At that time, Saionji sent a big sign with the letters 'Ritsumeikan' that he had written himself when the private academy was established in 1869, as well as giving the following framed motto he wrote himself.
このとき西園寺は1869（明治2）年の私塾開設と同時に自身で揮毫した「立命館」の大書を送るとともに、自ら次のような扁額をしたためて寄贈している。