YORK UNIVERSITY: York University to celebrate 40th anniversary of the Proclamation Of The York Act.

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M2 PRESSWIRE-26 March 1999-YORK UNIVERSITY: Look At Us Now! York University to celebrate 40th anniversary of the Proclamation Of The York Act, March 26, 1959 (C)1994-99 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:240399 TORONTO -- Forty years ago this Friday -- March 26, 1959 -- the York Act received Royal Assent in the Ontario Legislature, bringing to life an institution whose diversity, innovation and excellence emerged with dizzying speed over four decades.

From an initial class of 76 students in 1960, York University has evolved into the third largest university in Canada, attracting 40,000 students in search of top-notch teaching and research. "In 1959, we had no faculty, no students, no buildings -- only President Murray G. Ross and grand dreams," said York...