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Part 1. Main Speakers: Johnathan Wills, B. Trotter, Many high-level acdemics from multiple different universities. A conference hall in Queen's and a conference hall in Edinburgh. Footage from live teleconference between representatives of many universities between a conference room in Queen's University and one in Edinburgh University. Topic of the conference seems to be on the evolution of technology and its uses.

Part 2: Continuation and conclusion of part 1's teleconference.

Part1. Main Speaker: Agnes McCausland Benidickson, George Munro Grant (actor), David Smith, Douglas Wright. Video begins with a re-enactment of the first convocation for the Faculty of Applied Science. Benidickson announces the re-enactment after which Grant (actor) announces convocation of the first two Applied Science graduates. Once the re-enactment is over Smith does a modern-day convocation, presenting Wright with an honourary degree. Wright then does a speech to the graduating class. The graduating class of engineers is then given their degrees.

Part 2. Continuation and conclusion of graduating applied science class being given their degrees.

Part 1. Main Speaker: David Smith, Floyd Switzer. Brian Yealland opens with a prayer, and then Smith addresses the convocation with a speech. Switzer is then given his honourary doctor of laws, and then is invited to address the convocation with a speech.

Part 2: Switzer delivers his speech to the convocation.

Part 1. Main Speaker: David Smith. Location: Grant Hall.Video begins with procession filing into room, then Brain Yealland says a prayer. David Smith addresses the convocation with a speech, after which the video cuts out before jumping to partway through the new graduates receiving their degrees. Two people are presented with awards from the university, and then the convocation ends.

Part 2. Main Speakers: David Smith, Yevgeniy Ivanovich Chazov and Bernard Lown (Hown). Smith talks about Chazov's and Lown's accomplishments, before presenting them with their degrees. Chazov then addresses the convocation with a speech. Lown then presents another speech to the convocation. Afterwards, graduating students are given their degrees for the rest of the video. This tape is presumably the cut-out section of part 1.

Part 1: Dr Angnes Benedickson. Location: Grant Hall. Video begins with footage of procession filing into Grant Hall. Dr Benedickson is appointed chancellor, and then delivers a speech. Thomas Berger, Sidney Robert Blair, Brian Dickson, Robert Dunsmore are all presented with an honourary doctorate of laws.

Part 2. Dr Brian Dickson, Keith Norton. Dr Dickson gives a speech to the convocation congradulating Dr Benedickson and thanking her for his doctorate, as well as talking about Canadian history. Norton speaks on behalf of the premier of Ontario. Representatives form other universities come up and congratulate Dr Benedickson.