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r o ll. M ER PRINCIPAL‘ o .11- (QUEEN'S UNlvnltslTY. KIM-is- 'I‘()N,—A naraosrrxrr BY AL- FRED i-‘rrzrirrnitlili.

vi .-'l-' ln lhc spring of i901 the writer \'i.~llC('I the “Limestone City" to pay ms respects to his allliu mater. Gin-en's. Iii tlle coljridoi" of the Old Arts Building, betweolflceturesf 1 happened to lilcet. witll all conquering smile. the breezy‘. inspir- jug, towering mail. who was than its prlllClﬂal, George Monro Grant, en- clcarintlly known to his students us "Georgie? Holding out his left hzind. his only one. he said, “Hello. Fitz. wliut are you doing, ‘now? Conic along into tile Senate Rooln illlfl tell me, it is quiet there." I mentioned that I had spent over a you‘ in the California igedwoods and another year amongst the pin~ cries of Algoma. that I had dis- covered a new “Aineriea“ where adult education was practically un- known, and had started a work in the interest of frontier labourers. The chief features of my work, as I pointed out, were: a separate tent. car. log or frame building whereupon could . read and be elltert books. magazines, and papers more important-a teacher, an selfish, clean-l_iving college man of any creed—as "a. fellow toilet‘, and as a leavenlng force amongst them: 1t took sonle of my friends in the Church many years to realize the significance of the Frontier College. Although I had withdrawn from its actlvmministry, they invariably . re- ferred to me ' as a "luinbermaifs missionary.“ Principal Grant. soon grasped my point of view. that any work which would benefit the great illiterate masses of many creeds and tongues. living. together iii crowded sleep-campsand bunk-

" houses. should ~be primarily educa-

tional. ‘Splendid?’ was his iin- mediate pronouncement. as he hur- ried to his class: "Come to the house, stay with me tonight, and iell more about it.“

Knowing Georgie's unselfish love of serving the “other fellow". and especially olit-at-t.hc-elbo's' gradu- ates like the writer, I wondered whether he really approved of the work I had at heart or whether he was simply treating inc the way he did the other alumni. My mind. however, was soon at rest that even- illg as we chatted before the open fire in his library. I saw the man- iier in which he reacted to my ac.- count of the life of the lunlberjack iilid navvy. as I pictured to him the biiilkhollses of the Pacific Coast. Ontario, and Quebtvw-vlark. badly ventilated and insariitary; nobooks. lllll even a newspaper. ollly- the wrilppings .ol' ilicdiciile bottles for reading matter.

ll. was nuturlil tlillt such a mail llullld boikcenly interested. Only a irlv years "previously he hail lost his lolingcl" son from typhoid fov llralizing. that fever (epidemics could be avoided. he had had himself ap- liililllrlhw- thc'Kingstoil Board of llrallll and succeeded Ill clfenttilg areal. improvements in the wail-r and sewerage: systems oi‘ the city. "l! was much moved by the recital vi conditlofls existing in camps. and his handsome face shone with coni- Ilarison asihe fired question alter question about the shantyinen oi northern Ontario and the loggers of "l" Pacific Coast. He was fully in accord with inc as I advocated a reasonable-day's work. a fair wage. lllld a modicum of educational fuc- IIIIPH. under wholesome conditions for the men in isolated places. Re- lterliting and emphasizing his sym- PMIIY with the work I had under-

I taken. he rose from hisacha-lr. took down many bO0ks from his-well

ti" you a pass.“

stocked shelves. and gave them to mo to add to the small num of. travelling libraries I had,’ i: clrcillating in a few of the ‘Agonftltl lumber camps. I felt that. how- ever radical my plan then seemed for the neglected frontier labourers. I had the greatest Canadlan""of the nineteenth ,century whole- heartedly with me.

Next morning. as the Principal "aclvusly allowed me to do most oi; the talking at breakfast, he beat me 0n the first course. In the midst If one 0f my sentences he blurted out: “But how do you finance {our work?" On telling him that

had as yet no organizatlonand "s depending largely on my own “mill resources. he suddenly ex- illlmecl: “I'll ask Shaughnessygtp At the some time told the maid to bring him pen

‘ ""1 Paper.

