and the use of the club's name. According to the house rules, cellphones are required to be silenced and could not be used except in telephone booths or private rooms. Additionally, other devices such as laptops could be used only in the library or other parts of the clubhouse. The house rules also required members or guests to obtain permission before photographing the club or describing its facilities and activities. The club's house committee had to approve any media appearances involving the club. Smoking and bringing animals into the clubhouse was also generally prohibited under the rules. The club has strictly enforced regulations on guests, as in 1997, when then-U.S. first lady Hillary Clinton and reporter Cindy Adams were ejected after they broke a rule regarding discussion. Club seal The University Club had no official seal until 1883, when the secretary was asked to create a seal "with the name of the Club in a circle with the date of incorporation in the centre". With the construction of the 54th Street clubhouse, the club adopted a more ornate seal in 1898. The design was made by Kenyon Cox and the escutcheon on the facade was sculpted by George Brewster very closely to the original drawings. The design represents two Greek youths, their hands clasped in friendship. One of them holds a tablet bearing the word "Patria". The other holds a torch representing learning as well as eternity. The flame was inspired by Ancient Greek mythology, in which a succession of runners carried a burning torch and passed it to each other; this was meant to symbolize how learning was passed down between generations of scholars. Behind the two youths is a figure of Athena, the Greek deity of wisdom, on an altar. A Greek language inscription on the club seal translates to "In Fellowship Lies Friendship". Notable members Founding members The University Club's articles of incorporation on April 28, 1865, list the following individuals: Charles Astor Bristed (Yale College class of 1839) Charles F. Chandler (Gottingen University class of 1856) Joseph H. Choate (Harvard College class of 1852) Theodore W. Dwight (Hamilton College class of 1840) John Taylor Johnston (New York University class of 1839) Luther M. Jones (Yale College class of 1860), also a founding member of the Red Room Club Francis E. Kernochan (Yale College class of 1861), also a founding member of the Red Room Club Edward