The Aerie, Yearbook of the University of North Texas, 1990 Page: 59
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The pageantry and dress of the
academic procession were inherit-
ed from the medieval universities
of the eleventh and twelfth centur-
ies. Modern academic life began in
the Middle Ages, first in the
Church and later in the teaching
guild, where dress was the outward
sign of privilege and responsibility.
Principle features of academic
dress were the gown, cap and
hood. In 1895, American universi-
ties agreed upon a definite system
of academic dress, which was re-
vised in 1932 and for the most
reflects the present style.
While it originally may have
been worn as protection against
the cold of unheated buildings, the
flowing gown, today, was a sym-
bol of the democracy of scholar-
ship. It was black for all degrees,
with pointed sleeves for the bache-
lor's degree. The master's gown
had a very long sleeve, closed at
the bottom. For the doctor's de-
gree the gown also was faced
down the front with velvet and its
sleeves were trimmed with three
bars of velvet in the color repre-
sentative of the faculty or disci-
pline to which the degree per-
tained.
The academic cap was a sign of
freedom of scholarship and the re-
sponsibility and dignity with whichHonors
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scholarship endows the wearer. The col-
or of the tassel denoted the discipline or
the degree.
The hood was trimmed with one or
more chevrons of a secondary color on
the ground of the primary color of the
college. The color of the facing denoted
the discipline represented by the degree;
the color of the lining designated the
college or university from which the de-
gree was granted.
Hoods for The University of North
Texas were distinguished by a kelly
green and white chevron lining. The
outside edge of the hood was bordered
in a band of velvet which signified the
degree received. The variety of regalia
seen in the faculty procession arose from
the fact that each university had its own
distinguishing customs. The differences
in the regalia of the faculty members
represented the variety of institutions
from which they were graduated.
The mace was the traditional symbol
of the authority held by the chief execu-tive of a university. The mace was
designed and drafted by UNT art
professor Harlan W. Butt. The 46-
inch-long staff-like mace had a
shaft sculpted of polished walnut,
encircled by a silver band. Its
rounded head was also of walnut,
into which were sunk two silver-
plated bronze medallions that were
adaptations of the official seals of
the two institutions that Chancel-
lor Hurley headed, The University
of North Texas and Texas College
of Osteopathic Medicine. Atop the
mace was a silver eagle, the UNT
mascot. The mace was usually car-
ried by the President of the UNT
Faculty Senate.
The medallion was a symbol of
office designed to be worn by the
University President and Chancel-
lor on official and ceremonial oc-
casions. The medallion was made
of back-to-back silver-plated ad-
aptations of the UNT and TCOM
seals. The two-sided medallion
was suspended on a chain of rec-
tangular silver links, on each of
which was inscribed the name and
dates of office of former presi-
dents of the University. The links
were strung together on a black
velvet ribbon.Four members of an ROTC Honor Guard line
up outside of the Union Building to lead the
procession to the Main Auditorium. Photo by
Daniel Gibson
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