![]() Scotford also designed the Dartmouth flag.Ĭan a monarch be a monarch without being crowned? At Dartmouth the answer was yes-from 1923 to 1946. The cushions originated in 1958, thanks to an idea from College designer John Scotford ’38, needlework by descendants of John Sloan Dickey ’29, among others, and chairs crafted in the student woodworking shop. (Jim Kim’s is currently in the works.) The cushion of Bennet Tyler, president from 1822 to 1828, symbolically depicts (clockwise from upper left quadrant) his discontinuation of daily chapel, his four years in the red and two in the black, the admission of the College’s first black student and an increase in the number of professorships during the Tyler administration. Sixteen custom seat cushions adorn the chairs used in the dining room there, each representing a past president. ![]() These days you’re likely to find more canes carved with a cobra or sphinx than an Indian head: Members of various senior societies carry such canes at Commencement as symbols of their organizations.Įighteen presidents have served the College, but only after they retire do they attain a true seat of power at the president’s mansion. Commercial production and a patent on the design followed, and Dudley’s design became the most common cane carried by seniors. This evolved to more elaborate carvings, and in the late 1890s Charles Dudley, class of 1902, designed this popular Indian head cane. Herbert Armes, class of 1885, asked his friends to carve their initials in his walking stick before graduation. The tradition of customized senior canes began when A. The pigskin from the game now resides in a plexiglass case at Floren Varsity House. It’s the only time anyone can remember a football game being decided off the field. Two days later the referee acknowledged his mistake, and Cornell officials, including President Edmund Ezra Day, class of 1905, conceded the game in a telegram to Dartmouth. Officials mistakenly allowed Cornell an extra down at the end of the game, enabling the Big Red to score a touchdown, win the game and preserve its 19-game win streak. ![]() Of all the games in Dartmouth sports history, few hold the drama-and honorable aftermath-of the Cornell-Dartmouth football game of November 16, 1940, played on a damp day at Memorial Field in Hanover. Sports-which now include 34 club and 34 varsity teams-have long been a significant part of the student experience. Latin motto plan: Confused critics blast Latin motto planĬontact Nicole Higgins DeSmet or 80.You can click here to view a photo gallery of all the objects. History Space: Franco-American roots run deep "Classics is thus both the historical core and spiritual heart of UVM," Usher said.Ĭulture festival: Latin lovers converge for UVM culture fest ![]() Latin and Greek language, literature, history and philosophy formed the core of what students studied two hundred years ago. in Classics-for all the lessons about life and leadership that they contain," according to Usher. Sanders picked a passage, Epistles 1.2.36, from Horace where a poet tells a young friend, "pursuing a responsible career in law and politics at Rome, to rise before daybreak and immerse himself in Homer’s Iliad and Odyssey-i.e. The phrase was selected by UVM's first president, Daniel Clarke Sanders a graduate of Harvard University in 1788, according to UVM's Lyman-Roberts Professor of Classics M. The Washington Post in 2016, in an article about school mottos translated the Latin phrase as “through studies and upright affairs.” Who picked that phrase? The motto on the seal, "studiis et rebus honestis," was taken from the writings of Quintus Horatius Flaccus, also known as Horace, a lyric poet during the Roman Empire. The translation, according to UVM, means: “for virtuous studies and matters.” The Board of Trustees in 1975 restored the oval seal modified to incorporate the Latin name of the College of Agriculture. The original seal was adopted in 1807 and used for 65 years, according to the university. More: What is a Catamount, and why is it the University of Vermont’s mascot? The Latin name can be seen on the university's seal.
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