Oslo 19540622 The Russian on the way to burn the horns and other Russian effects...

Oslo 19540622 The Russian on the way to burn the horns and other Russian effects on the university square. Here Russ with horns. The word "Russ" comes from Latin, Cornua Depositurus, which means to put off the horns. The picture probably shows an attempt to revive an old tradition. The following tradition applied when you had to go to Copenhagen to study after the exam artium: In order to access university studies in Copenhagen, the students had to pass an exam. When the exam was over, they got a horn attached to the forehead and were made fun of older students. Since, when the results were clear, the students participated in a ceremony called the Depositiones Deposition, where they were put in front of the examiner. If they had clearly the sample, the horn was removed as a sign of wisdom and that the wild animal in them was gone. After that, the students could rightly call themselves students. Photo: NTB / NTB