Founding of Women’s Christian College Courses offered – History, Logic, Philosophy, General English and Language.

The college acquires Doveton House

The college shifts to its new premises.

WCC declared a First Grade College

Formation of Alumnae Association

The main hostel formally opened by Her Excellency Lady Willington.

Visit of Rabindranath Tagore

Chapel built by Reginald Dann and Guy Jackson, Madras Quakers.

St. Christopher’s Training College for women was established in the college campus. It was later shifted to its own premises.

Science building inaugurated by the Governor, Lord Goshen.

Mahatma Gandhi visited the college.

B.A. in Mathematics introduced.

The college purchased ‘Riverlands’, a strip of land with a bungalow between the college and the observatory. It was used as a hostel.

The infirmary was constructed.

A new feature appeared on the landscape of the college – The Clock Tower.

A new hostel was constructed near the imposing main hostel and named after Miss Coon.

The undergraduate course in Home Science, offered for the first time by the University of Madras, was introduced in WCC.

Mrs. Vijayalakshmi Pandit, President of the All India Women’s Conference, visited the college.

Day Care Center started by Miss Sykes in the Mohammedan Gardens.

Founding of Christa Seva Vidyalaya which provided training in Theology and Mission Service.

Persistent efforts by Miss Sykes, Mary Masillamani and Miss Manuel helped secure a plot of land on Shafee Mohammed Road. A nursery school was built there and named The McDougall Memorial Nursery School.

Dr. Miss Elizabeth George was the first Indian Principal in the year of India’s Independence.

Inauguration of Rivett Block before Miss Rivett retired from her post as Principal.

A day before the Church of South India was inaugurated, the participating Church leaders met in the college for a day of retreat.

A new body called the Senate, headed by a president replaced the existing Students’ Committee, in this academic year.

Women’s Christian College Association formally adopted the new constitution, vesting authority in the Local Representatives of Mission Boards.

The Garden Hostel was completed and its inauguration was presided over by the then Vice Chancellor, Sir. A. Lakshmanaswamy Mudaliar. Miss McDougall was an honoured guest.

World Council of Churches met in the college campus.

Mount Holyoke College (U.S.A.) becomes a contributing society.

Majors in Physics and Chemistry were introduced.

The Home Science Block was declared open by Hon. Rajkumari Amrit Kaur, Union Health Minister.

A postgraduate course in Institution Management was introduced with the help of the University of Tennessee.

The old bungalow ‘Riverlands’ was demolished and in its place the Dining Hall was built. The first meal was served in the new Dining Hall on 21st June 1961.

A new hostel named after W.C.C.’s sister college, Mount Holyoke was declared open by Sri. M. Bakthavatsalam, who was the then Chief Minister of Madras State.

Golden Jubilee of WCC celebrated with a public meeting presided over by Vice Chancellor Sir. A. Lakshmanaswamy Mudaliar. The Chief Minster of Madras Sri. M. Bakthavatsalam released the souvenir. The Golden Jubilee address was delivered by the Bishop of Madras the Rt. Rev. Lesslie Newbigin.

Foundation stone for the new Library was laid by Mrs. James Sidney Allen, President of the American Associate Board.

The construction of the Library was completed with a special browsing room designated by Miss Bertha Corfield Perrill.

Opening of a Laboratory Nursery School of the Home Science Department for Child Development classes.

Miss Rivett passed away. A memorial service was held in the Chapel.

Major in Psychology was introduced.

The Carol Service of December 1973 was a special thanksgiving service to mark the fiftieth anniversary of the Chapel.

The Diamond Jubilee Year was celebrated.

The National Conference of the Asian Women’s Institute (A forum for studying women’s issues) was held in the college. This conference was attended by the President of Ewha University in Seoul. This paved the way for introducing a course in Women’s Studies by the History Department.

Inauguration of the college Auditorium by the Vice Chancellor of the University of Madras Dr. G.R. Damodaran. A public meeting was held, presided over by Justice C.J.R. Paul, President of W.C.C. Association. Dr. Chandran Devanesan, Vice-Chancellor of the North-Eastern Hill University and Dr. G.R. Damodaran spoke on the occasion. The Jubilee Address was delivered by Mr. V.R. Nedunchezhiyan, the Honourable Minister for Education at that time.

A state wide Regional Conference for “Planning Diet for Health” was organized by the Home Science Department.

A Student’s Centre was constructed behind the Rivett Block with the help of the UGC and on the ground floor a full-fledged Canteen was inaugurated.

University Grants Commission granted autonomy to the college.

The college was honoured by the visit of Mother Teresa who addressed the students during the Assembly hour.

W.C.C. played host tot eh delegates of a “Peace Conference” organized by the Asian Women’s Institute.

“Vikaas” – A student counselling center was set up.

Another popular job-oriented major – Computer Science was introduced.

The Psychology Department introduced a Master’s programme.

Platinum Jubilee year was celebrated. An exhibition of the history of college was organized by Miss Vera Augustus – head of the Department of History. Public meeting presided over by Dr. M.G.K. Menon.

The following Vocational Training courses were introduced: Industrial Microbiology by the Department of Botany and Biotechnology by the Department of Zoology.

A regional workshop sponsored by the U.G.C. for the Southern States was held in W.C.C. The theme was ‘Professional Development of Teachers of Autonomous Colleges’.

An unexpected legacy from Mildred Allen – an American friend and an equal contribution from college enabled the construction of a separate Computer Science building – The Mildred Allen Block.

The Evening College or the Self Financed College as it later came to be known was born with M.A. in Mass Communication as its first course.

Various new courses were introduced in the Evening College / Self Financed section. B.Com. with Maths, Business Administration and Computer Application at the undergraduate level. B.A. Corporate Economics, B.Sc. Visual Communication and B.Com. without Maths were introduced in 2003. A number of post-graduate  and doctoral courses were introduced in almost all departments both in the Day and Evening College.

Completion of 85 years marked by Commemoration Service with former Principals and presided over by Bishop Rt. Rev. V. Devasahayam.

Child Development Centre – a project of the Department of Psychology was started to provide comprehensive services to children between the age of 6 and 18. The Centre emphasis the need to encourage children with mental retardation to become independent and to maximize their potential.

The two sections of the college referred to till then as the Day and Evening Colleges were changed in official parlance to the Aided and the Self Financed Sections.

Two Inspection Commissions one from the State Government and the other from the University of Madras visited the college regarding the extension of autonomy. As a result, the college has been granted extension of autonomous status till 2007.

The Choice Based Credit System (CBCS), which had become a requirement of the University of Madras was introduced in a phased manner.

The NAAC team awarded the college an “A” grade after three days, scrutiny of all the aspects of college life.

The Self-Financed section was awarded Autonomy.

The 90th year of W.C.C. was celebrated with a Thanksgiving Service held in the college auditorium. Rev. Dr. Mani Chacko, Principal, Gurukul Theological College and research Institute gave the Thanksgiving message. The theme was “Praise and Thanksgiving”.