St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli

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St. Joseph's College
St. Joseph's College Church, Tiruchirappalli.jpg
Motto
“Pro Bono Et Vero”
Motto in English
 For the Good and the True
Established 1844; 180 years ago (1844)
Religious affiliation
 Jesuit (Roman Catholic)
Location
Tiruchirappalli
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India
Affiliations Bharathidasan University
Website www.sjctni.edu

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St. Joseph's College, Tiruchirappalli (SJC) in Tamil Nadu, India was established in 1844 by the Society of Jesus (Jesuits). It was affiliated to Madras University in 1869 and is currently an affiliated First Grade College of Bharathidasan University.

History

St. Joseph's College celebrated its centenary in 1945 and sesquicentenary in 1995. It acquired Five Star status awarded by the National Assessment and Accreditation Council(NAAC) in 2000, was recognised by UGC as a College with Potential for Excellence (CPE) in 2004, and was accredited with A Grade [3rd Cycle] by NAAC in 2012. The college is owned by the Society of St.Joseph's, a body registered under Societies Regulation Act(1860), having its office at Tiruchirappalli. Around 30 Jesuits serve on the staff.

Coat of arms

The college blazon is not the heirloom of an ancient and noble family handed down with pride of name and glorious memories of the past. It is only a distinctive badge expressing its aim and ideal. It bears azure, with the Trichinipoly rock and the college church for distinctive features. The conspicuous palm tree in the middle is the emblem of the East. It bears in fesses a bow and above it is the monogram of the Society of Jesus. Its crest is a royal crown and a lily issuant, both in the honour of the college patron, St. Joseph. The crown signifies that he was of David’s royal blood and the lily to signify his spotless purity. Thus the whole in ordinary language would read: the College of St. Joseph is conducted by the Society of Jesus, at Trichinipoly in the East. The motto “PRO BONO ET VERO” (For the Good and the True) indicates the idea which the teachers and the taught should ever keep before their eyes as the goal of their efforts in the field of education, namely moral and intellectual formation.[1]

Student training

Milestones of St.Joseph's College

Notable alumni

College museum

As first curator in 1881 Fr. Castets, S.J. collected specimens and sent some collections abroad. Frs. Honore and Bertram are also associated with the beginning of the museum. Among the more active curators were Fr. L.V. Newton (1906-1913), C. Leigh (1913-1934), L.M. Balam(1937–65) and B.J. Coyle(1965-1971).
The holdings are varied; besides fauna (mammals, birds, snakes, fishes, lizards, chameleons, scorpions, spiders, butterflies, and moths) there are antiques such as two bricks from Babylon, 650 B.C.; a Roman lamp; stone arrow-heads 2000 years old; two pieces of wood from the London bridge burnt in 1230; an autograph letter of Queen Victoria; and weapons from World War I.

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