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conferred on him by the Senate. The very Revd. John Jenkins, D.
D., the Moderator of the General Assembly, offered the dedicatory
prayer. The Mayor of the City, in the name of the people of
Kingston, asked the illustrious visitors to lay the foundation
stones of the building, a memorial of the enlightened liberality
of the Citizens. At the close of the proceedings His Excellency and
H.R.H., assisted by Professor Williamson, planted memorial trees
in the Campus.
On 29th April, a series of By Laws for the election of
Chancellor prepared by a Committee appointed for the purpose
consisting of Messrs James Maclennan, G.M. Macdonnell, and
the Registrar R.V. Rogers, were submitted and adopted at
the Statutory meeting of Convocation. It was also resolved, that
at the annual Convocation for the Laureation of Graduates
the minutes of the previous Convocation should be held as read,
that the Sponsio Academica be administered by the Registrar
of the Senate, and that graduates simply signify their assent
thereto by the word "Spondes." A committee was at the same
time appointed to consider the advisability and feasibility of
establishing a Faculty of Law in connection with Queen's Uni-
versity and to report.
The Board of Trustees were this year called upon

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