Draft:Seal of Cornell University
Cornell University employs two distinct
The Great Seal[edit]
History[edit]
Authorized by the trustees in November 1866, the original Great Seal was formally adopted as the corporate seal on October 6, 1868.[1] While the motto of Cornell University, "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study," was spoken by Ezra Cornell during his inaugural speech, it first appeared in writing on the seal.[2] This seal made its debut on the cover of The Cornell University Register, 1868-69. Subsequently, it has been used in the yearly University Regestries until its disuse from 1887 onwards.[3]
Design[edit]
The seal's design as described by the University Bylaws:
“The great seal of Cornell University ... shall bear in the outer circle the words Cornell University and Founded A.D. 1865; and in the inner circle the words Ezra Cornell ‘I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study’ and in the center a profile likeness of Ezra Cornell.”
The Shield[edit]
Design[edit]
| Arms of Cornell University | |
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| Armiger | Cornell University |
| Adopted | February 10, 1911 |
| Shield | Per pale Argent and Carnelian, an open book proper, on a chief Or the shields of the Unites States of America and of New York State proper. |
| Motto | I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study" |
The seal's design as described by the University Bylaws:
“Per pale Argent and Carnelian, an open book inscribed with the words "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study" proper, on a chief Or the shields of the Unites States of America and of New York State proper.”
The shield was design in posteriorly to the Great Seal due to the need
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Barton Hall
The Colleges[edit]
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The banner of the College of Arts and Sciences consists of an oil lamp on top of a pile of books all in tenné over a plain argent background. The oil lamp, a symbol of truth and higher education, on top of books, symbol of knowledge, represent the spirit of liberal education.[4] |
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| College of Architecture, Art and Planning | 
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| College of Agriculture and Animal Sciences | 
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References[edit]
- ^ "Symbols - Office of the President".
- ^ "150 Ways to Say Cornell". October 17, 2014.
- ^ The Cornell University Register 1887-88. Ithaca: Cornell University Press. 1887.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: date and year (link) - ^ A. Shampo, Marc (1990). "Medical Symbols: Lamp of Knowledge". Mayo Clinic Proceedings. 65 (9): 1192.