b't hec oDe ofA cADemicc ostume b oArD ofr egentsAn 1894 conference of representatives of leading AmericanThe Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia institutions adopted a uniform code of academic dress. Thewas created in 1931 as part of a reorganization of Georgias code was revised by the American Council on Education instate government. With this act, public higher education in 1932 and again in 1959. Georgia was unified for the first time under a single governing and management authority. The governor appoints members Black gowns recommended for use have certain characteristics.of the Board to a seven year term and regents may be The bachelors gown has pointed sleeves, the masters hasreappointed to subsequent terms by a sitting governor. Regents oblong sleeves, and the doctors gown has bell-shaped sleeves.donate their time and expertise to serve the state through The bachelor and master gowns have no trimmings. Thetheir governance of the University System of Georgiathe doctors gown is faced down the front with black velvet withposition is a voluntary one without financial remuneration. three bars of the same across the sleeves. The velvet may be theToday the Board of Regents is composed of 19 members, color distinction of the subject to which the degree pertains,five of whom are appointed from the state-at-large, and one agreeing in color with the edging of the hood. from each of the states 14 congressional districts. The Board elects a chancellor who serves as its chief executive officer and For all academic purposes, including trimmings of doctorsthe chief administrative officer of the University System. The gowns, edging of hoods and tassels of caps, colors associatedBoard oversees the colleges and universities that comprise the with different subjects are: Agriculture, Maize; Arts, Letters,University System of Georgia, and has oversight of the Georgia Humanities, White; Commerce, Accountancy, Business,Archives Service and the Georgia Public Library.Drab; Economics, Copper; Education, Light Blue; Fine Arts, Brown; Journalism, Crimson; Law, Purple; Library Science,t heh onorAbles onnyP erDueLemon; Music, Pink; Nursing, Apricot; Speech, Silver Gray;c hAncellorPhilosophy, Dark Blue; Physical Education, Sage Green; Public Administration, Peacock Blue; Public Health, Salmon Pink;b oArD ofr egentsScience, Golden Yellow; Social Work, Citron; Theology, Scarlet.t omB rAdBurYThe bachelors hood length is three feet, the masters is three c hrisc Annonand one-half feet; and the doctors is four feet. The hood for the d AvidB. d ove(v icec hAir )latter has panels at the side. The hoods are lined with the official r ichArdt ime vAnscolor or colors of the college or university which conferred the e rinh Amesdegree; more than one color is shown by the division of the s Amueld. h olmesfield color.J Amesm. h ullThe hood binding or edging is velvet or velveteen, in widths c AdeJ oinerof two, three and five inches for the bachelors, masters, p Atrickc. J onesand doctors respectively. The color of the edging should be c. e verettk ennedY , iiidistinctive of the subject to which the degree pertains. The l owerYh oustonm AYblack academic cap is usually shaped like a mortar board. The d Anm urphYtassel is black or the color appropriate to the subject to which n eill. p ruitt , J r .the degree pertains. The only exception is the doctors cap h Aroldr eYnoldswhich may have its tassel of gold thread. d r . d eepJ. s hAh(Prepared by Louis E. Schmier, Professor of History) t. d AllAss mith(c hAir ) h AYnesm. s tudstill m Ats wift J Amesk. s YfAn , iii238TH COMMENCEMENT CEREMONY |27'