three years' course, he shall only retain his Bursary during the fourth year of tenure if he shall engage in a course of study in Divinity approved by the Senatus Academicus. Provided further, that he give regular attendance on the classes in the said Colleges, and that before entering on his Divinity course, in the fourth or fifth year, as the case may be, of his tenure of the said Bursary, he shall have obtained the Degree of Master of Arts, or shall have passed all the examinations necessary for his admission to that Degree.

A Garth Bursar who, at the end of the fourth year of his tenure of the said Bursary, has failed to pass all the examinations necessary for his admission to the Degree of Master of Arts, shall forfeit the said Bursary; and in that event, it shall be lawful for the Patron to nominate a candidate, who shall be a Master of Arts, or shall have passed the examinations necessary for his admission to that Degree, and who shall be entering on his course of study in St Mary's College. Failing such nomination by the Patron, the Bursary shall be awarded by the Senatus Academicus to a candidate qualified as aforesaid, under such conditions as the Senatus Academicus shall prescribe. A Bursar so nominated shall not hold the Bursary for more than four

years.

The patronage or right of presenting to two of the said Garth Bursaries shall be vested in and exercised by the Senatus Academicus of the University of St Andrews, and the patronage or right of presenting to two of the said Garth Bursaries shall be vested in and exercised by the Reverend A. Irvine Robertson, B.D., Minister of Clackmannan, and his heirs.

Any person may be appointed to a Garth Bursary without preference as to name or birth.

MADRAS.

Founded in 1831 by the Rev. Dr Andrew Bell of Madras: four in number, and of the annual value of £20 each, tenable for four years. These Bursaries are restricted-except to relations of the Founder to Students who have been educated at the Madras College before proceeding to the United College. Patrons -The Governors of the Madras College.

SMITH.

Founded in 1861 by William Smith, Pharmaceutical Chemist in St Andrews. One Bursary of the annual value of £20, tenable for four years. The Bursar must belong to the Congrega

tional Union in Scotland, and proceed to the ministry in connection with that Church. Patrons-The Committee of the Union.

SPENCE.

These Bursaries were founded in 1868 by the Rev. John Spence, minister of Kinnaird.

A scheme for the administration of the Spence Bursaries Endowment was made by the Commissioners under the Educational Endowments Act of 1882, and approved by her Majesty in Council on 17th November 1888, and this Scheme was, in 1897, amended by the Court of Session. Under the Scheme the endowment is administered by a governing body incorporated by the name of "The Spence Bursary Trust."

1. The Bursaries are awarded by competitive examination among deserving students of either sex, who, after passing the Preliminary Examination, or such other examination as may from time to time be accepted by the Joint Board of Examiners as equivalent thereto, have attended one winter session or its equivalent in the Faculty of Arts in the University of St Andrews or Edinburgh, and have attended at least two Classes qualifying for Graduation, and who intend to complete the course of study for the Degree of Master of Arts in the University of St Andrews or Edinburgh, as the case may be, and shall be tenable for two years in the Faculty of Arts at either of these Universities.

2. The Governors determine from time to time how many of the said Bursaries are to be open for competition in each University. The Bursaries are of the value of £30 for the first year of tenure, and £40 for the second year.

3. It is in the power of the Governors to award to any Bursar, if they shall be satisfied of his or her merit, a Continuation Bursary of an annual value of £50, tenable for one year, on condition that the Bursar shall for that year attend such a curriculum of study in any of the Faculties in either of the said Universities as the Governors may approve.

4. The subjects of examination are Latin, Greek, and Mathematics.

5. Intending Candidates must lodge their applications with the Factor before 1st September.

Factor of the Trust-Henry A. Pattullo, Solicitor, 1 Bank Street, Dundee, from whom forms of application may be obtained.

FORBES.

These Bursaries were founded in 1875 by the late Rev. Dr

Forbes, Free St Paul's, Glasgow. He bequeathed the sum of £1000 to the College of St Salvator and St Leonard, to institute two Bursaries of "one Bursary of say £22, 10s. to the most deserving entrant into the College in point of character and attainments, a preference being given to students from Perth and Dunkeld"; and another Bursary, of same amount, to be competed for by students during their second year of attendance at College; and both Bursaries to continue until the curriculum of the students has been completed. Dr Forbes also bequeathed the sum of £500 for Bursary to entrants, to be assigned by competition. The Bursaries are at present of the value of about £16.

SELKIRK.

The Selkirk Bursary of £25 per annum, tenable for four years, founded by the late Mr George Selkirk, merchant, Markinch, in 1871, open to students not under 14 years of age, from the schools of Markinch, studying for the ministry at the University of St Andrews. Patrons Mr Selkirk's Trustees: viz., the Minister and Schoolmaster of Markinch, ex officio, and three elected Members.

FAIRWEATHER.

