Motto: Vox Clamantis in Deserto
Translation: "A voice crying out in the wilderness"
History:
Dartmouth is a college in Hanover, New Hampshire, and was established in 1769 by Eleazar Wheelock. The college was originally intended for teaching natives the "Christian way of life" but later on became a renowned college for all, it's also one out of nine colleges in the US that were created before the revolution, giving it great historical significance. Moving on, Dartmouth's motto was chosen by Wheelock during its founding in 1769. It was chosen due to how isolated the college was at that time, literally stating that the college was "a voice crying out in the wilderness." It's meaning also links to the bible and has many biblical references. This motto especially was very popular with Christian men at the time, thus Wheelock thought that the motto would strengthen the presence of religion in the school and in its students.
What I think:
In my opinion, I think that this motto was perfect for the school at the time, but now it seems a bit outdated. Although that's to be expected due to the school being 250 years old, and also the ideals of people back then were different from our ideals now. I do agree though that the school is very isolated, recently this summer I took a tour there because I'm interested in school, and I found that the school was very remote and tucked away from society. With everything considered, the motto is great for the school but it just seems a bit outdated for my tastes.
By: Cat Grayson
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