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 APPLICATION 
 
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 Asscx:. Inst., C. E., &c., 
 
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 CHAIR or CIVIL ENGINEERING, 
 
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 [SCHOOL OF PRACTICAL SCIENCE, 
 
 PROVINCE Oi' ONTAEIO. 
 
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 TESTIMaNlALS, AND RECOMMtoATIONS. 
 
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 To the Honourable the Minister of Education : 
 
 Sir,— 
 
 As I understand that applications for the Chair of 
 Gvil Engineering in the School of Practical Science are now 
 being received by your Department, I beg to announce myself 
 as a candidate for the position. 
 
 In order that you may be able to judge of my qualifications 
 for the appointment, it will be necessary for me to give you the 
 following resum^ of my professional career: 
 
 I graduated as B.A. in the University of Toronto in 1868, 
 and obtained the Gold Medal in Mathematics and the Prince's 
 Prize, gaining also first-class Honors in the Departments of 
 Modem Languages and Natural Sciences. My first employ- 
 ment in professional work was during my undergraduate 
 course in 1866, when I was employed on the survey of the 
 Township of Foley, Parry Sound District. After graduating I 
 was articled to George A. Stewart, Esq., Chief Engineer of the 
 Midland Railway. Under him I was employed on the con- 
 struction of the portion of that road from Peterborough to 
 Lakefield, on the survey of the extension from Lindsay to 
 Beaverton, and in Ijind surveys. I was thus occupied till May, 
 1869, when I received an appointment on the Engineering Staff 
 of the Intercolonial Railway. I was employed on the construc- 
 tion of Section i of that road, extending from Riviere du Loup 
 eastward, until September, 1870, when I received an appointment 
 as Contractor's Engineer to R. H. McGreevy, Esq., contractor 
 for Section 18, in the Metapedia Valley. I remained on this 
 work till September, 1871, when I received an appointment as 
 
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 Resident Engineer on the extension of the Midland Railway 
 from Beaverton to Orillia. When this portion of the line was 
 completed I was placed in charge of the construction of the 
 portion from Orillia to the Georgian Bay. This work was 
 temporarily stopped in October, 1874, and from that time till 
 the spring of 1875 I engaged in private work. I then went to 
 Maine, U. S., and received employment as mechanical draughts- 
 man from the Portland Company, {Locomotive Works). This 
 Company, in addition to locomotives, manufactures stationary 
 and marine engines, grain elevator work, and general machinery, 
 so that I was enabled to gain a fair acquaintance with this class 
 of work. In November, 1875, while in Portland, I received the 
 offer of an appointment as Division Engineer of the Eastern 
 Division of the Georgian Bay Branch, Canada Pacific Railway, 
 under the late Hon. A. B. Foster, contractor, (William Murdoch, 
 Esq., Chief Engineer), which I accepted. I was employed 
 on this work till the close of the Parliamentary Session of 
 1876, when Mr. Foster gave up his contract. In the follow- 
 ing June, I was sent out by the Government as assistant to 
 Thomas Ridout, Esq., C.E., in an Exploratory Survey for the 
 Canadian Pacific Railway, from French River to Vermilion 
 Lake. Since then I have been engaged in private practice in 
 Port Hope. I have diplomas as " Provincial Land Surveyor," 
 "Dominion Land Surveyor," "Passed Candidate in Higher 
 Surveying" (a diploma given by the Dominion Government), 
 and also as "Associate of the Institution of Civil Engineers" 
 (London, Eng.), which Institution is perhaps the most important 
 of its kind in the world. 
 
 I may mention, in addition to the above, that I have the 
 Degree of M. A. from the University of Toronto, and was 
 Examiner in Mathematics in that University in the years 1874 
 and 1875. I was appointed also in 1876 and 1878 as Examiner 
 in the same Department, but having other engagements I did 
 not act. In 1877 and 1878, 1 was Examiner in Civil Engineering. 
 
 When the Survey of the International Boundary between 
 the Dominion and the United States was begun, I was offered 
 
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 by Professor Kingston the nomination as one of the four 
 Canadian Astronomical Assistants employed in that Survey, but 
 owing to circumstances beyond my control I could not accept. 
 
