=THE =UNIVERSITY ; "=A SOCIETY OF INDIVIDUALS LIVING AND WORKING
TOGETHER FOR THE ADVANCEMENT OF LEARNING AND THE DISSEMINATION OF
=KNOWLEDGE".  (=UNIVERSITY OF =YORK =DEVELOPMENT =PLAN) .
     =IN 1617 =JAMES =I RECIEVED A PETITION REQUESTING A =UNIVERSITY
FOR =YORK.  =THIS WAS FOLLOWED BY A PETITION TO =PARLIAMENT IN 1652,
AND A DEPUTATION TO THE =UNIVERSITY =GRANTS =COMMITTEE IN 1947.  =THE
=UNIVERSITY OFFICIALLY OPENED IN 1963 WITH A STUDENT POPULATION
COMPRISING 216 UNDERGRADUATES AND 12 POSTGRADUATES.
     =THE SITE CONSISTED OF 190 ACRES OF MARSHY LAND AND A LARGE
DECREPIT =ELIZABETHAN MANSION, =HESLINGTON =HALL, DESTINED TO BECOME
THE ADMINISTRATION BUILDING.  =DRAINING THE SATURATED GROUND WAS
ACCOMPLISHED BY WIDENING A NATURAL STREAM AND CREATING A FOURTEEN
ACRE ARTIFICIAL LAKE AROUND WHICH THE =UNIVERSITY WAS CONSTRUCTED.