St Andrew's College, Sydney

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name = St. Andrew's College
university = University of Sydney
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full_name = Saint Andrew's College
motto_Latin = Christo, Ecclesiae, Litteris
motto_English = Christ, the Church and Letters
named_for = Saint Andrew, patron saint of Scotland
established = 1867
previous_names = -
sister_college = Ormond College, Emmanuel College
head_name = Principal
head = Mr Wayne Erickson
undergraduates = 235
graduates = 15
students = 250
location = 19 Carillon Avenue, Newtown, New South Wales, Australia
homepage = [http://www.standrewscollege.edu.au] Website| boat_club = [http://www.standrewscollege.edu.au/?/Friends_And_Alumni/Alumni_Society] Alumni Homepage

St Andrew's College is a Protestant co-residential college within the University of Sydney, in the suburb of Camperdown.

History

St Andrew's College was incorporated by Act of Parliament and received Royal Assent from Queen Victoria on the 12th of December 1867. The St Andrew's College Act 1998 [ [http://www.austlii.edu.au/au/legis/nsw/consol_act/saca1998208/ SAINT ANDREW'S COLLEGE ACT 1998 ] ] replaced the St Andrews Incorporation Act 1867. This change means the Principal may be member of the laity and the religious affiliations of councilors was broadened to include all Protestants but exclude Catholics.The College Council first met in 1870 and the first students began their studies when the Main building was completed in 1878, with an initial student intake of 16. The student population increased to 140 in 1953 when the Reid building was completed, to 200 when the Thyne building was opened in 1966 and again to 235 when the Carillon Avenue Building was completed.

The College occupies 4 hectares of the main campus of the University of Sydney and was built on a sub-grant of Crown Land. It served as the home of the Theological Hall of the Presbyterian Church in New South Wales, now the Presbyterian Theological Centre, until it relocated to Burwood in 1983.

In 2002, after 132 years the College admitted female undergraduates for the first time. [ [http://www.standrewscollege.edu.au/timeline.html :: St Andrews College :: Timeline ] ]

Its motto "Christo, ecclesiae, litteris" is Latin for "For Christ, for the church, for scholarship".

Every year, the Collegemen traditionally compete for a sporting trophy, commonly known as "The Rawson Cup", which was presented to the Sydney University Sports Union in 1906 by The Admiral Sir Harry Rawson, and is the height of male intercollegiate sport. The cup is fought for throughout the year by men representing each of the University of Sydney Colleges accumulating points by competing in Cricket, Rowing, Swimming, Rugby, Tennis, Soccer, Basketball and Athletics. It last won the Rawson Cup in 1998. The College women compete for a sporting trophy, known as "The Rose Bowl" which was won by St Andrew's College for the first time in 2006.

Heresy Conviction Controversy

Scottish born Dr. Peter Cameron was appointed Principal of St Andrew's College in 1991, and thus became a minister in the Presbyterian Church of Australia. In 1993 while serving as principal, Dr. Cameron was convicted by the Presbyterian Church of Australia of Heresy. He was charged for disagreeing with the first chapter of the Westminster Confession of Faith, which as a minister of the Presbyterian Church of Australia, he was required "firmly and constantly to adhere thereto and to the utmost of [his] power to maintain and defend" [ http://www.presbyterian.org.au/section6.htm Vows - "An Introduction to the Presbyterian Church of Australia", the Code Committee of the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church of Australia ] , by questioning the writings of Paul in the New Testament. The charge related to a sermon that he preached on 2 March 1992 called 'The Place of Women in the Church' to 300 members of a Presbyterian women's organisation. In the sermon Cameron supported the ordination of women to the ministry, criticised the church’s hard line on homosexuality, and attacked fundamentalist Christianity in general (Jensen, nd) [ [http://www.sof-in-australia.org/heretic.htm Rod Jensen, review of Peter Cameron, "Heretic", at Sea of Faith in Australia (SoFiA) http://www.sof-in-australia.org/heretic.htm] ] (de Maria, 1999) [ [http://www.carelinks.net/books/dem/dd.htm Bill de Maria, (1999), Chapter 5: Religious Dissenter: Peter Cameron and the Heresy Trial, in "Deadly Disclosures", Wakefield Press, Kent Town, ISBN 1862544573 link http://www.carelinks.net/books/dem/dd.htm at Carelinks Christadelphian Ministries] ]

Today

St Andrew's College accommodates approximately 250 students, most of them undergraduates, and 5 resident academics.

