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Queen's College (University of Melbourne)
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| Motto | Aedificamus in aeternum We build for eternity |
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| Named after | Queen Victoria's golden jubilee Golden Jubilee A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary.- In Thailand :King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, celebrated his Golden Jubilee on 9 June 1996.- In the Commonwealth Realms :... |
| Established | 1887 |
| Master | Prof. David T. Runia David T. Runia David Theunis Runia is a Dutch-Australian classical scholar and educational administrator who has worked in both Australia and the Netherlands.-Early life:... |
| Address | 1-17 College Crescent Parkville Parkville, Victoria Parkville is an inner city suburb in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 3 km north from Melbourne's central business district. Its Local Government Area is the City of Melbourne. At the 2006 Census, the population was 4,980.... , Victoria Victoria (Australia) Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively.... |
| Undergraduates | 220 |
| Postgraduates | 35 |
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Queen's College is a residential College
Residential college
A residential college is an organisational pattern for a division of a university that places academic activity in a community setting of students and faculty, usually at a residence and with shared meals, the college having a degree of autonomy and a federated relationship with the overall...
affiliated with the University of Melbourne
University of Melbourne
The University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
providing accommodation to 220 students who are attending the University of Melbourne, Victorian College of the Arts
Victorian College of the Arts
The Faculty of the VCA and Music is a faculty of the University of Melbourne, in Victoria . VCAM is located near the Melbourne central business district, on two campuses, one - the Melbourne Conservatorium of Music - on the Parkville campus of the University of Melbourne, and the other - the...
, RMIT University
RMIT University
RMIT University is an Australian public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. It has two branches, referred to as RMIT University in Australia and RMIT International University in Vietnam....
and Monash University's Victorian College of Pharmacy
Victorian College of Pharmacy
Monash University, Parkville campus is a campus of Monash University, located in Parkville, Victoria, Australia. It is home to the Faculty of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, previously known as the Victorian College of Pharmacy...
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In addition to the students, the Queen's College (affectionately known simply as "Queen's") also houses a number of fellows, resident tutors, scholars and professionals (collectively known as the Senior Common Room), staff, and academic guests.
History
Founding
The college was founded in 1887, on 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of land assigned to the Methodist Church by the Parliament of VictoriaParliament of Victoria
The Parliament of Victoria is the bicameral legislature of the Australian state of Victoria. It follows a Westminster-derived parliamentary system and consists of The Queen, represented by the Governor of Victoria; the Legislative Council ; and the Legislative Assembly...
in the area then known as University Reserve (now College Crescent). While this land was allocated soon after the founding of the university in 1853, it was not until 1878 -- some twenty-five years later -- that the Methodist Conference took the first steps towards building the college.
The then Governor of Victoria, Sir Henry Brougham Loch, laid the foundation stone on June 16, 1887 after the tireless efforts of Reverend William Abraham Quick, who is widely regarded as the founder of Queen's.
Naming
Initially, it was decided that the college was to be named Victoria College. However, when it became clear that it was to be built in the year of Queen Victoria's golden jubileeGolden Jubilee
A Golden Jubilee is a celebration held to mark a 50th anniversary.- In Thailand :King Bhumibol Adulyadej, the world's longest-reigning monarch, celebrated his Golden Jubilee on 9 June 1996.- In the Commonwealth Realms :...
, it was finalised in December 1886: "That the new College be called Queen's College in honour of the Queen's Jubilee"
Opening
Queen's opened its doors on March 16, 1889 with a total of 24 students, under the leadership of Rev. Dr. Edward Holdsworth Sugden, who would go on to hold the position of The Master for over forty years. Shortly afterward, it became clear that more building was necessary, and on April 20, 1890, the South Wing was opened. Subsequent extensions were made in 1905, and in 1910 a new East Wing was created, joining the new southern wing with the original sections.During this time (from 1897 to 1920), it is noted that "Queen's College was a veritable hothouse of dramatic activity", with plays and soirees being performed several times annually. Melbourne University Student Theatre traces its roots to this time, and it is no wonder that promotional posters from these productions still adorn the walls of the college to this day.
