The Centennial Mace
ANTHEM The World of Our Dreams Juniata College Concert Choir Dr. Russell Shelley, Director
Jeffrey L. Ames (text at left)
Inauguration of the 12th President of Juniata College Mr. Robert McDowell
INVESTITURE Presentation of Chapel Bible Rev. David Witkovsky Juniata College Chaplain
The Juniata Centennial Mace, first used in the College’s Centennial Convocation in 1976, was a gift from Juniata’s National Alumni Association. Bernard C. Taylor, former College editor, was responsible for its initial design, and the E. B. Endres Lumber Company for its final execution.
Presentation of the Presidential Medallion Mr. Robert McDowell
The Inaugural Address The Call to Think, The Courage to Evolve, The Conviction to Act Dr. James A. Troha 12th President of Juniata College
Mr. Jonathan Frieswyk ’17 To Juniata, College dear, In praise we raise our song, The place of loyal hearts and cheer, Which we have loved so long; We love the pathways to and fro, The classrooms and the halls; We’ll ne’er forget, tho far we go, The days within her walls.
BENEDICTION
The Reverend Dr. Ira DeSpain Minister to the University, Baker University
RECESSIONAL Toccata in G Major, from Douze Pièces Dr. John Bukowski, Organist
arried today as symbols of office or authority, maces date to the Middle Ages when churchmen, forbidden to bear edged weapons, carried them into battle. In later years they were borne before kings and other officials by bodyguards, thus coming to assume the role they now play in ceremonial processions.
Maces appear primarily on old campuses in the east and are borne by distinguished faculty members who precede the president both leaving and entering the ceremony. Juniata’s mace bearer is its faculty marshal, David L. Sowell, Ph.D., Professor of History.
INTRODUCTION Dr. F. Dominic Dottavio President of Tarleton State University
THE ALMA MATER
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Théodore Dubois (1837-1924)
Beyond its traditional role, however, Juniata’s mace enjoys rich special meaning. Perhaps most special is the wood from which it is hewn: a beam from the James Creek Church of the Brethren, the home church of Juniata’s three founders— Dr. A. B., J. B., H. B. Brumbaugh. The head of the mace, further, pays tribute to three central factors in the College’s historical success—its relations with its students, the church and the community—and to the service rendered to each of those groups through the years. The head bears four medals, the largest of which is the College Seal. The smaller, representative three—each a gift from the represented group—depict Founders Hall, the Church of the Brethren’s 250th Anniversary Seal, and Huntingdon’s Standing Stone. Donors of the medals were the class of 1976, the Church of the Brethren General Board, and the Penn Central National Bank, respectively.