Draft:Seal of Cornell University

Cornell University employs two distinct

History
Authorized by the trustees in November 1866, the original Great Seal was formally adopted as the corporate seal on October 6, 1868. While the motto of Cornell University, "I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study," was spoken by Ezra Cornell during his inaugural speech, it first appeared in writing on the seal. This seal made its debut on the cover of The Cornell University Register, 1868-69. Subsequently, it has been used in the yearly University Regestries until its disuse from 1887 onwards.

Design
The seal's design as described by the University Bylaws:"“The great seal of Cornell University ... shall bear in the outer circle the words Cornell University and Founded A.D. 1865; and in the inner circle the words Ezra Cornell ‘I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study’ and in the center a profile likeness of Ezra Cornell.”"

Design
The seal's design as described by the University Bylaws:"“Per pale Argent and Carnelian, an open book inscribed with the words 'I would found an institution where any person can find instruction in any study' proper, on a chief Or the shields of the Unites States of America and of New York State proper.”"The shield was design in posteriorly to the Great Seal due to the need