Objects of Substance- The Grammar Banner

2017 QGSSSA Swimming, Chandler. The most intriguing “banners” are also those that we know the least about. These objects, resembling those carried by Roman soldiers, are perhaps better described as standards. In the Roman Army, where only the best soldiers would be picked to be standard-bearers, these objects became very important sacred symbols that went beyond identifying the units (Segedunum Roman Fort, 2022). These Girls Grammar standards featured hand-painted, brightly coloured school crests on wooden boards (mainly in the shape of scallop-edged shields), supported by an attached staff that allowed the shield to be held aloft or to support a banner held between two standards.

1924 QGSSSA Athletics.