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1857-1858.
The following Students were enrolled in the Album of the Univeristy during the Session 1857-58.
First Year [left column] Alexr McBain Alexander J. McPherson John Tumly Farrell John Barr Horace Porter Yeomans John R. Ross Edward George Malloch Henry Joseph Hadfield George A. Kirkpatrick James Muir Andrew T. Drummond Thomas Hart John McLaren John Ross Donald Ross George Macdonnell Charles Wallace Low
[right column] Alexander J. McPherson John Barr John R. Ross Henry Joseph Hadfield James Muir Thomas Hart John Ross George Macdonnell
Second Year [left column] Henry Cargill James A. Somerville Hugh Cameron Alexr, Campbell Herbert S. McDonald
[left column] John Kerr McMorine Walter Ross Dunacn McDonald William B. Curran James Mullan
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[left column] James Bethune James McCaul
[right column] Alexr Dawson
Third Year [left column] David Hamilton Daniel James McDonnell Joshua Fraser Edmund Hooper William Craig Findlay F. McNab James Douglas In Arts. 37.
[right column] Daniel James McDonnell Edmund Hooper Findlay F. McNab In Arts. 37.
Theology [left column] James Carmichael George Porteous John Livingston Robert Campbell Donald Ross
[right column] Prosper Leger David Camelon Hugh J. Borthwick William Clark Joseph Evans. 10.
The number of Students attending the Classes in Medicine was 64.
The Revd Dr. Cook, while declining a permanent appointment to the office of Principal, having accepted of an interim appointment to the position on 7th Decr 1857, took an energetic and most beneficial part in the discharge of its duties with regard both to the general administration of its affairs, and to the instruction of the Students.
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The Principal Dr. Cook, and four Professors Mowat, Williamson, George, and Weir formed the staff of the College at this time, together with the Medical Professors.
On 1st February 1858, on motion of the Revd Dr. Cook, the following Resolutions were entered on the minutes of the Executive Committee;
I. That whereas the present College Building is not sufficiently large and Commodions for the accommodation of the literary and theological classes, Library, Museum, &c., and also of the Medical classes, it is desirable that suitable accomodation should be provided for the Medical classes in a separate Building.
II. That such accomodation could be most easily and cheaply provided by the erection of a Building behind the present College, say on or near the site of the present wood-house, inasmuch as from its position no architectural ornament would be at all necessary.
III. That such Building might, along with suitable rooms for the medical classes, comprise a public Halld fort General Meetings of the Collge, for Prayers, for Divine Service, for the granting of Degrees, &c,
IV. That the sum of £ 1000. Cy., be expended
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in the erection of such Building. And whereas it is desirable: First, That the General education of students of medicine attending the University should be improved, and the character and standing of the Profession be raised over the country: Secondly, That by additional fees means should be received to meet this interest of the sum so expended, it be a standing rule that in order to receive a Medical Degree in the University, it should be necessary during each year of attendance to attend one of the literary and philosophical classes for at least an hour a day.
V. That to insure the payment of the capital sum so expended, a sum not less than _________ be annually set apart from the Parliamentary Grant to the Medical Faculty.
VI. That, in order to prepare for the next General Meeting of Trustees the means of deciding on the expendiency of these proposed Resolutions, Mr. Drummond be authorized to procure plans and estimates for such a Building as is required, after consulting with the Secretary and other members of the Medical Faculty, and that the Secretary do write to Dr. Stewart to ascertain the opinion of the Medical Professors
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as to the probable effect on the attendance of medical students, of such a rule as it is proposed to lay down in regard to degrees in medicine.
On 22nd February a letter was read in the Executive Committee from Professor Baffour of Edinburgh University to Professor Williamson, who had been authorized to correspond with Dr. Balfour on the subject, strongly recommending Dr. Lawson, his assistant, for the Chair of Natural History in the College. A letter also was received from Dr. Lawson stating his willingness to accept the same, and at a General meeting of the Trustees on 2nd June following he was elected Professor of Chemistry and Natural History, at a salary of £ 275. Curry. together with a guarantee of £ 150 Cy. from fees, it being understood, that if the fees should exceed that sum the surplus should belong to him.
At the above meeting in June a letter was read from the Honble Wm. Morris, resigning the office of Trustee in consequence of ill health and expressing his best wishes for the prosperity and permanence of the Institution, and the following Minute was entered on the Minutes of the Board with regard to his resignation; "The Board agreed to accept the resignation of Mr. Morris, and they take
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