Mottos vs. Slogans at University - Toronto Branch

T he T oron t o Bran ch of t he R oy al Her aldry Soci et y of Can a da
Patron: Sir Conrad M.J.F. Swan, KCVO, PH.D, FSA, FRHSC
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Garter King of Arms Emeritus
Volume 24, Issue 3 – SEPTEMBER 2014
WITHIN THE PAGES
OF THIS ISSUE:
XXXI International
Congress, in Norway
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Arms of Notre Dame
University
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Honours of the
British Raj
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Right Honorable
Charles S. Monck
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Upper Canada
College
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Westminster College
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ISSN: 1183-1766
Mottos vs. Slogans at University
~ Dr. Jonathan Good, PhD, FRHSC
For the sake of graphic representation, many universities employ a coat of arms or a
seal for formal or dignified occasions, and a logo for everyday or marketing use. To pick a
random Canadian example, here are the arms and most recent logo of Brock University in St.
Catharines, Ontario. The full coat of arms, granted through the College of Arms in 1965,
references Sir Isaac Brock, learning, Canada, Ontario,
Brock’s native ally Tecumseh, the faculty of nursing, and
other things. The logo, devised in 2010, reads “Brock” and is
simple, striking, and contains a fingerprint, for Brock
students who are “unique as fingerprints.” I have not visited
the Brock campus, but presumably the arms are used in
formal places such as on transcripts, diplomas, or the podium
at commencement, while the Brock logo is used on letterhead
or street banners. It is certainly displayed prominently on
Brock’s website. Being a heraldist, I naturally favour the coat
of arms, and would like to see it used on more than formal
occasions, although I can recognize that not all coats of arms
are well designed, or may be too complex to employ on a
daily basis. (Of course, there can be problems with logos, too.
In this case, the question arises, have Brock students all been
fingerprinted by the authorities? Is that a smudge on the “o”
Brock University (1965)
and does someone need to wipe it off?)
This bifurcation, between the formal and the everyday, is also seen in the short
phrases that universities adopt to describe themselves. Coats of arms or seals often come with
a motto, usually in a foreign language, referencing something historical or literary, and
morally aspirant in some way. As you can read, Brock’s motto is “Surgite,” and it means “rise
up” or “push on” – allegedly Sir Isaac’s last words at the Battle of Queenston Heights, and a
command for Brock students to do something with their lives. The university uses the word as
the title of a magazine, and of an award given by Brock’s president. Most universities also
employ a marketing slogan – a short, catchy expression in English, to advertise their “brand.”
Although you would not know it from the logo, Brock’s 2010
marketing slogan was “for both sides of the brain” – the idea being
that Brock provides a well rounded, edifying education. This new
identity was accompanied by a series of posters featuring a face
divided per pale, with one-half of an actual student’s or faculty
member’s face on the one side, and one half of a personification of
what he or she is studying on the other.
I confess that while I may be open to the idea that not all coats of arms are good, and that
some logos are very good indeed, my expansive attitude does not extend to marketing slogans.
The traditional heraldist’s complaint is that coats of arms are classy and timeless, while logos are
flashy, ephemeral, and meaningless. This is not necessarily true, but I have noticed that it really
does apply to mottos and slogans. Some heraldic mottos are not particularly original, but very
few slogans are not vacuous, unfalsifiable, or applicable to any university anywhere. “Surgite”
works as a quotation from the original Brock and an enjoinment for current Brock students to
live up to his example. “For both sides of the brain” might work if Brock was offering a set of innovative, interdisciplinary
foundation year courses. But that’s not what’s actually happening – they’re just saying it because they think it sounds good.
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From the Desk of the Editor
W
ith the beginning of September upon us, we all know what that means….. another edition of Hogtown
Heraldry. I have been pondering for the past few weeks—where did the summer go? It seems like it went
by so quickly. But it is now time to savour and enjoy the last few weeks of warm weather, sit outside and read through the
pages of this publication.
