Lives of Dalhousie University: 1818-1925, Lord Dalhousie's CollegeMcGill-Queen's Press - MQUP, 1994 - 352 pages Financed by British spoils from eastern Maine in the War of 1812, modelled on the University of Edinburgh, and shaped by Scottish democratic education tradition, Dalhousie was unique among Nova Scotia colleges in being the only liberal, nonsectarian institution of higher learning. Except for a brief flicker of life (1838-43), for the first forty-five years no students or professors entered Dalhousie's halls a reflection in part of the intense religious loyalties embedded in Nova Scotian politics. The college building itself was at different times a cholera hospital and a Halifax community centre. Finally launched in 1863 and by 1890 embracing the disciplines of law and medicine, Dalhousie owed its driving force to the Presbyterians, retaining a double loyalty to their ethos of hard work and devotion to learning and to a board, staff, and student body of mixed denominations. P.B. Waite enlivens his descriptions of the life of the university with evocative portrayals of governors, professors, and students, as well as sketches of the social and economic development of Halifax. A welcome addition to the histories of Canadian universities, this volume and its forthcoming companion, dealing with the years 1925 to 1980, contribute significantly to our knowledge of the sometimes bitter internecine struggles that accompanied the development of higher education in Canada. "Everywhere is evident the deft turn of phrase, the captivating descriptions, the beautifully drawn word pictures that do much to enliven and illuminate the story ... It possesses many strengths, including clarity and liveliness, and tells us much about Dalhousie as an institution of buildings, presidents, and professors." B. Moody, Department of History, Acadia University. |
Table des matières
A Brave Beginning 18161821 | 3 |
New Building Silent Rooms 18211837 | 27 |
One College or Several? 18381847 | 46 |
Through the Shallows 18481864 | 70 |
Great Talent Little Money 18631879 | 95 |
George Munro and the Big Change 18791887 | 124 |
A Maturing Confidence 18871901 | 153 |
Expanding A Quest for Space 19011914 | 188 |
The Dalhousie Act of 1863 | 283 |
Agreement of Association between Dalhousie University and Kings College | 284 |
Enrolment at Dalhousie 18634 to 19245 | 290 |
Origin of Dalhousie Students 1863 to 1930 | 292 |
Two Dalhousie Student Songs | 293 |
Bibliographic Essay | 295 |
Notes | 297 |
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