These Bursaries were founded in 1880 by Mrs Fairweather, Carnoustie, in memory of her late husband, Mr A. B. Fairweather, Dundee. The following are the regulations drawn up by the Trustees for the administration of these Bursaries : (1) That they be called the Fairweather Bursaries, in memory of the donor and her husband. (2) That a College or University Bursary, of the annual value of £25, be open to competition each year to pupils attending any school in Dundee. (3) That these Bursaries be tenable for three years, subject to a favourable report of the Bursars at their College Classes being received by the Trustees. (4) That it be a condition of tenure that the Bursar proceeds to graduation in Arts or Science. (5) That the Bursaries shall be held (meanwhile) by students attending the United College of St Andrews, and that the competitors shall be required to present themselves for examination at the annual Bursary Competitions at the United College in October.

Secretaries to the Trust-Messrs Thomas Thornton, Son, & Co., Solicitors, Dundee.

BLYTH.

The late Mrs Agnes Carmichael or Blyth, of Castle Garden, Crail, by her settlement, dated 14th June 1878, bequeathed a sum

for the foundation of one or more Bursaries in one or other of the Colleges of St Andrews. She directed the Patrons, in nominating and presenting students, to prefer, in the first place, such as are of the kindred of her late husband, Mr Charles Bell Blyth, whom failing, such as are of her own kindred; secondly, such as are of the name of Blyth; thirdly, such as are of the name of Carmichael; and failing students of the above kindred or name, then such as should be found best qualified and most deserving of the same.

It is estimated that the revenue from the fund will amount to about £40 a-year.

The Patrons have resolved-(1) To establish two Bursaries of the annual value of about £20 each. (2) That each Bursary shall be tenable for three years. (3) That students, while holding the Bursaries, shall attend the United College of St Andrews.

For further particulars application may be made to Messrs Gray & Martin, Solicitors, 30 Reform Street, Dundee, factors for the Trustees and Patrons.

JOHN AND ISABELLA MACDOUGALL.

These Bursaries were founded by Miss Isabella Macdougall of Perth, "for the encouragement of education in the county and city of Perth, and to afford pecuniary assistance to meritorious students born in said county and city of Perth, who may be attending the classes in the Faculty of Arts in the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and St Andrews."

The Bursaries are to be "of liberal amount," but are "not to exceed £50 per annum," are to be tenable for a period "not exceeding three years," and are to be "held in equal proportions" by students "attending each of the Universities of Edinburgh, Glasgow, and St Andrews."

They are to be conferred on "students of whatever religious denomination, after such competitive examinations" as the Trustees may determine. If, in the case of any one of the three Universities named, there be no qualified student from the county or city of Perth attending the Arts Classes, the Trustees may confer the Bursary, naturally accruing to a student of that University, on a qualified student of either of the other two Universities.

The agent for the Trust is Mr W. Cochrane Young, Solicitor, Perth.

BUTE.

This Bursary consists of the free annual income of a sum of £1000, placed in the hands of the Lord Provost of Dundee, on

15th November 1893, by the Most Honourable the Marquis of Bute for the purpose of establishing a Dundee Scholarship or Bursary in the University of St Andrews. The Bursary is tenable by the holder so long as he shall prosecute his studies at the said University, or at any College for the time being affiliated thereto. Patron-The Lord Provost of Dundee.

SCOTT.

George Scott, Esq., late of Eagle Villa, Queen's Road, Peckham, London, S.E., and Tullypowrie, Perthshire, who died on 19th April 1893, gave, in terms of his will, dated 24th March 1893, to his executors and trustees the sum of £1000 upon trust, to be applied to found one or more Scholarships, tenable at the University of St Andrews.

The executors and trustees having agreed that certain wishes of the testator could be better given effect to if the said sum was applied in founding a Bursary instead of a Scholarship, the University Court has mortified the amount of the bequest for the foundation and endowment of a Bursary, to bear the name of "The George Scott Bursary," in connection with the Faculty of Arts, the said Bursary to be held under and to be subject to the conditions and regulations following, viz. :

:

1. The said Bursary shall be awarded to an applicant who is a native of the parish of Dull, or of the parish of Weem, or of the parish of Logierait in Perthshire, if he pass the entire Preliminary Examination, and obtain at the Bursary Competition a number of marks deemed sufficient by the Senatus Academicus; and if there are two or more applicants who are natives of the said parishes of Dull, Weem, or Logierait, the Bursary shall be awarded to the one who stands highest in the order of merit in the Bursary Competition in the University of St Andrews.

2. If there are no applicants who are natives of any of the said parishes, the Bursary shall be open to all competitors, and shall be awarded according to the results of the Bursary Competition.

3. The Patrons may withhold the Bursary if none of the applicants appear to them to be suitable and deserving, in which case, as in all other cases where, from the death of the Bursar or any other cause, a vacancy in the tenure of the Bursary may result and an accumulation of income may take place, the income for the year or lesser period may be added to capital or be used to supplement future Bursaries as the Patrons may deem best.

4. The said Bursary shall be tenable only during the good