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University College and matriculated in the Universit3^ The determi- 

 nation of fees for the other students attending lectures was left with the 

 Senate. The University Council consisted of the President who was at 

 the same time president of University College and the professors of the 

 Universitj'", and its authority was limited to the maintenance of disci- 

 pline, the control of officers and servants, the direction of university 

 Societies and the control of all occasional lectures and teaching. The 

 condition of federation with the University was suspension of the power 

 to confer degrees on the part of the federating university. On notifica- 

 tion of the Provincial Secretary to that effect the proclamation of the 

 Lieutenant G-ovemor in Council completed the federation. 



The power to confer degrees thus held in abeyance could only be 

 resumed a year after notice of intention to resume and to withdraw 

 from federation had been given to the Provincial Secretary. During the 

 term of federation the federated colleges were prohibited from affiliation 

 with any other university. The constitution and work of the college 

 in federation was represented by University College. University College 

 continued to hold its separate corporate powers and its "council now con- 

 sisted of its president and college professors and dean of residence, and 

 was entrusted with full power for the government of the College. The 

 subjects of instruction assigned to the College were Greek, Latin, French, 

 German, English, Oriental languages, Moral Philosophy and Ancient 

 History. The transfer of subjects from the college to the University cr 

 vice versa required the unanimous consent of the Senate. The entire 

 act involving these changes in the constitution of the university was to 

 take effect by proclamation of the Lieutenant G-ovemor in Council, but 

 the sections relating to the establishment of faculties of Law and Medi- 

 cine were made to take effect at once. 



In 1887 the Senate entered into an arrangement with the Toronto 

 School of Medicine already in affiliation with the university by which its 

 professors became the Medical faculty of the Universit}^ A similar 

 arrangement with the Law School was not consummated. On the 11th 

 of April, 1889, the remaining sections of the Act were brought into 

 operation by the proclamation of the Lieutenant Governor in Council 

 and Sir Daniel Wilson, LL. D., was thereupon appointed president of the 

 University and continued ex officio president of University College. 



A prolonged conflict over the entrance of Victoria University into 

 federation was brought to a close at the General Conference of the 

 Methodist Church in 1890. The necessary legal steps were then com- 

 pleted, and, on the 12tli of Kovember, 1890, the proclamation of the 

 Lieutenant Governor in Council was issued federating Victoria with the 

 University of Toronto and the representatives of Victoria took their 



