A History of Victoria University / / Charles Bruce Sissons.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter University of Toronto Press eBook-Package Archive 1933-1999
• VerfasserIn: Sissons, Charles Bruce,
• Place / Publishing House: Toronto : : University of Toronto Press, , [2019]; ©1952
• Year of Publication: 2019
• Language: English
• Series: Heritage
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (372 p.)

THE first step towards the founding of Victoria University was taken in 1829 at the Conference of the Episcopal Methodist Church of Canada. It is here proposed in telling the story of the growth from small beginnings to depict the actors against the background of the social and political institutions of Canada which they never permitted themselves to forget and thus contributed largely to forming. It is also hoped that now after sixty years it may be possible to assess the worth of the unique attempt to reconcile the claims of church and state in respect of higher education affected in 1892 by university federation at Toronto. Since the story of Victoria College-so he called it-was recorded by Chancellor Burwash nearly forty years ago, a considerable body of relevant historical material has been acquired or made accessible.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- I. PIONEERING IN EDUCATION 1829-1836 -- II. THE EMBRYO STAGE 1836-1842 -- III. RYERSON'S PRINCIPALSHIP 1842-1844 -- IV. ON A RAZOR'S EDGE 1844-7850 -- V. SALVAGE OPERATIONS 1850-1859 -- VI. OF PRINCIPALITIES AND POWERS 1860-1867 -- VII. LEFT OUT TO DIE 1867-1880 -- VIII. THE FORGING OF FEDERATION 1873-1892 -- IX. "THE GOOD LIFE" AT COBOURG 1881-1892 -- X. PIONEERING AGAIN 1892-1913 -- XI. THE DIVIDE 1913 -- XII. A STRAIGHT FURROW 1913-1930 -- XIII. THE SECOND CENTURY 1930-1952 -- APPENDIX -- INDEX