 I have paid considerable attention to the various branches 
 of Engineering Theory, and the fact of my having been obliged, 
 through my connection with the University as Examiner, to 
 keep up my mathematical reading has proved to be of the 
 greatest possible advantage to me in this respect. In fact, a 
 thorough mathematical training is indispensable to a proper 
 understanding of the works of the higher authorities in the 
 profession. A knowledge of modern languages and natural 
 sciences is also of great service in the prosecution of Engineering 
 studies. 
 
 
 I now beg to direct your attention to the various testimonials 
 and recommendations attached to this application. 
 
 I may explain with regard to the testimonials from 
 Engineers, Contractors, and others with whom I have worked, 
 that the greater portion of them v"^re not written with any 
 reference to the use which I am now making of them : they 
 were merely intended to aid me in gaining ordinary professional 
 work. 
 
 In conclusion, I beg to assure you that should I be so 
 fortunate as to obtain this appointment, no effort of mine would 
 be spared to make the Department a success. 
 
 I have the honour to be. Sir, 
 
 Your obedient servant, 
 
 JOHN GALBRAITH. 
 
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COPIES OF TESTIMONIALS 
 
 FROM CIVIL ENGINEERS, CONTRACTORS, AND OTHERS. 
 
 Prescott, Ont. 
 
 September 23rd, 1871. 
 
 Dear Sir,— 
 
 I wrote my old friend (and former Division Assistant) 
 Hazlewood to recommend a gentleman to take a charge as 
 Assistant in the Morristown (opposite Brockville) and Black 
 River Railway. * * * Mr. Hazlewood recommends me 
 to apply to you. » » ♦ j should be glad to confer with 
 you with a view to immediate employment. * ♦ » 
 
 I am. 
 
 Yours very truly, 
 WILLIAM ELLIS, 
 
 Civil Engineer and Contractor. 
 J. Galbraith, Esq. 
 
 Port Hope. • ' 
 
 Toronto, 30th April, 1873. 
 
 My Dear Sir, — 
 
 I have much pleasure in bearing testimony to your abili- 
 ties as a Civil Engineer, you having been employed as Division 
 Engineer on the Midland Railway of Canada and in the charge 
 of all the works between Beaverton and Orillia that Mr. F. 
 Shanly had the construction of, under his contract with the* com- 
 pany. I always found you to be thoroughly acquainted wich all 
 the duties of your profession, and the energetic manner in which 
 
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 you carried out your part of the work was of great assistance to 
 me, as I found no trouble in constructing the works from your 
 good detailed plans, and the staking out of the same on the 
 ground. 
 
 I shall at all times be glad to hear of your continued 
 success as an Engineer, of which I have little doubt, knowing 
 your industry and careful attention to your business. 
 
 Respectfully yours, 
 
 W. H. ELLIS, 
 Engineer and Contractor's Agent, 
 
 John Galbraith, C. E., 
 
 Orillia. 
 
 City Engineer's Office, Toronto. 
 
 25th August, 1876. 
 
 J. Galbraith, Esq., C. E., 
 Port Hope. 
 
 Dear Sir, — 
 
 By an oversight I have failed sooner to reply to yours of 
 28th June. I now hasten to do so, and referring to our conver- 
 sation when we met here and your letter above, I have much 
 pleasure in stating that having known you personally and by 
 reputation for the last ten years, I consider your experience in 
 location and construction of Railway Works entitles you to 
 command a prominent and responsible position in your profes- 
 sion. Unfortunately at present there is little doing to require 
 the employment of engineering talent, but when the time comes 
 round again, as it must before long for the undertaking of 
 important works, your experience and knowledge will then, no 
 doubt, be taken advantage of. I shall always be glad to hear 
 of your success in what you undertake, and am, 
 
 Very truly yours, 
 
 F. SHANLY. 
 City Engineer^ Toronto. 
 
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 Manager's Office, 
 
 202 St. James Street, 
 Montreal, 3rd November, 1876. 
 
 Mr. J. Galbraith, C. E., 
 
 Port Hope, Ont. 
 
