The Medal will be awarded in accordance with the following Regu. lations: 1. "THE VISHVANATH NARAYAN MANDLIK GOLD MEDAL" shall be awarded annually for the best Essay by a University Student, in accord ance with the subjoined conditions. 2. Competitors shall be Graduates in the University of Bombay, who shall not be of more than ten years' standing from the date of their graduation on the day prescribed for the sending in of the Essays. By the term "Graduates" is to be understood Masters and Bachelors of Arts, Bachelors of Science, Bachelors of Laws, Doctors and Licentiates of Medicine, and Masters and Licentiates of Civil Engineering; and by the term "date of graduation "is to be understood the date of the Candidates' receiving the Degree of Bachelor of Arts, or Bachelor of Science, or Licentiate of Medicine, or Licentiate of Civil Engineering. 3. Competitive Essays shall be written in the English language on the subject appointed for the current year, and shall be sent in to the University Registrar on or before the fourth Monday in September. Each Essay shall be designated by a motto instead of the writer's name, and shall be accompanied by a sealed cover, containing the name of the competitor, and a declaration that the Essay sent in by him is bond fide his own composition. 4. The Essay shall be on some subject connected with Sanskrit Literature. 5. The subject for the competition is to be selected by the Syndicate, and notified not less than twelve months before the day for sending in the Essays. 6. The Judges shall be two in number, and shall be nominated annually by the Syndicate. Their decision shall be announced on the fourth Monday in November. 7. The Medal shall be presented to the successful Candidate at the Convocation for conferring Degrees next ensuing after the Judges' decision. 8. A prize consisting of books of the value of the surplus left over out of the annual income of the Fund, after defraying the cost of the Medal, shall also be awarded to the Medallist. 9. The successful Essay may be printed at the discretion of the Syndicate. 10. The medal shall not be awarded to an Essay which, in the opinion of the Judges, would not, if printed, be creditable to the University. 11. Whenever a year passes without the Medal being awarded, the interest of the Endowment shall go towards the printing of Essays and other expenses connected with the Prize. 12. On all occasions of Academical costume, Medallists shall be entitled to wear their Medals. 13. Any surplus which may arise from the Medal being not awarded during any year shall be applied by the Syndicate in such manner as they shall think best fitted for furthering the object and purposes of the endowment. 14. The Senate shall have the power, whenever it may think fit, to modify or alter the terms upon which the Medal may be awarded, or otherwise to deal with the income of the Fund, provided the object for which the Medal has been founded is kept in view. YEAR. FUND OF 1883. SUBJECT. MEDALLIST. COLLEGE. 1839. The Smritis, their History and Position in the Medal not awarded. Dharmas astra. Ditto. 1890.. A Survey of the Upanishad Literature... 1892. A brief survey of Manu Smriti from the histori cal point of view. 1893.. A comparison of the S'is'upalavadha and the Kiratarjuniya, together with a Discussion of their respective Dates. 1894.. 1895.. R. N. Apte, M. A., Elphinstone. Medal not awarded. No Essay received. A Comparison of the Manu and Yajnavalkya Medal not awarded. History and Chronology of the Sanskrit Kavya No Essay received. 1896.. The relations between the Dharma Sutras and 1897.. 1893.. 1899.. the Metrical Smritis and the History of the Ditto. A Comparison of Aryan Manners and Morals as Medal not awarded. ... A Survey of the Upanishad Literature... 1900.. A Survey of the Upanishad Literature Books of the value of Rs 100). Bhat, Harikrishna Elphinstone. THE SCHOLARSHIP OF THE MEDICAL WOMEN FOR In June 1888, Mr. H. M. Phipson, Honorary Secretary, Medical Women for India Fund, offered to the University a sum of Rs. 3,000 in Debenture Bonds in the Bombay Tramway Company for the foundation of a << SCHOLARSHIP OF THE MEDICAL WOMEN FOR INDIA FUND OF 1883" to be awarded to the Female Candidate who passes the Examination for the Degree of L. M. & S. with the highest number of marks. At a meeting of the Senate held on the 31st January 1889 this offer was accepted with the best thanks of the Senate The Scholarship will be awarded in accordance with the following Regulations: 1. A Scholarship, to be called "THE SCHOLARSHIP OF THE MEDICAL WOMEN FOR INDIA FUND OF 1883," of the present value of Rs. 150, tenable for one year and payable half-yearly, shall be awarded every year to the Female Candidate who passes the examination for the Degree of L.M.& S. with the highest number of marks. * The same subject was again prescribed for an extra medal. B 1512-39 2. 3. The name of the successful Candidate will be published with the list of candidates who pass the examination for the Degree of L.M. & S. Any surplus which may arise from the vacancy of the Scholarship during any year, or part of a year, shall be applied by the Syndicate in such manner as they shall think best fitted for furthering the objects and purposes of the endowment. 