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Report of the Council on the wearing of academical dress on 'scarlet' days: Notice

2 October 1998

The Vice-Chancellor gives notice that he has received three proposals for the amendment of Grace 1 of 29 July 1998 (Reporter, 1997-98, p. 974). This Grace is for the approval of the recommendations of the Council's Report, dated 2 February 1998, on the wearing of academical dress on 'scarlet' days, as amended by the Council's Notice dated 27 April 1998 (ibid., p. 566).

In the form proposed by the Council, the recommendations include the addition of a new Regulation 4 to the general regulations for academical dress (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 184), as follows:

4. Notwithstanding the foregoing regulations, on the occasions specified in Regulation 3 any member of the University who holds a degree of another university or degree-awarding institution may wear the academical dress appropriate to that degree; save that this provision shall not apply to the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the High Steward, the Deputy High Steward, the Commissary, the Proctors, the Registrary, or the Esquire Bedells, or to a deputy for any of those officers, or to any person presenting or being presented for a degree of the University.

The three amendments all relate to the provisions contained in this new regulation. The wording proposed is as follows (in each case bold type is used to indicate the substance of the amendment):

Amendment 1

It is proposed that Regulation 4 be amended so as to read:

4. Notwithstanding the foregoing regulations, on the occasions specified in Regulation 3 any member of the Regent House who holds a doctorate of another university or degree-awarding institution may wear a very close approximation (to be settled in detail by the Council at a later date) to the festal gown of a Doctor of Philosophy of this University; save that this provision shall not apply to the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the High Steward, the Deputy High Steward, the Commissary, the Proctors, the Registrary, or the Esquire Bedells, or to a deputy for any of those officers, or to any person presenting or being presented for a degree of the University.

This amendment is proposed by the following members of the Regent House:

J. H. BAKER H. E. M. HUNT J. A. MARENBON P. MIGLIORATO
J. BROWN D. E. KHMELNITSKII C. R. MIDDLETON C. T. MORLEY
C. R. CALLADINE A. D. MCLACHLAN

Amendment 2

It is proposed that Regulation 4 be amended so as to read:

4. Notwithstanding the foregoing regulations, on the occasions specified in Regulation 3 any member of the University who does not hold a doctorate of the University but who holds a doctorate of another university or degree-awarding institution may wear the academical dress appropriate to that degree; save that this provision shall not apply to the Chancellor, the Vice-Chancellor, the High Steward, the Deputy High Steward, the Commissary, the Proctors, the Registrary, or the Esquire Bedells, or to a deputy for any of those officers, or to any person presenting or being presented for a degree of the University.

This amendment is proposed by the following members of the Regent House:.

MARIE AXTON E. S. LEEDHAM-GREEN M. A. MESSAGE M. J. PRICHARD
J. H. BAKER PETER LINEHAN C. T. MORLEY R. B. B. WARDY
BRIAN HEBBLETHWAITE ROSAMOND MCKITTERICK RODERICK MUNDAY

Amendment 3

It is proposed that Regulation 4 be amended by adding the following proviso at the end of the regulation:

nor shall it apply to any member of the Regent House attending a Congregation of the Regent House.

This amendment is proposed by the following members of the Regent House:

MARIE AXTON JOHN HOPKINS M. A. MESSAGE M. J. PRICHARD
J. H. BAKER PETER LINEHAN C. T. MORLEY R. B. B. WARDY
BRIAN HEBBLETHWAITE ROSAMOND MCKITTERICK RODERICK MUNDAY

In accordance with Regulation 9 of the regulations for Graces of the Regent House (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 115), votes will be taken by postal ballot on the proposals listed above.

In connection with this ballot the Registrary will arrange for the printing and circulation of any fly-sheet, signed by ten or more members of the Regent House, which reaches him by 1 p.m. on Thursday, 15 October. Fly-sheets must bear, in addition to the signatures, the names and initials (in block capitals) of the signatories (Statutes and Ordinances, p. 119). Voting papers and fly-sheets will be distributed to all members of the Regent House on or before Tuesday, 27 October; the last date for the return of voting papers will be Friday, 6 November.


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Cambridge University Reporter, 7 October 1998
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