One thing that we attribute to the fall season is the beginning of the school year. Students across the country are
getting familiar with their class schedules and starting to working towards their dreams, whether it’s at the primary or
secondary levels (I am sure that parents are happy that summer vacation has come to an end), or at the post-graduate
and graduate levels. With that in mind, you may notice a theme that has evolved within this issue of Hogtown Heraldry,
that of heraldry within the various higher learning institutions.
This is the fourth issue of Hogtown Heraldry that has been distributed since the publication has been revised,
and with it being a quarterly publication, it somewhat marks the end of a year in the making. I have been very
appreciative of all the feedback, comments and assistance that I have received from our Branch Members to develop and
improve on the craftsmanship of this publication. As you might have noticed in the last issue, there is still room for
improvement and I do apologize for any errors. It is nice to see that while finalizing this edition, there are a few
members already submitting articles which they would like to have included in the Winter edition. I strongly encourage
everyone to be a part of Hogtown Heraldry. Write letters to the editor, submit articles or reviews, let me know about
events, milestones and achievements and things which are important to you. I will be happy to include them.
Finally, I wish to thank all individuals who have, up to this point, made contributions to the newsletter. You have
made my job as editor so much easier, and I have enjoyed reading and learning while I have put together the publication.
I look forward to working with many of you, and keeping Hogtown Heraldry interesting and enlightening to read.
Jason C. Burgoin
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XXXI International Congress of
Genealogical & Heraldic Sciences
Oslo, Norway—August 13-17, 2014
~ Mr. David B. Appleton
I had the privilege of attending the International
Congress of Genealogical and Heraldic Sciences held in Oslo,
Norway in August of this year. There were some 111
participants from 26 countries, and Canada and the Royal
Heraldry Society of Canada were well-represented. From
Canada, attendees included Robert Watt, Rideau Herald
Extraordinary, Bruce Patterson, Deputy Chief Herald of
Canada, Greg Nelson, and Denis Racine. RHSC members
from the United States included Dr. D’Arcy Boulton and
myself. I’m sure there were other RHSC members there as
well, but the List of Participants of the Congress doesn’t
include affiliations, so I’m having to rely on my memory here.
The weather
for the Congress was
very pleasant; we only
needed to use our
umbrellas one day.
Presentations
included one track of
genealogical speakers
and two tracks of
speakers on heraldry,
all held in the historic
Akershus Fortress in
Oslo. The theme of the
Congress was the
“Influence on
Genealogy and
Heraldry of Major Events in the History of a Nation.” In
keeping with this theme, Robert Watt and Bruce Patterson
discussed “How the Confederation of Canada and the terrible
sacrifices Canada and Canadians made in the First World War,
had a direct impact on the development of the heraldry of
certain foundation provinces in the period from 1867 to 1914
and then the development of the national arms in 1916-1921.”
Other talks of interest included the following:
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Henrik Klackenberg, State Herald of Sweden,
discussed “The development of the Swedish Greater Coat of
Arms from c1450 until today.”
Michael Ross of the United States spoke of the
“Heraldry and Phaleristics of the Three Polynesian Monarchies.” [I had to look it up, too. Phaleristics is the study of
orders, medals, and decorations; basically, honour systems.]
D’Arcy Boulton discussed “Further Disastrous
Effects of the Revolution of 1776-83: False Arms, Crests,
Supporters, and Achievements used to Represent the Federal
Government of the United States of America, 1782-1861.”
And I gave a presentation on “The United States of
America: The search for a national coat of arms.”
This is just a sampling of the talks presented at the
Congress. A full listing of the presentations can be found on
the Congress’ website at:
https://www.congress2014.no/?p=program, and abstracts for
all of the presentations can be downloaded in.pdf format by
clicking on any of the presenters’ names at:
https://www.congress2014.no/?p=speakers&language=en
I cannot speak for everyone in attendance, but I had
a great time there, visiting with old friends from previous
Congresses (they are held every second year) and making
some new ones, over three and half days of lectures, plus
another day which included guided excursions of the City of
Oslo and surrounding region, which allowed us to learn about
more of the history of the area.
