatest proficients among the female candidates at the Senior and Junior Public Examinations. In the case of Seniors the candidates must not be over twenty-five years of age, and of Juniors seventeen years. Value, £15 and £10 respectively. Founded in 1874, by a gift of £200 from the subscribers to a memorial of the Reverend John West, Editor of the Sydney Morning Herald. Awarded to the greatest proficient in the Senior Public Examination. Value, £6. Founded in 1854, maintained until the year 1885 by annual gifts, and subsequently by a bequest of £100 from the Honourable Professor Smith, M.D., C.M.G. Awarded to the best Undergraduate of the First Year in Experimental Physics. Value, £5. Founded in 1886, by a gift of £144 from the subscribers to a memorial of the Rev. John Norbert Quirk, LL.D., late principal of Lyndhurst College. Awarded for proficiency in Mathematics at the Second Year Examination. Value, £5. Founded in 1886, by a gift of £250 from G. P. Slade, Esq., for the encouragement of Science. Two prizes are awarded for proficiency in Practical Chemistry and Practical Physics respectively. Value, £5 each. Founded in 1891, by a bequest of £100 from William Grahame, Esq., of Waverley. Awarded to such candidate as shall display the greatest general proficiency at the Senior Public Examination. Value, £4. Founded in 1892, by a bequest of £100 from the Rev. Robert Collie, F.L.S., of Newtown. Awarded to a student of any Faculty at the First Year Examination in Botany. Value, £4. Founded in 1901, by a gift of £625 from His Excellency the Right Hon. William Lygon, Earl Beauchamp, K.C.M.G., Governor of New South Wales. It is awarded for the best essay on some literary or historical subject, and is of the value of £25. The subject shall be determined either upon the recommendation of the donor or of the Professors of Classics, Modern Literature, History, Philosophy and Law. The Examiners shall be appointed by the Senate at the December meeting in each year. The competition is open to all Undergraduates and Graduates of not more than twenty-five Terms' standing from Matriculation. (See page 200.) 1902-Teece, R. Clive, M.A. 1904-Green, H. M., B.A. 1905-Maxwell, W., B.A. 12-KAMBALA PRIZE.⭑ In 1904 the sum of £250 was presented to the University by the members of the Kambala Girls' Union for the foundation of a prize to be awarded at matriculation to a pupil of a private school for girls in New South Wales for general proficiency, to assist in defraying the cost of the purchase of books and other expenses incidental to attendance at the University. The prize is to be awarded annually to a matriculated student who, through pecuniary circumstances, is, in the opinion of the Chancellor, deemed such as to render her a suitable recipient of such a prize. Should the principal be increased in the future to a sufficient amount, the prize may be converted into a scholarship to be awarded under similar conditions. The term "private school" has been defined by the donors as including those schools the pupils of which are not entitled to compete for State University Bursaries. 1905-Cohen, Fanny. | 1906-Lane, Laura E. Names of prize winners, not necessarily implying the receipt of the prize money. I.-M.A. EXAMINATION. A Medal is awarded to the most distinguished candidate in the Honour Examination for the Degree of Master of Arts in the several schools, if of sufficient merit. A Medal is awarded to the most distinguished candidate in the Honour Examination for the Degree of Bachelor of Arts in the several schools, if of sufficient merit. The names of those who gained prizes before 1896 will be found in the University Calendar for 1900. |