Janet Clarke Hall (JCH) is a residential college of the University of Melbourne in Australia. The college is associated with the Anglican Province of Victoria. JCH is one of the smallest of the colleges of the university and was the first university college in Australia to admit women.
| Janet Clarke Hall | |||||||||||
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| University of Melbourne | |||||||||||
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| Location | Royal Parade, Parkville, Victoria | ||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°47′41″S 144°57′32″E / 37.7948°S 144.9589°E | ||||||||||
| Full name | Janet Clarke Hall The University of Melbourne | ||||||||||
| Motto | Deo Duce, Verbo Luce (Latin) | ||||||||||
| Motto in English | "God as Guide, the Word as Light" | ||||||||||
| Established | 1886 | ||||||||||
| Named for | Janet Clarke | ||||||||||
| Previous names | Trinity Women's Hostel | ||||||||||
| Sister college | Trinity College | ||||||||||
| Undergraduates | 90 | ||||||||||
| Postgraduates | 6 | ||||||||||
| Newspaper | Luce, TigerLilyRag | ||||||||||
| Website | jch.unimelb.edu.au | ||||||||||
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History
editEstablished in 1886 as a residential hostel for women students of Trinity College, JCH was originally called the 'Trinity College Hostel'. It was re-named after a significant benefactor, Janet Clarke, wife of Sir William Clarke in 1921.[1] Enid Joske was principal of JCH from 1928 until 1952 despite the uncooperation of the warden of Trinity,[2] Dr Eva Eden was principal from 1964 until 1983.[3] JCH became an independent college in 1961 and co-educational in 1973.
Principals of Janet Clarke Hall
editSource:[4]
- The Rev’d Thomas Jollie Smith (1886–87)[5]
- Miss Lucy Waltham (1888)
- Miss Emily Eddes (1889)
- Miss Emily Hensley (1890)[6]
- Mr J.T. Collins (1892-1900)
- Miss Lucy Bateman (1901–05)
- Miss Lucy Archer (1906–18)[7]
- Miss Margery Herring (1919–27)[8]
- Miss Enid Joske (1928–51)[2]
- Miss Mary Bagnall (1952–57)
- Miss Margaret Dewey (1959–62)[9]
- Dr Eva Eden (1964–83)[10]
- Mrs Phyllis Fry (1984–95)
- Dr Gail Tulloch (1996-2000)
- Dr Damian Powell (2001-2021)
People associated with the college
editCollege visitor
editThe current college visitor is Peter C. Doherty, winner of a Nobel Prize[clarification needed] and Australian of the Year in 1997.
Notable alumni
edit- Elizabeth Blackburn, Morris Herzstein Professor of Biology and Physiology at the University of California, San Francisco, winner of the Nobel Prize in Medicine in 2009
- Marita Cheng, Young Australian of the Year
- Adrienne Clarke, former Lieutenant Governor of Victoria and Chancellor of La Trobe University
- Helen Garner, writer
- Dorothy Knox, (1902-1983) headteacher, college founder[11]
- Dame Leonie Kramer, former Chancellor of the University of Sydney
- Diane Lemaire, aeronautical engineer, first woman to graduate from the University of Melbourne with a degree in engineering
- Fay Marles, Victorian Commissioner of Equal Opportunity from 1977 to 1987 and Chancellor of the University of Melbourne from 2001 to 2004
- Lorna Verdun Sisely OBE (1916–2004), Surgeon, and founder of the Monash Medical Centre Breast Clinic.[12]
- Gillian Triggs, former President of the Australian Human Rights Commission
- Sally Walker, former Vice-Chancellor of Deakin University
Tutors
editFormer tutors include:
- Manning Clark, historian
- Marilyn Warren, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Victoria
References
edit- ^ Janet Clarke in The Encyclopedia of Women and leadership in Twentieth Century Australia
- ^ a b Patrick, Alison, "Joske, Enid (1890–1973)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 24 October 2021
- ^ John Riddoch Poynter; Carolyn Rasmussen (1 January 1996). A Place Apart: The University of Melbourne : Decades of Challenge. Melbourne University Publish. pp. 42–. ISBN 978-0-522-84584-6.
- ^ "Janet Clarke Hall History - JCH History". jch.unimelb.edu.au. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Breward, Ian, "Smith, Thomas Jollie (1858–1927)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 24 October 2021
- ^ "An Enduring Legacy | Information Exchange". ie.mggs.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Whyte, Jean P., "Archer, Mary Ellinor Lucy (1893–1979)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 24 October 2021
- ^ "Biography - Edith Rita Lowenstern - People Australia". peopleaustralia.anu.edu.au. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ "Obituary: Sister Margaret Dewey SSM". www.churchtimes.co.uk. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Hamilton, Dr Damian Powell and Olive (13 July 2014). "Principal embraced and managed change". The Sydney Morning Herald. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
- ^ Teale, Ruth, "Dorothy Isabel Knox (1902–1983)", Australian Dictionary of Biography, Canberra: National Centre of Biography, Australian National University, retrieved 23 November 2023
- ^ Heywood, Anne (30 April 2009). "Sisely, Lorna Verdun (1916 – 2004)". The Australian Women's Register. Retrieved 17 March 2024.
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