Glossary of Cambridge jargonGlossary of Cambridge jargonHaddon - library of the Faculty of Archaeology and Anthropology, in Downing Street.
Half Blue - a Blue in certain minor sports.
Halingway - the tow-path alongside the Lower River.
Hall - the dining hall in college; hence the meal taken in the evening, as in "meet after Hall".
Hawks Club - private university club, for men who have been awarded blues. Formerly they had rooms at the Pitt Club. See also Ospreys.
Heads (i) - a form of rowing race where competitors row individually and are timed over a fixed distance.
Heads (ii) - a collective noun for Masters of colleges, as in: Heads of Houses. See Master, President, Provost, Mistress, Warden.
Heycock - a lecture room on the New Museums Site.
High Cross - university site on the Madingley Road.
High Steward - an obscure University Officer, whose duties are defined as "the customary duties of his office'". Deputises for the Chancellor when that post is vacant.
High Table - the table in Hall at which Fellows dine.
Higher Degree - any degree ranking higher than a Bachelor.
Higher Doctorate - any degree ranking higher than a Doctor of Philosophy.
Hill - East Anglian term meaning little more than "place", as in Market Hill, Peas Hill, places which are noticably flat.
Hobson - a Cambridge carrier of the 17th century whose policy in offering choice of horses to his clients was later emulated by Henry Ford in respect of colours of cars.
Hobson's Conduit - streams of water running in gullies beside some streets in Cambridge. Hobson the carrier was involved in these works, but the story that they were to provide water for horses might be legendary.
Honours (i) - classifications of success in Tripos examinations. Honours may be First Class, Second Class, Third Class. The Second Class is often divided into the Upper Division and the Lower Division, as in 2-1 or 2-2.
Honours (ii) - the better type of B.A. degree. Cambridge honours degrees are not classified.
Hood - academic dress which can be worn only by graduates. The colour and material of the hood identify the wearer's degree. Hoods are worn only on defined occasions or in defined places, such as chapel, or upon admission to a degree.
Hopkinson - a lecture room on the New Museums Site.
Hostel - in modern usage, a college residential building outside the main college buildings, or domus. Before the foundation of colleges, hostels for students existed in their own right, as unendowed institutions.
House - a college, as in Heads of Houses, or as in "This House does not indulge in post-prandial histrionics."
House of Residence - an institution recognised by the University as a place additional to the Colleges, Approved Foundations, and Approved Societies, where students may keep term without special permission to live out of college. Currently recognised are: Ridley Hall, Wesley House, Westcott House, Westminster College. See also: Federation.
HPS - History and Philosophy of Science.
Hyde Park Corner - the junction of Lensfield Road, Regent Street, Gonville Place, Hills Road.
This compilation is Copyright (C) R.D.H. Walker 1991-97. rdhw@cam.ac.uk