Nunc cognosco ex parte
The crest of Trent University is circular in shape and is dark green
and white in colour. In design it is based upon the Coat-of-Arms of
the City of Peterborough, Ontario. In the lower half of the circle
are three dark green waves, representing the lakes and rivers of the
Trent System. In the white upper half of the circle is the dark green
hilt of a sword, the blade of which is embedded in the waves. The sword
represents the historical connection with Samuel de Champlain, the
earliest explorer of the region and the Father of New France. The crest
was created in 1965 by Alan Fleming; Canada's leading graphic designer
at that time. He is perhaps best-known for his world famous logo design
for C.N.
The Board of Governors unanimously
adopted the Latin motto "nunc
cognosco ex parte" on October 24, 1963. This phrase, suggested
by Dr. Moffat Woodside, is from I Corinthians 13:11-12 which is translated "now
I know in part". Its significance is better explained within
the context of St. Paul's letter:
"When I was a child,
I spake as a child, I understood as a child, I thought as a child:
but when I became a man, I put away
childish things. For now we see through a glass, darkly; but then
face to face: now I know in part; but then shall I know even
as also I am known."
![[TRENT'S CREST]](trent-motto_files/TURGB.jpg)