 Dear Sir, — 
 
 I have much pleasure in stating that your services as 
 Division Engineer on the Georgian Bay Branch, Canada Pacific 
 Railway, under Mr. Murdoch, Chief Engineer, gave entire satis- 
 faction, and if the work had proceeded I should have been pleased 
 to have retained you in the service. 
 
 Yours truly, 
 
 A. B. FOSTER. 
 
 Canadian Pacific Railway, 
 
 Office of the Engineer-in-Chief, 
 
 Ottawa, 7th November, 1876. 
 
 Mr. John Galbraith was some years ago one of my 
 assistants when in charge of works on the Intercolonial Railway, 
 at which time he gave perfect satisfaction in his ordinary work, 
 both in the office and in the field. He was besides remarkable for 
 zeal in studying his profession. Since that time the intercourse 
 between us has continued, and I know him to have be^n employed 
 as Engineer to one of the contractors on the Intercolonial, and 
 in various services on the Canadian Pacific and other Railways, 
 in exploring, locating, and supervision of construction, in all of 
 which I believe he gave satisfaction. 
 
 I consider him a valuable man, both theoretical and 
 practical. 
 
 LEONARD G.'bELL, 
 . Civi/ Engineer. 
 
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 TiiK Midland Railway of Canada, 
 
 Adolph HnoBL, PmUlent, MANAGER'S OFFICE, 
 
 Port Hope, nth November, 1876. 
 
 John Galbraith, Esq., 
 
 Civil Engineer, Port Hope. 
 
 Dear Sir,— 
 
 1 have much pleasure in complying with your request, and 
 in stating that you were in the employ of the Company as Engineer 
 for three years in overlooking the construction of our extension, 
 and attending to the various duties connected therewith ; that I 
 have been very well satisfied with all the work you have done, 
 and know you to be always strictly attentive to your business ; 
 and that I shall have great pleasure in recommending you for 
 any Railway which might be in want of a thorough Engineer. 
 I regret that the cessation of our own works has made it impossible 
 for me to continue you in our service. 
 
 Yours, very truly, 
 
 A. HUGEL, 
 
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 Canadian Pacific Railway, 
 
 Office of the Engineer-in-Chief, 
 Ottawa, 14th November, 1876. 
 
 J. Galbraith, Esq., M.A., 
 
 Civil Engineer, Port Hope. 
 
 My Dear Sir,— 
 
 I cannot allow the season's work to close without expressing 
 my appreciation of the valuable services you rendered as Assistant 
 in the Exploration Survey of the country lying between the French 
 and Vermilion Rivers for the Canada Pacific Railway. 
 
 You performed your duties in a very skilful and satis- 
 factory manner, displaying a perfect knowledge of this branch of 
 the profession, and exhibiting great pov/er of endurance in the 
 fatigues and exposure incident to explorations. 
 
 I have therefore no hesitation in saying that I consider 
 j'ou a first-class Exploring Engineer, and from the high rank 
 
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 you have attained at the University in the several sciences- 
 pertaintng to our profession, and the practice you have already 
 had on Railways, I feel sure that a career of usefulness and 
 success lies before you. 
 
 I shall always look back with pleasure to our association 
 during the past summer, and should opportunity arise would be 
 pleased in again availing myself of your assistance. 
 
 Yours very truly, 
 
 THOMAS RIDOUT, 
 
 Civil Engineer. 
 
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 Edw. H. Davies, President. 
 
 Geo. F. Morse, Agent and Treasurer. 
 
 Geo. W. Beale, Superintendent. 
 
 To Whom it may Concern 
 
 Portland Company's 
 Locomotive Works, 
 Portland, Maine, 
 December 14th, 1876. 
 
 This ceitifies that Mr. John Galbraith was employed at 
 our Works as draughtsman during the year 1875, and we found 
 him to be a good draughtsman, an excellent mathematician, and 
 a perfectly steady man. 
 
 We can confidently recommend him to any party desiring 
 the services of such a person. 
 
 PORTLAND COMPANY, 
 Per Geo. F. Morse, 
 
 A^ent and Treasurer. 
 
 Toronto, January 30th, 1877. 
 
