Owen Sound
a town in Ontario, Canada, 34 miles W. by N. of Collingwood, at the head of a long bay of the same name off Georgian Bay. It has a located in different towns, but having its headquarters in Manchester. The Victoria University was instituted by royal charter in 1880. University College, Liverpool, was incorporated with Victoria University in 1884, and the Yorkshire College, Leeds, in 1888. There is women's department in connection with Owens College. The charter of a Victoria University gives power to grant degrees to women, and the examinations are thrown open to them.