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Carrying the torch
A common fixture at University
commencement, the University mace
has hecome a symhol of strength and
unity since its creation in 1950.
The original mace was mnade out of
the walnut staircase from University
Hall, which was torn down in order
to make room for additions to Angell
Hall, according to an article puhlished
in the University Record.
The original mace had 1S rods sym-
holizing the University's schools and
colleges. Each rod was painted the
color of its respective school and the
rods were united with maize and hlue
rihhon, according to the article.
The design for the mace was devel-
oped hy Warner G. Rice, marshal of the
faculty and Frank E. Rohhins, assistant
to the president.
Rice expressed to Rohhins that his
office lacked a symhol and together
they hegan the initial plans for the
mace, according to the article. Rice
and Rohbins used John Monteith's
Temple of Wisdom description of a
mace, which included six pillars and
a dome with the motto "Epistemia" at
its hase.
The mace was then created hy the
Plant Service carpenters and painters
under the direction of Plant Superin-
tendent Walter M. Roth. The original
mace is currently housed at the Bent-
lcy Lihrary.
But the mace huilt in 1950 isn't the
one that students see at convocations
and commencement. The current mace
is made of red oak with silver orna-
mentation, according to the article.
The mace was given hy the Senior
Board of 1968 and was used for the first
time in the i968 Spring Commence-
ment. It's just a little over two pounds
and has engravings of the names of the
University presidents, a drawing of an
open hook and scales of justice among
other engravings, according to the
article.
- VANESSA NUNEZ
FILE PHOTO/Daol
The Unversity mace enters Mchigan Stadium as part of commencement is 2006.
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