 Dear Sir, — 
 
 Mr. J. Galbraith is a candidate for the office of Engineer 
 to the Water Works, which I understand is about to become 
 vacant, and from my knowledge of his professional acquire- 
 ments, I would recommend him f 3r the appointment. 
 
 Yours truly, 
 
 * * * . KIVAS TULLY.. 
 
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 Ottawa, 30th January, 1877. 
 Dear Sir, — 
 
 I have much pleasure in introducing to you Mr. J. 
 Galbraith, who I understand is an applicant for the position of 
 Engineer in charge of the ♦ ♦ * Water Works. 
 
 As to his ability to discharge the duties of that respon- 
 sible position faithfully, I can without the slightest doubt say 
 that he is capable of so doing. Having known him for the last 
 six or seven years intimately as being an intelligent and indus- 
 trious person, I am confident that his many years experience 
 on some of the principal public works in the Dominion, fully 
 enables him to be quite competent to take charge of the position 
 he now is seeking. 
 
 I am, &c., 
 
 T. KAVANAGH, 
 
 * * * Contractor. 
 
 Revere House, 
 
 Boston, Mass., U. S., 
 
 2nd February, 1877. 
 Dear Sir, — 
 
 * * * You are quite at liberty io name me as- 
 one of your references for the position of Engineer of the * * 
 Waterworks. * # ♦ Meantime you are at liberty 
 
 to make use of this letter as a general recommendation, if you 
 think it will serve you to do so. 
 
 Yours truly, 
 
 WALTER SHANLY. 
 J. Galbraith, C.E. 
 
 Port Hope. 
 
 Toronto Water Works, 
 
 Engineer's Department, 
 
 Toronto, 2nd February, 1877. 
 My Dear Sir, 
 
 From your reputation, and from my own personal know- 
 ledge, I have much pleasure in testifying to your capabilities as- 
 an Engineer. From consultations we have had on several 
 
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 occasions on matters connected with hydraulic engineering, I 
 can bear testimony to your scientific knowledge, as well as 
 practical experience, in that branch of the profession. 
 
 I am, very faithfully yours, 
 
 REDMOND J. BROUGH, 
 Engineer in charge, 
 John Galbraith, Esq., Toronto Water Works. 
 
 Civil Engineer, 
 
 Port Hope. 
 
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 Prescott, March 25th, 1877. 
 Dear Sir, — 
 
 In answer to yours of last week, I have much pleasure in 
 stating that I have personaliy known you to have been con- 
 nected with the prosecution of large public works for the last 
 eight or ten years, and to have always carried out successfully 
 all works entrusted to your charge. If I can further your views 
 in any way, 
 
 I am, yours to command, 
 
 CHAS. F. CHAPMAN, 
 
 Civil Engineer atid P.L.S. 
 J. Galbraith, Esq., C. E., 
 
 Port Hope. 
 
 Victoria Institute ; 
 
 or, 
 
 Philosophical Society of Great Britain, 
 
 7 Adelphi Terrace, London, W. C, 
 
 April 27th, 1877. 
 
 Sir — 
 
 I have the honour to convey the President and Council's 
 invitation for you to join this Society as a Member or Associate. 
 
 I send a copy of the " Radcliffe Observer's " address, with 
 particulars. 
 
 I am, Sir, 
 
 Yours very truly, 
 
 F. PETRIE, 
 J. Galbraith, Esq. , Secretary. 
 
 Port Hope, Ont, Canada. 
 

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 Babylon, Long Island, 
 
 May 3rd 1877. 
 
 My Dear Sir,— 
 
 I am just ofif my bed from a long illness of three weeks, 
 which prevented me from all business, and have only to say that 
 I will cheerfully add my name to your application to the London 
 Society of Engineers. 
 
 Of course I must speak of my knowledge of you by our 
 correspondence and engagement upon the same engineering 
 qiiestion and your general reputation, as I cannot s^.y that I 
 know you in person, yet I will add enough to make my signa- 
 ture useful. 
 
 Yours truly, 
 
 WILLIAM J. McALPINE. 
 
 J. Galbraith, Esq., C. E., 
 
 Port Hope, Ont., Canada. 
 
 Note. — Mr. Mc Alpine is one of the highest authorities in Hydraulic Engineering 
 
 in the United States. 
 