Bookplate Corner
Elizabeth Roads, Snawdoun Herald and Lyon Clerk
of Scotland spoke on “The Establishment of the Public
Register of All Arms and Bearings in Scotland.”
Richard C.F. Baker of England discussed “The
Foundation of the College of Arms.”
Rolf Sutter of Germany spoke of “New Originated
States in the Last 50 years and Their Heraldry and
Emblematic.”
Carl-Thomas von Christierson of Denmark
introduced us to “The Forbes Birth Brief at the University
Library in Lund.”
Courtesy ~ Mr. R. Gordon Macpherson, CM, FRHSC
Niagara Herald Extraordinary
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NEW ARMS FOR A UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT
~ Professor D’Arcy J. D. Boulton , UE, BA Hons (Tor), MA, PhD (Penn), DPhil (Oxon), FRHSC, AIH, FSA
Editor, Alta Studia Heraldica
Having been asked to write something brief and
newsy for Hogtown Heraldry in my capacity as a (until now
mainly non-resident) member of the Toronto Branch, I
thought it might be of interest to report on the latest of a
series of arms and armorial achievements I have designed
for the divisions of the university at which I have taught
medieval history for the last three decades: the University of
Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana: arms for the
Department of History presented very recently.
I should first note that the only
heraldic authority in the United States,
the Army Institute of Heraldry (on which
see Alta Studia Heraldica 3 [2010], pp. 135
-58), has jurisdiction exclusively over
institutions of the U.S. federal
government. This had meant that all
individuals and non-federal entities
desirous of acquiring armorial bearings
have been obliged since 1783 to assume
them, with or without the assistance of a
Fig. 1
learned armorist. Like a number of the
older and more distinguished universities in the United
States in the first third of the last century, Notre Dame had
sought an appropriate design from Pierre de Chaignon la
Rose — a Harvard scholar and artist, who both designed and
painted scores of arms for academic and ecclesiastical
institutions, including the various divisions of Harvard and
Yale. While I was teaching at Harvard myself in the 1980s, I
was asked to emblazon the arms of the newest division of
that university, employing a variant of the mark La Rose had
invented to represent the status of major division: the Chief
of Harvard, in which the red field and three books bearing
the text VE- RI- TAS were set in fess on a chief above a
design distinctive of the division itself.
A few years after my arrival at
Notre Dame in 1985, I had the idea of
creating a comparable system of marks
indicative of primary and secondary
divisions of the university based on the
University arms crested by La Rose. Its
azure field bore a cross (representing
the Congregation of Holy Cross that
founded and governed the University)
issuant of a base barry-wavy of four
argent and azure (representing both the
Fig. 2
lake on which the University was built
and was part of its official name ‘Notre Dame du Lac’ or
‘Our Lady of the Lake’ and the sea of which the Patroness
was often described as the Star), debruised by a book
(symbolic of learning) bearing the text VITA DUL-CEDO SPES
(‘LIFE, SWEETNESS, HOPE, taken from a Marian anthem
addressed to her as Star of the Sea), and in dexter chief a
white star (technically a mullet of six points argent)
symbolic again of the Patroness.
From this design I extracted for my purposes both
the book and the star, and set them in different arrangements
to represent different types of unit. I created first a Chief of
Notre Dame (azure, a book proper bearing the text VITA DUL
-CEDO SPES in letters sable, between two
‘stars’ argent). This I assigned to
divisions like‘ colleges’ (the local term
for ‘faculties’) and ‘schools’ directly
dependent upon the university. Later, I
created bordures alluding to the arms of
the colleges for divisions dependent
upon them — i.e. departments, institutes,
and programmes — differentiated by
tincture on the basis of the college on
Fig. 3
which they depended. (I also created a
parallel system of elements external to the arms — including
decanal and lesser bonnets, and distinctive forms of
compartment and minor supporters or ‘flankers’­ that can be
seen in my figures — but I shall not discuss that system
here).
