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...seals were designed by Pierre de Chaignon la Rose (A. B. 1695), the heraldic expert of the Committee on Arms, Seal, and Diplomas...
Kirkland: John Thorton Kirkland, President of Harvard from 1810-1828, used no coat of arms himself. Thus, when Kirkland House opened in 1931, Pierre de Chaignon la Rose created an entirely new shield with symbols connected to the name Kirkland. The red field refers to the University while the black cross edged with silver comes form the arms of the Dioces of Carlisle, from which the name Kirkland originated. Finally, the three silver stars represent a common feature in the arms of many families bearing the Kirkland name...
...catty, for if there was a secret it was Pierre's secret, and should have been respected. I knew La Rose well, serving him for 40 years, framing hundreds of his charming exquisitely drawn coats of arms, and always he lived as a man with the name Pierre de Chaignon la Rose would be expected to live. Peace to him. Fred Olsson...
...someone, or to keep his cigarette chain going. But this winter there was no leisure in his walk; it was just a slow walk, and he was not smoking, and when he talked with you, he coughed at length, and the familiar smile left his face. Pierre de Chaignon la Rose had been a scholar and a dandy, but in the last few years his glory seemed to be a mere question of spats and stick-pin, though it would occasionally flash in his innumerable stories. Seeing him in full dress in the subway late at night, you could almost...
...large banners and the 27 smaller ones which represent the various divisions of the University, including the graduate schools, the seven undergraduate House units, and Radcliffe College were designed by Pierre de Chaignon la Rose...
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