The Dilettante Society was originally founded in 1882 by a group of Clare students. It served as a forum for informal discussion where undergraduates and fellows could meet and debate issues in a relaxed environment. The topics were varied, but the format for the meetings was well standardised: a speaker would talk on the subject of interest for between 20 and 30 minutes, followed by a general discussion where everyone would have a chance to air their views.
Matriculated at Clare, 1994
Previously known as Amalgamated Clubs (from 1886), Junior Common Room (JCR) significant by 1968-1972; Clare College Student Association (CCSA) from 1972-1989 and later Union of Clare Students (UCS) from 1989. More recently the main business of the UCS (formally JCR) is run by the Executive Committee.
Clare College Boat Club (CCBC) was founded in 1831. It celebrated its centenary in 1931, its 150th anniversary in 1981 and the 175 anniversary in 2006.
The original College Statutes were granted by Elizabeth de Burgh, Lady Clare, in 1359.
The Governing Body was known at one time as the Congregation as well as "Meetings of the Master and Fellows"; there is some overlap with meetings of one of the precursors of the Council , known as "The Master and Fellows in College"
Churchill alumnus
Agnes Lewis and Maggie Gibson (both nee Smith) born in 1843 were eccentric twin sisters who undertook remarkable journeys to extend their Semitic scholarship. They later lived at Castlebrae House, Chesterton Road, which later became one of the hostels on the Colony site owned by Clare College.
This exhibition is arranged once every two years, more recently by Dr. Peter Knewstubb
Cavaleri Partership