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College, the same to be given bj-appointniont to persons in this Com- 

 monwealth, ai'tei- a competitive exaiuiiiation, under rules presrril)e(l l»y 

 the president of the college, at such time and place, as the senator then 

 in office from each district shall designate; and the said scholarships 

 shall be assigned equally to eacii senatorial district; but if there shall be 

 less than two successful applicants for scholarships from any senatorial 

 district, such scholarships may be distributed by tiie president of the 

 college equally among the other distriets, as nearly as possiljlc, but no 

 applicant rhall be entitled to a scholarship unless ho shall pass an 

 examination in accordance with tlie rules to bo established as herein 

 before provided. 



lu accordance with these resolves, any one desiring admission 

 to the college can apply to the senator of his district for a 

 scholarship. 



PRIZES. 



Farnsworth Rhetorical Prizes. 



Isaac D. Farnsworth, Esq., of Boston, has generously provided 

 a fund of fifteen hundred dollars, the income of which is to be used 

 as prizes, to be annually awarded, under the direction of the Col- 

 lege Facult^^ for excellence in declamation. 



Grinnell Agricultural Prizes. 



Hon. William Claflin of Boston has given the sum of one thou- 

 sand dollars for the endowment of a first prize of forty dollars, and 

 a second prize of twenty-five dollars, to be called the Grinnell 

 Agricultural Prizes, in honor of George B. Grinnell, Esq., of New 

 York. These prizes are to be paid in cash to those two members 

 of the graduating class who may pass the best oral and written 

 examination in theoretical and practical agriculture. 



Hill's Botanical Prizes. 



For the best herbarium collected by a member of the class of 

 1885, a prize of fifteen dollars is offered, and, for the second best, 

 a prize of ten dollars ; also a prize of five dollars for the best col- 

 lection of woods, and a prize of five dollars for the best collection 

 of dried plants from the College Farm. 



