King's College ( University of King's College ) was an Anglican School and Dalhousie University, which was originally non-denominational, had placed itself under the control and direction of the Church of Scotland.

It was the failure of Dalhousie to appoint a prominent Baptist pastor and scholar, Edmund Crawley, to the Chair of Classics, as had been expected, that really thrust into the forefront of Baptist thinking the need for a College established and run by the Baptists.

Dalhousie University was first established as a non-sectarian college in 1818 by the Lieutenant-Governor of Nova Scotia, George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, whom the university was named after.

" In 1997, the Technical University of Nova Scotia was officially amalgamated with Dalhousie.

Dalhousie was founded as a result of the desires of George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie, the Lieutenant Governor of Nova Scotia, to establish a non-denominational college in Halifax.

In 1821, Dalhousie College was officially incorporated by the Nova Scotia House of Assembly under the Act of Incorporation passed in 1821.

In 1841 Dalhousie was conferred university powers by an Act of the Nova Scotia House of Assembly.

In 1863, the college reopened for its third time and was reorganized by another legislative act, which also added the word university into the school's name, changed to " The Governors of Dalhousie College and University.

Through a grant from the Carnegie Foundation however, King's College was able to relocate to Halifax and entered into a partnership with Dalhousie University which continues to this day.

An agreement for Dalhousie to amalgamate with Technical University of Nova Scotia was made on 10 June 1996, with the act of amalgamation occurring 31 March 1997.

John Forrest was the longest serving president of Dalhousie, holding the office from 1885 to 1911.

Dalhousie's campus newspaper, the Dalhousie Gazette, was founded in 1868, making it the oldest student newspaper in Canada and one of the oldest continuously-running student newspapers in North America.

The Dalhousie seal is based on the heraldic achievement of the Clan Ramsay of Scotland, largely because the founder of the university, the George Ramsay, 9th Earl of Dalhousie was the head of the clan.

Initially, the Ramsay family coat of arms was used to identify Dalhousie but over time, the seal evolved with the number of amalgamations the university went through.

The university had adopted the motto from the Earl of Dalhousie in order to replace the university's original motto, as the original motto was viewed by the university administration to not convey confidence.

The Dalhousie University songbook was compiled by Charles B. Weikel in 1904.

The first woman to have been appointed to the Supreme Court of Canada, Bertha Wilson was also a graduate from Dalhousie Law School.

Anger among some social groups, however, was seething under the governor-generalship of James Dalhousie ( 1847 – 1856 ), who annexed the Punjab ( 1849 ) after victory in the Second Sikh War, annexed seven princely states on the basis of lapse, annexed the key state of Oudh on the basis of misgovernment, and upset cultural sensibilities by banning Hindu practices such as Sati.

Dalhousie has consistently been ranked one of Canada's top universities.

In terms of national rankings, Maclean's ranked Dalhousie tied for 6th in their 2011 Medical Doctoral university rankings.

Out of 50 universities in Canada, Research Infosource ranked Dalhousie University the 16th most research intensive school in the country for 2011, with a sponsored research income of $ 125. 147 million, averaging $ 124, 500 per faculty member.

The annual list divides research and academic institutions into American and international lists ; Dalhousie University is ranked first in the international category.

In terms of research performance, High Impact Universities 2010 ranked Dalhousie 239th out of 500 universities, and 12th in Canada.

The Higher Education Evaluation and Accreditation Council of Taiwan ( HEEACT ) ranked Dalhousie 279th in the world and 12th in Canada for its 2011 scientific paper's performances.

HEEACT had also ranked Dalhousie 86th in the world and fourth nationally for research performance in geoscience in its 2010 rankings.

In spite of substantial attempts by Sikh and Muslim forces to polarize opposition through religious and anti-British sentiment, Dalhousie ’ s military commanders were able to maintain the loyalty of troops, with the exception of a small number of Gurkah deserters.

In spite of this, Lord Dalhousie attacked Kelly for stirring up anti-government sentiment.

Dalhousie University, in Halifax benefited the most, having received a $ 30 million bequest from Dorothy Killam's estate in 1965 ($ 214 million in 2011 when adjusted for inflation ), representing 32 % of her fortune.

