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ALEXANDER JOHNSON angle APRIL B. A. Honour Book Botany Cæsar Candidates CANON LEACH Chap Charles Chemistry CHRISTMAS EXAMINATIONS Class 2nd Class 3rd commencement Describe Edward Elementary English Language English Literature equal equation Explain Faculty of Arts French or German Geology GEORGE CORNISH Give an account Give examples given Gold Medal Grammar Greek Hebrew Henry History Honour Examinations James John John Torrance language Lectures LL.D Logic Lower Canada Mathematics Matriculation MCGILL COLLEGE MCGILL UNIVERSITY Medicine Meeting of Faculty Mental and Moral Model School MOLIÈRE Molson Montreal Moral Philosophy Morrin College Natural Natural Philosophy nouns ORDINARY EXAMINATION P.M. Examiner parse principal Prize Professor Prose Composition Pupils Quebec Quelles Rank General Standing Robert rules Second SESSIONAL EXAMINATIONS Students subjects Tacitus Third Thomas tion TORRANCE Translate into French Trenholme triangle TUESDAY verbs William William Molson words Write Zoology τὸ τῶν
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