Expansion
Post-Great War pressures nurtured additional building plans, advocated mainly by J. T. Tweddle. The central tower (named the Sugden tower after the first master of the college, Rev. Edward J. Holdsworth Sugden) and a new northern wing, known as the Tweddle Wing, were constructed and completed in 1923. 1930 saw the introduction of a scientific laboratory (which now serves as a student recreation centre) in the southern section of the college, courtesy of A. M. and G. R. Nicholas.From 1958 to 1978, a significant expansion and improvement programme was enacted, partly funded by the Commonwealth Government. The Raynor C. Johnson Wing, named after the college's third Master and erected in the west of the college grounds, was completed in two stages. The first opened in 1961, with the second following eight years later. During the construction of the Johnson Wing, it became clear that the dining hall (which now serves as the Junior Common Room) was too small to contain the projected student body. As such, the current Eakins Hall was built, finished in 1964. The final student accommodation building, Kernick House, was completed in 1975.
In 1964, 3 acres (12,140.6 m²) of college land was allocated for the creation of a women's college. The college, named St Hilda's
St Hilda's College (University of Melbourne)
St Hilda's College is a college of The University of Melbourne, providing a residential community for students from all parts of regional Victoria, interstate and overseas. It provides accommodation, academic and pastoral support for 178 undergraduate students and 20 graduate students...
is now a coeducational facility, as by the time it was completed Queen's was also accepting both men and women as equal members.
For a decade from 1969, Queen's had also been ensuring that the pre-existing facilities would attain the same standard as the new wing. The resulting "comfortable, single bedroom studies" remain much the same format today. Also around this time, the Methodist Church merged with most parishes of the Presbyterian Church to form the Uniting Church, of which the college thus became an institution.
Coinciding with the College's centenary celebrations, the new Featonby Library and several tutor flats contained in Parnaby Wing were opened in 1987. More recently, the college has focused on expanding accommodation for academic visitors, postgraduate students and resident tutors, with the construction of Scott Terrace(1998), Jack Clarke and Lapthorne buildings (2000). Queen's currently has future plans to extend student accommodation by 2012.
Masters of the College
- Rev. Edward J. Holdsworth Sugden, MA BSc LittD (1887 - 1928)
- Rev. Frederick Walwyn Kernick, MA (1929 - 1933)
- John F. Foster. (1933 - 1934) - Acting Master
- Raynor Carey JohnsonRaynor JohnsonRaynor Carey Johnson was an English physicist and author.Johnson was born in Leeds, England. He earned an MA at the University of Oxford and a PhD in physics at the University of London. He taught physics in London and Belfast, working for a time with Ernest Rutherford in the Cavendish Laboratory...
, MA PhD DSc (1934 - 1964) - Rev. Prof. Norman Edgar Lade, MA BD (1964 - 1965) - Acting Master
- Owen W. Parnaby, BA DPhil (1966 - 1986)
- George A. M. Scott, BSc BA PhD DSc, FLS (1986 - 1992)
- Jack William Clarke, OAM, BA DipEd DipSocStud DipPsych (1992) - Acting Master
- Rev. John A. Henley, BA BD DTheol PhD (1993 - 2001)
- Prof. David T. RuniaDavid T. RuniaDavid Theunis Runia is a Dutch-Australian classical scholar and educational administrator who has worked in both Australia and the Netherlands.-Early life:...
, BA(Hons) MA DipEd DLitt LittD, FAHA (2002 - Present)
Vice-Masters of the College
- Jack W. Clarke (1965 - 1989)
- Robert G. Nethercote EdD (1991 - 2002)
- Philip A. Mosely BA(Hons) DipEd PhD (2002 - Present)
College Arms
The College's coat of armsCoat of arms
A coat of arms is a unique heraldic design on a shield or escutcheon or on a surcoat or tabard used to cover and protect armour and to identify the wearer. Thus the term is often stated as "coat-armour", because it was anciently displayed on the front of a coat of cloth...
celebrates its founding as a Methodist institution, in the tradition of the 18th-century Anglican minister, John Wesley
John Wesley
John Wesley was a Church of England cleric and Christian theologian. Wesley is largely credited, along with his brother Charles Wesley, as founding the Methodist movement which began when he took to open-air preaching in a similar manner to George Whitefield...
. It has the following heraldic description:
- Argent, a cross sable, in each quarter three escallops of the last, for Wesley; on an escutcheon of pretence the Royal Arms of England. Crest: on a wreath and sable, a wyvernWyvernA wyvern or wivern is a legendary winged reptilian creature with a dragon's head, two legs , and a barbed tail. The wyvern is found in heraldry. There exists a purely sea-dwelling variant, termed the Sea-Wyvern which has a fish tail in place of a barbed dragon's tail...
proper. Motto: Aedificamus in aeternum.