The first college for which I designed arms was my
own, the College of Arts and Letters (fig. 1), to which I
assigned both the standard Chief of Notre Dame and a
bordure in the colours of the most distinctive degree (white
for arts) and the highest degree (blue for philosophy) it
granted. I applied the same principles to the designs of the
arms of the College of Science (fig. 2) and the School of Law
(fig. 3).
The first secondary unit for which I
designed arms was again my own —
the Medieval Institute (fig. 4) — to
which I assigned a white bordure
charged with three blue books and
three blue stars: the colours again of
arts (for the B.A. and M.M.S.) and
philosophy (for the Ph.D.). This is
now the bordure indicative of the
status of institute or programme of
the College of Arts and Letters, and
Fig. 4
the same design in different tinctures
will serve for the equivalent divisions of the other
colleges.
This year I created the first
arms for a department — again my
own, the Department of History —
and established thereby the bordure
for a department of the College of
Arts and Letters: essentially similar
to that for an institute, but with more
books and stars. As fig. 5 shows, the
part of the arms particular to the
Fig. 5
Department of History consists of
four books — two scrolls and two codices — bearing the
word for ‘history’ in Hebrew, Greek, Latin, and Early
Modern English: the languages of the local historiographical
tradition.
Thus, I have created a system of unit signs that can
easily be extended to comparable units throughout the
university. The same sort of system could easily be applied
to Canadian universities, including my first alma mater, the
University of Toronto, and I shall see what I can do there
when I return permanently to my native city next year.
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EXALTED, EMINENT
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AND IMPERIAL:
HONOURS
OF THE
BRITISH RAJ
~ Mr. Colin Fleming
The Rev Prof Peter Galloway is to the history of British Orders of Knighthood what Dr Christopher
McCreery is to Canadian honours. His latest work, published in May 2014, is a detailed history of the Orders of the
Star of India, Indian Empire and the Crown of India.
The question of a distinctly ‘Indian’ honour arose shortly after the government of the Indian sub-continent
passed (in 1858) from the British East India Company to the British Crown in the aftermath of the Indian Rebellion
of 1857.
The Most Exalted Order of the Star of India was established in 1861 as the ‘Indian Garter’, with one class—
Knights (KSI)—and a highly restricted membership: just 25 ordinary knights (the Sovereign, the Viceroy and Royal
Princes were supernumerary). The Order was seen as a way of rewarding those Princes that had assisted the
British in the Indian Rebellion or who were seen as able administrators of their States.
As with the Order of Canada in 1967, the Star of India was too restricted to be effective but it was five years
before the Order took on its three-class structure of Knights Grand Commander, Knights Commander and
Companions. The distribution continued to be restricted, and appointments were largely European, shared
roughly 70/30 between European and Indian recipients. It is interesting that the Star of India was the first
Imperial honour to be awarded to women (other than British sovereigns and their immediate family): the Begum of
Bhopal being among the initial appointments to the Order. Queen Victoria saw her as a ruling Princess, and had no
qualms about the appointment.
The Eminent Order of the Indian Empire was established in 1877 to
mark the declaration of Queen Victoria as ‘Empress of India.’ This was also
established as a single class honour, but at the Companion (Third Class) level.
In 1886 Knight Commanders were added and Knight Grand Commanders in
1887. The Order of the Indian Empire was more widely available, but still
restricted to the ruling classes, British and Indian.
The Order of the Crown of India was unique in that it was established
exclusively for ladies: Royal princesses, the wives and other female relatives
of Indian Princes and the wives of the Viceroy, senior state Governors (e.g.
