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and was a main instrument in crowning it with success.
To that cause he gave himself in sacrifice, for
in his untiring labours to secure the proper equipment
of the University, he first contracted the sickness that
finally proved fatal to him.
Words cannot express the regret of
the Board at the removal of one so beloved and so
esteemed. They mourn the loss not only of an
accomplished scholar and of a most successful teacher,
but of a dear and valued friend. His memory must
ever be cherished by us with affection and gratitude,
while the influence of his life and work must remain
as a source of lasting benefit to the University that
he loved so well.
The Board deeply sympathize with
his bereaved wife and children and they humbly and
prayerfully commend them to the fatherhood of God."
(See Queens Coll. Journal Vol. VII [?]p.61-65).
The classes in Classics were taken
after the death of Professor Mackerras for the remain-
der of the session by Mr. Samual Woods. M.A.
for many years Rector of the Collegiate Institute
in Kingston, and by Mr. A.B. Nicholson M.A.
On January 17th at a meeting of the
Senate, Professor Mowat and Professor

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