Ryerson Polytechnical Institute

Photos by Alan L Brown - Posted March, 2004

On the north side of Gould Street under the Ryerson University clock tower stands a statue of Egerton Ryerson. On both sides of the statue you can see Ontario Heritage Trust plaques. The one on the left tells us this about the university:

Plaque coordinates: 43.657967 -79.379167

Named after the Reverend Egerton Ryerson founder of the province's educational system, the Ryerson Institute of Technology was established in 1948 to provide technological education for post-secondary school students. The buildings and many staff members of the former Toronto Training and Re-establishment Institute for veterans, located on this site, were transferred to the new institute. Diploma courses were offered in various schools of technology, commerce, and the applied arts, and the Institute rapidly became a leading centre for technical education in Ontario. In 1964 it was renamed Ryerson Polytechnical Institute, and administration was transferred from the Ontario Department of Education to a Board of Governors. Seven years later Ryerson became a degree-granting institution.

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Posted September 13, 2009
I graduated in 1962 from then Ryerson Institute of Technology. It was a good and memorable experience and I met new friends there. We drank coffee and ate tarts at the union across the street.

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