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the University, it would be better to ask the Legislature
for the capital sum needed than to ask it to provide
a rental.

After this interview, the Principal laid
the alternative measure suggested by the Premier before
the Chairman of Trustees, the Chancellor and
Principal Caven, and all agreed that the Government
had to decide as to the particular measure which
public opinion would warrant at the time, and
that the measure should be accepted, though without
waiver of the claims of Queen's. The
Principal thereupon decided to write an article for
Queen's Quarterly, setting forth these claims formally
and stating the grounds for them, and also answering
the objections which has been urged against
them by various parties, professing to represent
the University of Toronto. It was resolved
to issue reprints of this article, and send a copy
to every member of the Legislature, and to the
Press generally, and to persons supposed to be specially
interested in University Education in the Province.

The article was accordingly written and appeared
in the Quarterly issued on 1st January 1901, and
the action resolved on with regard to it was
taken (See article in Queen's Quarterly for
January 1901: also article in the previous

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1900