Prizes Open to University Students

The following is a statement of various prizes which have been offered by outside institutions for 1906-07, and which are open to members of different departments in the University.

University of Chicago Prizes.

The University of Chicago has offered four prizes for essays on economic subjects, to be awarded in 1907. A first prize of $1000, and a second prize of $500 are offered for the best essay presented by Class A, composed of all persons who have received the bachelor's degree from an American college since 1895. A first prize of $300, and a second prize of $150 are offered for the best essays presented by Class B, composed of persons who, at the time the papers are submitted, are undergraduates of any American college. No one in Class A may compete in Class B, but any one in Class B may compete in Class A. The Committee of Awards reserves the right to award the two prizes of $1000 and $500 to undergraduates if the merits of the papers demand it.

Any one of the following subjects may be taken:

1--The practical wisdom of freeing raw materials, essential to subsequent manufactures, from customs-duties when entering the United States.

2--The best methods of obtaining an elastic currency in times of panic.

3--To what extent, and in what form, are socialistic tenets held in the United States?

4--In what respect, and to what extent, have combinations among American railways limited or modified the influence of competition?

5--The best methods of avoiding resort to force by labor unions in their contests with employers.

6--The effect of "trusts" on the prices of goods produced by them.

7--How far does the earning power of skill obtain under a regime of trade unions?

8--A critical study of modern commercial methods for distributing products to consumers.

9--The development of economic theory since John Stuart Mill.

All essays should be sent to J. L. Laughlin of the University of Chicago before June 1, 1907.

Chemistry Prize for Graduate Students.

The Messrs. Mallinckrodt of St. Louis have offered the sum of $500 for the year 1906-07 to a student of chemistry in the Graduate School, on condition that he serve the subsequent year in the Mallinckrodt Chemical works at a suitable salary. The student must have taken at least Chemistry 5, 6, 9, and 10, and must take or have taken Chemistry 11. Preference will be given to a man wishing a broad theoretical training in research as a foundation for the subsequent practice of technical chemistry, and only students of unusual ability will be considered. It is understood that the holder of this stipend will do no other work, such as tutoring, or proctoring in examinations; but a laboratory assistant may receive a part of the stipend, or it may be divided between two assistants who conform to the above conditions. Applications should be made before March 31 to Professor C. L. Jackson, Boylston Hall.

National Municipal League Prize.

The National Municipal League has established an annual prize of $100, called the "William H. Baldwin Prize," to be given to the author of the best essay on a subject connected with municipal government. For the year 1906-07 the competition will be limited to undergraduate students registered in a regular course in any college or university of the United States offering distinct instruction in municipal government. The prize will be awarded by judges selected by the executive committee of the league, and the name of the winner will be announced at the next annual meeting.

The subject of the essay for 1906-07 is "The Relation of the Municipality to the Water Supply." Those entering the competition are expected to treat of a number of subdivisions, which, with particulars, can be obtained from C. R. Woodruff, secretary, 705 North American Building, Philadelphia, Pa.

Washington University Law Prize.

The Faculty of Law and Jurisprudence of the George Washington University has offered for the year 1906-07 a prize of $100, to be awarded to the writer of the most meritorious essay on a topic of comparative law, assigned by the Faculty. Competition is open to all bona fide law students regularly matriculated in any of the law schools of the United States and Canada.

The subject assigned for 1906-07 is: "A discussion under English, French and German law of the respective rights of parties to a contract, entered into under a mistaken apprehension on the part of one or both of the parties as to its legal effect."

The committee of award is composed of Professor S. Williston '82 of the Harvard Law School and Dean Wigmore of the Northwestern University Law School. All essays must be submitted to the Secretary of the Faculty of the George Washington University before March 1, 1907. The award will be announced on June 1.