Project Gutenberg 2010-02-26 Public domain in the USA. 149 Wells, J. (Joseph) 1855 1929 Wells, Joseph 07011557 The Oxford Degree Ceremony Reading ease score: 57.3 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by Graeme Mackreth and The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Oxford Degree Ceremony" by J. Wells is a historical account written in the early 20th century. The work delves into the rich traditions and formalities surrounding the degree ceremony at the University of Oxford, exploring how these rituals encapsulate aspects of university history. The author aims to illuminate the meaning and significance of these ceremonies, providing insights into the layers of academic and social culture at Oxford. The opening of the text vividly describes the atmosphere of Oxford during a degree day, with a lively depiction of the participants dressed in their academic robes and the procession led by the Vice-Chancellor. It sets the stage for a detailed exploration of the rituals involved in conferring degrees, such as the procession, the roles of various university officials including the Proctors and the Registrar, and the traditional languages used during the ceremony. The reader is introduced to the intricacies of the degree ceremony—highlighting not only its ceremonial nature but also its historical roots and significance in the context of Oxford's legacy. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en University of Oxford -- Degrees Degrees, Academic LF Text Browsing: History - Schools & Universities Browsing: Teaching & Education 190284 190285 2024-10-13T10:25:49.871690 2023-09-14T04:10:05.064007 text/html text/html 185209 2021-01-06T05:37:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 274027 2021-01-06T05:37:41 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 365606 2024-10-13T10:25:56.244684 application/epub+zip 367300 2024-10-13T10:25:52.095665 application/epub+zip 138568 2024-10-13T10:25:50.656669 application/epub+zip 490603 2024-10-13T10:25:59.263649 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 464065 2024-10-13T10:25:55.309700 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 193023 2022-09-14T11:43:52.452894 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 151938 151725 2024-10-13T10:25:49.213700 2023-09-14T04:10:04.504970 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 151724 2021-01-06T05:37:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 56517 2021-01-06T05:37:41 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 151715 2021-01-06T05:37:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 56497 2021-01-06T05:37:41 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21549 2024-10-13T10:25:59.403620 application/rdf+xml 11862 2024-10-13T10:25:51.238669 image/jpeg 3774 2024-10-13T10:25:50.942658 image/jpeg 341306 2024-10-13T10:25:49.909736 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia