St Michaels College - Yearbook (Toronto, Ontario Canada)

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Eehicatinn THE CLASS OF 1926 HAVEITHE HONOUR OF DEDICATING THIS SEVENTEENTH VOLUME OF THE YEAR BOOK TO REVEREND FATHER E. J. NICCOR-KELL. NEW SUPERIOR OF ST. IVIICHAEL'S, AS A TOKEN OF THEIR ESTEEIVI.

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jfatber jltlcfllurkell T. MICHAEIJS COLLEGE has undergone remarkable academic development in the last twenty years. The number of her students has increased, the number of courses offered has multiplied, her staff has been strengthened by the addition of several scholars of international repute. Furthermore, the new orientation has not led, we confidently believe, to any deterioration in the character of the graduates. To say this is to pay tribute, and every member of the staff wishes to pay tribute to the graduates of the past, on whom the College has never had any ambition to improve, men splendidly successful, and splendidly loyal to their Alma Mater as we have seen by their action in recent years. This development has been caused by 'the University connection. It began as a tiny rivnlet in 1905 when the class which ultimately graduated in 1910 went up for junior Matriculation. This class was six in number, all in the same course. Twenty years later the number of students in Arts was two hundred and twenty-seven, and the number of courses thirteen, the General Course, and twelve Honour Courses, not to speak of the graduate courses. 1Vithin the same span of years the staff doing University teaching increased from five to twenty-six. The opportunities open to St. Michael's students were increased by the offering of a host of Medals, Prizes, Scholar- ships, and altogether the College took its place creditably along side of its sister federated Colleges in the University, surpassing one of them in point of students enrolled. W'hen one remembers that the University connection took form in 1881- he is puzzled to know why this academic development did not begin before 1905. Undoubtedly there wasa variety of reasons for the delay, but anyone familiar with the history of St. Michaels will tell you that the reason why it began in 1905 was because there was added to the staff in that year a young priest who gave a score of eventful years to the College, ten as a teacher, and ten as Superior. This does not mean that there were no others who played a part. This does not mean that there were not able Superiors between 1905 and 1915, nor that there were not other capable members of the staff between 1915 and 1925, but the fact remains that the recent proud academic development of St. Michael's began with the coming of Father Carr, and there is but one obvious inference. lt will be of great satisfaction to the alumni of St. Michael's to know that Father Carr, though no longer Superior, is still a member of the College staff. ' 6