Madras, Bengal and Bombay), the C-in-C in India, and the Secretary of State
for India. Queen Victoria was comparatively generous with appointments.
Edward VII made none, and his successors were more judicious, keeping
more closely to the Order’s Statutes.
The Star of India was (and is likely ever to remain) by far the most
fabulous of the British Orders: the insignia of the GSCI used gold, enamels,
diamonds and onyx and by 1947 cost £3,500 per set for the collar, collar
badge, star and sash badge. The Crown of India sported gold, diamonds,
pearls and turquoises, while the Indian Empire was much more modest (and
similar to the other British Orders), using silver, gilt and enamels.
Peter Galloway
xxxvi+851 pages, plus 45 plates
Spink & Son, London 2014.
ISBN 978-1-9-907427-33-6
Ultimately, the Indian Orders did not wholly achieve their purpose. They were another tool of Empire,
rewarding local loyalty and faithful British administrators and senior officers in the Indian Army. By the time of
Independence and Partition in August 1947, Europeans well outnumbered local appointees in all grades, and local
Grand Commanders remained confined to rulers of the Princely States. As with other Orders, those closest to the
fount of honour tended to get splashed the most.
Prof. Galloway’s account is magisterial and includes rich details of how the Orders were established,
correspondence between Viceroys and the India Office, between various Sovereigns and government ministers,
from aspiring members and disappointed non-awardees, as well as contemporary accounts of investitures and
Durbars. There are comprehensive appendices, recording all substantive and honorary appointments to the
Orders. There are also 45 pages of photographs, including full colour plates of the insignia of all the orders,
including the mantle of the Grand Master of the Star of India—as with everything else about that Order, it was
luxurious.
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Now of course marketing has different criteria for “truth”
than intellectual inquiry. I should hope that a moment’s
reflection would lead people to realize that all universities
offer a variety of courses that satisfy both cranial
hemispheres. The fact that a university is attempting
establish “marketing truth” (when it ought to be interested in
“universal truth”) cheapens the place and unintentionally
undermines its message.
Many years ago, for
Heraldry in Canada, I interviewed
Ian McDonald, a professor of
classics at the University of Toronto,
and at the time a Latin motto
consultant to the Canadian Heraldic
Authority. Prof. McDonald had
composed several Latin mottos for
various CHA grants, a job that he
relished. At the time he mentioned
that:
“In general a good motto
must have resonance and a wide
University of Toronto range of applicability. A certain
ambiguity or several layers or kinds
of meaning are often useful. A motto should be succinct,
unique, and capture the essence of an individual or an
institution. If in Latin it should be sound in its Latinity and
the best way to accomplish this is to quote a classical
author.”
Prof. McDonald gave some examples:
“One of my favourite mottoes is that of the
University of Toronto, “Velut arbor aevo,” which
can mean “[may it grow] as tree through the ages.” It
is taken from Horace, so it means something apart
from its use in the coat of arms, and it works well
there too, because it relates to the oak tree on the
crest.
Canada’s motto, “A mare usque ad mare” (that is,
“From sea to sea”) is also a good one. It is from a
Biblical context, but is also applicable to our
dominion’s history.”
Two of my favourites are the
mottos of Dartmouth College
(Hanover, New Hampshire) and
Stanford University (Stanford,
California). Dartmouth’s motto is
“Vox clamantis in deserto,” that is,
“The voice of one crying in the
wilderness,” from the book of Isaiah
and used to describe John the Baptist
in all four Gospels. Dartmouth was
founded on the frontier in 1769, and was all about training
missionaries to minister to Indians – nowadays it is still rural
and two hours from Boston, and even if it does not formally
endorse missionary work, you could easily claim that a
liberal arts education is about giving people the skills to
speak their minds in the wasteland of contemporary
American culture. Thus the motto is a “nice combination of
historical resonance and contemporary relevance,” in the
words of former Dartmouth president Jim Wright.
