The college on the hill : a new history of the Ontario Agricultural College, 1874-1999 /

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Author / Creator:Ross, Alexander M., 1916-
Edition:2nd ed.
Imprint:Toronto : Dundurn, ©1999.
Description:1 online resource (224 pages) : illustrations
Language:English
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Format: E-Resource Book
URL for this record:http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11183880
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Other authors / contributors:Crowley, Terence Allan, 1946-
Ontario Agricultural College.
ISBN:9781554883196
1554883199
1550023209
9781550023206
Notes:Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-213) and index.
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Summary:How has the Ontario Agricultural College contributed to Canadian education? What role has the college played in the development of agriculture since it was founded in 1874? This history of Canada's oldest agricultural college revolves around these two questions. It shows that the college's mandate has changed in its attempt to serve both education and agriculture. The Ontario Agricultural College was established to enshrine science in farming, but it also became the testing and extension arm of the provincial ministry of agriculture. Direct government control for ninety years pr.
Other form:Print version: Ross, Alexander M., 1916- College on the hill. 2nd ed. Toronto : Dundurn, ©1999 1550023209 9781550023206