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of Edinburgh , Session 1877 - 78 . 
sketched with a rapid but firm hand the condition of Sweden when 
the University was founded, and the salient points of its subse- 
quent history; and the important part played by the University, as 
seen in its brilliant history during these 400 years ; gave expression 
to a fervent prayer that it would continue to maintain and extend 
its renown; and concluded a most animated and eloquent speech by 
announcing the gift of 40,000 kronors (2000 guineas) from the Crown 
to the University for the encouragement of scientific research. 
The town was illuminated during the evening, and what may be 
called the club-houses of the various “ nations were thrown open 
by the students, with the view of giving the guests some idea of this 
characteristic phase of student life at Upsala. 
The ceremonial of the Thursday was the conferring of degrees, 
which statedly takes place in June, at the close of the spring session, 
but which was appropriately deferred this year so as to form part 
of the quater-centenary commemoration. The festivities of this 
day were ushered in with the same formalities, and fortunately with 
the same brilliant weather as favoured those of the previous day. 
The doors of the cathedral were thrown open at 8.30 a.m., and the 
seats set apart for the ladies were rapidly filled, the best places this 
day being reserved, not as on the Wednesday in accordance with 
social position, but for the friends of those who were to be mode 
doctors in the four faculties. 
The procession set out from the Carolina Kediviva at 9.15 a.m., 
differing from the procession of the day before in the chief place 
being assigned to the four Faculties and the doctors elect; and all 
were in due time seated in their places in the cathedral in the same 
admirable order that marked the whole proceedings. The King, 
Crown Prince, and their suite were again present, being received in 
the porch by the Chancellor of the University, the Archbishop, the 
Hector, and the four Promoters. The cantata for the promotion was 
the work of Mr Victor Kydberg, a popular poet, and one of the 
eighteen of the Swedish Academy. This cantata, with the music 
set to it, was, like the cantata of the previous day, of a very high 
order of merit, and was admirably rendered by the choir. 
The ceremony of promotion occupied about three hours, the 
degrees so conferred being strictly limited to persons resident in 
Sweden, Norway, Denmark, and Finland, the universities of these 
