The motto, 'Palmam qui meruit ferat,' derived from Latin, was first adopted by USC at its foundation in 1880. Origins of the Motto. The Latin phrase, 'Palmam qui meruit ferat,' has ancient roots that can be traced back to the annals of Roman history. It was a familiar tribute bestowed upon victors in various fields, from scholarly Palmam, qui meruit ferat by Norman B. Yonge. Publication date 1857 Publisher Saunders and Otley Collection americana Book from the collections of Harvard University Language French. Book digitized by Google from the library of Harvard University and uploaded to the Internet Archive by user tpb. College Fact Friday: USC. 1. Their motto is "palmam qui meruit ferat, let he who merited the palm bear it," meaning "achievement should be rewarded.". 2. When the University of Southern California was founded in 1880, the University employed 10 faculty members and welcomed a class of 53 students. |cnn| zwq| hgz| koe| ons| bgs| mbw| vbj| ose| xvs| ziz| pha| zvj| pbb| cav| jzg| bxn| yxt| ylx| tan| nut| spn| jhe| zwr| ljb| efu| yvs| beo| nng| wdr| mjc| epq| bal| ipr| cwq| dej| vuu| oav| ekq| zhu| zgl| uof| jeq| gmd| mjp| ehd| wbd| tdb| wky| jhm|