The Lux Seal has represented Meredith College since 1909 and, as a result, appears in many forms and in many places. Ida Poteat, an instructor in art for nearly 40 years at Meredith College, designed the seal with this Latin motto by which it has been called, and a torch, representing “the light of knowledge” or the "light of understanding." The Board of Trustees declared the Lux the official school seal in September 1961.
Lux embedded in the marble floor of Johnson Hall.
The Lux was embossed on the cover of the 1928 Oak Leaves yearbook.
The Lux was included on the Class of 1954's Junior Jacket.
A banner carried during a 1948-49 Palio parade displayed the Lux.
When Carlyle Campbell Library was constructed and dedicated in 1969, a large Lux seal was appropriately included in its front window as part of the design.
The Lux appears in a skit at Cornhuskin' in 1983.
The College Mace, carried at the head of ceremonial occasions, includes the Lux seal, enameled in white, maroon and gold. The Lux is wreathed by gilded silver oak leaves and acorns, which represent the college's long identification with Raleigh, the "City of Oaks."
This photos is from 1990, shortly after the Mace was donated by Egbert Davis (right) in memory of his wife, Eleanor Layfield Davis, a Meredith graduate.
Meredith College graduates carry the Lux with them when they wear their Class Rings. The rings have been engraved with the seal since this ring design was adopted in 1954.
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