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Salient: Victoria University Students' Paper. Vol. 30, No. 8. 1967.

Back to May Capping for 1968

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Back to May Capping for 1968

Two evening ceremonies in May will constitute the official University capping celebrations next year.

This was resolved last University Council meeting held on June 26.

In a report to Council from the Ceremonial Committee the following recommendations were made: That in and after 1968 graduation be held in May, with no subsidiary ceremony. That the arrangements for the May graduation be as follows:

(a)the graduation be on Thursday, preceding the end of term,
(b)there be two ceremonies, one in the afternoon and one in the evening,
(c)that there be one guest speaker, to speak at the afternoon ceremony only,
(d)that in 1968 the faculties appear in the same order as in 1967, but thereafter they alternate year by year.
(e)afternoon tea be provided at the afternoon ceremony.

The Ceremonial Committee "re-considered the recommendations put to Council in, April, 1967, for graduation in' 1968 and later years. Attention was directed to those matters providing obstacles to holding the graduation ceremony before the commencement of lectures.

"Mr. Douglas White (1967 Capping Controller and Presidentelect of VUWSA) put the views of the Students' Association Exec.

"It was agreed that the graduation ceremony must be either at the start of the first term, or at Its end. If any ceremony was to be held at the start of the academic year, then the engraving of certificates could be done later.

"After a full discussion the Committee resolved:

"That while the Ceremonial Committee agrees with the Vuwsa Executive that the graduation ceremony should held in March, it appears that administrative difficulties are such that it must be held In May. That the Committee was advised by the Registrar that the whole situation could be reviewed after the University records had been transferred to the computer."

Regarding the recommendations to Council, Pro-Chancellor (Mr. R. B. V. Simpson) said guest speakers were a hangover from school prize-givings. Vice-Chancellor (Dr. Williams) said that much as the Committee wished to hold the ceremony at the beginning of the term, they had recommended that it be held at the end due to the "basic trouble," which was getting the cards out to the graduates in time.

Mr. Moriarty pressed once more for the capping ceremony to be held in March. He asked whether the academics had heen requested to speed up their marking to allow earlier capping.

The Pro-Chancellor said they hadn't been asked and could not be expected to, as any rushing of marking would be undesirable.

Dr. Williams said that whatever happens, a new time for the capping ceremony could not be organised for next year because the computer would not be ready for the speeding up of the notification of graduates.

Mr. Conibear and Mr. Duncan spoke in favour of the two evening functions suggested by Vuwsa Representative on Council, Mr. M. J. Moriarty.

Finally, the recommendations regarding arrangements for the May graduation ceremony were amended as follows:

(a)the graduation, if possible, be on Wednesday or Thursday, preceding the end of term,
(b)there be two ceremonies, on successive evenings if possible,
(c)that there be one guest speaker to speak at one ceremony and the Chancellor to speak at the other.