page_0867

[image: Ribbon with motto, Sapientia, et Doctrina, Stabilitas , written above College Crest]

Staff of the College. Strenuous efforts were made to
complete the endowment for the Chair of Political Science,
and early in October the following circular was issued
and widely distributed.

Kingston Ontario, Canada
18th October 1898.

Sir - Shortly after the death of the Right Hon.
Sir John A. Macdonald the Honourable Senator Gowan,
C.M.G., believing the best monument to a statesman to be
a Chair of Political and Economic Science bearing his
name, and convinced that in case of Sir John such a
Chair should be in the University which he took an
active part in founding, sent to Principal Grant of
Queen's $500 as the nucleus of an endowment fund for
that object. From time to time since, Judge Gowan has
sent other sums for the same object. His contributions
now amount to over $6000. The University had previously
appropriated a sum towards the endowment of
such a chair, on account of its intrinsic importance.
From those two sources $1300 dollars a year can be
depended on, but as the average salary of a Professor
of Queen's is $2000, it is desirable to secure sufficient to
yield $700 a year additional. It is felt by friends of
the University that the work so generously commenced by
Senator Gowan should be completed; and the
chair established without further delay. We

[image: morrocan lamp]
1898-99

1323

Staff of the College. Strenuous efforts were made to complete the endowment for the Chair of Political Science, and early in October the following circular was issued and widely distributed.
Kingston Ontario, Canada
18th October 1898.
Sir - Shortly after the death of the Right Hon. Sir John A. Macdonald the Honourable Senator Gowan, C.M.G., believing the best monument to a stateman to be a Chair of Political and Economic Science bearing his name, and convinced that in case of Sir John such a Chair should be in the University which he took an active part in founding, sent to Principal Grant of Queen's $500 as the nucleus of an endowment fund for that object. From time to time since, Judge Gowan has sent other sums for the same object. His contributions now amount to over $6000. The University had previously appropriated a sum towards the endowment of such a chair, on account of its intrinsic importance. From those two sources $1300 dollars a year can be depended on, but as the average salary of a Professor of Queen's is $2000, it is desirable to secure sufficient to yield $700 a year additional. It is felt by friends of the University that the work so generously commenced by Senator Gowan should be completed; and the chair established without further delay. We

1898-99
1323