Part 4 (2/2)

The presenters for the degrees are rees that University professors present, and then not si University officials[22], but also as having already attained the degree which the candidate is seeking The old Oxford theory was that of the Roistracy, that only those ere of a certain rank could adius Professor of Medicine usually presents our medical Bachelors and Doctors; but he performs this duty because he is a Doctor; he has, however, as occupying the professorial chair, the right to claiainst all other Doctors, even those senior to hiht is a ius Professors; it has been given to the Professor of Music by a recent statute (1897)

FOOTNOTES:

[Footnote 19: For their history and for a description of the present staves, cf Appendix II]

[Footnote 20: It seems a pity that the old order cannot be restored, and the candidates kept outside till their 'graces' have been passed

For Market', ie the ante-chamber of the Divinity School (see p 89), or in the Apodyterium, till this part of the ceremony was completed; they were then finally ushered into the presence of the Vice-Chancellor by the Yeoe of their own 'graces', ie at their adree, may be convenient, but it is quite inconsistent with the whole theory of the ceremony]

[Footnote 21: For the iends attached to it, compare p 10]

[Footnote 22: For the presentation to the new doctorates, DLitt and DSc, cf p 11]

CHAPTER V

UNIVERSITY DRESS

[Sidenote: Importance attached to dress]

'Fro scarlet, spiritual idiosyncrasies unfold themselves in the choice of colour; if the cut betoken intellect and talent, so does the colour betoken tereed with Carlyle's German Professor in his philosophy of clothes, as an instance or till show A soleainst the tailors, ere apparently trying to shorten the length of University garments; 'for it is honourable and in accordance with reason that clerks to whoe over the lay folk in their adornments within, should likewise differ from the lay folk outwardly in dress' If any tailor broke the statute, he was to be imprisoned

[Illustration: _PROCURATOR_]

[Illustration: _COMMENSALIS Superioris ordinis_]

[Sidenote: Statute as to MAs]

The observance of this principle was strictly enjoined also on members of the University; the Master of Arts at his inception had to swear that he has 'of his own' the dress proper for his degree, and that he ear it on all proper occasions Moreover it was further provided that Masters should wear 'boots either black or as near black as possible', and that they should never give 'ordinary lectures' earing 'shoes cut down or short in any way'

[Sidenote: Sophisters[23]]

Naturally means had to be taken also to preventthe dress of their superiors In 1489 it was ordained that 'whereas the insolence ofsuch a pitch of audacity that they are not afraid to wear hoods like Masters', henceforth they were to wear only the '_liripipium consutum et non contextum_'[24], on pain of a fine of 2_s_; the fine was to be shared between the University, the Chancellor, and the Proctors; it was further provided (which seeent in exacting it, his portion should go to the University

[Sidenote: BAs]

At the saislated on: 'Whereas the BAs in the different faculties, careless of the safety of their own souls,' earing hoods insufficiently lined with fur, henceforth all hoods were to be fully lined; a fortnight was given to the BAs to put their scanty hoods right The danger to salvation was incurred by the perjury involved in the neglect of a statute which had been solemnly accepted on oath

[Sidenote: Tailors]

The University further settled as to be charged by tailors for cutting the various dresses; the prices seea_) and 6_d_ for a furred cope; but no doubt the tailors of those days kne to evade the statute by enhancing their profit on the price of materials; we have one suit before the Chancellor (in 1439) in which the furred gown in question was priced at no less than 36_s_ 8_d_

These instances, which could be h to sho careful the mediaeval University was as to dress But it will be noticed that they nearly all refer to the dress of graduates; the modern University on the other hand practically leaves its MAs alone[25], while it still enforces (at least in theory) acaderaduates, as to whom the mediaeval University had little to say