an applied arts and technology college, and, most notably, “a single 
     
     university of non—denominational character." Campbell said, “Ibis 
     
     single university will be on a scale sufficient to enable more Islanders 
     
     to obtain high quality education comparable to national standards. A 
     
     single university will permit the development ofspecialized facilities 
     
     to serve Island and regional needs, and also provide the most eco— 
     
     nomic use of scarce public funds in this field.” PEI would fund only 
     
     this new university. Campbell stressed that integration would not 
     
     be forced on St. Dunstan’s University and Prince of Wales College, 
     
     and they were free to continue if they wished, albeit without public 
     
     funding. But, either mixing his message or assuming their response, 
     
     he concluded, “Integration will commence immediately.”" 
     
    

    
     Reception to the plan was largely positive. Opposition mem— 
     
     bers joined the government in applauding Campbell’s address, and 
     
     Prince of Wales students filed out talking about the new aid pro— 
     
     gram. Frank NIacKinnon was furious, calling it “a shotgun wedding 
     
     by proxy."” Within a week, he and a few of his faculty had resigned, 
     
     and lWaeKinnon left the Island, taking organized opposition to 
     
     amalgamation with him. Iliree days after i\IacKinnonls resignation, 
     
     the Prince of \Vales board of directors voiced its support for the 
     
     government's intentions.“ 
     
    

    
     When Campbell declared his new higher—education platform, 
     
     the Evening Pair/bf editorial noted astutely that this was about more 
     
     than just organizing universities: it was about organizing Island life, 
     
     something not all Islanders would tolerate. The editor mused that Is- 
     
    
   
   
    
     landers might soon divide into two camps, the “Integrationists” and 
     
    
   
   
    
       
     
    
   
   
    
     t; See [Crawling—[fillrioi, ;\pril 2, tom, and yl/lt'(l‘l/tH-t/llllllilllkll/OIH'/HI/’1)/IOUt‘tif" g\pril ;, 
     
     was. Campbell's entire "\Vhite Paper on Post-secondary l'lducation" is in “llPl‘ll 
     
     Origins" vertical file, l’l‘ll Collection. 
     
    

    
     14 ’[Zn- (hum/inn, ;\pril ‘,, was. Interestingly, While l’rince of\\'ales had been given no 
     
     warning ovaampbell's announcement, Bishop Nlael‘lachern bad: see “Minutes of 
     
     Clergy Meeting held at St. Dunstan'sUniversity,":\ugust14,i<)()S,"lll’l‘:lOrigins 
     
    

    
     — Baker papers" vertical tile, folder 2, item II, l’lCl Collection. 
     
    

    
     15 .lourlitI/el’r'mlt't'l', x\pril ti, ms. x\s ifas a parting gift, l7rank t\lael\'innon reeeiy ed 
     
    

    
     the Order ofCanada in latelune who. one week before the University of Prince 
     
    
   
   
    
     l‘ltlward lsland came into being: 
     
    
   
   
    
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