place ▁as ▁such , ▁out l ives ▁the ▁nas cent ▁moment ▁and ▁continues ▁to ▁guide ▁the ▁implicit ▁growth ▁from ▁within ▁end ogen ously , ▁the ▁fortune ▁of ▁this ▁college ▁is ▁always ▁dest ined ▁for . ▁ ▁Import ant ▁Mil est ones ▁▁ ▁This ▁college ▁was ▁started ▁as ▁a ▁Provin cial ▁School ▁in ▁October ▁ 1 8 5 4 ▁even ▁before ▁the ▁establishment ▁of ▁the ▁Mad ras ▁University . ▁Thus ▁it ▁claims ▁to ▁be ▁a ▁ho ary ▁prec ursor ▁of ▁university ▁education ▁in ▁T amil ▁N adu . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 4 ▁it ▁was ▁raised ▁to ▁the ▁status ▁of ▁second ▁Gra de ▁College ▁with ▁the ▁affili ated ▁subjects ▁Mathemat ics , ▁History ▁and ▁Philosoph y . ▁At ▁that ▁time , ▁there ▁were ▁only ▁four ▁colleg es ▁in ▁South ▁India . ▁In ▁ 1 8 6 7 ▁the ▁B . A . ▁classes ▁were ▁started . ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁instruction ▁was ▁offered ▁in ▁all ▁new ▁arts ▁curr icul um ▁( except ▁bi ology ) ▁and ▁B . A . ▁courses ▁in ▁Phys ical ▁Sciences , ▁Mathemat ics , ▁Log ic , ▁History ▁and ▁S ansk rit . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 1 ▁construction ▁of ▁new ▁buildings ▁were ▁started . ▁In ▁ 1 8 7 5 , ▁the ▁existing ▁building ▁with ▁bell ▁tower ▁was ▁completed . ▁In ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁college ▁celebrated ▁its ▁cent en ary ▁year ▁and ▁the ▁U GC ▁san ction ed ▁R s ▁ 1 ▁la kh ▁to ▁this ▁college . ▁In ▁ 1 9