As most scientists know, a total eclipse of the sun will make part of England grey for a few moments on June 29.
As most Oxonians know, the tradition of centuries schedules Commencement Day for Oxford University on the last Wednesday in June. This year, the last June Wednesday falls on the 29th. So the governing board of Oxford announced last week that Commencement Day would be postponed one day.
An undergraduate, moved, wrote in his journal: "When in the course of human events, Nature frowns upon...
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