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Lady Eaton College
Peterborough, Ontario
Grant of Arms and Badge
November 29, 1989
Vol. I, p. 14
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Blazon
Arms
Or a demi broad sword in pale Azure issuant from the base and charged at the crossing with a rose Or in dexter chief and sinister base a sprig of sumac leaved and fructed Gules and in sinister chief and dexter base an open book Argent bound and edged Gules on a chief Azure a barrulet undy Or;
Crest
Rising out of a coronet of maple leaves and clusters of sumac berries Gules a demi stag rampant Or;
Motto
SAPIENTIA ET HUMANITAS;
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
Arms
The sword is found in the emblem of Trent University. The rose at its centre is taken from the bookplate of Lady Eaton. The sumac represents the flora found on the drumlin, a major land formation located behind the college. The open book represents education. The wavy line in the chief represents the drumlin. The blue is the main colour of the coat of arms of the McCrea family, Lady Eaton’s birth surname, and the gold is that of the arms of Sir John Eaton, Lady Eaton’s husband.
Crest
The stag represents the natural heritage of the region, and the sumac repeats the symbolism of the arms. The maple leaves, from Lady Eaton’s personal arms, are symbolic of the national scope of the college.
Motto
This Latin phrase means "Wisdom and humanity".
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.
Background
Canada Gazette Information
The announcement of the Letters Patent was made on January 27, 1990, in Volume 124, page 273 of the Canada Gazette.
Artist Information
Creator(s)
Original concept of the Lady Eaton College Coat of Arms committee, assisted by the heralds of the Canadian Heraldic Authority.
Painter
Donald Hallman
Calligrapher
John Whitehead
Recipient Information
Civil Institution
University Faculty, Department & College