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liberality as well as public Endowment and Grants.
But, inasmuch as the scheme implies that all
the teaching bodies in Ontario, doing the work of
Higher Education must be in Torono, the Board is
constrained to defer final action until time shall
have been afforded for an expression of the views of the
Graduates and Benefactors, especially of the people of
Kingston and Eastern Ontario, whose liberality has been
repeatedly and signally displayed towards this University
- Carried.

Moved by Rev D.J. Macdonnell, seconded by
Mr. DB Maclennan - That while thus resolving to
delay final action until a full expression of the mind of
the Graduates and Conssituents of this University shall
have been secured, the Board unanimously express the
conviction that the Policy of Centralizing in one city
all the teaching Institutions in connection with the
University System of Ontario, and, as an almost
necessary result, all the schools for Professional instruction,
is not the one best calculated to promote the real interests
of higher Education in the Province - Carried.

Moved by Dr Boulter, seconded by Mr GM
Macdonnell - That with regard to the Scheme as
outlined in the paper submitted, the Trustees having
in the foregoing resolutions decided against
the principle of Centrealization on which it is

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