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At the same meeting, the following Extract from the Minutes of Synod was read

"At Toronto, and within St. Andrew's Church there:- the Sixth day of July 1850 years;-

"The which day the Synod of the Presbyterian Church of Canada, in connection with the Church of Scotland, met, according to adjournment, and was constituted with prayer. -

"Inter aliaThe Synod called for the Report of the Committee appointed to consider the state of Queen's College, which was given in. After long reasoning the following deliverance was agreed to.- 'The Synod having hear the Report of Committee appointed to consider the state of Queen's College, approve and adopt the minute of the Commission of Synod held at Kingston on the Eleventh day of October, 1849 anent Queen's College as follows; (Entered at length in Minutes of meeting of Trustees of 5th March 1850 folio 21.)

1849-1850

[left column]Rev. Hugh Cameron, Kippen Rev. Chas. I. Cameron, M.A., New Edinburgh Robert V. Rogers, B.A., Kingston John Bell, M.A., M.D., Montreal John A. Mudie, B.A., Kingston Thos. F. McLean, M.D., Goderich James McCammon, M.D., Kingston Rev. Donald Fraser, M.A., Southampton Kenneth N. Fenwick, M.A., M.D., Kingston

[right column]James Neish, Odessa Alexr G. McBean, B.A., Montreal William Caldwell, B.A., Lanark Rev. Robert Campbell, M.A., Renfrew William H. Fuller, M.A., Kingston Rev. Matthew W. Maclean, M.A., Belleville Rev. Ebenezer D. McLaren, M.A., B.D., Cheltenham

Rev. Malcolm McGillivray, M.A., Scarborough

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PREFACE.

In 1923 the Trustees of the University decided that a continuation of Queen's Domesday Book should be written. The work of compilation was given to Dr. Malcolm Macgillivray; and he accordingly collected the material that has been transcribed in the following pages.

In 1934 the Librarian, E.C. Kyte, brought before the Library Curators the question of perpetuating in a second volume the manuscript material that Dr. Macgillivray had gathered. It was resolved to obtain a writer; and Mr. Hall, the father of a student, Oswald Hall, of Cecil, Saskatchewan, was asked to make up the book on the sheets provided. Mr. Hall died in the following year, having transcribed the material up to the year 1910-1911. The Library Curators then asked the Rev. Mr. Baldwin, of Kingston, to complete the work. This was done in May, 1936. Mr. Baldwin received $50.00 for his part of the transcription.

SAPIENTIA ET DOCTRINA STABILITAS

1900-01

Reports from the various Faculties were encouraging, and the financial situation was easy enough to allow some additional expenditure on salaries and much needed improvements to the plant, and grounds.

As had been agreed upon, the Committee on Constitutional changes reported in the autumn verbally through the Chairman, answering the questions that had been submitted by the Principal, as follows:

(1) Should the Governing Board of Queen's hereafter be wholly undenominational and representative? Answer: Yes. (2) In that case, how should the Theological Faculty be governed? Ans: By a Board appointed by the General Assembly. (3) Should the students, as in the Scottish Universities, be part of the Corporation, and be represented on the Governing Board by a Rector elected by themselves? Ans: Yes. (4) Should the City of Kingston, as in the case of Edinburgh, be represented by the Mayor, or some one elected by the City Council? Ans: Yes. (5) Should the Provincial Government be represented? Ans: If it sees fit. (6) Should the Secondary Schools of the Province be represented? Ans: Yes. (7) What proportion of the Board should be elected by the graduates, directly, or through the University Council? Ans: Not exceeding one-third.

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1900-01

(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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