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101-493: The Toronto Evening Telegram was founded in 1876 by publisher John Ross Robertson . He had borrowed CA$ 10,000 to buy the assets of The Liberal , a defunct newspaper, and published his first edition of 3,800 copies on April 18, 1876. The editor of Telegram from 1876 to 1888 was Alexander Fraser Pirie (1849–1903), a native of Guelph . Pirie had worked for the Guelph Herald , his father's paper. The newspaper became

202-530: A 17-member Board of Governors as a public trust, with the current chair of the board being Russ Higgins, a principal of MacPherson Builders ltd. Somerset Entertainment . The board, whose members are appointed and elected from alumni, parents of students past and present, and the wider UCC community, selects the college's principal, who serves for five years, managing the school's annual operation and heading an executive committee composed of vice-principals, department heads, and administration staff. There are also

303-480: A cartload of beds and bedding and began a new career that would dominate the rest of his life. In 1883, Robertson, at his own expense, build The Lakeside Home for Little Children, on Toronto Island. The Lakeside Home was a convalescent hospital usually occupied from June 1 to September 30. The Lakeside Home was demolished in a fire in 1915 and temporary buildings were used until 1928. In 1921, John Ross Robertson Public School donated $ 100 to Lakeside Home to maintain

404-607: A cot. It was common practice for schools to donate money to maintain the cots on an annual basis. Realizing the desperate need for a larger hospital for children in the city, Robertson embarked on an extensive tour of children's hospitals in Europe and the United States. He wanted the hospital for sick children in Toronto to become one of the finest institutions of its kind in the world. Finally, Mr. Robertson saw his ideal -

505-522: A flat surface. In 1902, Robertson was appointed Grand Junior Warden of England. He also became president of the inaugural Canadian Copyright Association. A few years later, he refused Knighthood honour and chose to remain a companion. Robertson became Chairman of the Hospital in 1891 and remained Chairman until he died in 1918. In 1951, the hospital moved to its present building on University Avenue. He bequeathed his considerable book collection to

606-656: A fundraising campaign in 2012 to obtain $ 100 million for scholarships; a donation of $ 11 million was received from Stu Lang, the largest single gift in Canadian independent school history. To honour Lang's donation, UCC created the scholars Lang Scholar Program to recognize up to 15 student-athletes annually with extraordinary leadership potential. UCC disbursed over $ 5.0 million in financial aid in 2019 to approximately 20 per cent of students. Only students in grade five and above are eligible for this assistance. Besides its own archives containing records that outline

707-821: A number of other committees for advancement, finance and audit, governance and nominating, human resources, long range planning, property, and senior management review. Additionally, the UCC Foundation, a registered charity in Ontario since 1962 and run by a board of trustees, manages the school's endowment. Honorary trustees include David R. Beatty , John Craig Eaton II , Hans Michael Jebsen , Michael MacMillan , Kelly and Michael Meighen , Richard M. Thomson , Galen Weston , and Michael Wilson . There are 129 faculty members in total, of whom 12 possess doctorates, 40 hold master's degrees, and 20 per cent are International Baccalaureate examiners. 17 faculty members reside on

808-635: A pension plan. UCC maintained a Cadet Corps from around 1837, which became a rifle company attached to the Volunteer Militia Rifles of Canada (later The Queen's Own Rifles of Canada ) in 1860. It was one of only two student corps called to duty in Canadian military history when it assisted in staving off the Fenian Raids in 1866. Historian Jack Granatstein , in his book The Generals , demonstrated that UCC graduates accounted for more than 30 per cent of Canadian generals during

909-541: A period after 1831 and moved 60 years later to its present location in Deer Park , then a rural area. The school expanded in 1902 to take in lower-year students with the construction of a separate primary school building, the Prep, allowing for boys to be enrolled from Grade Three through to graduation. In 1900, the government of Ontario stopped funding UCC, making it a completely independent school. By 1910, however, UCC

1010-526: A regular basis. Well-known reporters, editors, columnists and cartoonists included: Thomas Fisher Rare Book Library, Robarts Library, University of Toronto. Archival and photograph collection of J. Douglas MacFarlane's newspaper career in Toronto. John Ross Robertson John Ross Robertson (December 28, 1841 – May 31, 1918) was a Canadian newspaper publisher , politician, and philanthropist in Toronto , Ontario. Born in 1841, in Toronto,

1111-419: A rise in boys' behavioural problems and a decline in their educational performance. Simultaneously, UCC's status as an all-boys school found support following years of pressure to become co-educational, especially as other prominent, formerly all-boys schools in Ontario began to make the switch, such as Lakefield College School (1989), Appleby College (1991), and Trinity College School (1991). As part of

