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10-APR-2011

Yale's Motto - LUX ET VERITAS

April Challenge: Scavenger - Inscription

Lux Et Veritas in Latin, Urim V'Tumim in Hebrew, Light and Truth in English.
Hebrew was the language of the Universities in the 1700s.
Ben Franklin wanted Hebrew to be the language of the United States.
Harvard's commencement ceremony was in Hebrew until the 1850s.

Pentax K100D
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Guest		11-Apr-2011 16:55
Great detail and thanks for the history as well!

Maaike Huizer		11-Apr-2011 12:11
Good find. Perfect for the challenge.

Janice Dunn		11-Apr-2011 10:32
Interesting to see the inscription there

J. Scott Coile		11-Apr-2011 02:32
I need to brush up on my Hebrew...

Faye White		10-Apr-2011 23:39
Beautifully captured

Ed McConnell		10-Apr-2011 23:09
interesting and nice find..

laine		10-Apr-2011 23:00
excellent!!

larose forest photos		10-Apr-2011 20:32
Gorgeous shot. And really neat information. I didn't know that about Harvard! V

Guest		10-Apr-2011 20:16
Nice detail,

Cindi Smith		10-Apr-2011 14:56
I thought it looked like Hebrew. Nice find!!!!!

Ann...		10-Apr-2011 13:50
Beautiful carving.

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