CAPPING CEREMONIES.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 855, 29 June 1910, Page 4

CAPPING CEREMONIES.

CURIOUS AND STRANGE DISGUISES, The students of Victoria College are making a special effort to make diploma day an unqualified success. On Thursday "Nisi coelum ruat," as the students express it, or otherwise, unless the raine of heaven should precipitate themselves in torrents, students will make merry in procession through tho streets at 12 o'clock, and after traversing certain of the principal streets the procession will find its way to the Queen's Statute, where it is understood that listeners will hear of frenzied finance, land and legal reforms, and Socialistic innovations from men who will claim to bo leading New Zealand politicians. The procession will bear no relation whatsoever to the capping carnival of Thursday and Friday, except that it is' the students' happy thought to vent tho enthusiasm and joy of capping time, and to advertise the evening carnival. In. many Home universities, in Australian universities, and in Dunedin and Christchurch similar processions have long been held, and Victoria College, it is pointed out, is but following what in other centres has prescriptive privilege. Curious and strange disguises, strange vehicles and beasts have for some- time been prepared, and animals and men of unique species and race will make known their special message. An alleged band of musical artists will make as a matter cf course alleged music, prehistoric men will drive prehistoric carts; while current events in tho.political and public lifo will appear in burlesque. Though what ench representations as "Dark horses," "Satan and his friends," "Sandwich siibprocession," the "Centipede," and others really are oi , what precisely are tho politics of the stadent body, tho curious will learn on, Thursday.