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1212-549: A small, two-storey cricket pavilion , inaugurated by Governor General Ramon Hnatyshyn . The Preparatory School, part of which was designed by Eden Smith , is at the south-west corner of the campus, near which is a home for the Prep headmaster and a small gatehouse. The athletic facilities include an indoor pool and three gymnasiums, as well as, around the campus, the William P. Wilder sports complex (containing an NHL and an Olympic sized hockey rink, one of only four in Ontario ),

1313-576: A sports activity bubble, tennis courts, a sports court, a running track, and nine regulation sized sports fields. The two major fields of the Upper School are called Commons and Lords , after, respectively, the British House of Commons and House of Lords , and one of the main central fields is known as the Oval (covered in winter by a bubble ). In the summer of 2006, the latter, along with

1414-471: A variety of extracurricular theatre programs, ranging in scope and scale, from musicals to Shakespeare , with at least one large-scale and one small-scale production each year. Smaller, student written and run plays are also produced. The theatre program, which includes all aspects of production, is run in conjunction with Bishop Strachan School , a nearby girls' private school. Various bands and music groups that practice extra-curricularly are also supported by

1515-506: A variety of wildlife, including spotted deer and hares , UCC sold a small portion of the acreage in 2007 to help cover costs related to the 2003 class action lawsuit brought against the school by former students. In 2011, the Norval Long-Range Planning Committee recommended that Norval's facilities should be expanded to allow for more overnight students and co-educational use. Upper Canada College has

1616-485: A waterfront site that is located beside Lake Ontario at Toronto's Outer Harbour Marina . Occupied by the Don Lindsay Boathouse, the site primarily serves UCC's rowing team, which trains out of the facility during the spring and fall seasons. When not in use by the school's rowing program, the facility becomes a community rowing centre, hosting UCC's summer camps and Horizon program. Upper Canada College

1717-411: Is Canada's wealthiest independent school, having an endowment of more than CA$ 100 million. For the 2020–2021 school year, tuition fees range from $ 34,135 to $ 37,135 (not including a $ 8,500 initial registration fee, books and uniform) for day students and $ 61,085 to $ 66,835 for boarders (not including a $ 5,000 initial registration fee). An additional $ 500 technology fee is levied on all students in

1818-729: Is an altar cloth made from a piece of that which was used for the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II . Held is an American flag that flew atop one of the World Trade Center towers in New York City. Further, the school holds works by Thoreau MacDonald and a collection of original paintings from the Group of Seven (though several were auctioned by the college in an effort to pay for the lawsuits it faced in 2004); an original Stephen Leacock essay, titled Why Boys Leave Home—A Talk on Camping , donated in 2005 and published for

1919-553: Is an independent day and boarding school for boys in Toronto , Ontario, operating under the International Baccalaureate program. The college is widely described as Canada's most prestigious preparatory school , and has produced many notable graduates . With around 1,200 students, UCC is highly selective . The school has a financial aid program which currently awards more than $ 5 million annually to Canadian citizens. The secondary school segment

2020-569: Is divided into 10 houses ; eight are for day students and the remaining two are for boarding students . Aside from the main structure, with its dominant clock tower , the Toronto campus has a number of sports facilities, staff and faculty residences, and other buildings. UCC also owns and operates an outdoor education campus in Norval, Ontario . UCC was founded in 1829 by Sir John Colborne , then Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada , and modelled on Elizabeth College, Guernsey . After facing closure by

2121-452: Is encouraged at Upper Canada College; all students are required to complete 40 hours of Community Service as a part of their Ontario Secondary School Diploma as well as complete 150 hours of other extracurricular commitments, with an equal division between arts, athletics, and community service (what the IB calls CAS : creativity, action, service), prior to graduation. Upper Canada College runs

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2222-563: Is on the north-east corner of 20 Duncan Street (the only existing building from the college's original campus), the second at the south-east corner of 212 King Street West, and one at the main entrance of the current campus at 200 Lonsdale Road. (An additional plaque that mentions Upper Canada College stands in Clarence Square , commemorating Alexander Dunn, an Old Boy who received Canada's first Victoria Cross .) Upper Canada College owns and maintains an outdoor educational facility near

2323-461: Is the one the oldest of the ten houses at UCC and is named for William Wedd, formerly first classical master. The school's student government , created in 1892 and known as the Board of Stewards , represents the students at events, such as Association Day and Winterfest, and relays their wishes, during times of change or concern, to the upper administration. The group comprises 17 elected members of

2424-420: Is to teach college students about the natural environment , sustainability , and ecosystems through outdoor learning programs, some in conjunction with Outward Bound Canada. It is staffed by five full-time teachers, a superintendent, and cooks and housekeepers. Throughout the school year, entire classes, houses, or portions of certain grades will have a several day stay at Norval and other Ontario schools use

