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Tolves upoD a superior council composed of the arch- bishop and biafaope of the Province of Quebec, under the presidency of the Archbishop of Quebec, who is himself chancellor of the university. By the terms of the royal charter the Visitor of the Lavu University is always the Catholic Archbishop of Quebec, who has the right of veto in regard to all regiuations and ap-

g)intmente. This shows in what a broad spirit the ngliah Government pertnlts the Catholic French Canadians, without other supervision than that of on archbishop of their Church and nationality, to organ- ize their university education. The royal charter in- deed guarantees li1>erty of huher education. By this charter the office of rector, the most important m the university, belongs of right to the superior of the Sem- inary of Quebec. This position is temporary, since the superior of the seminaiy, who is elected for three years and is eligible for reflection after this term.cannothold office for more than six consecutive years, except with speoiaj authorization from the ecclesiastical au- thorities. The char- ter also provides for the establishment of a council which, co jointly with the re tor, shall conduct tl administration of tl university. This council is composed of ail the directors of the seminary and of the three oldest pro- fessors of each fac- ulty. It is em- powered to make whatever statutes and rules it judges suitable, i

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tension of the faculties of the uiiiver«ty wm made in favour of Montreal, the archbishop of which was named vice-chancellor of the university. The decree '.' Jamdudum" of 2 Februarv, 1889, modified in some respects the constitution of the Montreal branch of the university. The direction of this branch is now confided to a vice-rector propoeed to the univeisity council of Quebec by the bishops of the ecclesiastical Province of Montreal. The branch baa thus becoma nearly independent of the mother university.

The academic year comprises nine months, and is divided into three terms. Instruction is given by titular professors, associate professors, and instructors. Only the titular professors are professors in the re- quired sense of the ciiartcr, and as such may be roan- bers of the university council. The physical museum for the use of the faculty of arts at Quebec is x-ery complete. Itinoludu nearly fifteen hun- dred instruments in all the branches of physics, among them most of the apparatus for the demonstra-

coveries. The miner- atogical museum is rich in specimens. EapcciaJly remark- able is a valuable Sieral collection of nadian minerals and rocks. Thegeo-

tains more than two thousand specimens. In the botanical mu- seum there are a com- plete collection ot Canadian woods used I industry, and hav-

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condition that these enactments contain nothing con- trary to the laws of the United Kingdom or to those of Canada.

The university comprises the four faculties of theol- ogy, law, medicine, and arts. Each faculty is pro- vided with a special council which discusses and sub- mits to the university council all questions which most directly interest one or the other of these faculties. The professors of the faculty of theology are named by the visitor; all the others are appointed by the council. The degrees which may fcie obtamed by students in each of these faculties are those of bachelor, master, licentialc, and doctor. Good conduct is an essential condition for securing deerees. In order that the ^atcst number of classictd colleges may profit by its right of conferring diplomas granted by the royal char- ter, and may sIho take a more direct interest in its work, the university received, in virtue of a provision of this charter, the power to affiliate with itself such public educational establishments of the province as it may desire on the conditions laid down by the coun- cil. At present all the houses of secondary education in the Province of Quebec, except the Jesuit College at Montreal, have sought and obtained this affiliation. The College of St. Dunstan, Cbarlottetown, Prince Edward Island, has also secured for its students the advantages and privileges attached to the examina- tions for the universitv baccalaureate. To Laval University are also affiliated the Polytechnic School of Montreal, the School of Dental Surgery, the School ot Pharmacy, the French Velerinan- School, and the Central School of Surveying of Queoec.

Conformably to a decision of the Sacred Congrega- tion of Propsgitnda, dut«d 1 February, 1876, an ex-

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value, several collec- tions of exotic woods, amooK osiers a very remarkable collection of woods sold in the English rnarkets, and a fine collection of artificial fruits and mushrooms. The herbarium of the University of Quebec contains more than twelve thousand plants. The soological mu-

cious birds or birds of prey is nearly complete as re- gards Canadian species, not including several rare exotic specimens. The entomological collection now numbers more than fifteen thousand species of insects from all parts of the world; the numismatic museum, over eleven thousand coins and medals; the library, nearly one hundred and fifty thousand volumes. Students and strangers have access to it for purposes of study every day except Sunday. The Art Gallery contains nearly four hundred pictures, many of them of great value. Among them arc canvases signed by renowned artists such as Salvator Rosa, Lesucur, Lan- tranc, Pousain, Van Dyck, Pugct, Vemel, Romanelli, Albano, Parrocel, Lebrun, etc.

The principal building of the University at Quebec, generally called Lava! University, iw that in which the courses in law and arts are held and in which the mu- seums and the library are located. It is five stories high and more than three hundred feet long. The theological faculty resides in a more recent edifice two hundred and sixty feet long and five stories hi^. ^ It accommodates over one hundred students, besides forty professors attached to the establishment. The natqts of the rectors of the university since its foundac tioit are as follows; Abb« h. 3. Casault, Mgr E. A.