After retiring to bed the same night, Lord Dalhousie never awoke, having apparently suffered from an apoplectic fit during the night.

Schulich is well known for his philanthropic activities, having donated funds to numerous Canadian universities including York ( Schulich School of Business ), Western Ontario ( Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry ), Calgary ( Schulich School of Engineering ), Dalhousie ( Schulich School of Law ), McGill ( Schulich School of Music ), and Nipissing ( Schulich School of Education ).

Mulroney neglected his studies, then fell seriously ill during the winter term, was hospitalized, and, despite getting extensions for several courses because of his illness, flunked out of Dalhousie his first year.

Other universities opting out in 2006 included Alberta, British Columbia, Carleton, Dalhousie, Lethbridge, Manitoba, McMaster, Montréal, Ottawa, Simon Fraser, Toronto and Queen's.

A proclamation by Dalhousie, annexing the Punjab, was then read out.

Dalhousie ordered Gough to seek out and destroy Sher Singh's main army before the Sikh armies could combine, without waiting for reinforcements from the army at Multan.

It was also recorded by the seven piece Newfoundland band The Irish Descendants as part of the tribute album Remembering Stan Rogers: An East Coast Tribute performed by a large number of acts at Rogers ' favorite venue in Halifax, Dalhousie University ; the album is out of print though occasionally available from online sellers ; the track does not appear on any of the band's own albums.

* Lakeside Park — Located in the North end, along the shores of Lake Ontario in the community known as Port Dalhousie.

In 1990, a 1 km extension of the northwest line to Brentwood Station ( south of Brisebois Drive on Crowchild Trail ) was opened ; in 2001 two new stations — Canyon Meadows Station ( north of Canyon Meadows Drive and west of Macleod Trail ) and Fish Creek-Lacombe Station ( south of Bannister Road and west of Macleod Trail ) were added to the south line ; on December 15, 2003, Dalhousie Station ( south of 53rd Street in the median of Crowchild Trail ) was added to the northwestern line.

On the annexation of the Punjaub by Lord Dalhousie in 1849, John Coke was appointed to raise a regiment for frontier service, and commenced raising the 1st Punjaub Infantry on 6 April 1849 ; on 23 February following, the regiment was reviewed by the Commander-in-Chief, Sir Charles Napier, G. C. B., when he reported to Colonel Henry Montgomery Lawrence, Deputy Commissioner of Peshawur: —

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The recipient of four honorary degrees — from the University of Chicago ( 1968 ), Dalhousie University ( 1970 ), the University of Hyderabad ( 1987 ), and Kameshwar Singh Darbhanga Sanskrit University ( 1999 ) — as well as the Wilbur Lucius Cross Medal from Yale and the Medal of Merit of the American Oriental Society.

Water from the basin rises to the surface at numerous natural springs, including Dalhousie Springs, and at bores drilled along stock routes, or during petroleum exploration.

The first canal ran from Port Dalhousie, Ontario on Lake Ontario south along Twelve Mile Creek to St. Catharines.

The original plans had called for two lines, a northwest-to-south line ( on a similar routing to the present-day Northwest and South lines ) between the original Banff Trail station ( at Crowchild Trail and Northland Drive, between the present-day Brentwood and Dalhousie stations ) and Southwood station ( at Southland Drive, roughly at the location of the present-day Southland station, with five stations in downtown underneath 7 Avenue ; and the west line, which ran from downtown to the community of Glendale, primarily along the 26 Avenue SW corridor.

Haberfield also has a strong Italian influence, which is most evident in the local shops along Ramsay Street, close to the intersection with Dalhousie Street.

* Parts of the film The Skulls, starring Joshua Jackson and Paul Walker, was shot in Port Dalhousie at the Henley rowing course and along the pier.

Dalhousie is a station along the Northwest Line ( Route 201 ) of the C-Train light rail system in Calgary, Alberta.

Prior to amalgamation in 1960 which saw the original city of St. Catharines absorb several satellite towns, Merritton was a separate entity ( along with Grantham and Port Dalhousie ).