2525-474: The Toronto Daily Star and never regained it. During the early 20th century, The Tely , as it was popularly known was one of the first Canadian newspapers to introduce Saturday (and in 1957 Sunday) colour comics section (which by its later years spanned two sections), and a radio (and after 1952 television) magazine with listings for the entire week. Following the death of Robertson's widow in 1947,

2626-632: The Toronto Evening Telegram . In the Toronto Evening Telegram he wrote a recurring column on Toronto landmarks. The Evening Telegram was a success from the start and Robertson was soon a wealthy man. Eventually these columns were published in a book called Robertson's Landmarks of Toronto which consists of six volumes. He was elected to the House of Commons of Canada for the electoral district of Toronto East in

2727-489: The 1896 federal election defeating the incumbent Conservative MP, Emerson Coatsworth . An Independent Conservative, he did not run for re-election in 1900. The world of sports was also a focus for Robertson’s public-spiritedness. A fervent advocate of amateur sport, he served as president of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA) from 1899 to 1905, which was a critical time period in the history of

2828-640: The CISAA and OFSAA and regularly place high in the standings at national and international competitions, such as the Head of the Charles Regatta . The World Affairs Conference is Canada's oldest student run conference, begun in 1983 and organized in conjunction with Branksome Hall since the late 1980s. Held annually, the Conference has reached over 4,000 students, 25 countries, and 65 schools around

2929-927: The Mayor of Toronto and the Prime Minister of Canada . The Executives of WAC for the 2023-2024 school year are: Ray Wu (Conference Chair), Shaya Farahmand (Conference Chair), Alex Woolsey (Assistant Chair), Unmol Sharma & Evan Rosenberg (SPRINT Co-Heads), Darwin Li (Director of Communications), Devlin Moniz (Director of Plenaries), Eugenio Gigi Ciarlandini (Director of Keynotes), Adrian Mak (Director of Marketing), Aarav Dogra (Director of Finance), Samuel Martineau (Director of Technology), Alex Woolsey (Director of Programs), Caleb Chong (Director of Registration), Emerson McQueen (Director of Volunteering), and Jai Sandhu (Director of Facilities). In conjunction with other schools, UCC ran

3030-631: The Ontario Model Parliament (OMP), a simulation of a provincial parliament that started in 1986, when it was founded by UCC teacher Paul Bennett, and was composed of two events: an Elections Day at UCC, followed by a three-day simulation that took place in the legislative chamber at the Legislative Assembly of Ontario . UCC students made up the entirety of the Executive Committee that organizes and runs

3131-541: The Second World War , and 26 Old Boys achieved brigadier rank or higher. A war memorial display case and plaque in the Upper School's main entrance hall is dedicated to the UCC Old Boys who distinguished themselves during Canadian military service periods. In 1958, UCC faced a major crisis when it was discovered that the Upper School's main building was in danger of collapse due to poor construction. At

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3232-687: The Toronto Public Library , founded a children's home, and left a large annuity to the Toronto Hospital for Sick Children . The John Ross Robertson Public School , an elementary school of the Toronto District School Board is named after Robertson, and is located at 130 Glengrove Avenue West in Toronto. . Construction of the school started shortly after his death. General Specific Upper Canada College Upper Canada College ( UCC )

3333-466: The Watergate scandal ) collided head-on with the conservative and traditional culture and environment at UCC. Individual freedoms trumped institutional discipline, and moral authority had lost its clout. Patrick T. Johnson, principal from 1965 to 1974, managed the cultural transition during these years, successfully integrating societal trends, traditional values, and individual self-expression. One of

3434-614: The 1970s, as it began to offer assistance to the less affluent and made attempts to attract boys from visible minorities, becoming what he called "a small United Nations" that echoed Toronto's emerging ethnic variety (today, students from over 20 different countries and regions attend UCC), though, as recently as 1990, there were references in College Times editorials to antisemitism and sexism. These aspects of college life came to light in 1994, through James T. Fitzgerald's book Old Boys , which published some alumni's recollections of

3535-481: The 1990s. Still planned are an Olympic-standard, 50-metre swimming pool; a new racquet centre for squash, badminton, and tennis; a rowing centre; the expansion of both the Prep and Upper School academic buildings; and an expansion of the archives. The Ontario Heritage Trust , a non-profit agency of the Ontario Ministry of Culture , erected three plaques outlining UCC's presence and history in Toronto. One

3636-491: The 2000s, the school came under criticism for keeping the entirety of the increasingly taxed Norval property while so little of it was actually used; this argument has gained increased credence in light of the consistent yearly tuition hikes and mounting legal costs. Despite repeated assertions that the college had no intention of selling the property, citing not only rapidly increasing land value, but also an intention to hold it to prevent industrial development on land that contains