h‘? in once started writing‘ with e left hand. for as a small lad of rltht he had lost the fingers of his Ilhthand. He and hlsiiuie n

d “llemﬁted to operate a n w thgcggggk ugided to do duty for

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mum at . lbioﬁgvxlxunld the. will

m“ Ind you sign it." "t" elm’ hi‘; ls well u you can." was his

mu°'$~l35°l1le familiar with the h?“ or the Canadian Pacific "(mm w“

l c) v ‘s es and young women too. When {PT in Plctou CountyhNoVa _ Eliza S. Fitgerald was refused ‘Miriam I volunteered. " on to the University of Tor-

his friend. Sanford Fleming. Chicl‘ Ellginvel‘ of the expeditions bearing his name. to act as his seeretar and especially. to indulge in an all achrunisin. in the capacity of‘ "Cheer leader‘. Never was a great? P!‘ Rome played _ill Canada than pathflndlng a suitable mountain! .iv'a.v for the projected new railroad , -~in the Ycllowhczld iii 1872, and

again iii the Kicking Horse Pass iill ‘ 1883. Pulling bronchus out of, "lllHkPg-d. fording slvilt streams.

climbing mountain ledges. negotia-I

lingjlnplissable canyons, all tended. but to increase liis ardour. Grunt was the lite of the party. Mos-I

qiiitoes. miiskegs. and inoilrituiiis' held no terrors for this great pion-l eer. His "Canada froln Ocean. to Ocean.“ lvhieli is a record of the first Fleming Expedition. serves to‘ remind the people of Canada of the heritage that is tllcirszaild is a plea.‘ also. that the promise of a trans-i continental railway made to Brit-i ish Columbia was practicable and‘ would have to be kept. ; While Grunt was never a paid agent of the Canadian Pacific. it was a. foregone conclusion that when he asked anything from Shaughnessy. another great leader: oi men. he got it. In a few days the pass arrived. This was the

-.b' Inning of more than a quarter‘

o Ia century of eo-opcration in the work of the Frontier College on the part of the railways of Canada. l , There was one additional incident} at the breakfast table that morning. IHmvrecalLtliat. shows the unself- lshness so characteristic of the man. Not only did he voluntarily give me liIs own subscription to assist in my. work. but also. although Queen's. herself, was then bleeding her pat~ rons for money. wrote a few of his’ well-to-do friends asking them to contribute. j -

But Dr. Grant's kindness to the writer didhaiot indicate that I was any special favourite. This bril- Jlant and big-hearted principal knew every graduate and helped them allalike. He interested-him- self always in their advancement. When John Smith had preached in Brimstone for a few years without apparent success, Grant would al-v ways be luorv disposed to blame the town than the slur otQlieeirs. "He" would write the presiding moderat- 01‘ 0f a vacant. congregation in Ply- mouth, u inuch_ better place, and ask him to giveSinitli a htviiriilg. To assist a worthy Queen's mall. underpaid in the- civil service. he. would. track his grip, go to Ottawa: and sit.nu the doorstep of the head of the department in which this‘ particular-Juan was working. with the plea: "Stanningtoil Jones has been in your ol'fiel\ for five yeanv and Iiissalltrv is only iiuiniliall. He, is. as _\ul| know. un holioiir grarlul tilt‘. His lllUlIlH‘ long" Ilt.‘Ipt‘(I hini. give the mun a (rhanco lo help her." So sayingnailliliilg iii his captivating manner. and poking tho Minister ill tho ribs. lift‘ lilzitll-i" \\'UllI(I be prac-

so ‘Ill! would often an through lilo‘ long lzaiilut oi izradillttcs. liliulcllori out into professions and businesses throughout Canada. wondering what lu- could do for them. ‘ Jllthough Grant alas all excellent séholar, having headed all his‘ classes at Plctou Academy and Glas- gow University. he was also a must- crly executive. He. perhaps, touch- ed high water mark in his efforts when in one year he raised a quart.- er oi‘ a million dollars. On the oc- casion of Queen's golden jubilee. Sir John A. Mkcdonuld. an honoured guest. iii n. congratulatory ilddrcss. emphasized Grant's persistence in raising money, and added that he. himself. lost no opportunity to pill in a good WOPGI for Queen's. Among other things lie related the follow- ing: "On one occasion I was in the; office of a well-to-do business man‘ in the City of Toronto. and who‘ ghﬂlﬂd come in but tll(:~Il‘l‘L‘])l'CSSII)l(‘. i‘ineipal. and. of course. he was. after money. Seeking to evade his‘ persistency. my friend. said. “Nowﬂ Dr. Grant. I gave you a subscrip- tion a year ago and that was for all‘ time." Knowing the need oi Queen's, I took my friend by tlic arm and said. ‘Tut. tut. maul give! the Principal a little for eternity“ ‘ But the raising of funds. then us. now. was a herculean task. with his outstanding and popular gifts it

stitutlon.

are after money."

