 In October 1913 , Innis started classes at McMaster University ( then in Toronto ) . McMaster was a natural choice for him because it was a Baptist university and many students who attended Woodstock College went there . McMaster 's liberal arts professors encouraged critical thinking and debate . Innis was especially influenced by James Ten Broeke , the university 's one @-@ man philosophy department . Ten Broeke posed an essay question that Innis pondered for the rest of his life : " Why do we attend to the things to which we attend ? " 
 In October 1913 , Innis started classes at McMaster University ( then in Toronto ) . McMaster was a natural choice for him because it was a Baptist university and many students <a href='null_relcl' title='1'><mark>who</mark></a>attended Woodstock College went there . McMaster <a href='null_genetive' title='2'><mark>'s</mark></a>liberal arts professors encouraged critical thinking and debate . Innis was especially influenced by James Ten Broeke , the university <a href='null_genetive' title='3'><mark>'s</mark></a>one @-@ man philosophy department . Ten Broeke posed an essay question <a href='null_relcl' title='4'><mark>that</mark></a>Innis pondered for the rest of his life : " Why do we attend to the things to which we attend ? " 
In October 1913 , Innis started classes at McMaster University ( then in Toronto ) . McMaster was a natural choice for em because it was a Baptist university and many students attended Woodstock College went dere . McMaster  liberal arts professors encouraged critical thinking and debate . Innis was especially influenced by James Ten Broeke , the university  one @-@ man philosophy department . Ten Broeke posed an hw question Innis pondered fir da rest of his life : " Why do we attend to the things to which we attend ? "