called the "Bankimchandra Chatterjee, B.A., F A., Gold (Silver), Medals" for Original Composition in Bengali, on the following conditions : 1. That the medal bear the words "Bankimchandra Medal awarded to....... on one side, and the University Arms on the other. 2. That the medal be presented publicly every year at the annual Con vocation for conferring degrees. 3. That the names of the Medallists be printed in the University Calendar. KALIDAS NYAYARATNA GOLD MEDAL. Mr. B. Chakrabarti, Assistant Engineer, Poona District, made over to the University the sum of Rs. 1,950, for the purchase of 3 per cent. Government Security of the nominal value of Rs. 2,000 for the purpose of creating an endowment for the annual award of a gold medal in memory of his uncle the late Pandit Kalidas Nyayaratna of Langalber; the medal is to be awarded to the successful student who passess highest in Sanskrit at the Entrance Examination of his year from the Rajpur and Jaynagar Schools. The medal is to be called "Kalidas Nyayratna, Langalber." MEDALLISTS. 1899 Chakrabarti, Parnachandra 1900 Bhattacharyya, Saradaprasad 1901 Ghosh, Atulkrishna - ... ... Jaynagar Institution. The Executive Committee of the Manackjee Rustomjee Memorial Fund made over to the University 34 per cent. Government Securities to the value of Rs. 6,000 for the purpose of founding a Scholarship of Rs 8 a month in memory of the late Mr. Manackjee Rustomjee. The Scholarship is to be annually awarded by the Syndicate on the following conditions: (i) That the Scholarship should be called "The Manackjee Rustomjee Scholarship." (ii) That it should be tenable for two years and given to the student who shall pass first in Anatomy at the First M.B. Examination of the Calcutta University. (iii) That the first Scholarship shall be awarded upon the results of the next ensuing examination to be held in the present year. The Committee of the above Fund also made over to the University 3 per cent. Government Securities to the value of Rs 2,000 for the purpose of founding a gold medal to be called 'The Manackjee Rustomjee Gold Medal,' to be awarded annually to the student who shall pass first in English at the B.A. Examination. KIRTICHAND MACKENZIE GOLD MEDAL. Rajah Ranajit Sinh, Bahadur, of Nashipur, in the District of Murshidabad, made over to the University of Calcutta 3 per cent. Government Promissory Notes for Rs. 2,000 for the creation of an endowment for the annual award of a gold medal to be called the "Kiritichand Mackenzie Gold Medal" to the successful candidate at the Entrance Examination who secures the highest numbers of marks in Mathematics. The Syndicate, at their meeting held on the 26th November, 1898, thankfully accepted the donation. On the 29th May, 1899, the Honorary Secretary, Coates Memorial Fund. made over to the University the sum of Rs. 2,270-5-0 for the purpose of creating an endowment of a prize for Original Research in Medicine. The following revised Rules for the award of the Coates Memorial Prize were adopted by the Syndicate at their meeting held on the 8th March, 1902: (1) The Contes Memorial Prize shall be annually awarded by the Syndicate on the recommendation of the President of the Faculty of Medicine for the time being. (2) An annual notification inviting applications from candidates who intend to compete for the prize shall be published by the Registrar in the Calcutta Gazette early in the year (3) The prize shall be awarded to the best writer of a thesis on any indigenous drug or drugs to be selected by the competitor himself, subject to the approval of the President of the Faculty of Medicine (4) The names of the drugs so selected must be submitted to the Regis trar for the approval of the President of the Faculty of Medicine within three months from the date of the annual notification of the prize in the Calcutta Gazette. (5) The names of the drugs approved by the President of the Faculty of Medicine shall, as soon as possible, be communicated to the candidates who submitted their applications within the time specified in para. 4 of the Rules. (6) No prize shall be awarded for a thesis on any drug which has not been approved by the President of the Faculty of Medicine. (7) The thesis must be written in English, and it must be submitted to the Registrar not later than the 30th November of each year in a sealed cover with the words "Thesis for the Coates Memorial Prize" and the name of the writer distinctly stated on it. (8) The President of the Faculty