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Alumni Association of Quebec City presents "400th Anniversary Reception"

Thursday, November 6, 2008 19:00
44 Chaussée des Écossais, 44 Chaussée des Écossais, Morrin College Hall, Quebec City, Quebec, CA

Mr. Peter Dunn and the 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ Alumni Association cordially invite you to a cocktail reception in celebration of the 400th anniversary of Quebec City. Please join alumni and friends of 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ and members of the Morrin Centre for an evening of history and conversation.

Featuring a jazz performance by a 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ jazz quartet and an address by Richard W. Pound, Chancellor of 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ.

Founded in 1862, Morrin College was Quebec City’s first English-language institute of higher education. The school was created by Scotsman Dr. Joseph Morrin, a former mayor and prominent local physician. Through an affiliation with 91Ë¿¹ÏÊÓÆµ, Morrin College offered general arts degrees and trained pastors for the Presbyterian Church for four decades.

Remarkably, the College admitted women into its B.A. program from 1885 onward, approximately 20 years before Laval University did the same. Due to the scarcity of students, classes were co-ed, which was even more uncommon for the day. A lack of funds and students forced the College to close in 1902.

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