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This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1906 Excerpt: ... years maintained, the Meteorological Observatory,' determined to abandon it. The Provincial Government, feeling that we had just cause to bo proud of the results obtained there, gave an Annual Grant for its maintenance, and proposed to connect it with the University. When the proposition was submitted to the Senate, Doctor McCaul, the Vice-Chancellor, moved, seconded by Doctor Ryerson--"That the Senate will gladly co-operate with the Government in carrying out the plan for tho organization of the Observatory, which has been approved by His Excellency the Governor-General, and will accordingly pass the necessary Statute for the establishment of Graduate Scholarships,--and thus, as proposed in the above-mentioned Communication, contribute towards the expense of the establishment the amount of the stipends of the Scholars, in addition to onethird of the Salary of the Director of the Observatory and Professor of Meteorology, etcetera. The idea of the Scholarships was dropped on further consideration, but the Professorship remains, and the subject has been introduced into the University Course, but only as an optional one, not because it was considered an essential part of academical study, but because there was a Chair in the College, and it was thought some Undergraduates might wish to pursue the study, especially those who were intending to teach Grammar Schools, in which a system of Meteorological Observations has been established. I think that it was a mistake to connect tho Observatory with the College, but as long as Government maintains it, I see no objection to its continued connexion with the University, and the Director, if disconnected with the Col It is somewhat singular that, when Doctor Cook is proposing a scheme for University College, he s...
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- PublisherRareBooksClub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1130269191
- ISBN 13 9781130269192
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages230
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