3737-660: The College, no visitor since our inception has taken such a deep interest in our affairs, for such an extended period, as has the present distinguished incumbent.” In May 2012, the Upper Canada College Monarchist League conducted a poll and submitted to the Board of Governors a report outlining how 71 per cent of students surveyed (91 per cent of those in Year One) approved of another member of

3838-523: The Green School initiative, wherein environmental education would become "one of the four hallmarks of a UCC education." Plans to carry this out saw not only upgrades of the school's physical plant to meet environmentally sustainable standards, but also an integration of these new initiatives into the curriculum. After the appointment in 2004 of Jim Power as principal, the curriculum further evolved to address reports of wider, societal trends showing

3939-602: The HRH the Prince of Wales has expressed a wish to be given the fine old English title of visitor of this school. HRH met so many 'Old Boys' while [fighting in the First World War] that, when he made his visit to Canada last year, he instituted special inquiries about the previous history of the College. Finding that the title existed, he has thus honored us by becoming 'Visitor of Upper Canada College' [...] The gracious offer of

4040-632: The IB program in 1996 and the entire curriculum is today guided by the non-governmental organization. French, language, mathematics , science, outdoor education , physical education , the arts, and more are covered during a boy's years in the Prep School and, once boys move to the Upper School in Year One ( Grade Eight ), they begin university preparation through a liberal arts program. The courseload includes mathematics, history, geography , science, English, second languages, civics, design, film and

4141-629: The Leaving Class: one steward for each house (the heads of houses) plus seven—the Head Steward and six stewards with portfolio—chosen by the majority of the whole student body. In addition to the stewards, students can enter the prefects program, requiring them to show leadership through their senior years to be awarded the title of Prefect upon graduation, the highest recognition UCC offers "for citizenship and leadership." Though Upper Canada College has accepted ethnic minorities since

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4242-528: The Prep. Two years later, UCC adopted the International Baccalaureate (IB), which augmented the Ontario Secondary School Diploma . Following this, Grade Two was added in 1998 and Grade One the next year. Since 2003, UCC has offered places from Senior Kindergarten to Grade Twelve . In the years following 1998, five UCC staff were accused of sexual abuse or of possessing child pornography ; three were convicted of some of

4343-597: The Preparatory School (the Prep), after which a boy may move on to the Upper School, which consists of Grades Eight to Twelve. The Upper School years are known as follows: While Prep students are divided into forms , UCC, like several other schools in the Commonwealth of Nations , divides its Upper School students into houses. The house system was first adopted in 1923, consisting of only four houses until

4444-485: The Prince places the position on a still higher plane and it makes us all feel a lot prouder of the grand old College to which we belong. Edward was removed from the post of visitor when he abdicated the Canadian throne in 1936. The office thereafter lay dormant until 1955. Maintaining a connection with the Canadian royal family , Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh (husband of Edward VIII's niece, Queen Elizabeth II ),

4545-526: The Toronto Telegram (1971), the former Telegram writer Jock Carroll described the decline of the paper and provided many anecdotes about the Canadian newspaper business from the 1950s to 1970. York University's library holds about 500,000 prints and 830,000 negatives of pictures taken by the Telegram 's photographers. Over 13,000 images are currently searchable on line, with more appearing on

4646-409: The Upper School, which covers the costs of a MacBook Air laptop computer, the associated software, and technological support. According to the school, fewer than two per cent of the Canadian population can afford the full cost of attending the school. The institution has strict admissions standards, accepting approximately 20 per cent of all applicants for the 2018–2019 school year. The college began

4747-691: The Victoria Cross given, and ceremonial sword belonging, to Hampden Zane Churchill Cockburn ; the valour medals were given to the Canadian War Museum on permanent loan on 17 May 2006. In the college's chapel, itself decorated with works by Canadian artists, is an altar made of marble from parts of St. Paul's Cathedral , in London, England, that were damaged in the Blitz and donated by Dean of St. Paul's Walter Robert Matthews . On this

4848-477: The campus, and with a dominant clock tower , houses the secondary school component of the college, in a quadrangle form. Laidlaw Hall, the principal assembly hall, featuring a full theatre stage and a pipe organ , is attached to the west end of the Upper School and, at the other end, is the Memorial Wing, the school's main infirmary . Closing the north end of the main quadrangle (which is the location of

4949-418: The campus, while opening the campus to the wider community at the same time. By the 1990s, summer camps were set up on the campus for any child who wished to enroll. The college embarked on another building campaign, again with the aid of Prince Philip, beginning in 1989 and ending in 1994, with the construction of new athletic facilities at the Upper School and the replacement of the 1901 Peacock Building at

5050-511: The campus. The student-to-teacher ratio is 18:1 in the lower grades and 19:1 in the upper grades. The visitor of Upper Canada College is a ceremonial role within UCC's governmental structure, though the occupant has the right or responsibility of inspecting and reporting on the College. Sir John Colborne served informally as UCC's first visitor. When the post was created in 1833, the Bishop of York

