text_original: The ceremony took place in the library hall before a gathering including delegations from learned societies, cabinet ministers, members of the Committee of the Institute, presided over by Joseph Ber  trand, prominent statesmen and former gov  ernment officials.
text_transcription: THE CEREMONY TOOK PLACE IN THE LIBRARY HALL BEFORE A GATHERING INCLUDING DELEGATIONS FROM LEARNED SOCIETIES CABINET MINISTERS MEMBERS OF THE COMMITTEE OF THE INSTITUTE PRESIDED OVER BY JOSEPH BERTRAN PROMINENT STATESMAN AND FORMER GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS
phonemes: ðə sˈɛɹᵻməni tˈʊk plˈeɪs ɪnðə lˈaɪbɹɛɹi hˈɔːl bᵻfˌɔːɹ ɐ ɡˈæðɚɹɪŋ ɪŋklˈuːdɪŋ dˌɛlɪɡˈeɪʃənz fɹʌm lˈɜːnd səsˈaɪəɾiz, kˈæbᵻnət mˈɪnɪstɚz, mˈɛmbɚz ʌvðə kəmˈɪɾi ʌvðɪ ˈɪnstɪtˌuːt, pɹɪsˈaɪdᵻd ˌoʊvɚ baɪ dʒˈoʊsəf bˈɜː tɹˈænd, pɹˈɑːmɪnənt stˈeɪtsmɛn ænd fˈɔːɹmɚ ɡˈɑːv ˈɜːnmənt əfˈɪʃəlz.