Queen's University : an illustrated sketch of its foundation, growth and present proportions . saw the es-tablishment of theMedical Faculty, withDr. Sampson, and af-terwards Dr. Dickson, & ^s.«t-i^tiil . ! THE THIRD HOME OF orEEN S. as President. In 18(55 this faculty re-organized as theRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons, in affiliationwith Queens. In 1831 the original status w-as resumed,additions were madeto the staflf, and aninterchange of ser-vices arranged be-tween Arts and Med-ical Faculties, whichhas proved of mutualbenefit to both. Dr. Liddell re-tired from the princi-


Queen's University : an illustrated sketch of its foundation, growth and present proportions . saw the es-tablishment of theMedical Faculty, withDr. Sampson, and af-terwards Dr. Dickson, & ^s.«t-i^tiil . ! THE THIRD HOME OF orEEN S. as President. In 18(55 this faculty re-organized as theRoyal College of Physicians and Surgeons, in affiliationwith Queens. In 1831 the original status w-as resumed,additions were madeto the staflf, and aninterchange of ser-vices arranged be-tween Arts and Med-ical Faculties, whichhas proved of mutualbenefit to both. Dr. Liddell re-tired from the princi-palship in 184G. Hissuccessors have beenas follows : Rev. John:\Iachar, lS4(i-185->: Rev. , Vice-Princi-pal. 1853-1857: Cook, , lS57-18(i(i;Rev. \\m. Leitch, , 1860-1864: Rev.^^m. Snodgrass, , 1864-1877 : Rev. G. :^I. Grant. 1877-1902; Rev. D. , 1903, the present Principal. From the first the question of ways and means pressedheavily on Queens. Beginning as she did with no settledendowments, dependent on grants from the Presbyterian. lOHX M.\CKERR.\S. -14- Church and Government or on the subscriptions of gene-rous friends, it is not surprising that she has passedthrough times of great difficulty. And how has her needbeen suppHed ? Where has this University, springing upamong such difficult conditions, in a new country, withoutsettled income of any kind, derived the means necessaryfor her present position and imjwrtance? Chiefly, we donot hesitate to say, by the enlightened generosity of herfriends. Temjxirary grants from the Church and from


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