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Candidates for Commencement parts should submit first drafts of speeches to John P. Elder, associate professor of Greek and Latin, Holyoke 14, by noon April 14, he announced yesterday.
Available parts are a Latin Salutatory, an English Graduate Part, and an English Undergraduate Part.
Speakers must be either candidates for a degree in June '52 or have been graduated at last Midyears. They must be candidates for honors or the equivalent.
The Committee on Commencement will select four or five candidates for each part after reading the first drafts. Those chosen will compete in an oral trial April 29 in Sanders Theatre. Frederick C. Packard, Jr. '20, associate professor of Public Speaking, will coach the successful candidates.
Speeches on Contemporary Issues
Speeches may concern contemporary issues or, if the candidate prefers, a scholarly interest suitable for presentation to the varied Commencement audience. Graduation audiences sometimes number up to 10,000 people. The following committee members will receive suggestions of students who might be urged to compete: Professors Charles S. Burwell, Bruce C. Hopper '18, Mark DeWolfe Howe '28, Robert L. Masson, Frederick C. Packard, Jr., John H. VanVleck, Mr. Powell H. Cabot, and Dr. David M. Little '18.
Speeches by candidates for degrees have formed a part of the Commencement ceremonies since the College's founding.
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