The college incorporates a library, tutorial rooms and various technological facilities required for study, such as landline telephones, fax and internet access and photocopying facilities. There is also a tea making facilities including an urn and toilets and showers, chapel, oval and common rooms.

St Andrew's College offers mentoring and tutoring programs, as well as social events organized by the Students' Club.

Notable Andrewsmen

Politicians

*Former Australian Opposition Leader, youngest ever High Court Judge and President of the United Nations, Herb (Doc) Evatt
*Former Premier of NSW, Sir George Fuller
*Current Independent Federal Member of Parliament for Lyne, Robert Oakeshott
*Former Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives and Member for Lyne, Philip Lucock
*Former Minister for Customs and Excise, Minister for Air and Minister for Repatriation and Member for Evans, Hon. Frederick Osborne CMG, DSC and Bar
*Former Minister for Police and Member for Orange, Garry West

The Sciences

*Gordon Childe, renowned prehistorian
*Raymond Dart, anthropologist
*John Bradfield, engineer and designer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge

The Arts

*A.D. Hope, Poet
*Mungo Wentworth MacCallum, Political journalist

Theology

*Rev. Dr Andrew Harper
*Professor Samuel Angus, charged with heresy
*Dr Peter Cameron, former Principal and convicted heretic

Academia

*Sir Percival Halse Rogers KBE, Chancellor of the University of Sydney, 1936-1941
*Robert C. Robertson-Cuninghame, Chancellor of the University of New England, 1981 - 1993

portsmen

Rugby Union

"Wallaby Captains"
*Phil Waugh, Current Wallaby and sometime Captain
*Nick Farr-Jones
*Dr. Dick Tooth
*Dr Herbert John Solomon
*Arthur C. Wallace, also played 9 Rugby Tests for Scotland and coached the Wallabies 1937 and 1953 [ [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120407b.htm Wallace, Arthur Cooper (Johnny) (1900 - 1975) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online ] ]
*Tom Lawton, Snr
*Alex Ross
*Phil Hardcastle "Other Wallabies"
*Scott Gourley, dual international Rugby Union and Rugby League
*David Fitter
*Dr Bruce Beith
*Hugh Taylor
*A. N. Finlay
*Duncan Fowles
*Norm Lamport
*Johnny Taylor, dual international Cricket and Rugby Union
*Frank Hutchinson
*Emeritus Professor Saxon White
*Myer Rosenblum
*John Brockhoff
*Otto Nothling, dual international Cricket and Rugby Union [ [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A150580b.htm Nothling, Otto Ernest (1900 - 1965) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online ] ]

Rugby League

*Scott Gourley, (dual international Rugby Union and Rugby League)

wimming

*Forbes Carlile, Swimming coach of various Olympic swimmers including Shane Gould

Cricket

*Otto Nothling, Former Australian Test Cricketer and Wallaby
*Johnny Taylor, Former Australian Test Cricketer and Wallaby

Modern Pentathlon

*Forbes Carlile, competed at 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne

Rhodes Scholars

*1904 Wilfred Barton
*1905 Percival Halse Rogers
*1906 Mungo L. MacCallum
*1908 Stanley Castlehow (for Queensland)
*1910 John R. Hooten
*1911 Harold K. Denham (for Queensland)
*1921 Tom Lawton, Snr (for Queensland)
*1922 Arthur C. Wallace [ [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A120407b.htm Wallace, Arthur Cooper (Johnny) (1900 - 1975) Biographical Entry - Australian Dictionary of Biography Online ] ]
*1928 Richard Ashburner
*1929 Ian M. Edwards
*1930 Norman K. Lamport
*1934 Hugh C. Barry
*1947 David R. Stewart
*1949 Robert C. Robertson-Cuninghame
*1984 Ian M. Jackman
*1991 Angus Taylor
*2004 Stephanie Topp
*2004 Alec Cameron

References

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*St Andrew's College Annual Report & Magazine for 2005

External links

* http://www.standrewscollege.edu.au