University of Western Ontario - Occidentalia Yearbook (London, Ontario Canada)

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ff l Qgiiiiffgi - 'A A454 Q. Um School Gaed Western's crest has not always been the one with which the graduates of 1944 are familiar. In fact, the present crest is a comparative new-comer to our hallowed halls, official recognition forthcoming only in 1932. Behind these few facts lies a story, a story concerning the ancient and romantic art of heraldry. Up until 1908 Western University, as it was then called, was administered by the Church of England, its motto being Timor Domini Principium Sapientia. ln that year the university became interdenominationalg the motto, however, remained, and along with it the school colours-purple and black. lt was not until 1915 that the Senate decided it was time for a change. At a meeting held in November of that year a new crest and a new motto were adopted and the colours changed to purple and white ta welcome relief from the older funereal tonesl. lncidentally, Dr. Neville, Dr. W'al1er, and Dr. Tamblyn were all present at this meeting. Now everything was progressing beautifully when suddenly someone discovered that the new crest was unheraldic. Something had to be done. Finally, in 1931, Dr. Fox and Dr. Neville were in England attending the Quinquennial Conference of the Universities of the British Empire. While there they consulted the College of Heralds about a correct crest. Later that year the new heraldic crest was received and in the following year it was officially adopted. The new motto, Veritas et Utilitas, needs, perhaps, a word of explanation. ln selecting these words as the symbol of our university, the administration showed that Western is not merely an intellectual factory but an institution in which young Canadians are trained to best serve society.

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emeafq THE CHANCELLOR .... .. A ex-officio THE PRESIDENT . . ..EE.,ETEEET.ETTEETTEv,EETEE . T..,ETE,,..., TEEE... TEE..f. e x -officio HIS WORSHIP, THE MAYOR OF LONDON ....., ex-officio THE WARDEN, COUNTY OF MIDDLESEX OTTDO,DDOO ...OD.O..,, .,,T . . .. ex-officio MR. W. L. DUFFIELD MR. FRANK FORRSITAL, K.S.G. DR. A. S. DUNCAN, M.L.A. MR. I. B. HAY MR. ARTHUR S. FORD LT.-COL. GORDON INGRAM 70 ffm 8244 of 7944 The men and women who go out from Canadian universities in this year of war, 1944, face no such uncertainties as those which confronted the graduates of but a fewryears back. Their course is clear, their duty defined. Never in world history has there been a time in which the issues facing men of good will were as definite as those which we are today called upon to meet. Forces of evil are seeking to destroy those liberties which have been won through centuries of struggle. They trample upon every moral principle. All that religion and all that law has set up to guard human rights is despised and set at naught. There are times in the history of nations when the extremity of risk brings calmness and clear decision. Winston Churchill expressed that feeling in the black days following Dunkirk. Now our minds are at rest, he said. So it is with the individual who, realizing his duty, sets heart and hand to the task assigned. May we hope that victory for the right may quickly come, but however long and however hard the way, may we all be resolute to stay to the end. A. T. LITTLE, Chairman, Board of Governors.