Transactions of the Burgon Society Volume 17 Article 4 10-21-2018 Conforming to the Established Standards: American Degree Colours (1936–1961) Kenny Suit Milligan College,
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[email protected]. Transactions of the Burgon Society, 17 (2017), pages 39–75 Conforming to the Established Standards: American Degree Colours (1936–1961) By Kenneth L. Suit, Jr Academic costume is dignified and effective just in proportion as it is correct in type and color. Unless it conforms exactly to the established standards, the use of it degenerates into meaningless display. [ … ] [Cotrell & Leonard] invite correspondence from any one who is interested in the adoption of the code, or custom, by any institution, particularly as we are entrusted with the arrangement of details, so as to avoid confusion, easily arising from independent action in the choice of colors representative of the degrees, or in the combination of colors in hood linings. Concerning Caps, Gowns and Hoods, Bulletin 17 (Cotrell & Leonard, 1902) cademic dress in the United States was first standardized by representatives from Columbia, New York, Princeton, and Yale Universities, who wrote the Intercollegiate ACode of Academic Costume in 1895.