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1854-1855
The Roll of regular Students during the Session 1854-55 was as follows,
First Year [left column] Charles McKenzie James P. McPherson George Porteons James Webster John M. Fraser Donald B. McLennan
[right column] John Machar Duncan McMillan John May James Carmichael James Mullen
Second Year [left column] George Rose Robert Campbell Donald Ross David Camelon
[right column] George Hutton John A. McKenzie John Livingston Malcolm Galbraith
Third Year [left column] Wm R. Clunness [William] Alexr McLennan [Alexander] David Macdonald Donald J. McLean Joseph Evans William Belt
[right column] John McLennan Fredk J. Smith [Frederick] Wm. C. Clark [William] Colin Macdonald Andw Hamilton [Andrew]
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Donald Macdonald in Arts and Theology
In October 1854 the Classes met for the first time in the building purchased from Archdeacon Stuart. The Boarding House was discontinued and steps were taken to terminate as speedily as possible the tenancy of all the houses hitherto rented for College purposes. The Preparatory School, however, having been found in the absence of any efficient City High School, a necessary and useful appendage was maintained in its successful operation, and the lot on which it had been built by the Trustees was purchased from Major Sadlier for [Pound symbol?] 125.
On the first Monday of Novr, the School of Medicine, in connection with the College, already referred to was opened with an introductory Lecture by Dr. Sampson, in a building on Princess Street, then partly occupied by the Mechanic's Institute, and now forming the Furniture Warehouse of Mr. Drennan. The Lecturers during this first Session were Drs. Sampson, President, Stewart, Dickinson, Gates, Hayward and Litchfield, and at their request Professor Williamson
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agreed to conduct the Classes in Chemistry in the Natural Philosophy Class-room, until a permanent Professor in that branch of Study, to be sought for without delay, could be obtained.
On 20th June 1855 the Board took into consideration the desirableness of a Faculty of Medicine being instituted in connection with the College, a communication from the Medical Practitioners of date 7th February 1854, the large attendance of Students on the Lectures on Medicine and Surgery appointed by the Executive Committee in terms of the Resolution of the Board of date 2nd August 1854; and further having received the assurance of the concurrence of a large number of the absent Trustees in the object proposed, resolved, that a Medical Faculty be estblished in the University. The following gentlemen were appointed Professors in the different branches, viz.
James Sampson M.D., Professor of Clinical Medicine and Surgery, and President of the Faculty. John Stewart L.R.C.S.E., Professor of Anatomy Physiology and Practical Anatomy John R. Dickson, M.D., Professor of the Principles
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and Practical Surgery. Horatio Yates m.D., Professor of the Principles and Practice of Medicine Fife Fowler M.D., L.R.C.S.E., Professor of Materia Medica and Pharmacy. L.P. Litchfield M.D., Professor of Midwifery, and State, and Forensic Medicine. The Class of Chemistry was taught in the College buildings by Professor Williamson as before.
It was at the same time provided, that no portion of the funds of the University should be devoted to the support of the Medical Faculty, but that the Professors therein should derive their emoluments from their fees and such other sources as may by the liberality of Government, or of individuals, be specially devoted to that purpose.
Petitions were also addressed to the Legislature for Grants to the College, and to the Medical Faculty, and a Grant of [pound symbol?]250 was obtained in 1855 in aid of the latter, in addition to [pound symbol?]500 to the College.
The Degree of B.A. was conferred at the close of the Session on the following candidates John McLennan Glengarry.
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[left column] Donald Maclean Glengarry Joseph Evans Kitley William Bell L. Original Colin Macdonald Gananoque William Robert Cluness Williams William C. Clarke London Andrew Hamilton Dundas William Aird Ross Bytown James Sievwright Kemptville John Thomson Napanee
The following graduated in Medicine, being the first graduates in that department, and received the Degree of M.D.
[left column] Daniel Chambers Robert Douglas Samuel Dunbar Weston L. Harriman William Hillier
[right column] John F. Mercer Wm Sumner Scott [William] H.W. Spafford Dugald McKellan
1854-55
