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KEYS - In almost all cultures, the key symbolizes special privilege to access an exclusive area like the kingdom of heaven.  In the Holy Bible the "Key of David" symbolizes spiritual knowledge.

(KJV Isaiah 22:22) - And the key of the house of David will I lay upon his shoulder; so he shall open, and none shall shut; and he shall shut, and none shall open.

HOLLY -  Christian symbolism connected the prickly leaves with Jesus' crown of thorns and the berries with the drops of blood shed for humanity's salvation.  Ancient Celts decorated their homes with the brightness of holly berries, believing it to be a symbol of luck.  In Scandinavia, holly is called Christ's Thorn.

RABBITS -  Are legendary for their ability to reproduce fast and furiously.  For that same reason, the rabbit is a perfect symbol for spring which is fertile with themes like:  New life, New beginnings and the undeniable current of growth.  A mother rabbit can have forty or more babies a year. That's symbolic of the cycle of life, and they way life carries on generation after generation. This could hearken to our ideals of ancestry.  Indeed in many cultures (Asian, for example) the rabbit is a symbol of longevity and a long family line.

LOTUS FLOWER -  The lotus flower symbolizes rising from a dark place into beauty and rebirth, as this is exactly how a lotus flower grows. Lotus flowers grow directly out of muddy and murky waters and produce beautiful white and pink blossoms.   Lotus flowers are often referred to in Buddhist studies and they are a symbol of strength among adversity.

ORB -  The ball as a symbol of the cosmos, or of the universe as a harmonious whole, is derived from the ancient Romans, who associated it with Jupiter and, hence, with the emperor as his earthly representative.

Christians adapted the symbol by setting a cross above the ball to signify the world dominated by Christianity.   Rulers were often depicted with the orb, but the first to hold it in hand at his coronation was the Holy Roman emperor Henry II in 1014; thereafter the “imperial apple” became an important emblem of the royal power invested in the monarch.

OBELISK -  The Egyptian obelisk, known as the Tajen in ancient Egypt, symbolized a petrified ray that penetrates the clouds and disperses negative forces that accumulate in the form of storms. The word "obelisk" in the Greek language refers to a prong for roasting and indicates protection, defense and stability.   An obelisk also had a phallic significance and was considered sacred.  

RAINBOW - The rainbow represents Gods fulfillment of a promise.  

(KJV Gen 9:12-16) -  And God said, This is the token of the covenant which I make between me and you and every living creature that is with you, for perpetual generations:

13 I do set my bow in the cloud, and it shall be for a token of a covenant between me and the earth.

14 And it shall come to pass, when I bring a cloud over the earth, that the bow shall be seen in the cloud:

ANGEL BLOWING TRUMPET - Represents judgement day and entry into heaven; the trumpeter is the herald of the resurrection.

UNIVERSITY OF ARKANSAS -  The History of the University of Arkansas began with its establishment in Fayetteville, Arkansas, in 1871 under the Morrill Act, as the Arkansas Industrial College.  Over the period of its nearly 140-year history, the school has grown from two small buildings on a hilltop to a university with diverse colleges and prominent graduate programs.   Its presidents have included Civil War general Daniel Harvey Hill, John C. Futrall, and J. William Fulbright.

CIVIL WAR UNION FLAG - The basic "Stars and Stripes" design of the Civil War Union flag was not altered during the war, but the Union flag did see some other changes during that time.  These changes were due to the addition of states to the Union, which caused the number of stars on the flag to change.   Stars were never removed from the Union flag, because the Union did not believe states had a right to secede.   Therefore, the Confederate state's departure was not acknowledged on the flag.