Emblems of St. Andrews

The Banners

 The St. Andrews banners display the College Seal and Presidential Medallion in the College’s colors royal blue and white. These banners are used at all official convocations, commencement exercises, and other College events. The date 1896 on the seal represents the founding of Red Springs Seminary in Red Springs, NC. It was renamed Southern Presbyterian College and Conservatory of Music in 1903 and later was renamed Flora Macdonald College in 1914. Merged with Presbyterian Junior College for Men in 1961, the “consolidated college” was moved to Laurinburg and named St. Andrews Presbyterian College. The College is named for the patron saint of Scotland, reflecting the strong ties to those educationally and spiritually committed Scots who settled in North Carolina.
 

The Mace

 

 The St. Andrews Presbyterian College mace was a gift to the College from Leslie and Sarah Bullock, who designed and commissioned it to be carved from a block of 100-year-old oak, given to St. Andrews by Principal Stephen Watson of St. Andrews University, Scotland. The block of wood, from St. Salvator’s Chapel at the University, is believed to be cut from an oak on the grounds of Falkland Palace, a royal residence of Scottish kings in the 16th century.
The shape of the mace is patterned after the mace of the St. Andrews University medical school. It is in the form of a rod with an obliquely fluted orb at the base. The rod, which is plain, is divided into three sections by belchered bands with flowered decorations. The knob, or head, is divided into five sections. First above the rod is a band of leaves. Above this is a circle of Celtic crosses, which are used in the architectural design of the St. Andrews campus. The third level is carved with a St. Andrews cross and lamp of learning, both of which are symbols of St. Andrews, and monograms of ?Flora Macdonald College and Presbyterian Junior College for Men, the two schools that merged to form St. Andrews Presbyterian College. Above this is the College motto, “Excellence for Christ.” The top level is embellished with a leaf design surmounted by a small, obliquely fluted cap.
The College mace was carved by Jack Ramseur of Lincolnton, North Carolina. John Yoder, also of Lincolnton, did the lathe work.
 

Seal of the College

 Named for the Patron Saint of Scotland, St. Andrews uses the saltire throughout its emblems. The Seal includes the shield with the cross to represent this portion of its heritage. The lamp representing the light shed for wisdom and learning is a traditional symbol of education. "Excellence for Christ" appears on the seal in recognition of the College's Christian heritage. The date, 1896, is the founding date of Red Springs Academy, which became Flora Macdonald College in 1941. Flora Macdonald joined with Presbyterian Junior College in 1958 to form St. Andrews.
 

Tri-Shields

 The tri-shield image was adopted as the logo for St. Andrews Presbyterian College during the summer of 2001. Each shield bears a version of the saltire, the national flag of Scotland and heraldic name of the Cross of St. Andrews. The image, with the three shields connected, was selected to symbolize simultaneously our Presbyterian faith heritage with its origin in Scotland, the connection to the namesake of our College and the emergence of our College from its two predecessor institutions: Presbyterian Junior College and Flora Macdonald College.

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