 Canadian Pacific Railway, 
 
 Ofifice of the Engineer-in-Chief, 
 
 Ottawa, 17th May, 1877. 
 
 My Dear Galbraith, — 
 
 I have much pleasure in complying with your request ; as 
 I have known you personally for the last eight or nine years, I 
 can speak with confidence of the ability displayed by you in the 
 course of your professional engagements. Your experience on 
 works, both public and private, together with your scientific 
 attainments, qualify you for n h'^'- position in our profession, 
 and one to which I trust you will be but a short time in attaining. 
 
 Regretting the delay in replying to your letter, 
 
 Yours very truly, 
 ... HUGH D. LUMSDP:N, 
 
 C. E. and P. L. S. 
 Engineer in charge Div. A., C. P. Ry., 
 
 Nipissingan P. O., Ont. 
 
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 The Institution of Civil Engineers, 
 
 Established 1818. — Incorporated by Royal Charter, 1828. 
 
 25 Great George Street, 
 
 Westminster, S. W., 30th May, 1877. 
 
 Sir,— 
 
 I have the honour to inform you that having been pro- 
 posed by Mr, Sandford Fleming, M. Inst. C. E., and seconded 
 by Messrs. Marcus Smith, E. Wragge, John C. Bailey, Joseph 
 Jopling and Frank Turner, you were duly elected an Associate 
 of the Institution of Civil Engineers on the twenty-ninth day of 
 May, 1877. * * * 
 
 I remain. Sir, ^ 
 
 Your obedient servant, 
 
 . JAMES FORREST, 
 
 Secretary. 
 John Galbraith, Esq., M.A., 
 
 Port Hope, Ontario, Canada. 
 
 Peterborough, June 6th, 1878. 
 Dear Sir, — 
 
 I have pleasure in testifying to your having been for 
 some three years Resident Engineer on the Georgian Bay 
 Extension of the Midland Railway of Canada during its con- 
 struction, on which service you proved yourself fully competent 
 to fulfil all the duties connected with that work, and gave every 
 satisfaction, from your abilities, industry, and intelligence, and 
 that I believe you to be quite capable of carrying out all works 
 connected with railway engineering. 
 
 I am also aware of your having been for some time connected 
 with the construction of the Intercolonial Railway. It will 
 afford me much pleasure to hear of your obtaining a position 
 where your abilities and attainments may be fully appreciated 
 and rewarded. 
 
 Yours truly, 
 
 GEO. A. STEWART,. 
 Late Chief Engineer, Midland Railway of Canada.. 
 
 John Galbraith, Esq., 
 
 Port Hope. 
 
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 BOWMANVILLE, August 6th, 1878. 
 My Dear Galbraith, 
 
 In accordance with your request for a testimonial as to 
 your professional abilities and experience, I have great pleasure 
 instating that I have been acquainted with you from your first 
 appointment on the Intercolonial Railway in 1869, and from the 
 frequent opportunities I have had of coming in contact with you 
 professionally since that time, I can bear the fullest testimony to 
 your qualifications as an Engineer. 
 
 Indeed I had such confidence in you that at the time I 
 •was acting as Chief Engineer to the late Hon. A. B. Foster on 
 the Georgian Bay Branch, I recommended you for the position 
 of Division Engineer of the eastern half of that line, which you 
 obtained, although you were not even an applicant for it. 
 
 In addition to your lengthened practical experience 
 you have the well deserved reputation among your professional 
 friends of being remarkably well up and sound in theoretical 
 knowledge. I am confident, indeed, that you would fill any 
 position in which you might be placed with credit to yourself 
 and satisfaction to your employers. 
 
 I remain, 
 
 Very truly yours, 
 
 WILLIAM MURDOCH, 
 J. Galbraith, Esq., C.E., Civil Engineer. 
 
 Port Hope, 
 
 Ontario. 
 
 City Engineer's Office, • ,. ;. : 
 ' Toronto, 8th August, 1878. 
 
