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====== Symbols of President' | ====== Symbols of President' | ||
- | When a new Trinity College president formally takes office, during the service of investiture they are given the symbols of authority of that office: a book, a key, a mace, and a medallion (collar). | + | [{{ : |
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===== Book ===== | ===== Book ===== | ||
Each year at the [[commencement|Commencement]] ceremony, every Trinity College student touches the [[brownell_book|Book]], | Each year at the [[commencement|Commencement]] ceremony, every Trinity College student touches the [[brownell_book|Book]], | ||
===== Key ===== | ===== Key ===== | ||
- | The key, once the opener of the giant lock on the [[williams_memorial|Williams Memorial]] administration building, is made of bronze and symbolizes | + | The key, once the opener of the giant lock on the [[williams_memorial|Williams Memorial]] administration building, is made of bronze and symbolizes turning over the physical properties of the institution to the president' |
===== Owen Morgan Mace ===== | ===== Owen Morgan Mace ===== | ||
On Honors Day in 1950, the Morgan family presented a ceremonial mace to Trinity College in memory of Owen Morgan, Class of 1906, who served Trinity as a member of the [[board_of_fellows|Board of Fellows]], a [[trustees|trustee]], | On Honors Day in 1950, the Morgan family presented a ceremonial mace to Trinity College in memory of Owen Morgan, Class of 1906, who served Trinity as a member of the [[board_of_fellows|Board of Fellows]], a [[trustees|trustee]], | ||
- | Crafted by the Gorham Company in Providence, the Morgan Mace is made of ebony, signifying endurance; bronze, for power; and gold, symbolizing dignity and glory. It is 44 inches long and weighs 20 pounds. The fluted staff represents the various components of an enduring education. It is bound by a gold ribbon and inscribed with the names of every Trinity president. Six seals of the sources of life and growth of the college adorn the mace's head, or urn: the Great Seal of the United States; the Seal of the State of Connecticut; | + | Crafted by the Gorham Company in Providence, the Morgan Mace is made of ebony, signifying endurance; bronze, for power; and gold, symbolizing dignity and glory. It is 44 inches long and weighs 20 pounds. The fluted staff represents the various components of an enduring education. It is bound by a gold ribbon and inscribed with the names of every Trinity president. Six seals of the sources of life and growth of the college adorn the mace's head, or urn: the Great Seal of the United States; the Seal of the State of Connecticut; |
===== Presidential Collar ===== | ===== Presidential Collar ===== | ||
- | The collar was presented to Trinity College at the opening of the 1953 Commencement exercises by former [[funston_g._keith|President | + | The collar was presented to Trinity College at the opening of the 1953 Commencement exercises by former |
Mr. Funston and Professor John E. Candelet, faculty mace bearer, planned and designed the collar which was made by the Gorham Company of Providence. The golden seal of the Trinity President hangs from the collar, which is fashioned of seven silver seals and twenty replicas of the [[elms|Trinity Elms]] in sterling silver washed in gold. The Elms rise from scrolls engraved with the initial “T.” At the center is the Trinity College seal superimposed on a triangle representing the Holy Trinity--the religious foundations of the college--crowned by a sun signifying enlightenment. In the lower corners of the triangle are the Book, representing knowledge, and a pair of student’s hands extended to receive it, symbolizing the desire of youth to receive an education. | Mr. Funston and Professor John E. Candelet, faculty mace bearer, planned and designed the collar which was made by the Gorham Company of Providence. The golden seal of the Trinity President hangs from the collar, which is fashioned of seven silver seals and twenty replicas of the [[elms|Trinity Elms]] in sterling silver washed in gold. The Elms rise from scrolls engraved with the initial “T.” At the center is the Trinity College seal superimposed on a triangle representing the Holy Trinity--the religious foundations of the college--crowned by a sun signifying enlightenment. In the lower corners of the triangle are the Book, representing knowledge, and a pair of student’s hands extended to receive it, symbolizing the desire of youth to receive an education. | ||
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- | [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi? | + | [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.34547310|Commencement Program]], 2020. |
- | [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi? | + | [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.31571869|Trinity Alumni Magazine]], Fall 1968. |
- | [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi? | + | [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.38786979|Trinity College Bulletin]], July 1953. |
- | [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi? | + | [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.29560330|Trinity Tripod]], May 13, 1953. |
- | [[https://digitalrepository.trincoll.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi? | + | [[https://www.jstor.org/stable/community.31511587|Trinity College Bulletin]], July 1950. |
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