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struggles, gave a special value to his "Forty Years'
Reminiscences of Queen's:
The work of the College was
henceforth carried on entirely in the new building.
The old Convocation Hall was reserved as
a gymnasium for the use of the students, and
the rest of the building was given over to the Medical
College.
Changes and additions were made
in the teaching staff this year. At Meetings
of the Local Trustees held on the 3rd of June and
the 14th of August Rev. James Fowler of
Fredericton, N.B. was appointed Lecturer in
Natural Science, and Librarian and Curator
of the Museum at a salary of $850 per annum,
with a grant of $150 for travelling expenses.
It was also agreed to report at the next
meeting of the Board of Trustees, the advisability of
appointing an assistant professor in Classics, and
the Rev. A.B. Nicholson was recommended for this
purpose. At the meeting of the Board on
the 14th of October, the appointment of the Rev.
James Fowler was confirmed, and the Rev. A.
B. Nicholson was appointed assistant professor of
Classics.
The chair of Classics left vacant

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