The college motto I chose was Harvard’s “Veritas”. The translation is a noun meaning truth.
The history behind it was first made in 1643, they soon changed the moto to Christi
Gloriam, meaning For Christ in the Church in 1650. Then in 1836, 200 years after Harvard
was made, the Harvard president Josiah Quincy III found Veritas in some old college records.
He decided to put it on the Harvard banner in honor of the 200th anniversary of the college.
In 1843 to 1847, they used the term Veritas as the Harvard seal before they then changed
the motto from Christi Gloriam to Veritas.
The history behind it was first made in 1643, they soon changed the moto to Christi
Gloriam, meaning For Christ in the Church in 1650. Then in 1836, 200 years after Harvard
was made, the Harvard president Josiah Quincy III found Veritas in some old college records.
He decided to put it on the Harvard banner in honor of the 200th anniversary of the college.
In 1843 to 1847, they used the term Veritas as the Harvard seal before they then changed
the motto from Christi Gloriam to Veritas.
Veritas, in my opinion, is a good motto for a school in general because it is short, simple and
easy to remember. It is also something everyone should think about before entering school,
how you need to be truthful not only to yourself but your work and others. For Harvard though,
I do not believe the motto fits that school. Harvard is known to focus on law, and when majoring
to be a lawyer, it is helpful for lawyers to lie or avoid the truth to win the case, so veritas just
does not seem right for that school. I would think that something relating to passion and
hard-working would go well for a Harvard motto, but I don’t think they will change it anytime
soon.
easy to remember. It is also something everyone should think about before entering school,
how you need to be truthful not only to yourself but your work and others. For Harvard though,
I do not believe the motto fits that school. Harvard is known to focus on law, and when majoring
to be a lawyer, it is helpful for lawyers to lie or avoid the truth to win the case, so veritas just
does not seem right for that school. I would think that something relating to passion and
hard-working would go well for a Harvard motto, but I don’t think they will change it anytime
soon.
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