convocation

• Were I, after walking along the dim cloisters, and passing through the antechapel, faintly illuminated by a solitary lamp, suddenly to enter this hall at midnight, when the convocation is assembled, and the synod of venerable fathers, all in solemn order, surrounding the successor of Bruno, it would be a long while, I believe, before I could recover from the surprise of so august a spectacle. —  Dreams, Waking Thoughts, and Incidents
• As you said at the last convocation, the most important role a university can play is to teach its students to think Ah, yes. —  Archform: Beauty by L. E. Modessit Jr.
• In solemn convocation, they protested against the virtual annihilation of the right of petition—against slavery and the slave trade in the District of Columbia—gave their entire sanction to the principles advocated by Mr. Adams, and pledged their countenance to all measures calculated to sustain them. —  Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams
• The members of the delectated convocation were all huddled together in the bottom of their cage, which suddenly gave way, precipitating them out of view in the depths below, which by this time were also blazing like the fabled Tophet At this moment the flames rolled again into the room, and then again retired. —  Life of Hon. Phineas T. Barnum
• Through these means the convocation is launched and the registration form and scholarship application may be downloaded, which can be returned to PROCASUR by fax, e-mail, or conventional mail. —  Recently Uploaded Slideshows

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