This work connects the study of student life with both the history of the Canadian University as a whole and the role of the university as a career-training institution. Looking at almost 120 years of Canadian history, Charles Levi examines the origins, activities and careers of 1876 members of the executive of the University College Literary and Athletic Society of the University of Toronto from the inception of the College until 1973. Using an intricate quantitative analysis of data from student records and genealogical sources, Levi charts the history of student activities at University...