Material is deteriorating around the edges, staining on canvas pocket, some letters are lifting, some with staining.
Scope and Content
Item was created by the Brandon College class of 1928 as part of their commencement activities. The flag, which is made of canvas, velvet and an undetermined woven material, features the class colours of purple and gold, as well as the class motto "Patet Omnibus Veritas" ("The truth is open to everyone"). The flag has ties for hanging.
Notes
Loose translations for the class mottos were provided by Dr. Rosanne Gasse (Latin) and Dr. Steve Robinson (Greek), as well as from googling the mottos in October 2006. Description by Trinity Nylen/Jessica Old (February 2024) and Christy Henry.
Photograph came from the estate of Margaret Hawley Speers, Class of 1928. It was donated to the McKee Archives by her cousin David Speers in July 2009.
Scope and Content
Item consists of 87 small portraits of the members of the Brandon College Arts Class of 1928. There are also portraits of H.L. McNeill, Dean of Arts, and Prof. C.P. Kerr, Hon. President, as well as a photo of the Brandon College campus. The Class of 1928's motto "Patet Omnibus Veritas" is also included.
Brandon College female students at a Christmas Party held at Clark Hall. Back Row: Mrs. Darrach, Lottie Finlay, Mrs. Madden, Elsie McLaren, Mary Murray, Santa Claus, Marion Stone. Kneeling: Kay Drake, Marg Blake