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Published Saturday, April 23, 2005 by seanlmccarthy | E-mail this post

LET THE COMMENCEMENT CAVALCADE BEGIN: Starting next weekend, all of Boston's many colleges will begin holding their graduation ceremonies. Several logistical potholes to avoid -- from the literal potholes to the other kind of traffic jams to, well, making sure your school gets its first pick for speaker. When I was a college senior, I was part of our student committee that decided (more or less) who would give the baccalaureate speech in the Princeton University Chapel. We also had Class Day speakers the next day, followed by graduation itself, which was handed over to the president, valedictorian and salutatorian. Anyhow, we had quite a debate about what kind of speaker to get, and whether the person should be a political figure or not, since that could divide the ranks. In the end, we got Garry Trudeau. A fine and worthy choice, and a fine and worthy speaker, hitting just the right notes of wit and wisdom to impart unto us. Not that we've done much with it. But enough with the tangent. Now back to my regularly scheduled post.

Related: What commencement speakers are colleges trying to get (Boston Herald)