5151-463: The casualties, though, was the cadet corps; it was disbanded in September 1975 in favour of a smaller volunteer corps. Under principals educated at Oxford (Johnson) and Cambridge (Sadlier), the college refused to adopt the new provincial educational standards issued in 1967, which it considered lower than the old standards. UCC also moved forward with new educational and athletic facilities across

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5252-436: The charges. In 2003, 18 students launched a $ 62 million class-action lawsuit against UCC, claiming sexual abuse by Doug Brown, who taught at the Prep from 1975 to 1993 and was eventually found guilty in 2004 of nine counts of indecent assault . UCC agreed to a confidential settlement with the victims. UCC followed the trends in environmentalism when the Board of Governors unanimously voted in 2002 to establish

5353-469: The college's Deer Park campus and the trustees were considering moving the school to a new location. Plans for buildings were drawn up by an architectural firm. However, due to the outbreak of the First World War and then the depression , the move was fully abandoned in the 1930s. The college first attempted to sell the land in 1928 and again in 1935, but found no buyers. Eventually, the property

5454-574: The college, including a wind ensemble, concert band , stage band, string ensemble , jazz ensemble, and singers. These groups compete in festivals at different levels and also organize fundraising concerts. UCC has sports rivalries with other boys' schools in Ontario. Sports teams run by UCC include alpine ski , baseball , basketball , cricket , football , golf , hockey , rowing , rugby , lacrosse , soccer, squash , Swimming, Track and Field , tennis , and volleyball . Some teams are purely intramural , but 45 interscholastic teams compete in

5555-541: The curriculum began to shift from offering a classical education to offering one grounded in the liberal arts ; language options besides Latin were first offered after 1950. The period from 1965 to 1975 was a decade of constant change at UCC; global and local cultural influences (including the Vietnam War , the bohemian Yorkville neighbourhood, the Woodstock festival, changing fashion trends, rock music, and

5656-595: The day (both from the local Family Compact and from abroad); a visit in 1847 from the Governor General of the Province of Canada , the Earl of Elgin ; and praise from many, including Charles Dickens , UCC was faced with closure on a number of occasions. Opponents of elitism sought to curtail provincial government funding and remove the college from its premises. The school merged with King's College for

5757-466: The death of Goldie and as soon as Mrs. Robertson recovered from her grief she began working as a volunteer at a new hospital which had been started by Elizabeth McMaster and a group of ladies. One day, Maria persuaded her husband to visit the hospital. Robertson was appalled at what he saw. Because the hospital had little money, the children were sleeping on torn mattresses in rooms so dilapidated they couldn't be scrubbed clean. The next day, Robertson sent

5858-683: The dramatic, visual, and musical arts, as well as computer science . Aiding both student and teachers is the Wernham West Centre for Learning, the most comprehensive and endowed secondary school learning facility in Canada. Created in 2002 as a department pertaining to the refinement of academic skills and assisting the students with learning disabilities, its primary focus is to facilitate improved learning skills and abilities, as well as accommodate for students with particular learning disabilities. Participation in extracurricular activities

5959-437: The encompassing running track, was renovated, with the grass replaced by a partially synthetic astroturf /grass hybrid and the track paved with a rubber turf. Several metres below the field, geothermal pipes were laid to provide alternative energy heating for both the Upper School and the adjacent sports complex. A number of these facilities are the result of a decade long, $ 90 million capital building campaign launched in

6060-499: The end of 1960. The crisis forced the school government to rethink their stance on foresight and planning, leading to a years-long program of new construction, salary improvements, and funding sources. Furthermore, in conjunction with Principal Sowby, whom he had helped select, Massey had additional influence on the college and brought about somewhat of a renaissance at the school – a number of distinguished visitors were brought in, and leading minds were hired as masters. At this time,

6161-530: The facilities were improved (work that took place through the summers of 2013 and 2014), and boarders be drawn from across the country. Upper Canada College occupies an open, 17 hectare (43 acre) campus in Deer Park , near the major intersection of Avenue Road and St. Clair Avenue , in the residential neighbourhood of Forest Hill . There are 15 buildings on the site: The main structure (the Upper School), constructed between 1959 and 1960, central on

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6262-478: The first J. Ross Robertson Cup for the senior division, the second J. Ross Robertson Cup for the intermediate division, and the third J. Ross Robertson Cup for the junior division. His donation of silver trophies to hockey, cricket, and bowling further encouraged amateur competition. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1947. Robertson was also one of Toronto's great historians and his home

6363-479: The first black student (Peter Gallego, the son of a former American slave) enrolled in 1831 and First Nations boys, such as Francis Assikinack (son of the Ojibwe leader Jean-Baptiste Assiginack ) in 1840, their representation within the student body was initially disproportionate to the same within the city's population and the school developed a reputation as a " WASP bastion". Michael Ignatieff considered

