Southern Methodist University Pennant
date: label: date made
content: ca 1950s
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: Pennant representing "S.M.U." (Southern Methodist University) is red with blue lettering and the school seal. The school was established in 1911 and is located in Dallas, Texas (officially University Park, Texas). It is affiliated with the United Methodist Church. The school's motto is "Veritas Liberabit Vos" which is translated to mean The Truth Shall Set you Free. S.M.U. is the site of the George W. Bush Presidential Library. The S.M.U. athletic program is most well known for receiving the so called "Death Penalty" from the NCAA for recruiting violations. The penalty lead to S.M.U. going from a perennial college football power to an average one. This is the only time the NCAA has used the "Death Penalty" although it has been considered in punishing other programs such as Baylor University basketball and Penn State football.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
topic: label: web subject
content: Education
label: web subject
content: Sports
label: level of sport
content: collegiate
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Sport and Leisure
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1982.0257.010
label: accession number
content: 1982.0257
label: catalog number
content: 1982.0257.010
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Pennant
label: Object Name
content: pennant, collegiate
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: felt (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 11 3/4 in x 29 1/2 in; 29.845 cm x 74.93 cm