XII ENDOWMENTS FOR SCHOLARSHIPS, PRIZES I JUBILEE POST-GRADUATE SCHOLARSHIPS. The following scheme for the institution of scholarships for Post-Graduate study or research in Literary or Scientific subjects framed under Section 18, Chapter IV, of the New Regulations, has been adopted by the Senate. 1. For the encouragement of Post-Graduate study in accordance with the New Regulations in the Faculties of Arts and Science, twelve University Scholarships shall be established. 2. Each scholarship shall be of the value of Rs. 32 per month, and shali be tenable for a term of two years. 3. The scholarships shall be awarded annually upon tthe results of the B.A. and B.Sc. Examinations. 4. One scholarship shall ordinarily be awarded to each candidate whose name stands first in the Honours list in each of the subjects for the B.A. and B.Sc. Examinations, provided that— (i) he has obtained first class Honours in that subject, (ii) he does not accept any other University Scholarship, or any Gov. ernment or College Scholarship and (iii) he undertakes to prosecute a regular course of study for the degree of Master of Arts or Science either under one or more University Lecturers or in a College duly affiliated, for the Examination in the subject which he takes up. 5. If a candidate in any subject is disqualified under provisos (ii) and (ii) of Rule 4, the scholarship in that subject shall be awarded to the next candidate in the first class who may be duly qualified, provided that all the other candidates who stand first in the first class in any subject and are qualified for a scholarship, have received the same. 6. If in any year the number of candidates qualified for a scholarship under the preceding rules exceeds the number of scholarships available, the Syndicate may with the sanction of the Senate award additional scholarships. 7. A candidate who obtains Honours at the B.Sc. Examination under the old Regulations will be deemed to have obtained first class Honours in a subject within the meaning of rule 4, provided he has obtained a first class in subject II or in any two subjects taken together from among subjects III to IX, Sections 6 and 7, of the B.Sc. Regulations (Calendar for 1906, p. 58). 8. As a condition of the continuance of the scholarship each scholar must produce at the end of every three months from the University Lecturer, whose classes he is attending or from the Principal of his College, certificates of good conduct, diligence and satisfactory progress in his studies. 9. The first award of the scholarships was made upon the results of the B.A. and B.Sc. Examinations, 1908. The late Babu Biharilal Bose, Vakil of the Calcutta High Court, bequeathed by his Will to the University a sum of Rs. 3,000 in 3 per cent. Government Promissory Notes (reduced to 3 per cent.) in order to found a scholarship of Rs. 3-8 a month tenable for two years, to be called the "Biharilal Bose Memorial Scholarship," to be awarded to the boy who passes the Matriculation Examination from the Konnagar English School, but fails to obtain a Government Scholarship. The scholarship is to be awarded to the boy in order of merit. The Syndicate at its meeting held on the 11th July, 1896, thankfully accepted the donation. Babu Chandrasekhar Kali, L.M.S. made over to the University Rs. 2,000 for the purpose of creating an endowment for the annual award of a Gold Medal to the successful candidate at the Matriculation Examination, who obtains the highest number of marks in Bengali Composition, on condition that the medal be called the Chandmani Devi-Prandhan Kali Medal " in memory of his parents. The offer was thankfully received by the Syndicate. 64 MEDALLISTS. 1917 Raydastidar, Ranadhirkrishna Karimganj Govt. High School 1918 Basu, Prabhatkiran ... Panchugopal Sen, Binodchandra 1921 Kabyatirtha, Bhupaticharan ... ... ... Scottish Churches Collegiate School Kandi Raj H. E. School Behala H. E. School Mitra Institution, Bhowanipur Branch Bangabasi Collegiate School 4 DUKE MEMORIAL SCHOLARSHIP. In August, 1904, the Honorary Secretary to the Duke Memorial Fund made over to the University a sum of Rs. 4,003-12 for the purpose of creating an endowment for the award of a scholarship on the following conditions :— (1) That a scholarship of Rs. 5 per month, tenable for two years, be awarded to the student who, being a bona fide resident of Howrah and having successfully passed the Matriculation Examination with the highest number of marks in Mathematics from any school in the District of Howrah, joins the Mechanical Apprentice Department of the Civil Engineering College, Sibpur. (i) That the Scholarship be called "Duke Scholarship to perpetuate