On Oct. 6th the Chancellor Sir W. R. Meredith, was re-elected by acclamation and three women were also chosen for the Senate. Speaking to the Students on Sept. 28 the President, Dr. R. A. Falconer, defined the work of the institution as follows: "The real progress of a University consists not only in the amount of knowledge which it adds to the already existing sum total, but in the degree with which it makes these stores of universal knowledge and scholarship a living force in the lives of the people." Meantime, an effort had been made, fruitlessly, to bring together Trinity and Wycliffe Colleges-the so-called High and Low Church denominational Colleges. The suggestion came from Trinity and was backed by an anonymous offer of $200,000 or more if an amalgamation was arranged. Dr. Macklem, the Provost of this institution, went so far as to offer acceptance of the name of Wycliffe and based his proposal on the welfare of the Church of England; Hon. S. H. Blake and the Faculty of Wycliffe finally declined on the ground that there would be no sufficient guarantee for the "teaching of Evangelical opinion." Preparations were made during the year for the removal of Trinity to a location near the University, as a result of its affiliation with the larger institution, and in December permission was accorded by Order-in-Council. The cost of the removal was stated. at $500,000 for which the Provincial Government was to guarantee bonds. The University was to retain the Arts Course, unlike Knox and Wycliffe, which were purely Theological institutions. Queen's University, Kingston, established a Chair of Canadian and Colonial History early in the year as the result of a $50,000 gift from Dr. James Douglas of New York. On Apr. 27 Sir James Whitney laid the corner-stone of Ontario's gift to the University-a $100,000 Chemistry building for its School of Mines. In his speech the Premier referred to this latter institution as having grown from an original income of $9,000 to $85,000, from a staff of 4 to 36, and from an attendance of 5 to 320. He christened the building, Gordon Hall-after the Principal of the University. On this occasion, also, it was announced that the Presbyterian General Assembly's Commission of Inquiry into the relationship of Queen's to the Church had decided by 10 to 9 in favour of separation and that the Board of Trustees of the University by 17 to 6 had decided in favour of the same policy. At the meeting of the General Assembly (June 6-7) the question was discussed at length and with vigour. Majority and Minority Reports from the Commission were presented. Principal D. M. Gordon took a pronounced stand for a national as against a denominational institution and pointed out that if free Queen's would be able to share in the Carnegie Endowment and would, also, have more claim upon the State for support. The Rev. Dr. McLeod of Barrie, in opposing separation, took the ground that it would mean loss of prestige, of students, of popular and Church support. The connection with the Church was an honour and if made permanent would be recognized with the wealth of the Church. Rev. Dr. Herridge of Ottawa supported separation; G. M. Macdonnell, K.C., of Kingston, opposed it. So the debate went on and the result was postponement of decision for another year. On Nov. 17th the Trustees of Queen's decided to take a vote of the Graduates on the question and to present a Report to the Assembly next year. In September this University accepted the resignation of Mr. John Marshall, Associate Professor of English, and was charged by the latter in a published letter from Weyburn, Sask., with a "British group" in the University having "persecuted" him for his Radical and anti-Imperial opinions. To this Dr. Gordon, the Principal, replied on Oct. 7th that: "The Professors in Queen's University have the fullest freedom in regard to their opinions upon public questions. Whatever difference of opinion upon such questions may exist between them the College authorities have not in any case allowed this to affect their treatment of any member of the staff. Their action towards Mr. Marshall has not been influenced by his opinions about the Canadian Navy nor by his Articles on the Northwest." No formal resignation had been received; simply an intimation that he would not return. The incident turned chiefly upon an individual's erratic character but was made much of in a part of the press. During this year Stuart Polson, M.A., M.D., in finally graduating, completed a record of almost a clean sweep in the important prizes, gold medals, and scholarships. The Western University of London was before the public during 1910 through its request for Provincial Government aid and to be placed upon the same basis as Queen's, in the East, by a grant of $40,000 a year. On Feb. 16 a deputation of 100 prominent Western men waited upon Sir