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given the powers, functions and endowment of King's College. Each 

 of the colleges was to receive a grant of £500 a year for four years. 

 Thereafter they were to be maintained out of funds "set apart for 

 religious purposes," probably the Clergy Reserves. Naturally Bishop 

 Strachan protested most vigorously. The dissolution of the Legis- 

 lature killed the bill. 



The next attempt was made four years after the secularization 

 of King's College. The Act of 1853*^ provided the framework in 

 Toronto for another University of London, examining and conferring 

 degrees upon men of every class and creed, who successfully met the 

 prescribed educational tests. With this university sectarian colleges, 

 no matter where situated, could be affiliated and share to some 

 extent in its government. 



All the colleges except Trinity, which Bishop Strachan had 

 founded in protest against the secularization of King's, entered into 

 affiliation, but none except University College sent up students for 

 examination. This union remained barren of results. 



Thirty years later, in 1883, the University of Toronto, which 

 had hitherto been maintained out of the Land Grants, appealed to 

 the Legislature for a grant. At once the denominational colleges 

 protested, claiming that they too were doing university work, but 

 had received no State aid since 1868. Out of the discussion came 

 Mulock's appeal:*- "Is it possible for this province to secure a uni- 

 versity worthy of the name?" "Is there no way in which we can 

 unite to this end?" 



Goldwin Smith proposed a union like Oxford. The London idea 

 had been tried and failed to satisfy. To bring the denominational 

 colleges as a group of theological colleges around an Arts college 

 maintained by the State demanded too many sacrifices of \''ictoria. 

 Queen's and Trinity. Burwash proposed a transfer of Victoria and 

 Queen's to Toronto, and a Federation of the three universities within 

 Toronto, each suspending its degree conferring powers. As early 

 as 1850 the permission of the Legislature had been given for the 

 removal of Victoria to Toronto. 



Though Queen's failed to come in, the Federated University of 

 Toronto included the Universities of Victoria (and later of Trinity), 

 St. Michael's College and the Theological Schools — Knox and Wycliffe. 

 In affiliation were several professional and secondary schools. 



The Federation of 1887 effected the transfer of the sectarian 

 colleges to one centre, leaving to them the liberty of accentuating 



"University of Toronto, p. 36. 



*^Report Toronto University Commission, p. VIII, et passim. 



