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the whole community that so marked an instance of
local and private effort should be fostered and recognized:

That as the Arts teaching at Kingston is identical
in character with the University teaching at Toronto, it
would be wise, reasonable and just, when further assistance
is granted for the extension of Toronto University, in some
way to aid in extending the teaching of Science and Arts
at Kingston, and that the amount of aid so granted
should bear such an equitable proportion to the additional
expenditure at Toronto as the number of Arts students at the
one University bears to the number of Arts students at the
other: Wherefore your petitioners humbly
pray that in any measure relating to the Universities, justice
may be done to Eastern Ontario and to the many thousands
of people whose private means go to the support
of Queen's University, and that in the event of the Endowment
of Toronto University being increased, a proportionate
expenditure be made, in connection with Queen's University
at Kingston:

And as in duty bound your petitioners will ever pray:

^ On behalf of Queen's Endowment Association

Sandford Fleming - President
R. Vashon Rogers - Honorary Secretary
March 1st 1887

It was not propoosed
however, that the intended scheme should depend
for its fulfilment upon Government aid, and