 J. Galbraith, Esq., C. E., 
 
 Port Hope, 
 
 Dear Sir, — Understanding that you are an applicant 
 for the Chair of Civil Engineering in the the Government School 
 of Practical Science, I have much pleasure in adding my testi- 
 mony to that of the numerous and scientific gentlemen whose 
 letters you have shown me. 
 
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 As a practical Engineer I can speak from my own know- 
 ledge of your professional qualifications, which I believe to be of 
 such a nature as to fit you for the position referred to ; and I 
 have no doubt that your other and more scientific attainments, 
 as testified to in the letters before referred to, will entitle your 
 application to a favorable consideration by the Government. 
 
 Wishing you success, 
 
 I am, yours very truly, 
 
 • F. SHANLY, 
 
 City Engineer^ Toronto. 
 
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 University College, 
 
 Toronto, loth August, 1878. 
 
 To the Honourable the Minister of Education : 
 
 Sir, — As the appointment to the Chair of Civil Engineer- 
 ing in the School of Practical Science is shortly to be made, we, 
 the President, Professors, Lecturers, and Tutors of University 
 College, with the officials of the University of Toronto, have 
 great pleasure in recommending to your consideration the 
 qualifications of Mr. J. Galbraith, M. A., Assoc. Inst. C. E., 
 P. & D. L. S., &c., to fill the position. 
 
 Mr. Galbraith is a distinguished graduate of the Uni- 
 versity of Toronto, having obtained the Gold Medal in Mathe- 
 matics and the Prince's Prize in 1868. He took 1st Class 
 Honors in the Departments of Mathematics, Modern Languages 
 and Natural Sciences at his final examination, and also pursued 
 these branches through the whole of the undergraduate 'course. 
 
 In the last ten years he has been engaged in practical 
 professional life, and has held many responsible positions in 
 Canadian public works. 
 
Chair. 
 
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 The Senate has also on many occasions shewn its- 
 confidence in his abilities by appointing him Examiner in 
 Mathematics and Civil Engineering. 
 
 We would, therefore, respectfully recommend him for the 
 
 JOHN McCAUL, LL.D., 
 
 President University College^ Toronto. 
 
 HENRY H. CROFT, F.C.S, &c., 
 Professor of Chemistry, &c. 
 
 GEORGE BUCKLAND, 
 
 Professor of Agriculture. 
 
 EDWARD J. CHAPMAN, Ph.D., &c.. 
 
 Professor of Mineralogy and Geology. 
 
 GEORGE PAXTON YOUNG, M.A., 
 
 Professor of Metaphysics and Ethics, 
 
 R. RAMSAY WRIGHT, M.A., B.Sc, 
 Professor of Natural History. 
 
 W. D. PEARMAN., M.A., 
 
 Classical Tutor and Dean of Residence. 
 
 JACOB M. HIRSCHFELDER, 
 
 Lecturer on Oriental Literature. 
 
 WILLIAM OLDRIGHT, M.A., M.D., 
 
 Lecturer on Italian, University College, and 
 Elective Member of Settate. 
 
 ALFRED BAKER, M.A., 
 Mathematical Tutor. 
 
 W. G. FALCONBRIDGE, M.A., 
 
 Registrar University of Toronto. 
 
 W. H. VANDERSMISSEN, M.A. 
 
 Lecturer on German, University College, 
 and Librarian University of Toronto. 
 
 KoTE, — Owing to the absence in Europe of Professors Wilson, Kinoston, and 
 Loudon, and of M. Pxrnet, Lecturer on French, their signatures could not be 
 obtained. 
 
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 To THE Hon. ADAM CROOKS, 
 
 Minister of Education in the Province of Ontario. 
 
 We, the undersigned Graduates of the University of 
 Toronto, respectfully beg to recommend to your favourable 
 consideration the candidature of Mr. John Galbraith, M.A., 
 Assoc. Inst., C. E., kc, for the Chair of Civil Engineering in the 
 new School of Practical Science. 
 
 From his practical experience in the different branches 
 of his profession, as proved by his numerous testimonials and 
 from his well known scholarly attainments, we feel confident 
 that Mr. Galbraith'S appointment would, in every way, be 
 satisfactory to the friends of education in the country. 
 
 Signature. 
 
 Degree. 
 
 Residence. 
 
 
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