THE ELRINGTON THEOLOGICAL PRIZE. AT a general meeting of the Clergy and Laity, assembled in Dublin on the 4th day of March, 1837, to consider the best mode of commemorating the virtues, the learning, and the wisdom of the late Right Rev. Thomas Elrington, D.D., Lord Bishop of Leighlin and Ferns, and formerly Provost of Trinity College, Dublin, the following Resolutions were passed: "RESOLVED, That, in the opinion of this Meeting, the conduct of the late highly-respected Bishop of Ferns was uniformly distinguished by an earnest desire and endeavour to do substantial good, without needless display or ostentation; especially by implanting and strengthening in the minds of all with whom he was at any time connected, whether those of future candidates for the ministry, or those of actual Ministers of the Church, or those of the members of the Church in general, a well-founded belief in the truth and doctrines of our Holy Religion, and a steady attachment to its primitive institutions, according to the form of Christianity established in the United Church of England and Ireland. "That such a monument appears to us most appropriate to his character, and best calculated to do becoming honour to his memory, as shall be formed upon the principle of carrying forward those solid religious benefits which he was indefatigable in promoting during his life; a mode of testifying respect to which this Meeting is more inclined, by a consideration of the excellent personal representation of the late Prelate which already adorns the College Library. "That, for the foregoing purpose, it is adjudged desirable to institute an annual Prize for one or more of the best Theological Essays, composed by Bachelors of Arts of Trinity College, Dublin, of not more than three years' standing. "That the subject of the Essays be such as may direct the minds of the competitors to those topics in particular which were either discussed in the published works of the late Bishop, or were prominent objects of his solicitude; for example, the Evidence of our Holy Religion-the Constitution of the Christian Church-the Scriptural Character of the Doctrines, and the Apostolical Polity of our own Church-the necessity and validity of her Orders-and the just Claims and the solemn Engagement of her Ministers. "That this Prize be denominated THE ELRINGTON THEOLOGICAL PRIZE; that the subjects be proposed, and the Prize awarded, by the Lord Bishop of Ferns, the Provost of Trinity College, and the Regius Professor of Di vinity, all for the time being, in such way as they shall arrange among themselves; that the Essay or Essays be publicly read in the College Hall, at such time as the Provost shall appoint; and that the Prize consist of a selection of standard Theological works, of which the publications of the late Bishop, if attainable, as we trust they will be rendered by the filial piety of the present Regius Professor of Divinity, shall at all times form a part. This Prize cannot be obtained more than once by the same candidate." The Essays, clearly and legibly written, with fictitious signatures, are to be given to the Provost, or to Archbishop King's Professor, on or before the 1st day of November in each year. The foregoing Resolution has been altered so as to admit Graduates of the University of not more than eight years' standing (reckoned from the date of their B.A. Degree) to compete for the Prize. The subject will henceforth be announced two years before the date at which the Essays are to be sent in; and the value of the Prize will be £50. Subject for 1909.-The Origin and Authority of the Canon Law of Western Christendom. Subject for 1910.-The sources and date of the Fourth Book of Esdras, with an examination of its Escha tology. Subject for 1911.-The_Pauline Theology in relation to the Synoptic Narrative. PRIZES IN BIBLICAL GREEK. THESE Prizes were founded by the Board in the year 1840. A sum of £15 is placed at the disposal of the Professor of Biblical Greek, to be given in Prizes to the best answerers at an Annual Examination, which is held in Trinity Term, on a day named in the Almanac. Candidates for Prizes at this Examination must be at least of Junior Sophister standing. Course for 1910.-The Minor Prophets; The Epistle to the Hebrews. ECCLESIASTICAL HISTORY PRIZES. THESE Prizes were founded by the Board in the year 1851. They consist of two Premiums, one of £10, the other of £5, given at an Annual Examination, held by the Professor of Ecclesiastical History. The Examination is held in Trinity Term, and is open to such Students as shall have attended the Professor's Lectures during two Terms of the actual year in which they present themselves as Candidates. Course for 1910. Robertson's History of the Christian Church, A.D. 64-590. Eusebius' Ecclesiastical History. Special Subject for 1910.-The Irish Church in the twelfth century. For the regulations concerning the "Robert King Memorial Prize in Ecclesiastical History," see under Divinity School. PRIZES IN MATHEMATICS. THE LLOYD EXHIBITIONS. AT a Meeting of the Subscribers to the Lloyd Exhibition Fund, held in Trinity College, on Saturday, the 16th of November, 1839, the Rev. J. H. Singer, D. D., in the Chair, it was agreed :— I. That a sum of money having been subscribed for the foundation of Exhibitions in the University, to commemorate the talents and virtues of the late Provost Lloyd, by the promotion of learning in the Institution to whose interest his life was devoted, the aforesaid sum shall be lodged in the hands of the Provost, the Professor of Natural Philosophy, and the Professor of Mathematics, for the time being, in Trust for the purposes declared in these resolutions. II. That the interest of the aforesaid sum, and of such other sums as may at any time be added to it, shall be applied to the foundation of two Exhibitions, to be held for two years only. III. That the appointment to these Exhibitions shall be made by a public Examination, under the following regulations: 1. The Examinations shall be held in Michaelmas Term, annually, after the Michaelmas Term Examinations, and shall be open to such Students only as shall then be in the rising Senior Sophister Class. 