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obligations under which the University has been laid by
Principal Grant, to whose indefatigable labours the success of
the Jubilee Endowment Scheme is mainly indebted: and
in order to mark their appreciation of his self-denying exertions
in his connection they resolved to appoint the Chancellor,
Rev James Barclay, and Rev Dr Campbell a comittee to
prepare an address to be presented to him on a suitable occasion
after his return, conveying the sentiments of the Board,
and further to take steps on behalf of the Board, to procure
a portrait of the principal to be placed in Convocation
Hall at or before next Annual Convocation. In order
to still further commemorate the Principal's efforts on behalf
of the University it was unanimusly resolved that all
contributions to the Endowment Funds, beyond the minimum
of $250,000 that may be received be applied, as far as
required to the Endowment of a Chair which shall bear
the name of Principal Grant.

It was felt that it would be fitting also in some
way to mark the appreciation of the Board of Trustees of
the spirit which had influenced the students of 1887-88 to
come forward to assist in establishing the Jubilee Fund
and a tablet with a suitable inscription was ordered to be
placed on the wall of Convocation Hall. It was
also decided to erect a monument in Toronto to the late
R. Sutherland, BA a graduate of Queen's
University, who had left his property to the

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1887-88

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