Word: gowned
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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From either side of the hall a marshal, in cap and gown of black and scarlet, walked slowly to the central steps which led onto the platform. The door at the left opened and as President Eliot entered, accompanied by Hon. Edward T. Sanford '85, President of the Harvard Alumni Association, the entire assembly rose and stood in silent tribute. Silently they watched the President-Emeritus mount to the platform and walk slowly to his seat of honor in the center. Then came a sudden spontaneous burst of applause. The music of the orchestra became louder as the rest...
Then the door to the left opened to admit the representatives of the faculty. Deans, department heads, and professors-emeritus followed in long array, each man in cap and gown, wearing the scarf of colored silk which betokened his degree. To the somber black of frock coats and black gowns was added the flash of scarlet, blue, and orange as this group of distinguished scholars and educators took their seats upon President Eliot's left...
Like the fabulous hedge hog, the well-known "Cap and gown" agitation pokes its nose through the frozen ground about this time of every year, and promptly retires, to prolong its hibernation until the last possible moment. The agitation is due to the worthy but usually unsuccessful effort of the Class Committee to get an inert and rebellious Senior Class properly begowned and be-capped at least soon enough for the Class picture...
...immediately becomes apparent that there is nothing to say on this subject, except that almost everybody looks unusually silly in a cap and gown, and that therefore, public opinion should deny any man the advantage of remaining without this outfit after the majority have succumbed to the exhortations of the Committee and equipped themselves. And since shrewd students of economics may be able to figure out that $10 at the last minute is cheaper than $9.50 during the period of grace, considering interest at six per cent, compounded weekly, the inducement for early ordering should be made more sensational...
...college men, of undergraduates certainly and probably of many graduates, when he took up the fight against the pastoral letter of certain bishops, which has created such a stir in church circles during the last few days, Removing the vestments of a priest, and putting on an academic gown, he took his stand for liberty of thought within the church; for the right to interpret and to preach the Christian religion in a way consistent with the dictates of conscience and of reason. Dr. Parks does not ordinarily use sensational methods to carry his message. Yesterday, however, his action...