The organization's founders translated it as "We build", which became the original motto of Kiwanis.
Although Exeter admitted girls in 1973, the original motto, "Come hither, boys, that you may become men" is still engraved over the front entrance.
The city's original motto is preserved on a scroll above.
In 1987, the legislature readopted the original motto, which it felt better reflected Oregon's independent spirit.
Reflective of this, the original motto was "Freedom with Responsibility".
However many students dislike the new motto and feel that the original motto is more honourable.
The original student-created motto was "Changing the past, shaping the future" but this was modified in 2007.
The newspaper's original motto, which has recently been returned to the editorial page, was Fair play and Day-Light.
The original (1914) motto of the regiment was "Quis separabit?"
This is not the school's original motto.