Stanford’s motto is in German: “Die Luft der
Freiheit weht,” that is, “the wind of freedom blows.”
Stanford, on the west coast, promises the freedom of
California and the American frontier. The language itself
references the German model of the research university, of
which Stanford, founded in 1891, was an example. Why, by
contrast, do marketing slogans seem so banal? Below is a
list of such slogans that I have collected, with comments:
Wilfred Laurier University: Inspiring Lives (Nice
assonance, but “inspiring” to do what? To “make a
difference?”)
St. Norbert College: From
Here You Can Go Anywhere (True
of any point anywhere on this
terrestrial ball!)
University of Idaho: A
Legacy of Leading (leading who,
and leading where?)
McNeese State University:
Excellence With A Personal Touch
(“Excellence” has become a cliché, as in “the Montgomery
Burns Award for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of
Excellence” from the Simpsons. Fortunately we do not hear
as many appeals to “excellence” as we used to.)
I am mildly impressed by Simon Fraser
University’s slogan “Engaging the World” – which really
does point to SFU’s extensive study-abroad programs and
other attempts at global outreach. Trent’s “Challenge the
Way you Think” is a nice sentiment too – although one
hopes that such an operation will lead to positive results
(not everything deserves to be challenged, after all), and
that it is not taken as an excuse by the professoriate to
inculcate their charges with leftist propaganda, something I
have witnessed too often in higher education.
I hope I have made my case that moral exhortation
and genuine specificity (as opposed to vaguely “uplifting,”
“inspiring” sentiments) might be nice to see in the slogans
that universities use on a daily basis, as well as the Latin
ones they reserve for formal occasions.
Correction Notices
Vol 24, Issue 2 (Pg 1)  Photos provided were courtesy of
Mr. J. Robert Walsh.
Vol 24, Issue 2 (Pg 6)  Mr. David B. Appleton, also
attending the conference in Oslo, Norway as a speaker.
Vol 24, Issue 2 (Pg 7)  There were a number of spelling
errors in the 2013 Grant of Arms article.
Vol 24, Issue 2 (Pg 8)  Mr. Ronny Anderson, AHI , is a
Danish Heraldic Artist, not a Dutch Heraldic Artist.
Vol 24, Issue 2 (Pg 8)  Apologies for the incorrect
spelling of the Chief Herald of Canada’s name, Dr. Claire
Boudreau, PhD, FRHSC, AIH.
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His Excellency The Right Honourable Charles Stanley Monck, 4th Viscount Monck, GCMG, PC
Governor General & Commander-in-Chief of Canada
~ Mr. Paul E.L.T. Borrow-Longain, FRSA, FRNS, MRI
Charles Stanley Monck was born in Templemore,
Ireland in 1819 to Charles Joseph Kelly Monck, the 3rd Viscount,
and Bridget Willington. He obtained a law degree at Trinity
College, Dublin and married his first cousin Elizabeth Monck in
1844. They had seven children, of whom four survived to
adulthood.
In 1849 Monck inherited his father’s title to become the
4th Viscount Monck. In 1852 he was elected to the House of
Commons as MP
for Portsmouth
and from 1855 to
1858 was Lord of
the Treasury
under Lord
Palmerston. In
1861 Viscount
Monck was
appointed as
Governor
General of British
North America.
The American Civil War had begun and had caused diplomatic
unease between the United States and Britain, and the Canadian
government was keen to distance itself from the British. Monck
worked alongside John A. MacDonald, George Brown, George
Etienne Cartier and Etienne-Pachal Tache to form the Great
Coalition in 1864, which united Canada.
Canada West throughout these deliberations and in 1866 Queen
Victoria elevated Viscount Monck to the peerage of the United
Kingdom as Baron Monck of Ballytrammon. Her Majesty also
extended his term in Canada in order that he could become the
first Governor General of the new Dominion. The Coalition
governed the Province of Canada until Confederation in 1867
when Baron Monck took up this position, a role he held for one
year.