2. No Student shall be admissible as a Candidate a second time. 3. The Exhibition shall be tenable only so long as the Student to whom it is awarded shall have his name on the College Books. 4. The Examiners shall be the Professors of Astronomy, Natural Philosophy, and Mathematies, and the Assistants to the Professor of Mathematics; or any three of them, as they shall agree among themselves. 5. The subject of Examination shall be a course of Mathematics and Physics, to be determined by the Examiners, subject to the approval of the Board. IV. Any Exhibition which may fall vacant before the natural period of its expiration shall not be filled up, but its amount shall be added to the principal, for the augmentation of the fund; and the same rule shall be followed in case it should at any time happen that no Candidate of sufficient merit shall present himself. The fund produces annually about £33. The Exhibitions are payable half-yearly by the Bursar in February and October. The following Course has been appointed for the Examination for these Exhibitions: Salmon's "Conic Sections." Properties of Curves of the Third Degree. Properties of Surfaces of the Second Degree. Burnside and Panton's "Theory of Equations." Williamson's " Differential Calculus" and "Integral Calculus." Statics Equilibrium of a Rigid and of a Flexible System. Dynamics of a Particle and Motion Parallel to a Fixed Plane. Newton's "Principia," Sects. 1, 2, 3. Brünnow's "Spherical Astronomy," Introduction, and first three Sections. Heath's "Geometrical Optics," Chaps. i.-ix. (both included). BISHOP LAW'S MATHEMATICAL PRIZES. In the year 1796, the sum of £735 was given to the College by John Law, Bishop of Elphin, on condition that it should be applied to the purpose of encouraging the study of Mathematics, according to a scheme which was subsequently slightly modified so that it now is as follows: 1. The sum of £20 to be given to that Junior Bachelor who shall pass the best Examination in Algebra, the application of Algebra to Geometry, and Spherical Trigonometry; and £10 to that Junior Bachelor who shall appear to be the second best proficient in the same subjects. 2. The Examination to be held on two days in Michaelmas Term, of which notice is to be given in the Almanac. 3. The Examiners of the Candidates for the Premiums to be the Professors of Mathematics, Natural Philosophy, and Astronomy. 4. The sum of £5 to be given, in turn, to each Professor, in order that he may entertain the other two Examiners at dinner, on the day that the Premiums are adjudged: the rotation to begin with the senior. THE M'CULLAGH PRIZE. IN November, 1854, it was resolved by the Subscribers to the M'Cullagh Prize Fund: 1. That an Annual Prize of £30 be founded, to be called the M'Cullagh Prize. 2. That the competition for this Prize be open to all persons not being Fellows of Trinity College, or Professors in the University of Dublin, whose names shall be on the books of the said College, on the day appointed for the adjudication of the Prize, and for at least three days previously. 3. That this Prize shall, subject to the restriction in No. 7, be awarded to the best answerer at an Examination, to be held on a day fixed by the Examiners, and of which due notice shall be given. 4. That the subject of this Examination shall be a Course of Mathematics and Physics, or of either of these, to be fixed from time to time by the Examiners, as stated in No. 6. 5. That the Examiners for this Prize shall be the Professor of Astronomy, the Professors of Natural Philosophy, the Professor of Mathematics, the Donegal Lecturer, and the Assistant to the Professor of Natural Philosophy, or any three of them. 6. That the subject of each Examination shall be determined by the aforesaid six Examiners, or the majority of them, and publicly announced, at least one year previously to the day appointed for the Examination. 7. That if at any Examination the Examiners shall be of opinion that sufficient merit has not been shown by any of the Candidates, it shall in such case be competent for the said Examiners to withhold the Prize for that year; and that the sum or sums thus accruing shall form a surplus fund, from which Prizes may be adjudged to such disappointed Candidates for the M'Cullagh Prize as the Examiners may consider to be worthy of such encouragement. 8. That no person who has once obtained the M'Cullagh Prize shall be admitted as a Candidate a second time. In 1875, a change was made in the investment of the Fund, which rendered the sum available in each year for Prizes £40. If, therefore, sufficient merit be shown, it is open to the Examiners to award in each year an additional Prize or Prizes. The Examination is held in Hilary Term. Subject for 1910.-Spherical Harmonic Analysis with Physical Applications. THE MICHAEL ROBERTS PRIZE. ON the 13th June, 1883, the sum of £200 was received from Mrs. Michael Roberts, to found a Prize in Mathematics, to be called the Michael Roberts Prize." The Michael Roberts Prize is awarded to the Student who, having passed the General Michaelmas Examination of the Senior Freshman Year, shall be judged by the Board to have answered best at the Mathematical Honor Examination of the Senior Freshmen in the Michaelmas Term. The sum invested yields annually about £7. The Prize is payable half-yearly in February and October by the Bursar. |