6464-489: The first time in The Globe and Mail ; and the original manuscript of Robertson Davies ' work The Mask of Aesop , which he wrote in 1952 specifically for the Prep's 50th anniversary. Also in UCC's possession is a chair owned by Sir John A. Macdonald and another that once belonged to George Airey Kirkpatrick . Upper Canada College is incorporated under an act of the Legislative Assembly of Ontario and administered by

6565-421: The government on more than one occasion, UCC became fully independent in 1900, nine years after moving to its present location. It is the oldest independent school in the province of Ontario and the third oldest in Canada. UCC maintains links with the Canadian royal family through its members or representatives of the monarch , sometimes serving as the college's Visitor and/or on its Board of Governors. UCC

6666-473: The history of Upper Canada, the province of Ontario, and the city of Toronto dating back to the mid-19th century, the college also has a notable collection of artwork, antiques, and war medals. This includes the Order of Canada insignia presented to Robertson Davies , Foster Hewitt , Charles Band , and Arnold Smith , plus Canada's first Victoria Cross , awarded in 1854 to Old Boy Alexander Roberts Dunn , and

6767-505: The late 1930s, after which the number increased the present ten. Eight of these—Bremner's, Howard's, Jackson's, Martland's, McHugh's, Mowbray's, Orr's, and Scadding's—are for day students and the remaining two—Seaton's and Wedd's—are for boarders. The houses compete in an annual intramural competition for the Prefects' Cup and the boarders also take part in weekend events and trips with boarders from neighbouring girls' schools. Martland's

6868-589: The model parliament, however 200 students from high schools around the province participated. Past Elections Day speakers have included Art Eggleton , John Tory , John Aimers , Bob Rae , and Rex Murphy . As of 2015, OMP has been replaced by OMUN, a Model UN conference now led by UCC students sometimes in conjunction with the Bishop Strachan School and Branksome Hall. OMUN hosts around 400–500 delegates annually and has multiple international delegations present. UCC hosts 50–100 clubs (depending on

6969-462: The paper was bought by George McCullagh , the publisher of The Globe and Mail , for CA$ 3.6 million . Evening was dropped from the paper's name in 1949. McCullagh died in 1952, and the paper was then purchased by John W. H. Bassett for CA$ 4.25 million with money borrowed from the Eaton family. In March 1957, the paper introduced a Sunday edition, the first Toronto paper to do so, and

7070-476: The permanent display of his personal coat of arms in the Massey Quadrangle. To celebrate the 150th anniversary of the College's founding, the Prince made a two-day visit to UCC, which included a reception and formal banquet Exhibition Place and distributing prizes to the winners of the first annual Jubilee Association Run. Historian Richard Howard said of Philip in 1979, "In the lengthy history of

7171-404: The property and its facilities during the weeks when UCC students are not in residence. Norval also hosts an open house each season, with the spring Maple Madness focusing on the site's traditional maple syrup manufacturing, as well as cross-country skiing in winter and pumpkin carving in the autumn. The land was purchased in 1913, at a time when the city of Toronto was quickly growing around

7272-522: The recently opened hospital for sick children in Glasgow, Scotland. He asked the Scottish architect who had drawn up the plans of the hospital to draft blueprints for the proposed hospital in Toronto and placed these plans in the hands of Toronto Architects Darling and Curry. The new building became a reality and on June 10, 1889, Mr. Robertson's seven-year-old son turned over the first sod. The building

7373-606: The royal family serving as UCC's visitor upon the resignation or demise of the Duke of Edinburgh. It was recommended that the next person to occupy the post be non-partisan and of a young age, so as to be likely to serve for a number of decades, as the Duke of Edinburgh had done. The most widely supported figure was Prince William, Duke of Cambridge (now the Prince of Wales). UCC is a non-denominational school with approximately 1,000-day students and 88 boarders ; Senior Kindergarten to Grade Seven students, approximately 400 boys, attend

7474-604: The same time, Telegram Corporation acquired a majority interest in Toronto TV station CFTO-TV . In July 1964, the International Typographical Union called a strike at the Telegram , the Star , and The Globe and Mail . All three papers continued to publish despite the strike. The Telegram lost CA$ 635,000 in 1969 and $ 921,000 in 1970 and was on pace to lose another $ 900,000 in 1971 when it

7575-413: The school's ethnic makeup during his time there, between 1959 and 1965, reflective of the culture of Toronto in general; according to him, "basically Tory, Anglican and fantastically patrician." Peter C. Newman , who attended UCC a decade before Ignatieff, and himself Jewish , said antisemitism was "virtually non-existent." According to school historian Richard Howard, UCC transformed its culture during

