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Lady Eaton College

Peterborough, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Badge
November 29, 1989
Vol. I, p. 14

Badge of Lady Eaton College

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Blazon

Badge

Two broad swords in saltire points downwards Azure surmounted by a toad statant Or charged with a Tudor rose barbed and seeded proper;


Symbolism

Badge

The toad represents the Great Toad Hunt, an annual event at the college started in the mid-1970s to encourage social interaction amongst all members of the college in a non-academic environment. The two swords and the rose repeat the symbolism from the arms.