4. The Senate shall have the power, whenever it may think fit, to modify or alter the terms upon which the Scholarship may be awarded, or otherwise to deal with the income of the Fund, provided the object for which the Scholarship has been founded is kept in view. In June 1888 the Honourable F. Forbes Adam and Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy, Bart., C.S.I., offered a sum of Rs. 22,500 in 4 per cent. Government Paper, for the foundation of two Scholarships, in honour of Sir James Fergusson, the late Governor of Bombay, one to be awarded to a B.A. or B.Sc., and the other to a Female Medical Student of the third or fourth year. At a meeting of the Senate held on the 31st January 1889, this offer was accepted with the best thanks of the Senate. The Scholarships will be awarded in accordance with the following Regulations: 1. A Scholarship, to be called "THE SIR JAMES FERGUSSON SCHOLARSHIP IN ARTS," of the value of Rs. (40) forty per mensem and tenable for two years, shall be awarded biennially to the Candidate who passes the Examination for the Degree of B.A. with the highest number of marks, and to the Candidate who passes the Examination for the Degree of B.Sc. with the highest number of marks, alternately, on condition that the Scholar continues his studies at one of the Colleges or Institutions recognized by the University of Bombay, or otherwise as may in each case be approved by the Syndicate. In the event of there being at the time of any award no suitable Candidate of the class to which the Scholarship would ordinarily fall to be awarded, it shall be awarded to a suitable Candidate of the other class. But such special award shall not otherwise disturb the ordinary rotation as fixed by the first award. 2. A Scholarship, to be called "THE SIR JAMES FERGUSSON SCHOLARSHIP IN MEDICINE," of the value of Rs. 20 (twenty) per mensem and tenable for one year, shall be awarded annually to the Female Candidate who passes the Second Examination in Medicine with the highest number of marks, on condition that she continues her medical studies at one of the Colleges or Institutions recognized by the University of Bombay, or otherwise as may in each case be approved by the Syndicate. 3. Any surplus which may arise from the vacancy of the Scholarships during any year, or part of a year, shall be applied by the Syndicate in such manner as they shall think best fitted for furthering the objects and purposes of the endowment. 4. The Senate shall have the power, whenever it may think fit, to modify or alter the terms upon which the Scholarships may be awarded or otherwise to deal with the income of the Fund, provided that the object for which the Scholarships have been founded is kept in view. In October 1888 Mr. Harkisandas Narottamdas, in a letter to the address of the Vice-Chancellor, the Reverend D. Mackichan, M.A., D.D., offered to the University a sum of Rs. 5,500* in 4 per cent. and Rs. 500 in 4 per cent. Government Paper for the foundation of a Gold Medal and a Scholarship in honour of Her Excellency Lady Reay in view of the distinguished services rendered by her Ladyship to the cause of Of these only Rs. 4,500 were made over to the University, Rs. 1,000 having been expended on the dies for the medal and the cost of the first medal. Medical Education of women in Western India, the Scholarship being awarded to a female Medical Student and the Medal to a Female Candidate who passes the Examination for the Degree of L.M. & S. with the highest number of marks. At a meeting of the Senate held on 31st January 1889, this offer was accepted with the best thanks of the Senate. The Medal and the Scholarship will be awarded in accordance with the following Regulations : 1. A Gold Medal, to be entitled "THE LADY REAY GOLD MEDAL," shall be awarded once in every three years to the Female Candidate who passes the Examination for the Degree of L.M. & S. with the highest number of marks. The name of the candidate to whom the Medal is awarded shall be published with the list of the successful candidates, and the Medal shall be presented at the Convocation for conferring Degrees. 2. A Prize consisting of books of the value of the surplus left over out of the annual income of the Fund,t after defraying the cost of the Medal, shall also be awarded to the Medallist. 3. A Scholarship, to be called the "LADY REAY MEDICAL SCHOLARSHIP," of the value of Rs. 10 a month and tenable for one year, shall be awarded annually to the female candidate who passes the Matriculation Examination with the highest number of marks, on condition that she prosecutes her studies, during her tenure of the Scholarship, in a College or Institution recognized in Medicine by the University of Bombay. 4. Candidates for the Scholarship must forward their applications to the Registrar (vide Form AAL) with their applications for permission to attend the Matriculation Examination of the same year. 5. The candidate elected must satisfy the Registrar, within six weeks from the date of election, that she has duly joined a recognized College or Institution. 6. The stipend of the Scholarship shall be payable monthly on a bill drawn by the Head of the College, which bill shall certify, under his signature, that the scholar is in regular attendance at the College, that her conduct is good, and that her progress in University studies is satisfactory. 7. Should the scholar discontinue her University studies, or be unfavourably reported on by the Head of her College, the Syndicate shall declare the Scholarship to be forfeited. 8. In case of the student who is elected declining to proceed to College, the stipend of the Scholarship for the ensuing year may be conferred on the candidate who shall have obtained the second place in the examination. 9. In case of the Medal not being awarded and the Scholarship lapsing through forfeiture or otherwise, during the course of the year, the money shall be reserved to be applied by the Syndicate in such manner as they shall think best fitted for furthering the object of the endowment. 10. The Senate shall have the power, whenever it may think fit, to modify or alter the terms upon which the Medal and the Scholarship may be awarded, or otherwise to deal with the income of the Fund provided the object for which they have been founded is kept in view. * Up to 1898 the medal was awarded annually. |