Student administration/Student discipline, Trinity College, Glasgow

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Student administration/Student discipline, Trinity College, Glasgow

Activity Description

Institution

Function

Student administration

Activity

Student discipline

Date(s) of Activity

1857-1973

Activity performed by

Professors

Principal

Senate

General Assembly of the Free Church of Scotland 1857-1900

General Assembly of the United Free Church of Scotland 1900-1929

General Assembly of the Church of Scotland 1929-1973

Activity history

From the foundation of the College in  1857, student discipline was dealt with in the first instance by the professors and Principal, subject to the approval of the College Senate. More serious cases were referred to the College Committee of the General Assembly (renamed in 1930 the Committee on Education for the Ministry) which, in turn, could refer cases to the General Assembly itself. The General Assembly of 1888 declared that the Senate had the right to refuse to sustain the session of, in other words to expel, any student who failed to perform his work satisfactorily.

Following the union of the College with the Faculty of Divinity at Glasgow University in  1935, the University was henceforth also involved in handling disciplinary cases.

Bibliography:

Mechie, Stewart and Mackintosh, James. Trinity College Glasgow 1856-1956. Glasgow, 1956

College Calendar of the Free Church of Scotland

College Calendar of the United Free Church of Scotland

College Calendar of the Church of Scotland

Scope and Content

Senate minutes 1857-1907 ref: GB 0248 DC 84/1/1
The minutes record cases relating to student discipline.

Scroll or draft Senate minutes 1857-1954 ref: GB 0248 DC 84/1/2/1-3
The minutes record cases relating to student discipline.

Principal’s correspondence 1858-1973 ref: GB 0248 DC 84/3/1/1-8
This series may include letters relating to student discipline.

Records of the Church of Scotland, the United Free Church of Scotland and the Free Church of Scotland are held at the National Archives of Scotland   

Rules and Conventions

Title of function/activity taken from the GASHE Function Activity Model. Function and activity description compiled according to the Standard for Creating Function and Activity Descriptions.

Creation Date

Function and activity description compiled for the GASHE project by Victoria Peters, research archivist,  19 December 2003

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