7676-452: The school. In it, Peter Dalglish noted that while the student body was more racially diverse, it was still predominantly populated by the upper middle class, with the Asian students being even wealthier than their white counterparts. The college took the criticisms seriously, hiring Dalglish to help open UCC to the broader community. The decision to reverse the 2007 plan to eliminate boarding

7777-410: The son of John Robertson, a Scottish wholesale merchant, and Margaret Sinclair, Robertson was educated at Upper Canada College , a private high school in Toronto. As a young man, he started a newspaper at UCC called Young Canada and a satirical weekly magazine, The Grumbler . The Grumbler was published in 1864 in a building on the corner of King Street and Toronto Street in Toronto. The Grumbler

7878-490: The sport. His battle to protect hockey from the influence of professionalism caused him to be called the "father of Amateur Hockey in Ontario." During his term as president, the OHA was able to set rules defining professionalism in hockey. He worked especially hard to rid hockey of increasing violence both on and off the ice. Robertson donated three similarly named trophies to the OHA for its annual playoffs champions, which included

7979-509: The statue of the Lord Seaton, installed in 1934 ) is one building, built in 1932, that contains the two boarding houses, as well as two private residences for the associated boarding masters, adjacent to which is the school chapel, donated by Governor General Vincent Massey . Satellite to this complex are townhouse -style residences for masters and their families; the residence of the college's principal, Grant House, built in 1917; and

8080-545: The strategic plan for the school, the board of governors decided in 2007 to close the 180-year-old boarding programme, citing market changes and the neglect of boarding over preceding decades. However, students, the Old Boy community, and others associated with UCC reacted negatively to the announcement, leading the board to revisit its conclusion. It was subsequently decided that boarding should be retained, but only if, among other requirements, it housed no less than 60 students,

8181-404: The term), with Model UN and DECA being among the most popular. The UCC Green School is an environmental organization composed of student, teachers, and faculty, through which UCC has planted and maintained an educational organic garden, reduced landfill waste and water consumption, and implemented a program of purchasing renewable resources for renovations. The Green School has won awards from

8282-445: The time, despite its benefactors, UCC had no endowment. An emergency building fund was started and, with the assistance of Prince Philip , all of the necessary $ 3,200,000 was raised. Ted Rogers and his family paid for the clock tower, while Robert Laidlaw donated the funds necessary to build Laidlaw Hall. Construction of the present main building began in early 1959, and it was opened by former governor general Vincent Massey near

8383-607: The town of Norval, Ontario , on 420 acres (170 ha) of property on the Credit River . The land was used by First Nations as camping and hunting grounds and Huron and Iroquois travelled along the Credit to Lake Ontario to trade with Europeans. By the early 19th century, the land supported farming; many remnants of this use remain, including apple orchards and artifacts, some of which were unearthed by students during simulated archaeological digs. Norval's main purpose

8484-439: The voice of working-class, conservative Protestant Orange Toronto. In 1881, Robertson erected a building for the paper at the southeast corner of King and Bay Streets, on Melinda Street. John R. (Black Jack) Robinson succeeded Pirie as editor-in-chief in 1888 and held that position until he died in 1928. The Telegram focused on local issues and became the largest circulation daily in Toronto, but it lost that position in 1932 to

8585-474: The world. Past speakers have included Mehdi Hasan , Ralph Nader , Stephen Lewis , Michael Ignatieff , Susan Faludi , Gwynne Dyer , Thomas Homer-Dixon , and Edward Snowden , and Martin Luther King III , all of whom have spoken on a variety of topics including human rights, gender issues, justice, globalization, and health ethics. The conference has also received letters of support from both

8686-409: Was appointed as visitor of UCC, a role in which he served until his death in 2021 , making him the longest-acting visitor in the College's history. He visited the college five times (in 1959, 1969, 1979, 1989, and 1993 ), aided two fundraising campaigns, and gave items to the school, including a signed cricket bat. During his 1959 visit to the school, Philip was made an honorary Old Boy and unveiled

8787-461: Was built in the 1930s and augmented in 1967 by another, larger residence and dining building known as Stephen House, which won a Massey Medal for excellence in architecture for the designer, Blake Millar. Stephen House contains a classroom and laboratory, in addition to the residential spaces for students and staff. There is also a bungalow-style residence for the property caretaker and in 2003 several log cabins were built for writing retreats. Into

8888-612: Was created with public funds, including an initial land grant of 6,000 acres of crown lands, later increased to 66,000 acres. The school began teaching in the original Royal Grammar School . However, within a year, it was established on its own campus, known as Russell Square, at the north-west corner of King and Simcoe streets. Colborne brought educated men from the United Kingdom's Cambridge and Oxford Universities, attracting them with high salaries. Still, despite ever increasing enrolment, popularity with leading families of