the memory of Mr. F. W. Duke, I.C.S., late Magistrate of Howrah. (iii) That the names of the scholars be published in the University Calendar. The Committee of the Dwarkanath Memorial Fund on the 9th September, 1882, made over to the University of Calcutta a sum of Rs. 5,500 in 4 (reduced to 3) per cent. Government Promissory Notes on the following conditions:- 1. That the amount be applied in founding a Scholarship to be awarded subject to the following conditions: 2. That the Scholarship shall be awarded to such successful candidate in the Matriculation Examination of the University of Calcutta for the year who being a student of the South Suburban School, obtains the highest number of marks amongst his fellow-students, but does not obtain any other Scholarship. 3. That should no student from the South Suburban School succeed in passing the Matriculation Examination aforesaid, or should such student pass but obtain any other Scholarship, the Scholarship shall be awarded to such successful candidate in the Matriculation Examination who, being a student of the Hughli Collegiate School obtains the highest number of marks amongst his fellow-students but does not obtain any other Scholarship. 4. That should no student mentioned in Resolution 2 or 3 be eligible for Scholarship, the Scholarship shall be awarded to such student as the Syndicate of the said University shall select. 5. That the Scholarship shall be tenable for two years in one of the Colleges affiliated to the University of Calcutta, upon the same terms regarding regularity of attendance and other matters on which Government Junior Scholarships are held. 6. That the holders of the Scholarships for the time being shall be called "Dwarkanath Scholars." 7. That the Scholarship shall be paid by a monthly sum of Rs. 8. 8. That the amount aforesaid be invested in Government of India Promissory Notes of the 4 (reduced to 3) per cent. loan for Rs. 5,500, and the notes handed over to the authorities of the said University with a request that the Syndicate may give effect to the above Resolutions. 9. That should the interest payable on the Government securities be reduced, the monthly amount to be paid to the Dwarkanath Scholars shall be proportionately reduced to allow of the amount of interest realised, meeting the amount payable to the scholars. The Secretary, Executive Committee of the Coronation Fund, Howrah, forwarded a cheque for Rs. 1,000 for the purpose of creating an endowment for the annual award of a Gold Medal on the following conditions: 1. That the medal be awarded to the successful student of the Howrah District who will secure the highest marks in the Bengali language at the Matriculation Examination. and the Uni 2. That the inscription of the medal be on one side, George V Coronation medal awarded by Gunpat Rao Khemka to......... versity Arms and the year of presentation on the other. The offer was thankfully accepted by the Syndicate. Samanta, Jharucharan Bera, Goshthabihari 1920 Bandyopadhyay, Ranjitkumar Baluti H. E. School. Mukhopadhyay, Dhirendranath Howrah Ripon Collegiate School. On the 4th of November, 1905, the President of the Inglis Memorial Fund Committee made over to the University, Government Promissory Notes for Rs. 1,500 for the purpose of creating an endowment to perpetuate the memory of Mr. Thomas Inglis, late Commissioner of the Burdwan Division, on the following conditions: : 1. That out of the interest of the amount a Silver Medal and a Prize of books be annually awarded. 66 2. That the medal be called the Thomas Inglis Medal' and the prize Mrs. Inglis Prize." 3. That the value of the Medal be fixed at Rs. 25, and that it be awarded to the Indian candidate from any school in the Burdwan Division who passes the Matriculation Examination and gains the highest number of marks in English. 4. That the value of the prize be fixed at Rs. 27-8, and that it be awarded to the best Indian lady-student who passes the Matriculation Examination and gains the highest number of marks in English. 5. That the list of winners of the medal and the prize be published in the University Calendar for successive years. The offer was thankfully accepted by the Senate. MEDALLISTS. 1906 Bandyopadhyay, Srikumar Rol C. M. Tayyib Institution. 1907 Bhar, Rajkumar 1908 Bhattacharyya, kumar Pramathes 1909 Chaudhuri, Jitendranath 1910 Gan, Mrityunjay 1911 Maitra, Somnath 1912 Raychaudhuri, Krishnabihari ... ... 1917 Muhammad Serajul Islam mohan ... ... Jagatballabpur High School. Ramgopalpur H. E. School. Uttarpara Govt. High School. 1924 Bhattacharyya, Santoshkumar Hughli Collegiate School. 1925 Bhattacharyya, Radhamohan... Bishenpur H. E. School. |