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Speaker Selection

Mr. Bogard, as president of the graduating
class, will also chair the Degree Candidates
Council. "There seems to be a
misunderstanding about the selection of a
graduation speaker." He stated. A tentative list
of speakers was presented to the class by the
executive board."

"We hoped people would write in other
choices," he continued. "The list was very
preliminary. We only wanted to get some idea
of whom people wanted."

Mr. Bogard also said, "We hope to
circumvent the Committee on Public Occasions
in the selection of a speaker this year. It seems
ironic that we have to obtain permission from
this committee to invite someone that we, the
class, want."