Queen’s University Senate Minutes

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[de]ferred till next meeting.

It was agreed that the papers for the ensuing honour examinations be printed.

[margin] theological scholarships [/margin]

1. To students of the first year four scholarships shall be offered payable out of the grant for scholarships by the Colonial Committee of the Church of Scotland under the name of Church of Scotland scholarships, and of the several amounts of $70, $60, $50 and $50 according to the order of merit, subject to the regulation on page 27 of the Calendar for the present session.

2. To students of the second year scholarship of the same number and amount as to those of the first year will be offered.

[margin] regulations for B.D. [/margin]

In accordance with the report of the Committee the Senate adopted the following regulations anent the degree of B.Divinity.

1. Candidates for the degree of Bachelor of Divinity (B.D.) must be graduates in Arts of this University or of a University whose degrees are recognized for this purpose by the Senate.

2. The degree shall not be conferred until the candidate has completed his Theological curriculum with a view to the ministry in the Church to which he belongs, and has passed a satisfac[tory]

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tory examination in the branches of theology taught in this University.

3. The subjects of examination shall be in two departments, the first embracing (1) Hebrew and (2) the Evidences of Christianity and the Inspiration of Scripture, and the second embracing (1) Church History (2) Systematic Theology and (3) Biblical Criticism.

4. Candidates who have completed their Theological course may be examined in either of these departments, and may defer their examination in the other department, provided there be not a greater interval than two years between their two examinations.

5. Students who have completed all the sessions but one of their Theological courses may be admitted to examination in the first department.

6. A candidate may subject to the preceding regulations appear at any University examination in Theology, provided he give two weeks' notice of his intention to the Registrar.

7. When a student, being a candidate for the degree, shall obtain at a pass examintion on any subject two thirds of the marks allotted to the subject he may on recommendation of the Examiner be exempted from further examination on that subject.

Closed with prayer

W. Snodgrass, D.D., Principal J.B. Mowat

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refused to sustain the class attendance of W.E. D'Argent.

[margin] examiners for Watkin's scholarship [/margin]

Professors Williamson Mackerras, Dupuis and Ferguson were appointed to take charge of the examination of candidates at the Collegiate Institute for the Watkins scholarship.

Closed with prayer

W Snodgrass, D.D., Principal J.B. Mowat, Secretary ________________________ [margin] Ap. 23 1877 [/margin]

Queen's University April 23d 1877

The Senate met and was constituted.

Sederunt Principal Snodgrass, Professors Williamson, Mowat, Dupuis, Ferguson, and Watson.

The minutes of the last meeting held 7th inst. were read and approved.

[margin] D'Argent admitted to Un. En. [/margin]

The Senate agreed to sustain the attendance of W.E D'Argent on the classes of senior Latin and senior mathematics as sufficient to entitle him to appear at the University examination in these subjects.

On a review of the written examinations in Arts the Senate sustained the University examination of the following undergraduates named in the order of merit in each subject:

[margin] Passmen [/margin]

Junior Latin 1. William W. Briden 2. Hugh McIntosh 3. Hugh H. McMillan 4. James Downing 5. John McArthur

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6. Marcus S. Snook 7. Julian D. Bissonette

Junior Greek 1. William Briden 2. Hugh McIntosh 3. Hugh H. McMillan 4. Julian D. Bissonette 5. James Downing 6. Minor M. Elmore 7. John McArthur 8. John N. Chambers also Gilbert C. Patterson

Senior Latin 1. Finlay M. Maclennan 2. Hugh B. Walkem 3. James V. Anglin 4. Wilber Daly 5. James Awde 6. Flew Ramsay Duff 7. Thomas A. Elliott 8. Minor M. Elmore 9. Wm. E. D'Argent 10. William Stewart 11. Joseph McCormack 12. George McArthur also G.C. Patterson

Senior Greek 1. Finlay M. Maclennan 2. James V. Anglin 3. Hugh B. Walkem 4. William Stewart 5. Matthew McKay 6. Wilber Daly 7. Thomas A. Elliott 8. McCormack Joseph also G.C. Patterson

Junior mathematics 1. William Briden

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2. Frederick J. Bamford 3. Hugh McIntosh 4. Hugh H. McMillan 5. James Downing 6. Marcus S. Snook 7. John McArthur 8. Julian D. Bissonette

senior mathematics 1. Finlay M. Maclennan 2. Matthew McKay 3. William Stewart 4. Flew Ramsay Duff 5. William E. D'Argent 6. Joseph McCormack

Natural Philosophy 1. William H. Irvine 2. John R. Lavell 3. James Ross 4. David A. Givens 5. Lewis W. Shannon 6. Fred C. Heath 7. Joseph Francis White 8. George Bell 9. Thomas Scales } Alexander McKillop } equal 10. James Cumberland 11. Andrew Love 12. George Ritchie 13. Henry Lunam } Charles McDowell} equal 14. Duncan Macarthur 15. Henry M. Dyckman 16. Frank A. Drummond 17. John George Creeggan

Logic & metaphysics

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[margin] Ap. 23. 1877 scholarships in theology [/margin]

It was found that the scholarships in Theology had been gained as follows: Church of Scotland (1) $70 - A.H. Scott Church of Scotland (2) $70 - J. Ferguson Church of Scotland (3) $60 - H. Cameron

[margin] Geo. McMillan [/margin]

In compliance with an application from George McMillan who had been prevented by illness from attending the University examination in Inspiration of scripture and Systematic Theology, the Senate agreed to allow him to be examined in these subjects in November.

[margin] subject of essay [/margin]

It was agreed that the subject of the essay for the prize offered by D.B. Maclennan M.A. shall be: The nature and influence of the Philosophy of Descartes.

Closed with prayer

W. Snodgrass, D.D., Principal J.B. Mowat __________________ [margin] Ap. 24. 1877 [/margin]

Queen's University April 24th 1877

The Senate met and was constituted.

Sederunt Principal Snodgrass, Professors Williamson, Mowat, Dupuis, Ferguson and Watson.

The minutes of last meeting held yesterday were read and sustained.

The Senate having examined in all the subjects necessary for the degree of B.A. the following candidates named in alphabetical order viz. James Cumberland, Francis

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[exami]ners to be in favour of then passing resolved that the said eleven candidates have passed their final examination in Medicine, and agreed to confer and hereby do confer the degree of Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) upon each of them, of these gentlemen Messrs. Phelan, Higgins, Millar, and Bowen having obtained ninety (90) percent of the marks in three subjects at the written examinations were exempted from an oral examination.

The following subjects were chosen for prize essays to be given in for competition next session: Prize by D.L. Macpherson: on The mission of Britain to India Prize by Edward G. Mallock, B.A.: in the life and discoveries of Galileo Prize by Alex. G. McBean B.A.: on the modern doctine of energy Prize by W.H. Fuller M.A. on Lord Brougham Prize by J. Thorburn: on the best history of the County of Carleton

The above minutes were read and sustained.

Closed with prayer W. Snodgrass, D.D., Principal J.B. Mowat, Secretary ___________________