The "scepters" were probably ceremonial maces, originally used by the front of the procession to knock children and dogs out of the way. Harvey Mudd's includes 4 integral signs flanking a sphere, to symbolize the world explained by science. (This was in our commencement program.)
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Date: 2005-09-03 01:45 pm (UTC)