of Medicine may examine the thesis himself or delegate it to some expert member or members of the Faculty, whose decision shall be final. (9) The writer of the thesis must be a graduate in Medicine of the Calcutta University, who has been engaged in the practice of the profession for at least five years. (10) The names of the prizemen shall be published in the Gazette and shall also be printed in the University Calendar. Out of the above sum made over by the Honorary Secretary, Rs. 2,000 have been invested in 3 per cent. Government Promissory Notes. MATILAL MALLIK GOLD MEDAL. On the 10th July, 1899, Rai Brahmamohan Mallik, Bahadur, made over to the University 3 per cent. Government Promissory Notes for Rs. 1,500 for the purpose of creating an endowment for the annual award of a gold medal to be called the "Matilal Mallik Medal," to the student who secures the highest number of marks in the practical portion of any of the Scientific sub. jects of the M.A. Examination. The Syndicate at the meeting held on the 12th August, 1899, thankfully accepted the donation. On the 8th August, 1899, the Honorary Secretary, Smith Memorial Committee, made over to the University 3 per cent. Government Promissory Notes for Rs. 2,000 and Rs. 133-12 in cash for the purpose of founding a prize in memory of the late Revd. William Smith, M.A., Principal of the General Assembly's Institution, Church of Scotland Mission, Calcutta, on the following conditions :-- (1) That it be called the "William Smith Prize." (2) That it be awarded publicly at the annual Convocation to the successful student who stands first in Philosophy Honours in the B.A. Examination from the General Assembly's Institution. And that in the event of there being no successful student ir. Philosophy Honours for one year or more, two prizes shall be given to the two best snccessful students in Philosophy Honours from the General Assembly's Institution the following year, and the balance of the accumulated interest shall be added to the capital. No prizeman shall be entitled to more than the net interest for one year. (3) That the names of the prizemen be published in the University Calendar. (4) That the prize shall consist of books to be selected by the candidate entitled to the same. (5) That the University be entitled to alter the destination of the Fund on the application of the authorities of the General Assembly's Institution should the University see fit. RAI AMRITANATH MITRA, BAHADUR PRIZE. On the 10th April, 1900, the Director of Public Instruction, Bengal, on behalf of Rai Amritanath Mitra, Bahadur, made over to the University the sum of Rs. 1,500 in 4 per cent. Municipal Debentures for the purpose of founding a prize of Rs. 60 to commemorate the occasion of the marriage of his youngest son, Dhirendranath Mitra, on the following condition : That the prize be awarded annually to the Hindu student, who passing the B.A. Examination in the B. Course or the B.Sc. Examination of the University secures the highest percentage of marks in Honours in the combined subjects of Physical Science and Chemistry, provided such student holds no other scholarship and undertakes to proceed to the higher degree of M.A. or D.Sc. 1901 Mitra, Phanindranath 1903 Niyogi, Panchanan 1904 Ray, Nagendranath 1905 Basa, Debendramohan PRIZEMEN. ... Presidency College. Ditto. TAWNEY MEMORIAL PRIZE. In May, 1900, the Honorary Secretary, Tawney Memorial Committee, forwarded, for the acceptance of the Hon'ble the Vice-Chancellor and Syndicate, Goverment Promissory Note for Rs. 1,000, of the 3 per cent. loan of 1896, with a view to creating an endowment for the annual award of a prize, to be called the "Tawney Memorial Prize. " under the following conditions: 1. That the prize be called the "Tawney Memorial Prize" and be awarded annually to the candidate educated in the Presidency College, Calcutta, who passes the B.A. Examination with Honours in English and gains the highest number of marks in this subject among the candidates from the College. 2. That the value of the prize be Rs. 30, and that it be awarded for the first time on the result of the B.A. Examination of 1900. 3. That the prize be awarded in a public manner, the books being on English Literature, History or Philosophy, such as may be selected by the candidate who wins it. 4. That the list of winners of the prize be published in the University Calendar for successive years in the usual way. The offer was thankfully accepted by the Syndicate. |