GENERAL INFORMATION 15

LEWIS PRIZE. In 1865, Governor James T. Lewis gave $100 and in
1866 another $100 to constitute a fund the income of which was to pur-
chase an annual scholarship medal. In 1873, with the consent of the
donor, it was decided to use the income as a prize for the best undergradu-
ate essay. By 1905 the fund had grown to over $300 and the Regents, in
recognition of this having been the first permanent endowment given to
the University, established the “Lewis Prize,” consisting of $25 annually.
Any deficiency in the income of the fund, which now amounts to about
$700, is to be paid from the general account of the University. The prize
is awarded to that member of the freshman class ‘taking full work and
regularly enrolled in freshman English who shall write the best theme,
under conditions determined by a committee of the instructors in English 1.
The prize for 1929 was awarded to Miss Grace P. Follett.

MITCHELL Prize. In June, 1921, Mr. William M. Chester of Milwau-
kee offered a gold medal in memory of John Lendrum Mitchell, a member
of the Class of 1917 who lost his life while serving as an aviator in the
American Expeditionary Force in the World War, the medal to be awarded
annually for the best essay on industrial relations. The medal for 1929
was awarded to Miss Ernestine L. Wilke.

WILLIAM F, VILAS MEDAL AND PRIZE FuND. In 1910-11 and again in
1911-12, Anna M. Vilas gave $125 for medals for intercollegiate debating
and oratory. In June, 1912, to make this annual gift permanent, she
turned over $4,000 to the Central Wisconsin Trust Company of Madison,
the annual income to be used as follows: First: $125 for seven medals in
oratory, to be known as the William F. Vilas Medals for Oratory. The
Department of Speech has charge of the administration of these prizes.
Second: Two cash prizes for essays—one of $50 and one of $25, to be known
as the William F. Vilas Prizes for Essays. The English Department an-
nually posts on various bulletin boards the conditions of competition. The
prizes for 1929 were awarded to Clarence Weinstock and Adrian D.

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STUDENT EXPENSE

UNIVERSITY CHARGES

The University reserves the right to alter any of these charges without notice.

TuITION. No tuition is charged to residents of Wisconsin, except in
the Library School ($25 per semester for residents and $50 for non-
residents), and the Wisconsin High School ($8 per quarter for residents
and $15 for non-residents); a fee of $100 per semester is charged to
students who are non-residents of this state, as defined in the following
excerpt from Section 36.16 of the Wisconsin Statutes:

“Any student who shall have been a resident of the state for one year
next preceding his first admission to the University, or any minor student
whose parents have been bona fide residents of the state for one year next
preceding the beginning of any semester for which such student enters the
University, shall, while he continues a resident of the state, be entitled to
exemption from fees for non-resident tuition, but not from tuition, inci-
dental, or other fees in the University. Any student who shall not have
been a resident of the state for one year next preceding his first admission

 

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