RULES FOR THE AWARD OF MEDALS. IX 



Committee not later than six months after the close of the 

 Annual Session. 



(d) The Medal Committee shall recommend the recipient 

 of the award to the Council, provided the recommendation is 

 carried by the vote of at least a majority of three-fourths of its 

 Members, voting- verbally or by letter, and submitted to the 

 Council at least one month prior to the Annual Session for con- 

 firmation. 



(e) The award shall be made by the full Council of the 

 South African Association for the Advancement of Science after 

 considering the recommendations of the Medal Committee, pro- 

 vided it is carried by the vote of a majority of its Members, 

 given in writing or verbally. 



(/) The Council shall have the right to withhold the award 

 in any year, and to devote the funds rendered available thereby, 

 in a subsequent award or awards, provided the stipulation con- 

 tained in the second term of conveyance of the British Associa- 

 tion is adhered to. 



(g) No alteration shall be made in these Rules except under 

 the condition specified in Rule XIV. of the Association's Con- 

 stitution, reading:- — ■ 



Any proposed alteration of the Rules — 



a. Shall be intimated to the Council three months before 



the next Session of the Association. 



b. Shall be duly considered by the Council, and be com- 



municated by circular to the Members of the Associa- 

 tion for their consideration, and dealt with at the said 

 Session of the Association. 



(h) Should a Member of the Medal Committee accept 

 nomination for the Award or be absent from South Africa at 

 any time within four months before the commencement of the 

 ensuing Annual Session, he will ipso facto forfeit his seat on the 

 Committee. 



B. The Goold-Adams Medals. 



(a) The Medals shall be awarded on the joint results of the 

 Matriculation and University Senior Certificate Examinations 

 of the University of the Cape of Good Hope. 



(b) One Medal shall be awarded to the student who has 

 taken the highest place in each of the seven Science subjects ; 

 O) Physics, (2) Chemistry, (3) Elementary Physical Science. 

 (4) Botany. (5) Zoology, (6) Elementary Natural Science, and 

 (7) Mathematics, as set forth in the University Matriculation 

 Examination and the University Senior Certificate Examination. 



(c) The standard of marks shall be not less than 65 per 

 cent, of the maximum. 



( d) The Medals shall be struck in bronze. 



(e) The first awards shall be made on the results of the 

 1910 examinations. 



