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Association. / f I i } ■ '/'(' tlic Ilt'iioiirdii/i' tlic l.i'i^is/atiiV .ls.u'iiil>/i of the Pivvincr of Ontario: 'I'lu' petition ot' (^)UI I N's L'nIVKRMIN IvMiOWMlAf ASSOCIATION Humbly shi"u<cth : That His Knnor the I,icutciiinit ( ) iviTnnr, in his s|)cc(li at the opening of the I,egislatiire, on tlie tciuii of February lar,t, nKulc s|)e( lal relerenco ti) tiie Universities of tlie Province, and u'ave expression to the intention of the (iovernnient to submit a meaMire tor extending their uset'ulness: 'I'iiat your petitioners are deeply interested in tlie maintenance and prosperity of (^)ueen's Tniwrsitx'. Kiii.i^ston ; That (^)iieen's I,' Diversity, under the Royal charter granted bv (^)ueen Victoria, in the early years of Ihr Majestv's reign, jjrovides tor and embraces a complete course of literary and scientific ediu-ation ; That the founders of Queen's University, at a period in the hi ;tory of (!anada when there was a perfectly free choice of localities, selecte<l Kingston on account ol' its central and salubrious position: That two yt'ars ag(j. on all the c(jnstituents of (^)ueeii's Uni I'sity being spcciallv and individually consulted, tliev imanimotislv detern.i ed that {^)ueen's should remain permanentlv at Kingston carrsinir on L'ni\ersitv work ; That the c barter <it (^iiein's is older than am other existing iirovin- cial Uni\ersity ( h.irter: That, tor nearly half a centurv, this institution at Kingston h.is taught general liteiMture and s( ien<e to all on ei|iial lei ins; That in an early address of its tounders. issued to the public in 183Q. the doors of (Queen's were opened to all the vouth of the country without distinction of creed, or 'lass, or race; that trom the I'irst dav of the establishiujnt of ( V.ii'cii's this broad princip'- has never been dc parted from, a.ul tlut .u tlu^ |.iv>cmi i.n.r th. Art.. S, u... r an.l Mcdi.al rIassLS alike rank ar.i.mK tlu'ir students in attcndam e. .\nj;li( ans, R.mian ists. Mcthudists. liaptists. (ongrcKationnlists and I'r, sl.vlcrians; I'hat (^Ufcns University draws students In.ni everv pari ..I Oniarin l.iit more cspcially. owing to K-'OKraphi. al proxnuitv. Iron, th. following I'owns anrl from the several Counties in whi.h these Towns are sit.nte.l ■ Ottawa. Carleton l'!a<e Renfrew, Pembroke. Almonte, Smith's I'alls. I'erth. ( "orin\all, U'iJIiamstown. Dcseronto. ( ianano(|ue. Iroquois, Morris! iirg, Mrockville. Helleville, Trenton. I'icton, N'ap.'uiee. I'eti'rhoro'. landsa). Kinjiston. That the whole of Kastem Ontario is d,v,.ly roncerned in the pros- perity of (^)ueen's I'niversitv : I hat a large and valuable property has been a((|uired at Kingston: that new, commodious and permanent buildings have been erected with funds furnished by the , iti/ens of Kingston for the Universitv; that the Municipality of the City of Kingston, together with twelve County Councils have unaniinoiislv passed resolutions in its support: 'I'hat gueen's L'niversity < (umts among its Iriends the great mass of the population from which the students are chiellv drawn : That your petitioners learn with great satisfaction that the extension of University education is engaging the attention of the (Jovernment. and it is their earnest desire dial the publi, importan.e of giieens should be well known and dulv ((.iisidered: 'I'IkU it has i,een publicly announced that additional revenues are required from the Province fo: carryi.ig on Universitv wor!: in Toronto: that while your petitioners entertain the most friendly feeling towards Toronto University as a sister institution ami sincerelv wish it everv possible prosperity, they trust they may point out that so far as (^ueen-s is doing the same kind ol work as 'Toronto Universitv, and doing it eciually as well, she establishes the strongest claim to re.dve recognition in some form : i'hat the work done of a purely public character by both instituti(.ns may be fairly measured by the number of students in the Arts classes where general Literature and S.ience are taught: Ti>il auriMK the. s..