Doshisha's Symbol
The origin of the school name
The name of “Doshisha” represents the principle of “community of the people with common aspirations”. Our English school song “Doshisha College Song” is popularly called “One Purpose” taking its first phrase, meaning “a united aspiration” or “a same aspiration”.
Emblem of Doshisha
The emblem of Doshisha, which consists of three equilateral triangles, is a stylized Assyrian letter meaning a nation or a land. It was designed by Hangetsu Yuasa, a poet and a scholar of the Ancient Orient, whom Doshisha produced.Hangetsu was a professor of Theology at Doshisha University when the emblem was made. Since then, it has been interpreted as a symbol of Doshisha's educational philosophy aiming at the harmony of three elements of education: intellectual, moral, and physical educations.
School Color of Doshisha
The school colors of Doshisha are purple and white. The royal purple of Doshisha, which is a medium color between Tyrian purple and Edo purple, is the same school color as that of Amherst College in America where the founder, Joseph Hardy Neesima, studied. The field of the school flag is royal purple with the emblem in white.
Doshisha college song
Words by W.M. Vories
Music by Carl Wilhelm
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One purpose, Doshisha, thy name
Doth signify one lofty aim;
To train thy sons in heart and hand
To live for God and Native Land.
Dear Alma Mater, sons of thine
Shall be as branches to the vine;
Tho' through the world we wander far and wide,
Still in our hearts thy precepts shall abide!
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We came to Doshisha to find
The broader culture of the mind;
We tarried here to learn anew
The value of a purpose true;
Dear Alma Mater, ours the part
To face the future staunch of heart,
Since thou hast taught us with high aim to stand
For God, for Doshisha, and Native Land!
- When war clouds bring their dark alarms.
Ten thousand patriots rush to arms,
But we would through long years of peace
Our Country's name and fame increase.
Dear Alma Mater, sons of thine
Will hold their lives a trust divine
Steadfast in purpose we will ever stand
For God, for Doshisha, and Native Land! - Still broader than our land of birth,
We've learned the oneness of our Earth;
Still higher than self-love we find
The love and service of mankind.
Dear Alma Mater, sons of thine
Would strive to live the life divine;
That we may with increasing years have stood
For God, for Doshisha, and Brotherhood!
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