Spectemur agendo
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Spectemur Agendo is a Latin motto meaning Let us be judged by our acts.
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[edit] Source
It comes originally from Book XIII of Ovid's Metamorphoses where it is attibuted to the hero Ajax:
Denique (quid verbis opus est?) spectemur agendo!
which most literal translations render as
Finally (what is the use of words?) let us be seen together in action!
[edit] United Kingdom institutions
In the United Kingdom, it was first adopted as the motto of The Royal Dragoons (1st Dragoons) regiment of the British Army.
It is the motto of RAF Benson
It is also the civic motto of:
- London Borough of Lambeth, which uses the ponderous translation Let us be regarded according to our conduct;
- London Borough of Hammersmith which prefers the translation Let us be judged by our actions;
- the Northern English town of Barnsley, which uses the more direct Judge us by our Actions in publicity;
and appears with the town crest on the shirts of Barnsley F.C. football club.
Spectemur agendo is also the motto of:
- Kingsbury High School
- the 344 (Fulham) Squadron of the Air Training Corps based in Hammersmith.
- the Albion FC in Clapham, London.
Spectemur Agendo was once the motto of Newbridge Comprehensive School, South Wales.
[edit] United States institutions
In the United States, it is the motto of several college fraternities including:
- the Cap and Skull Senior Honor Society (Rutgers College),
- the Beta Charge of Theta Delta Chi Fraternity at Cornell University,
It is the Motto found on the challenge coin of Medic One paramedics.
It is the official motto of:
- Westminster Choir College
- Apple Valley Police Department of Minnesota.
- The Anaheim Kingsmen Drum and Bugle Corps - the 1972 DCI world champions.
[edit] Australian institutions
- Clyde House (formerly Clyde School) within Geelong Grammar School,
- Gosford High School, Gosford, New South Wales
- Lismore High School, Lismore, New South Wales
- Camberwell Grammar School, a Church of England school for boys in Melbourne, also wears the motto, preferring the translation By our deeds may we be known.
- South Sydney High School
- Forest High School (New South Wales) [1], Frenchs Forest, New South Wales
- Hawthorn Football Club
[edit] Dutch schools
- Gymnasium Haganum (schoolpaper: spectemur agendo-spec)
[edit] South African institutions
- SACS - the South African College Schools in Cape Town.
[edit] Family and clan mottos
In Ireland, the moto also appear emblazened upon the crest of the Donnelly, Shannon and Mott family crest.
It is the McClure Family Motto, the ancestors of the bearers of this surname were thought to be of the ancient Dalriadan clans of Scotland. McClure is derived from the Gaelic word Mac-Giolla-Uidhir, which literally means "son of the pale youth." Spelling variations of this family name include: MacClure, MacLure, MacCloor, McLeur, McCloor and others.
