The+Gordon+Institute+of+TAFE

=The Gordon Institute of TAFE was established in the year 1887. It was named after General Charles George Gordon, after his tragic death. It was first opened in the year 1888 as the Gordon Memorial Technical College. In 1885, 500 Geelong citizens met up at the Geelong Town Hall to decide on how to honour Charles George Gordon. The first building was Davidson Hall and selected to originally be part of Johnstone Park. In the first term, only 63 students were enrolled and classes ranging from languages, mechanical drawing and architecture. A time capsule was laid in April 1891. The capsule being opened in 1987; containing reports from the city council and old copies of Melbourne and Geelong newspapers. The northern Fenwick Street building was also added in 1916 and the Hitchcock art studio in 1910. In November 1921, the college changed its name to the Gordon Institute of Technology.=