^,i„„ ,.t ,,S85<, ,!,.• uiMkr Kr.uln,,,, , ,,n.l .„Ikt sliMki.f, MtUn-liiiK Akis .lassc. in (.).KeM\ at.,l rnix.-iiv c ,lk.j,e, I'xronto. Were res|)i'i tivclv as fdllnus: Others attendinj' r, . ,. ,, ... L'nder-grailiiates. Arts (lasses. Totals. Queen's ColleKe, Kingston. .. ,60 ,oJ ^fl' I'na. vour pctitio.ur, huv I,.m, „,v,l,|e t.. ..I.tain the number uf students attending Tnmntu I'nivvrMtv duru,^ the present s.ss,„n; that the returns when mule oi:t will ni all proLahility slum an increase; that m the .ase .,r gueens the m, rease this session is marked; that the "iinilnr-.l undergraduates attending has risen Ir-.m 160 to ,Xi. and lli.it the una! niimlHr ot students enrolled is .^fij; Thatsi„,e the lirst estal.lishm.'ut nf Tniversit v ( 'ollege, Tunmlo the total number of students who have graduated in .\ni> (|!..\ ami M.A.) is yog, and that sin, e the tirst establishment of gucen's University the total mmiber of students who have graduated in Arts (I! \ and M.A.) is 498; That ar.ording to the ealendars for the present session, issued by the authorities of both institutions, the tot.d numbers of graduates of al kinds, from first to l.ist are ;is follows, viz; (iraduated at University College, Toronto, total ,,041 (Iraduated at {.)ueen's University. Kingston, total 887 That these statistics, obtained froai oftiiial sources in both cases, will convey to your Honourable House a correct idea of the important work being done for the community by the two Universities at 'I'oronto and Kingston : That, however, the two institutions are doing their work under entirely different cir.umstances; forasmuch as the University at Toronto is and has always been wholly supported by public funds, the University at Kingston h.is had to dep.^nd on local aid and the generous support of its nuuK'rous friends ; That while your petitioners ftilly recognise the high value of Toronto University, they claim that Queen's University occupies a scarcely less important place in the intelle<:tual and moral development of the com- munity; that, therefore, while your petitioners would deeply regret to see Toronto University crippled in her noble work for want of sufficient revenue, they A„uld cpiallv deplore to see Queen's University left wholly unrecognized. In the .jpinion of your petitioners it is of the highest iinportan.e to the whole community that so marked an instance of local antl |)ri\ate effort should be fostered and recognized; Iti.il ...-. llii .\ki i.a.luiiK ,il KiiiKMuii iMil.iili..,liin|,iua. kTuith ''" l''i'v^r>itvu;.rlun' .t T..r,min, ,i .v,,ul,| |„, „,„, r.;iM.Mal)K ,m,l JUM. vvIku inrtlMi |H,hl„ ,,-„.,, , .,,,,,,.,1 „,, Hi,- vswn.u.u mi Ton.ntu CnvrrMtN. in m,,,,. ,,„| „, ..v,,„.|,„. ,|,, ,,„,|,j„j, ,„ S..cT..v.,i.,l Arts ,u KiM^stnn. ..h,l S ; ,| ,■ ,„„„„„ „|- ,,,,1 ..,„„„.,| slu.uhl l,e:ir.s;,.hanc,|iiil,il>lf MrM|,n,;.,n ,„ ,1,.. .i.l.liti.maU n,,c,uIiIu.v ■' I'l.nmin .1, tho luiinbcr „f .\k i ■ MtiH.ni.> ,U th,. (.ru- ^ni^.■rMlv I. ,,,.. Ill ilu' inniilin of .\u i sIikKhn ,i| ii,,. ,iiIut; \\nikii..Ki vnnr |,riui,Hui> lunnhlv |„.,yih,„ n. ,niv nKa>niv r. I.r - 111;; to tiR- l'.nvvr,nu.,. iustici ni;,v l.r ,|, „.. „, K;, ,,,.,„ , ,,„,,r„, .,,„| „, ,1,, !n;ni\ tlldus.uid^ ot' ini.lilr ulii c piK.iIi.' means t;() t,, iln. siip'M rt Vueci.'s UniNcrsity, and thai in th.^Nrnl nC il,e r.n.l.Avmnit .4 T,.rnnn, 1,'nivorsity beinK in-'ivaMd, a nru|„,rti.)nalc rsprn.liiurf ho nia.l,'. m ..i, ncctinn mill (Jncm', I'niNfis'U a! KiiigMwn: And as in duty Ixnind y.uv |a'tiii(HH'r uil! cwv praM On hclialt' of (^)iiccn's l'ni\trsit\ I'.nddwininl Assnciatam. •■^VM'l.il; ■ \\ I.MiN,,. ■ 'rcsiden!. K. \'.\sllU\ KdOl |;s, llonorars' Sci ri lai M:nTh 1^1. iSS-.