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Western Carolina University Commencement Program 1987

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  • ACADEMIC REGALIA The academic regalia worn by the faculty and graduating students at commencement are derived from forms of dress common in the thirteenth and fourteenth centuries in Britain and Europe. The clothing of the general population changed over time but the earlier garments have been retained as a specialized academic costume. Academic dress in the United States is an outgrowth of British practice but is much more standardized than in British institutions. With some variations, the forms of the academic costume used by American institu- tions today are based on a code adopted in 1895. The three items in the costume cap, gown, and hood are black with colored accessories to represent degrees and institutions. THE CAP. The mortarboard cap, worn flat on the head with one corner of the square facing the front, has a tassel which may be either black or of the color assigned to the field of study. Doctors in all fields may wear a tassel of metallic gold. Some institutions have adopted the biretta instead of the mortarboard. THE GOWN. The cut of the gown indicates whether the wearer holds a bachelors, masters, or doctors degree. The bachelors gown is a simple, unornamented robe with long pointed sleeves. The masters gown is more elaborate and many styles have slits in the sleeves. The doctors robe is ornamented with three bars on each sleeve and panels on the front of the robe. The standard color of the robe is black although some institutions have adopted other colors (Yale, blue; Harvard, crimson). The white robes and caps worn by the student marshals at Western Carolina University are an indication of their undergraduate status. THE HOOD. The institution by which the degree was awarded and the field of study in which the degree was earned are represented by the hood. The lining of the hood identifies the institution which awarded the degree. However, because of the large number of degree-granting institutions, there is much duplication even though a variety of patterns have been introduced. For example, more than thirty institutions are purple and gold. The length of the hood and the width of its border vary in relation to the degree held. THE COLORS. The color of the tassel on the cap and of the border on the hood represents the field of study in which the degree was earned. These colors include: Irie enters MUMatUtieS ye oy Jute UU Nt Mmaiioies hii tb uy ben sae ued Heme iiau MstWiu eel White Wommerce ACCOU MAT CY DUSINESS TL LTO NIN eM HeNON OW sa elec s wy Mev she CmU Malte PeWuA idee Drab BCOROTICS CMs passn ber einaatutabiaeiita eel clelbaisleit lice rhe a)biw ata s/0 5 o's wlelede wledatatnu plnnsian ayataletinine pty Copper Bauedtig nian ena Wipe nc umice satu iui aid NEMO BONG bis ipigseh eels ucicy le. aie oct atclattys sane NW tamale Light Blue PATE MAES SAW sino aoe eee meet aM TNE ta aliviee abeipwinvies semana esl N Ela UNM aug l nity Brown Pe HR oh al ustos aN USANA NCEE MIS MMI Gta air Mb ular Waste te intmaresdd ss bsco" civ oor Oper etatele Mi We Men nts Purple BIBEAPYP OCIEHCE ee Nit hy Lite enee LONE Mia GCL Wi Ut banlieiguauelsrsb dias cis eletese(sietaesetau ac ME teat starer fanny Lemon INAIATEN iti reaiisteasetaae pitch a cath dntar tise Gabe DUSTIN Rian terdletd We. g's ware vba Sasah stare sara a ual ats outers Pink NESTON ON HUE O NS ITSIA Shoe Mlg UNUM Ria latsHRibtieal ADU) Moby oe. 0 6 aitcel ee ce asa elA bidentate aU OE aN Apricot ratory (Speech) haa Mr stig uu GRMN UHH N Wis ele ca igcoielols dee combi ots muevtierent tial oty Are alal Silver Gray PRilgsaph yi wanes aor iuite dae whe ean unb nin, seta ye Vale Watlelare els ae wre rem ier MU MaMuN Ueattie Dark Blue PHYsicahEducationh iin iioe 0 Tee eal bo iNew NSS GNU iNest dees ey ec e's patria mnie yeaa Sage Green Publich Fea leb en soma hie eee enero glare aby Guta uid e sya iecesg: a ochets nce ar SEU CIN UONRLLEED aueaN ase Salmon Pink SEeMCSE ULL ENTE ITH Se RU NE SMTA U AON Neyo letstinate ace sap Ge ee oummus eters tne Golden Yellow SAE WOE MSV e selon Sota it BU Dae OTL yee Cad blab eRe vee 058/008 La TM LNs neat ia ale Citron THESIS RYH SD aT ASAI I) sae Peale ui onty bes ateNacnb lee en) Odie Uwe cin vb LTT estin nay WM leah Scarlet Source: The Encyclopedia of Education
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