TORONTO, UNIVERSITY OF. An institution of higher education at Toronto, Can., established in 1827, as King's College. The opening of the college was delayed for fourteen years, and not till 1842 were the faculties of arts, medicine, law, and divinity established. In 1849 the in stitution assumed its present title, and in 1853 the faculties of medicine and law were abolished and the functions of the institution were divided between the two newly organized corporations of the University of Toronto and University College. By the Federation Act of 1887, the faculty of University College consists of professors in clas sical languages and literature, ancient history, Oriental languages, English, French, German, and moral philosophy. All other portions of the arts course were assigned to the faculty of the University of Toronto, the lectures of which are open to the students of University Col lege and of all federating institutions. A faculty of medicine was established in 1887 ; in 1888 the Ontario Agricultural College was affiliated, and subsequently the Royal College of Dental Sur geons, the College of Pharmacy, the Toronto Col lege of Music, the School of Practical Science, and the Ontario Veterinary College became parts of the University. Federated with the university
are Victoria University, Knox College, Wycliffe College, Saint Michael's College, and Trinity University (1903). The attendance in 1903 was 1717, including 883 in arts, 494 in medicine, and 340 in applied science, and the whole number of instructors was 146. The library contained about 76,000 volumes and 22,500 pamphlets. The endowment in 1903 was $868,899, the income $231.160, and the total value of property under the control of the institution, $3,503,729. Uni versity extension work is carried on by means of lectures delivered throughout the Province of Ontario.