University Records

In Remembrance of The Benefactors who laid the foundations of Queens University in 1839-40-4

See the Records in University Doomsday Book

Of course I quite understand that there will be no precedent for the reference. But cannot we make one, is it not desirable that we should ^{do so,} part of our policy is to show to the world that our Benefactors on whom we still depend are not forgotten. Their names are embellished in Doomsday Book and we are not ashamed of the fact. If you think it better to have the words in Latin, be it so - but as they are designed for a purpose why should they or something to mean the same they be omitted - please return the enclosed with any further recommendations.

Yrs faithfully Sandford Fleming

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1900-01

Arrangements were proposed to the Rev. John Sharp, M.A., late Professor in Morvin College, Quebec, to take up tutorial work in Philosophy and English.

A memorandum from Principal Grant brought up a question of some moment to the University, and which received much attention for several years thereafter. It was a proposal to make such a change in the Constitution of the University as would give the graduates and benefactors a larger share in the Government of the Institution, and would place the Theological Faculty, which had hitherto been a department of the University, under a separate and independent Board appointed by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church.

The matter being one of grave importance, the following representative Committee was appointed "to examine the whole question, and present a report to the Board at its autumn meeting":

"The Chairman, the Chancellor, the Principal, Dr. Campbell, the Moderator of the General Assembly, Dr. Herridge, Dr Milligan, and Messrs. D.B. Maclennan and F.H. Chryster to be the Committee."

And in view of the honorable part taken by the Presbyterian Church in founding Queen's, a clause was added to the Report to the Assembly asking that Court to appoint a Committee to confer with the Committee of the Board.

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(8) How should the Benefactors be elected? Ans: By co-operation (not exceeding one-third). (9) Who should be ex-officio members of the Board? Ans.: The Chancellor and Vice Chancellor.

In the course of the year, 15th, July, the Rev. Professor Mowat, D.D., was taken away by death. A distinguished graduate of the University, and afterwards, for 43 years, Professor of Hebrew Language and Literature, and some-time Professor of New Testament and Church History, and also Registrar, his loss was much felt and regretted.

This minute was adopted by the Board of Trustees: "The University mourns the loss of Professor Mowat, the oldest member of the teaching staff, he having served the institution faithfully and long. By his good judgment, modest bearing, and unfailing courtesy, he earned the high regard of his colleagues in the Senate. By his ripe scholarship, painstaking fidelity and enthusiasm for Oriental studies, he begot in his students a taste for the language of the Old Testament, while by the devotedness of his spirit he set before them a highly impressive Christian ideal. By the lofty character he displayed among men generally he bore witness to whatever was just and lovely and of good report, and prepossessed them in favour of the religion which he taught. His memory will be long cherished warmly by all who were brought in contact with him."

The city of Kingston, in consideration of the value of the

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The government of the Province had granted the annual rental of the new building asked for.

The Board of the University, by resolution, agreed to consider carefully the proposal of the School of Mining, as set forth in the resolution of its Governors and the Building Committee, with the addition of the Chairman, was to take such action as might be deemed advisable.

The pressure for more room was becoming general. The next call came from the Medical Department, asking that the building occupied by it be enlarged at a cost of about $10,000, building arrangements and management to be mutually agreed upon by the University and the Medical Faculty. Terms were accepted.

After careful consideration of the proposal of the School of Mining, as to the building required, the Board instructed the Finance Committee, with the addition of Professor Dupuis and Goodwin, to proceed with the enlargement of said building, on the terms set forth in their resolutions.

Next, comes the weighty question of the suggested change in the Constitution of the University.

A Convention of the Trustees, Senate, Council, Graduates, Alumni and Benefactors of the University, was held Nov. 12, 1900, to consider the proposed changes in the Charter which were submitted by the Trustees at the last General Assembly; and it was resolved as follows:

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of the undenominational character of the work which it is at present doing; and whereas the Church has taken a deepening interest in the welfare of the University, evidenced more particularly by the Assembly's distribution of the Century Fund to be applied to the Theological Colleges, and whereas the General Assembly in its last meeting at Halifax expressed its gratifiction with the proposal to have the Theological Faculty under the care of a special Board to be appointed by the Assembly - Be it resolved: 1. That in the judgment of this Convention, the Governing Board of Queen's University should be undenominational, and should be in a larger degree than at present directly representative of the graduates and friends of the University. 2. That the Faculty of Theology should be under the management of a Board distinct from the Governing Board of the University. 3. It was further resolved - That as regards the other changes referred to in the Principal's article in Queen's Quarterly, last issue, this convention expresses a general agreement, especially on the following points, viz., That the matriculated students as well as the Graduates and Benefactors should be part of the Corporation and represented on the Governing Board: That the Graduates and Benefactors, respectively, be represented on the Board

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