8989-507: Was developed into an outdoor education centre for UCC students and community. Beginning in 1913, an annual picnic was held at Norval, the first being catered by the King Edward Hotel . As the land had originally been cleared for agricultural use, much of the site was open field until over 700,000 seedlings were planted by staff and students through the 1940s, followed by the creation of an arboretum in 1962. The first bunk house

9090-917: Was facing declining enrolment and capital; it considered selling the Deer Park campus and moving again to become a full boarding school on a property purchased in Norval, Ontario . Plans were halted by the outbreak of the First World War, and the college remained where it was. It eventually thrived there, both physically and culturally, as the buildings were expanded and bright instructors attracted. Principal William Grant spearheaded further development. Shortly after assuming his position in 1917, he oversaw recruitment of teachers described as "eccentric, crotchety, quaint, though widely travelled and highly intelligent." His tenure also saw other improvements. Student enrolment doubled, and bursaries increased. Teacher salaries also doubled, and their benefits now included

9191-411: Was filled with thousands of books and pictures of early Toronto. In his will, Mr. Robertson left to the citizens of Toronto his extensive collection of historical maps and paintings. He also helped fund The Hospital for Sick Children. In 1881, Robertson’s daughter Helen and niece Gracie died of scarlet fever on the same day. As a result, his wife Maria Robertson and his wife were profoundly affected by

9292-464: Was founded in 1829 by Major-General Sir John Colborne (later the 1st Baron Seaton ), then Lieutenant Governor of Upper Canada , in the hopes that it would serve as a feeder school to the newly established King's College (now known as the University of Toronto ). UCC was modelled on the public schools of Great Britain, such as Eton College . Though now an independent school, the college

9393-427: Was later felt the provincial viceroy was associated too much to politics and the office of visitor was not mentioned in the 1901 act that altered the government of UCC. Prince Edward, Prince of Wales (later Edward VIII and then Duke of Windsor ), was in 1920 appointed as Upper Canada College's official visitor, at the Prince's request. The College Times wrote then: It will be a great pleasure to all to hear that

9494-450: Was made in part because of boarding's inherent ability to allow students from around the world to attend UCC. The college's expansion of financial aid beginning in 2012 was intended to socioeconomically diversify the student body. Upper Canada College educates boys from Senior Kindergarten through to Grade Twelve . Graduates receive both the Ontario Secondary School Diploma and the International Baccalaureate (IB) diploma; UCC adopted

9595-481: Was named as the occupant, ex officio . Four years later, an act of the Upper Canada legislature outlined that the visitors of UCC would be the judges of His Majesty's Court of King's Bench. The role was then transferred in 1850 to the governor general of the Province of Canada , on behalf of Queen Victoria , until Confederation , after which the lieutenant governor of Ontario acted as visitor. However, it

9696-406: Was named for John "Gentle" Martland, a master at the College who was most well known for his reform of the boarding houses, making them into something more than simple residences. He toned down the rigid study regimes, cold dormitories, bland menus, and bullying, fostering instead more tolerating discipline, swift punishment for serious offenders, the occasional feast, and organised recreation. Wedd's

9797-412: Was on College Street between LaPlante Avenue and Elizabeth Street. Robertson raised money for the new hospital through publicity in his newspaper by gaining support of influential citizens in the city and with the aid of a $ 20,000 grant from Toronto Council. When Robertson first heard of pasteurized milk in the early 1900s, he sent his sister off to New York City to learn the new process. The hospital

9898-489: Was one of Robertson's more well known publications. He was hired as a reporter and then city editor at The Globe in Toronto, but left The Globe to found The Toronto Daily Telegraph in 1866. That paper lasted five years, and Robertson went to England as a reporter for The Globe . He returned to Toronto in 1876 and convinced his friend and former colleague, Goldwin Smith, to loan him $ 10,000 to enable him to launch

9999-409: Was provided with a fully equipped plant to provide pasteurized milk for the babies in the in and outpatient departments with the goal of reducing the infantile death rate. If the families were unable to afford the milk, it would be provided for them. To make sure the bottles would be returned and not kept for flower vases or any other purposes, they made rounded bottom bottles, which could not stand, on

10100-587: Was shut down that year by Bassett on October 30, just as a strike was looming. Many employees moved to the Toronto Sun , which launched the Monday after the Telegram ceased publication. The Telegram subscriber list was sold to the Toronto Star for CA$ 10 million . The Star also leased the Telegram' s Front Street facility, until it was sold to The Globe and Mail . In the book The Death of

10201-538: Was threatened by the Attorney-General of Ontario with charges under the Lord's Day Act . The Sunday edition was unsuccessful and ceased publication after four months. In December 1959, Bassett bought a 3.6-acre (15,000 m) property on Front Street West and in 1963 moved the Telegram to a new building at that location from the site at Bay and Melinda Street where the paper had been produced since 1899. At

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