student of the Presidency College who stands first in Sanskrit at the B.A. Honours Examination, and who does not obtain any other medal in the same subject.

The donation was thankfully accepted by the Syndicate at their meeting held on the 14th January, 1893.

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 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 in Philosophy Honours for one year or more, two prizes shall be given to the two best successful 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 University see fit.

Rabindranath

1914 Chattopadhyay, Satischandra 1915 Brahma, Nalinikanta

1916 Mukhopadhyay, Asutosh 1917 Mitra, Suhritchandra

1918 Ray, Bamacharan

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WOODROW SCHOLARSHIP.

The subscribers to the Fund raised for the purpose of commemorating the services of the late Mr. Woodrow, made over to the University of Calcutta Rs. 4,800 in Government Promissory Notes of 4 (reduced to 3) per cent. loan, in order to establish a Science Scholarship of Rs. 14 a month, tenable for one year, to be awarded to the best student at the B.A. or B.Sc. Examination in Chemistry and Physics in alternate years, provided he is a native of Bengal, and does not hold any University, Government, or private Scholarship and pursues his studies in Science under University Lecturer or in some wellorganised Institution for the degree of Master of Arts or Science.

On the 20th April, 1897, the Honorary Secretary, Bankim chandra Memorial Committee, made over to the University a sum of Rs. 4,277-9-6 (invested in 3 per cent. Government Promissory Notes for Rs. 4,000) in order to found a gold medal, to be awarded annually for the best Bengali Composition at the B.A. Examination, and a silver (or if circumstance should allow a gold) medal for the best Bengali Composition at the Intermediate in Arts or Science Examination to be called the "Bankimchandra Chatterjee, B.A., Intermediate in Arts or Science Gold (Silver) Medal” 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 Convocation for conferring degrees.

3. That the name of the Medallists be printed in the University Calendar.

On the 10th January, 1891, the Keshabchandra Sen Memorial Committee through their Honorary Secretary made over to the University 4 (reduced to 3) per cent. Government Promissory Notes to the value of Rs. 8,000, with the request that half of the annual interest of the above amount be devoted to annually awarding a gold medal and a prize of books to the value of Rs. 140, necessary for the further prosecution of his studies in Philosophy to the student at the B A. Examination who takes the highest Honours in his year in that subject; and that the other half of the interest be devoted to awarding an annual prize of the value of Rs. 140 in money and books to the famale student who stands highest in general proficiency at the Matriculation Examination of her year.