the University of Manitoba. This consolidation was a way to strengthen the small and financially insecure College; nonetheless, St John's maintained, and continues to maintain, its strong connection to the Anglican Church. In 1882, planning began of a new building for the college at a 4-acre lot on the west side of Winnipeg's Main Street at Church Avenue. The 3½-storey brick building was completed in 1884 at an approximate cost of $55,000. It had several classrooms as well as residential space for 20 students. In mid-1945, the college moved to a more central location in downtown Winnipeg and the building was demolished in 1950. Later development By 1900, the college had become a coeducational, liberal arts college, as professional education expanded beyond the traditional fields of theology, law, and medicine in the early part of the 20th century. Graduate training based on the German-inspired American model of specialized course work and the completion of a research thesis was introduced. In 1912, a 3-storey brick-&-stone structure was built on Church Avenue in Winnipeg to provide additional classroom and residential space for the nearby St. John's College. The basement had two classrooms, washrooms, a day room for students, and a mechanical room. On the main level were 3 classrooms, library, ladies’ parlour, and cloakroom, Master's room, Warden's office, and 4 bedrooms. The second and third floors each had a central communal bathroom and 16 bedrooms. The college moved to the University of Manitoba's Fort Garry campus in 1958, with dormitories for men and women to the east, teaching and administration to the west, and the chapel to the north. The policy of university education that was initiated in the 1960s responded to population pressure and the belief that higher education was a key to social justice and economic productivity for individuals and for society. The stained glass at the college has since been documented by the Institute for Stained Glass in Canada. St. John's College's arms were registered with the Canadian Heraldic Authority on 15 October 2006. Administration and governance As an independent constituent college of the University of Manitoba, St. John's College is governed under the terms of the act of its incorporation, Act to incorporate St John's College (Chapter 39 of the Statues of the Province of Manitoba, 1871, re-enacted in 1990 as Chapter 171). The statutes of the college are amended, repealed, or replaced by the Synod of the