McGill University : for the advancement of learning . Volume II, 1895-1971 /

The appointment of John William Dawson as principal in 1855 brought modern ideas of education to Montreal, and he imparted to the emerging institution his own deeep commitment to science. The Molson Hall in 1862, the first Medical School on campus in 1872, the Redpath Museum in 1882, the Macdonald P...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Frost, Stanley Brice (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Montreal [Que.] : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©1984.
Colección:CEL - Canadian Publishers Collection.
Temas:
McGill University > History.
McGill University.
EDUCATION > Higher.
Electronic books.
History.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • ""CONTENTS""; ""ILLUSTRATIONS""; ""FOREWORD""; ""PREFACE""; ""ABBREVIATIONS""; ""PART ONE: The University 1895â€?1960""; ""CHAPTER 1 PETERSON: THE EARLY YEARS""; ""The Institutional Scene""; ""The New Principal""; ""Successes and Impediments""; ""The Royal Victoria College""; ""Strathcona's Benefactions to Medicine""; ""Macdonald's Benefactions to Science""; ""Macdonald's Other Benefactions""; ""The Greatest Benefactor""; ""Student Affairs""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 2 ADVANCES ON MANY FRONTS""; ""The Humanities and Social Sciences""; ""Initiatives in Summer Schools""; ""Beginnings in Music""
  • The Sciences in ArtsThe Faculty of Applied Science
  • The Faculty of Law
  • Developments in Medicine
  • McGill University Magazine
  • Administrative Developments
  • Notes
  • CHAPTER 3 PETERSON: THE MIDDLE YEARS
  • Education in Canada and Quebec
  • Macdonald College
  • Macdonald School for Teachers
  • The School of Household Science
  • The Faculty of Agriculture
  • The McLennan Travelling Libraries
  • McGill University College of British Columbia
  • Graduate Studies
  • Financial Anxieties
  • The Theological Colleges
  • Decades of Achievement
  • Notes
  • CHAPTER 4 THE YEARS OF WORLD WAR IImperial Loyalties
  • The McGill Provisional Battalion
  • The Long Haul
  • A New-Style Contribution
  • The Khaki University
  • Major Endowments
  • The End of the Peterson Era
  • Notes
  • CHAPTER 5 HERO ON CAMPUS
  • Leader under Attack
  • The Eighth Principal
  • The 1920 Financial Campaign
  • A Program of Construction
  • Community Developments
  • Portents of an Age to Come
  • Imperial Occasions
  • Notes
  • CHAPTER 6 DEVELOPMENTS BETWEEN THE WARS
  • The Pulp and Paper Research Institute
  • The University's Libraries
  • Evolving FacultiesThe Emergence of the Social Sciences
  • The Social Science Research Project
  • The Faculty of Law
  • Matters Pedagogical
  • Agriculture, Parasitology, and Household Science
  • The Faculty of Medicine
  • Women in Medicine
  • The Faculty of Graduate Studies and Research
  • Notes
  • CHAPTER 7 THE DECADE OF A CHANCELLOR
  • Captain of Industry
  • Economic Depression
  • The Morgan Affair
  • The Chancellor's Choice
  • The End of Deficits
  • Positive Policies
  • A Well-considered Program
  • The Plan Implemented
  • The Issue of Free Speech
  • ""A New Appointment in Commerce""""A Continuing Policy""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 8 THE YEARS OF WORLD WAR II""; ""The Eleventh Principal""; ""A University Gearing for War""; ""The University and National Policies""; ""Contributions to Armed Services""; ""Contributions on Campus""; ""Contributions to Research""; ""Preparations for Peace""; ""A Very Special Convocation""; ""Providing for the Veterans""; ""An Unwelcome Aftermath""; ""Notes""; ""CHAPTER 9 YEARS OF MAJOR DEVELOPMENT: 1945â€?1960""; ""Private and Governmental Aid""; ""Federal Government to the Rescue""

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