it is 1879. 50 years after the university was founded,financial problems push the dalhousie story to the precipice of an early and unhappy ending. word of this crisis reaches nova scotia-bornteacher, publisher and philanthropist george munro in his adopted home of new york city. quietly, he comes to the rescue, making thefirst of many large donations that breathe life into the university and set it to the pathto stability and success. nearly 150 years later, we still take a dayeach year to celebrate one of the heroes of the dalhousie story.