François Charles Archile Jeanneret Graduate Studies from 1947 to 1951, principal of University College from 1951 to 1959, and Chancellor of the University of Toronto from 1959 until his death in 1967. While Chancellor, Jeanneret also held several diplomatic posts including Canadian delegate to the Commonwealth Education Conference in Oxford, United Kingdom in 1959 and Delhi, India in 1962. Jeanneret authored fifteen textbooks during his lifetime, including French texts used in Ontario high schools, and received an honorary degree, receiving a Doctor of Letters, from the Memorial University of Newfoundland in May 1963. François Charles Archile Jeanneret François Charles Archile Jeanneret (November 18, 1890
Gris-gris (talisman) by practitioners of Voodoo. However, the practice soon changed, and the gris-gris were thought to bring black magic upon their 'victim.' Slaves would often use the gris-gris against their owners and some can still be seen adorning their tombs. During this period, there were also reports of slaves cutting, drowning or otherwise manipulating the gris-gris of others in order to cause harm. Although in Haiti, gris-gris are thought to be a good amulet and are used as part of a widely practised religion; in the Cajun communities of Louisiana, gris-gris are thought to be a symbol of black magic and