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The University Seal of Officeand Original HandbellThe Seal of Office, worn by Dr. <strong>Jones</strong>, was designed by Mr. Reveley G.Beattie, a former trustee and a member of the jewelry firm that made it. The sealsymbolizes administrative responsibility and is suspended from a chain, the linksof which are copied from a chain-mail surplice. A laurel wreath, ancient symbol ofa chief executive, surrounds the replica of the official seal of the University, and isquartered by keystones representing the broad divisions of a liberal arts education.Two medallions are set in the chain above the presidential seal, one of whichcarries a replica of the tower of University Hall, surrounded by the motto: “Christthe Chief Cornerstone.” The other seal is a reproduction of the globe with theinscription: Serving All Mankind Worldwide.”The University Handbell first was used in 1842 to call classes to order. It waspresented to the University in 1941 by Nicolas <strong>Jones</strong>, the grandson of the originalowner, on the 100 th anniversary of Founder’s Day. It is used to conclude theUniversity’s Commencement ceremonies and as part of the opening Convocationin August.The Academic ProcessionFaculty marshals for today’s Academic Procession are: Nan Carney-DeBord,Head Marshal, M.A.; Brad Trees, Ph.D.; Bart Martin, Ph.D.; Alice Simon, Ph.D.;Ted Cohen, Ph.D.; and Joann Harvey, Ph.D.Student volunteers assisting with the Academic Procession are members ofPhi Eta Sigma and Omicron Delta Kappa.Alumni Note: Throughout this printed program, Ohio Wesleyan alumni areidentified by class year.
Notes on Academic DressThe history of academic dress dates back to the earliest days of our oldestuniversities. A statute of 1321 required all “Doctors, Licentiates, and Bachelors” of theUniversity of Coimbra to wear gowns. In England, during the second half of the 14 thcentury, the statutes of certain colleges forbade “excess in apparel” and prescribed thewearing of a long gown. It is still a question whether academic dress finds its sourceschiefly in ecclesiastical or civilian dress. Gowns may have been considered necessary forwarmth in the unheated buildings used by medieval scholars. Hoods may have served tocover the tonsured head until superseded for that purpose by the skull cap. The cap wasdisplaced by a headdress similar to ones now recognized as “academic.”European institutions continue to show great diversity in their specifications ofacademic dress. However, when American colleges and universities desired to adopt asystem of academic apparel a half century ago, they worked out a system that all mightfollow. The code for academic costumes now in effect was approved by the Committeeon Academic Costumes and Ceremonies appointed by the American Council onEducation in 1959. The following information was taken from that Code.Gowns. The gown for the bachelor’s degree has pointed sleeves and is wornclosed. The gown for the master’s degree has an oblong sleeve, open at the wrist, withthe sleeve base hanging down in the traditional manner. The rear part of the sleeve’soblong shape is square cut and the front part has an arc cut away. It may be worn openor closed. Bachelor’s and master’s gowns have no trimming, but the doctor’s may befaced on the front with black or colored velvet and with three bars of the same acrossthe sleeves. If color is used, it is the color distinctive of the subject to which the degreepertains, and it matches the edging or binding of the hood. For all academic purposes,including trimmings of doctors’ gowns, edging of hoods, and tassels of caps, the colorsassociated with different subjects are as follows:Agriculture – MaizeArts, Letters, Humanities – WhiteCommerce, Accountancy, Business – DrabDentistry – LilacEconomics – CopperEducation – Light BlueEngineering – OrangeFine Arts – BrownForestry – RussetJournalism – CrimsonLaw – PurpleSocial Work – CitronTheology – ScarletVeterinary Science – GrayLibrary Science – LemonMedicine – GreenMusic – PinkNursing – ApricotOratory (Speech) – Silver GrayPharmacy – Olive GreenPhilosophy – Dark BluePhysical Education – Sage GreenPublic Administration – Peacock BluePublic Health – Salmon PinkScience – Golden YellowHoods. Hoods are lined with the official color or colors of the college or universityconferring the degree. The binding or edging of the hood is a color distinctive of thesubject to which the degree pertains.Caps. Mortarboards are generally worn as part of the academic costume. Thelong tassel fastened to the middle point of the cap’s top is either black or the colorappropriate to the subject. It is customary for degree candidates to wear the tasselon the right side before degrees are conferred and to shift them to the left when thedegrees are awarded. The custom is in some respects a substitute for the individualhooding.*An Academic Costume Code and Ceremony Guide, American Universities and Colleges, AmericanCouncil on Education, Washington, D.C.
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