James Whitney, headed by Chancellor R. M. Meredith, Bishop Williams of Huron and G. C. Gibbons, K.C. The Premier absolutely refused the proposal to divert money from the Provincial University and was then asked for a grant of so much per head of students in attendance. To the press (Mch. 19) Mr. Justice Meredith wrote declaring that the University was purely undenominational and not, as many supposed, a sectarian institution. "A grant to the Western cannot mean anything taken from Toronto, except its hampering overload of students, but will bring a triple great benefit-(1) the relief of the University of Toronto; (2) the saving of a vast amount to the parents of Western students; (3) the opening to many who could not afford or who would not send their children to Toronto, of the means of giving them a university education." Another deputation waited on the Government on Apl. 29 and pressed the request for $75 a year for each student and an additional $1,500 a year for the Institute of Hygiene. The Premier intimated that whatever its decision on this point the present Government con nection with the Western, through a representative on its Board, would be closed. Meantime the Public Libraries of the Province under the direction of Walter R. Nursey as Inspector for the Department of Education had been making progress. The Free Libraries reporting in 1910 numbered 131 with receipts of $259,115 and assets of $2,176,549. The number of volumes held were 844,133 and issued 2,641,676; 99 had reading-rooms. The Library Associations reporting numbered 230 with 24,563 members and 492,470 volumes owned. The Travelling Libraries numbered 168. On Jan. Sth, at Mr. Nursey's suggestion, a Committee of the Ontario Library Association met in Toronto to consider organization for the promotion of Technical education in the Libraries; a Sub-Committee was appointed to visit some United States Libraries and see what they were doing and a Report was afterwards submitted. Institution. Educational Appointments of the Year. Position. University of Toronto.. Chairman Board of Governors. ology Trinity University. Chairman of Convocation. Queen's University onial History Name. Sir Edmund Walker, c.v.o. J. A. Amyot, M.D. Rev. Dr. W. H. Griffith-Thomas. William L. Grant, M.A. Dean of the Faculty of Education. W. S. Ellis, M.A. Member of Board of Trustees.. W. A. Logie. Queen's University .. Member of Board of Trustees.... Hon. W. A. Charlton. Queen's University ... Professor of Church History..... Rev. John Dall, B.D. Queen's Univeristy ..Associate Professor of Education. Sinclair Laird, M.A. Knox College. Professor of Exegesis.. Rev. Dr. Richard Davidson. President Rev. Frank Powell, St. Michael's College. Victoria University Member of the Board of Regents. John C. Eaton. The Legis lature: the The 2nd Session of the 12th Legislature was opened by the Lieut.-Governor (Colonel J. M. Gibson) on Jan. 25th with a Speech from the Throne which referred to the recent visit of Sir Lomer Gouin to Toronto; stated that in the matter of school textbooks the Government had adopted the principle of open competition and thus lowered prices by one-third; mentioned the mineral development of the Province in nickel, silver, and gold and "the vast store of mineral wealth" yet to be obtained in New Ontario; expressed high opinions of the farm-lands of the north which were now opened to the settler by the T. & N. O. Railway; spoke of the harvest as good, the quality of dairy production as improved and the prices excellent; referred to the Milk Commission, the successful work of the Hydro-Electric Commission and the intention of the Government to firmly resist interference from the Dominion authorities; spoke of the high cost of living, suggested a Federal inquiry and promised various items of legislation. The Address was moved by T. Herbert Lennox of North York and Albert Grigg of Algoma. The former dealt with the record of the Government and referred, specifically, to the work of the Power Commission, the enforcement of Liquor restrictions, Law reform, higher grants to the schools and cheapening the price of school books, the taxation of railways, a reconstruction of the Companies Act, the enactment of mining and timber laws and the establishment of agricultural classes in the schools. Mr. Grigg described the people of the North as particularly satisfied with Mr. Hanna's administration of the Liquor laws, declared the Mineral development of that region as in its infancy, asked for Fish hatcheries in northern Lakes and hoped for more railways, more roads, and more bridges. Mr. A. G. MacKay, the Opposition Leader, deplored the "paucity of prospective and progressive legislation"; suggested consideration of a scheme for the advance of Technical education on the lines of the Good Roads Act which had worked out so well; called for a more practical grappling