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62 SCHOLARSHIPS AND PRIZES.
Friday preceding Commencement, under the direction of the Assistant
Professor of Elocution and Oratory.
4. The prize is awarded by a committee appointed by the President
of the University.
The Horace K. White Prizes in Veterinary Science. See under
the State Veterinary College.
Sibley Prizes in Mechanic Arts. See under Sibley College.
The Mrs. A. S. Barnes Shakespeare Prize. A prize of fifty
for the best
dollars, offered by Mrs. A. S. Barnes, is given annually
essay on some subject connected with the plays of Shakespeare, writ
ten by a student of Cornell University. The essay must be written
with a typewriter, must be completed and deposited with the Regis
trar on or before the first day of June, and must bear, in every case a
fictictious signature, accompanied with, the name of the writer in a
sealed envelope.
The subject of the Essay, for 1899-1900, will be: "Shakespeare's
use of English history
in the service of his own independent dramatic
motives, in his English historical Plays, inclusive of the tragedies of
Macbeth and King Lear, and exclusive of King Henry the Sixth,
Parts I-III."
ing.
The Fuertes Medals. See under the College of Civil Engineer
The '94 Memorial Prize is an undergraduate prize for debate to
be awarded at a public contest held in January of each year, being
the income of a fund established by the class of 1894 and amounting
to about twenty-five dollars annually. The conditions governing the
debate are as follows :
1. Any undergraduate student of Cornell University may become a
competitor for this prize.
2. From the whole body of competitors there shall be selected by
the University Faculty, in such manner as may seem best, the de
baters, not to exceed eight in number, who shall take part in the
final competition.
3. The final competition shall take place at a public debate to be
held annually, under the direction of the President of the University,
at such date and place and in such manner as shall be from time to
time determined by the University Faculty.
4. The question for each competition shall be selected by the pro
fessor of oratory, subject to the approval of the University Faculty,
and shall be publicly announced by him at least four weeks before
the date set for each debate.
5. The prize shall be awarded by a committee of three judges