Lecture: James McGill Society

Dear Members and Friends of the James McGill Society: We look forward to seeing you at our next meeting on April 15th.

JAMES McGILL SOCIETY

Two Hundred and Sixth Meeting

Willie McDonald’s McGill: A Student’s Experience in the Late Nineteenth Century

by

Don Nerbas

Monday, April 15, 2024

Reception: 5:00 p.m. Presentation: 5:30 p.m.

McGill Faculty Club Ballroom, 3450 McTavish Street

Please join us in-person (RSVP: susan.button [at] mcgill.ca)

Or online YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I0xPnxnmvkM

Willie McDonald, from Cape Breton, studied

Applied Science (Engineering) at McGill during 1896-97.

In letters to his father, Senator William McDonald (1837–1916),

Willie provided a snapshot of his attitudes, impressions, and travails.

This presentation relates Willie McDonald's experience

to student life in late nineteenth-century McGill.

Professor Nerbas is Associate Professor and

the St. Andrew’s Society/McEuen Scholarship Foundation Chair

in Canadian-Scottish Studies, McGill University.

OPEN TO ALL

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