with the economic problem of high prices; and counselled early action in the formulation and exploitation of an efficient Forestry policy for the whole of Ontario. The Premier replied very briefly and the Address then passed without division. The Chairmen of Standing Committees were appointed as follows: Public Accounts. G. H. Ferguson. Railway.. Printing.. . Hon. J. S. Hendrie. ..Col. Hugh Clark. Standing Orders. W. H. Hoyle. During the ensuing Session 168 Bills were passed of which the most important were the Government's measure giving the people of Toronto control over their own streets by forbidding the Street Railway to lay tracks without the authority of the Ontario Railway Board; the legislation giving Toronto permission to build. a tube system of railway, and to construct surface lines in newly annexed districts under authority of the Railway Board; the Ontario Telephone Act placing the same Board in control of Telephone Companies with power over rates and connections; the appropriation of $2,500,000, on account, for the use of the HydroElectric Commission; the grant of authority to the Government to extend the T. & N. O. to Porcupine, and more restrictive amendments to the License Law. Other legislation provided for a further extension of Agricultural instruction in local centres, for the encouragement of the immigration of farm labourers and domestic help, for the operation and extension of rural Telephone systems, for the sale of Government House property and the building of a new residence for the Lieut.-Governor. Hon. Mr. Foy's amendments to the Insurance Act prohibited. the insurance of infants under one year of age; W. F. Nickle's Bread Bill established a standard weight of 24 ounces for a loaf of bread; Hon. J. S. Duff, in his Government bill based on the Milk Commission Report, gave all municipalities power to inspect the source of the local milk supply and made compulsory the pro vision of clean and sanitary quarters for cows giving milk; the Assessment Act amendments provided for the taxing of educational institutions such as Commercial and Business Colleges and increased the ordinary exemptions from income assessment; the powers of the Executive Council were clearly defined in a measure presented by the Premier; Hon. Mr. Cochrane carried legislation providing that one-quarter of the land in new town-sites in Northern Ontario should in future belong to the Government; Mr. Foy provided by legislation for the appointment of additional Judges of the High Court. The Premier presented a measure apportioning the Educational grant between the Public and Separate Schools on the basis of attendance with the right, when desired, to afterwards divide it up on the basis of equipment and salary; Hon. Dr. Reaume amended the Game and Fisheries Act and also fixed by legislation a standard for Boilers uniform with that of the other Provinces. In minor matters of legislation and discussion considerable salary increases were given the Civil Servants; the Legislature in dealing with a City of Peterborough Bill expressed strong feeling against municipalities receiving any special power to dispense with a public vote in Bonus by-laws. Sir James Whitney on Feb. 25th spoke strongly in opposition to exemp tions from school taxation and declared the Government would not consent to any legislation interfering with collection of the regular taxes; the Premier on Feb. 2nd intimated that the Government had been considering the acoustic qualities of the Legislative Chamber and hoped to be able to do somethingthough it was an expensive matter; on May 8 he deprecated adoption of any Single-tax heresies and denounced political nostrums in general and, on Mch. 9 stated that the time was coming when drastic legislation would be necessary to curb reckless motorists. Mr. J. P. Downey's yearly measure for the compulsory notification to the authorities of all cases of tuberculosis and certain Government steps for prevention was discussed on Mch. 2nd and withdrawn at the Premier's request; James McEwing (Lib.) suggested the total abolition of Government House (Feb. 8) as costing $100,000 in six years but he had no support. Mr. MacKay, for the Opposition, presented Bills amending the Power Commission Act so as to abolish the requirement of a fiat from the AttorneyGeneral before legal action could be taken against the Commission and making the Commission responsible for any injury done to person or property in the course of construction and operation but they were defeated by the usual large majorities; William Proudfoot (Lib.) attacked the Government's Educational policy and claimed that in West Huron 40 schools had discarded one of the new Primers; Mr. MacKay proposed, unsuccessfully, to amend the Education Act so as to distribute the grants to Schools according to the number of teachers. On Mch. 16th he urged the estab |