The Brunonian editorially pokes fun at the commencement ceremonies in vogue at Brown, and gives utterance to the following irreverent criticism: "The President always appears in the cap and gown of the English universities, and the speakers, too, appear in gowns giving the impression to a stranger unacquainted with the origin of this peculiar dress, that he is attending some solemnity of the church of England or of Rome. When the speakers raise their arms in gesticulation, one unaccustomed to the dress thinks, "They all, flapping their wings, cried caw." During the delivery of the Latin Salutatory, all who know any Latin wait for the usual "dulc(k)issimas puellas," and when it comes smile to show that they are enjoying the whole performance, which is, of course, always characterized by "perfect Latinity and exquisite beauty."