Baron Monck established Rideau Hall, Ottawa as the
residence of the Governor General of Canada, a tradition which
remains to this day. Roads were poor so Baron Monck often
travelled to Parliament by canopied boat on the Ottawa River.
Baron Monck was succeeded in 1869 by John Young, 1 st
Baron Lisgar, at which time he returned to Ireland. In 1869
Baron Monck was knighted (Grand Cross of the Order of St.
Michael and St. George) and appointed to the Privy Council. He
was made Lord Lieutenant of Dublin in 1874, and died in Ireland
in 1894.
Arms: Gules a chevron between
three lions' heads erased Argent.
Crest: A dragon passant wings
elevated Sable.
Between 1864 and 1866 the Quebec Conference,
Charlottetown Conference and London Conference took place to
discuss Canadian confederation. Viscount Monck concurrently
held the title of Lieutenant Governor of both Canada East and
UPPER CANADA COLLEGE ~ HAND ILLUMINATED SCROLL
~ Captain (ret’d) George McNeillie, UE
Upper Canada College’s Class of 1970 chose a unique way to honour two
of its classmates who made substantial donations to the school to support
scholarships and bursaries. Mr. Stu Lang (1) donated $11 million and Mr. Howard
Bernick (2) gave $1 million. They were both presented with hand-illuminated
scrolls featuring the
College’s arms and badge,
that were painted by
classmate, Mr. Mihail
Mu rgoc i .
Cl as s
copresident Mr. George
McNeillie (3) - a former
Toronto Branch Director,
wanted the class to
acknowledge
this
extraordinary generosity in
a memorable fashion—and
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1
2
what works better then
heraldry?
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Arms of Westminster College
~ Reverend J. David Juliano, B.Sc., M.Div.
Rev Juliano, was Visiting Chaplaincy Assistant at Westminster College in 1989
Westminster College was founded at Horseferry Road in Westminster,
London, in 1851 and originally specialized in the training of teachers for Methodist
schools. The site was severely damaged by an incendiary bomb during the blitz of
early World War II, and the buildings were never repaired. They were demolished in
the 1960s and the headquarters of the television station Channel 4 now stand on the
site.
In 1959 Westminster College moved to a purpose-built campus on
Harcourt Hill, Oxford, which is noted for its fusion of Oxford quads with a "New
England" style of architecture, evident particularly in the large and distinctive chapel.
Following the move, the college also began to offer degree courses in Theology and
Education.
In 1956 the College of Arms granted Westminster College a Coat of Arms.
The College's previous arms were unregistered and much was incorporated into the
present crest. The blue chevron was retained, representing the River Thames,
common to both Oxford and London, where the College was based until 1959.
Scallops replaced the Tudor roses, being the symbol of the pilgrim and found on the
Wesley family arms and those of Kingswood School,
Arms: Or, on a chevron Azure
Bath.
between in chief two lions
The Portcullis, taken from the arms of the City of
combatant guardant Gules,
Westminster, was retained. The Heralds placed it between
holding between them a
the two lions rampant, placing a third lion in the resulting portcullis Sable and in base a
space. These lions derive from their association with the lion rampant guardant Gules,
Grosvenor family, Dukes of Westminster.
three escallops Argent.
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The triple-towered castle may
represent the Bible, the College being a
Christian foundation, whilst the peacock
is the personal emblem of the Harcourt
family, from whom the present site on
Harcourt Hill was obtained.
From 1992-2000 the college
offered degrees validated by the
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Toronto Branch Website University of Oxford. In 2000, financial
pressures caused the college to close.
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The Methodist Church subsequently
leased the college's campus at Harcourt
Hill to Oxford Brookes University, and
it became the home of the university's Westminster Institute of Education. Although
RHSC Facebook Page Westminster College is no more, its proud educational legacy will be remembered by its
www.facebook.com/groups/35 alumni, known as “Old W’s.”
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