The actual rendering of the eschutcheon uses not the arms of England, but the arms of the United Kingdom
Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom
The Royal coat of arms of the United Kingdom is the official coat of arms of the British monarch, currently Queen Elizabeth II. These arms are used by the Queen in her official capacity as monarch of the United Kingdom, and are officially known as her Arms of Dominion...
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This is superimposed on the arms of John Wesley.
The college motto translates to We build for eternity.
The arms were assumed without a formal grant from the College of Arms
College of Arms
The College of Arms, or Heralds’ College, is an office regulating heraldry and granting new armorial bearings for England, Wales and Northern Ireland...
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College grace
It is customary to open each formal dinner (held every Monday through Wednesday) at Queen's with a GraceGrace (prayer)
Grace is a name for any of a number of short prayers said or an unvoiced intention held prior to or after eating, thanking God and/or the entities that have given of themselves to furnish nutrients to those partaking in the meal. Some traditions hold that grace and thanksgiving imparts a blessing...
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The college's full Latin grace is as follows:
- Domine, qui aperis manum tuam et omnia implentur bonitate,
- Benedicere dignare cibum istum
- Ut nos, ex eo gustantes,
- Inde corporis et animi accipiamus sanitatem.
- Per Jesum Christum Dominum nostrum, Amen.
An English translation is:
- Lord, you open your generous hand
- And the whole world is filled with good things.
- Please bless this food we are about to eat,
- So that we may have healthy bodies and healthy minds,
- Through Jesus Christ our Lord, Amen.
An English grace was composed by Master Henley in 1995, with the proviso that the Latin grace be retained at least once per week.
Wyvern Society
Wyverns are residents, past or present, who have lived in the College for six months or more. The Wyvern Society is responsible for allowing the continued communication of ex-Queen's students, and organising reunions.Distinguished Wyverns include:
- David Pennington (former Vice-Chancellor of the University of MelbourneUniversity of MelbourneThe University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
, former dean of its School of Medicine) - Sir Roy WrightRoy WrightGordon "Roy" Wright was an Australian rules football player with the Richmond Football Club in the VFL during the 1940s and 1950s, and television personality during the 1960s....
(former Chancellor of the University of MelbourneUniversity of MelbourneThe University of Melbourne is a public university located in Melbourne, Victoria. Founded in 1853, it is the second oldest university in Australia and the oldest in Victoria...
) - Geoffrey BlaineyGeoffrey BlaineyGeoffrey Norman Blainey AC , is a prominent Australian historian.Blainey was born in Melbourne and raised in a series of Victorian country towns before attending Wesley College and the University of Melbourne. While at university he was editor of Farrago, the newspaper of the University of...
(historian) - Sir Ian Potter (businessman and philanthropist)
- Harold HoltHarold HoltHarold Edward Holt, CH was an Australian politician and the 17th Prime Minister of Australia.His term as Prime Minister was brought to an early and dramatic end in December 1967 when he disappeared while swimming at Cheviot Beach near Portsea, Victoria, and was presumed drowned.Holt spent 32 years...
(former Prime Minister of Australia) - Brian HoweBrian HoweBrian Howe may refer to:*Brian Howe , Australian politician*Brian Howe , vocalist with the 80s and 90s versions of Bad Company*Brian Howe , American character actor best known for his major role in The Pursuit of Happyness...
(former Deputy Prime Minister of Australia) - Red SymonsRed SymonsRedmond Symons is an Australian musician, writer, actor and radio host, probably best known as lead guitarist with Skyhooks and as the snide judge of "Red Faces", a segment of the long-running Hey Hey It's Saturday variety television show...
(musician & comedian) - Barry HumphriesBarry HumphriesJohn Barry Humphries, AO, CBE is an Australian comedian, satirist, dadaist, artist, author and character actor, best known for his on-stage and television alter egos Dame Edna Everage, a Melbourne housewife and "gigastar", and Sir Les Patterson, Australia's foul-mouthed cultural attaché to the...
(satirist & comedian) - Alan HopgoodAlan HopgoodAlan Hopgood is an Australian actor and writer.He is a graduate of the University of Melbourne. Hopgood's first very successful play was And the Big Men Fly in 1963. It was adapted for TV by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation in 1973...
(writer & actor) - Sir John HollandJohn Holland (engineer)Sir John Holland AC was an Australian engineer and construction magnate, who founded the John Holland Construction Group in 1949, was Managing Director until 1972, Chairman until 1986, and President from 1986 until his death...
(engineer and construction magnate)