April 2022 Trivia Contest Answers
1. Presidents of universities typically carry two ensigns of authority to official functions. What are they?
Answer: The seal of the university and a mace
2. In the context of university life, what is a mace?
Answer: An ornamental staff borne as a symbol of authority
3. What were the three symbols on the Phillips University mace?
Answer: The cross, the world, and a flame
4. The inscription around head of the mace is the motto, "Vincit Omnia Veritas." What does it mean?
Answer: Truth Prevails Over All Things
5. President Robert Peck who designed the mace carved the flame out of what material?
Answer: Soapstone
And the Winners are...
Susan Payne, '84 of Tulsa, OK,
and
Dwight Davis, '73 of Enid, OK.
A special prize is on the way!
Thanks to everyone that participated.
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