Gratitude and service were thctil He believed that there is nothing on‘ earth or in-heaven greater than self-sacrifice for others. He fol‘. he bould accomplish most for Cali- ada and the world by personally schooling young men at. Queen's.

th

ha» In the fall of iaoo. she filmed her footsteps to Queen's. and was. admitted by its chivalrous prlncipall

ity of man and woman. While head of Queen's. he deelln-inl

_ . ggq.u. 4mg] _ Qtllil-"ivuﬂtlvilt lavltol=gg ed several tempting offers from col-him. above all others. foivthv vvsl- .

arduous. and it. perhaps more than country- anything else. undermined his conJ-sﬂlnl‘ .\'f‘l\l‘-*'- The writer has hcarrFTHYOIIIO Glvbl‘. him say: "It is killing not to be able; too. the portfolio of Education of‘ ton. to look ones friends in the racofthl‘ Province nf Ontario. which he that it wliiyeominnn knowledge that, without giving the impression yolﬂdeelincd. because Ill‘. would not siif- had he so desired he could have‘ lfcr his hands to be tied by any poli- succeeded Sir John A. Macdonald. then in failing health. as premier. guiding principles of Grant's lllv-lli-cl of education. in which he. him». H0 ivas ml independent not only hr-lf. was illways u radical. He re- in education and in politics. but also the presidency of the in religion, _ University of Toronto that he llllgllllllibm the other side of the house.,l1eresy. he flayed the men of his devote his life lo the upbutldiiig OliTllf,‘ writer was present at. almeetingiown church who could not. see any institution. of Synod in Toronto. when the lntclsuil shining for the great masses

fused. also.

Queen's, a I and that he might combat with the Professor MeLaren accused Grant whole atreilgth of his ardent soul. of syinpathiztng with higher critic-

who believed in the absolute equal- Cirant. while doubtless conscious of the fact that his personality‘. brains

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‘charged him with adhering to the Although strongly urged to do so. belief that there were two Isalahs. In his reply. Grant showed that. thi- differences in style and the Ifistor‘ teal setting pointed unmistakably u» n second writer of the some in IlIS sympayhy for all creeds. Iiuliiorc to benefit and 111w sllll" (“lib

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the Queen's graduates. Those who had the honour and privilege of know- ing Principal Grant and sitting at his feet. ought to be grateful and try to make in return some sacrifice in order to increase their contribu- tion to the great university. hallow- iry. call for recognition. Tile qiies- ed by a thousand memories of the lion: “Where are the nine?" should most unselfish and patriotic Cana- be specially irrelevant if applied tolclian nl his time.

,nlon liulnaiiity"? Personally. writer thinks. on Grant's _account alopc. Canada owes Queens a. gen- erous endowment. His far-reach- ing influence. his broad patriotism. and the iinoquallcy service of this grout educator to the whole coun-

class. at Queen's. he tolcl us that when minister of Si. Matthews Chilrrh. Halifax. llc used to spend occasionally a quiet hour iii the Roman Catholic Cathedral nearby. and he found that he could say’ the majority of the prayers and sin: the greater ilulnbei" of the hynlns iii

Iii a brilliant peroratioi: he exclaimed: "A second Isaiah! What difference does it inakef‘ Would to God lIlt‘l'f‘ had been forty Isaiahs!"

Like Henry Ward Beecher. Grant was one hundred years ahead of his tiinc. and led his generation: But he was at his best in fighting I01’ use by his cn-religionists. When on another. Pleading in 1877 at. the“ trip around tho world he met a, Gﬂlefﬂl 5589mm)’ held 1T1 Mﬂlllll-‘ﬂllmissioiiar_v who extolled the praises in defence of his friend. the Rev. D. of a Japanese adherent of one of J. McDonnell of New St. Andrew's. the native religions. The mission- Tﬂrfmlff. W110 WBS be"!!! lflBd fﬂl‘ ary related many of the man's be- ncficencics and took him through a beautiful hospital for the blind. biilli by this same philanthropist. Oil leaving the institution. he added

his many friends

too. despite the fact

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of the world beyond the bounds of Christendom. His impassioned elo- moumfully. “Alas! he is not a quence on that occasion brought Christian." Grant. immediately the General Assembly to its feetiexclaimed. "He not a Christian! I and his triumph there will go down hope I may have as high a place ill in history as one of the most strlk- heaven as that ‘heathen’? ing instances of the power of a will any one tell us how it is that master mind to sway, at will. the a man of Grant's breadth of vision. highest assembly oi a great church. lUI€l'k\I1U0.Ull(I|;l'(’ilI kindnessot heart His breadth of mind is also showiilappears biit once iil a century" or

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