71 SONAMANI PRIZE. On the 3rd December, 1889, Sir Goorco Dass Banerjee made over to the University a Government Promissory Note of the 4 (reduced to 3}) per cent. loan of 1865 of the value of Rs. 1,000 for the purpose of founding a prize in memory of his mother, Srimati Sonamani Debi, on the following conditions: 1. That the Prize be called the "Sonamani Prize." 2. That it be awarded publicly at the annual Convocation for conferring degrees, to the candidate who stands first in the list of successful candidates for the M.A. Examination in Sanskrit. 3. That the Prize consist of books relating to the Sanskrit language or literature to be selected by the candidate entitled to the same. 4. That the names of the Prize-winners be published in the University Calendar. 72 MAHARAJA SIR MANINDRACHANDRA NANDI SCHOLARSHIPS Maharaja Sir Manindrachandra Nandi of Cossimbazar generously placed at the disposal of the University a sum of Rs. 50,000 for the promotion of Legal education by the award of Scholarships to deserving students who would receive their instruction at the University Law College, preference being given, whenever practicable, to students who have graduated in Arts or Science from the Krishnath College, Berhampur. The offer was thankfully accepted by the Senate at its meeting held on the 4th December, 1909. 73 PARBATICHARAN RAY MEDAL. In February, 1913, Mr. S. P. Ray offered to the University 3 per cent. G. P. Notes of the nominal value of Rs. 2,000 for creating an endowment for the annual award of a Gold Medal to the successful student who stands first at the Intermediate Examination in Law, on condition that the medal will bear the following inscription "Parbaticharan Ray Medal awarded to......... by Rai Kaliprasanna Ray, Bahadur, in memory of his father on one side, and the University Arms on the other. MEDALLISTS. Chattopadhyay, Kalidhan 1914 Khaitan, Durgaprasad 1915 (Mukhopadhyay, Susilkumar Ray, Pratulchandra Mukhopadhyay, Bhujangabhushan Bandyopadhyay, Pramathanath University Law College Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ripon Law College. University Law College Ghosh, Satyendrakisor Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Ditto Muhammad Ghyasuddin ... 1923 Ray, Sachindrakumar Mukhopadhyay, Syamaprasad Non-Collegiate Student Ripon Law College University Law College 1924 Ray, Bimanbilas Syed, Gholam Kabir 1925 Gupta, Saradindu Ditto Ditto Ditto 174 RITCHIE PRIZE. On the 4th December, 1867, the Honorary Secretary to the Committee appointed for the purpose of commemorating the services of the late Hon'ble William Ritchie, Vice-Chancellor of the University, Advocate-General of Bengal and Member of the Supreme Council, made over to the University Rs. 672, for establishing an annual prize of books. The amount was invested in Government Securities and the annual proceeds allowed to accumulate till the fund amounted to more than Rs. 1,500. On the 11th May, 1889, the Syndicate decided that an annual prize of books to the value of Rs. 50 be awarded to the candidate who obtains the highest number of marks in the examination for the degree of Bachelor in Law. Maharaja Sir Jatindramohan Tagore, K.C.S.I., on the 13th February, 1883, made over to the University of Calcutta a sum of Rs. 3,500 in 4 (reduced to 31) per cent. Government Promissory Notes in order to found two medals, a Gold and a Silver one, to be open to competition amongst all members of the University studying Law in any affiliated College who shall have attended 75 per cent. of the lectures of the Tagore Law Professor for the year in which the examination shall be held. The names of the two students are published in the Gazette, and the medals are presented at the annual Convocation. 1894 1 Thakur, Akshaykumar 2 Ta, Jadunath Bandyopadhyay, Satischandra-Extra Gold Medallist 2 Ray, Lalitmohan DR. RAI DEBENDRANATH RAY BAHADUR GOLD MEDAL. Dewan Bahadur Dr. Hiralal Basu, Honorary Secretary to Dr. Rai Debendranath Ray, Bahadur, Memorial Fund placed at the disposal of the University 3 per cent. G. P. Notes of the nominal value of Rs. 1,500 for the purpose of creating an endowment for the annual award of a Gold Medal of the value of Rs. 52.8.0 in memory of the deceased on the following conditions:: (1) That an annual Gold Medal be instituted, bearing the words "Rai Debendranath Ray, Bahadur, Medal awarded to...............year 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 to the graduate in Medicine who obtains the highest number of marks in Medical Jurisprudence at the Final M.B. Examination of the year. |