毕业英语演讲稿

studentspeechdeliveredatthewashingtonuniversityengineeringgraduatestudentrecognitionceremony

15may1997

lorriefaithcranor

faculty,family,friends,andfellowgraduates,goodevening.

"sschoolofengineeringandappliedscience,iwouldliketothankalltheparents,spouses,families,,,mentors,andfriends.

asithinkbackontheseven-and-a-halfyearsispentatwashingtonuniversity,mymindisfilledwithmemories,happy,sad,frustrating,andevenhumorous.

tonightiwouldliketosharewithyousomeofthememoriesthatitakewithmeasileavewashingtonuniversity.

itakewithmethememoryofmyofficeonthefourthflooroflopatahall-theroomattheendofthehallwaythatwastoohotinsummer,toocoldinwinter,andalwaystoofarawayfromthewomen"",,,",whichusuallyhadtheeffectofstartlingbothofus.

,theonlyfemaleprofessorfromwhomitookacourseintheengineeringschool,andbobdurr,apoliticalscienceprofessorandamemberofmydissertationcommittee,.

,,,,.

,iamsadtosay,nobodyhasaskedmewhereiwenttohighschool.

,therewasn"tmuchenthusiasmforhavingmorelunches.

itakewithmethememoryofamoresuccessfulgraduatestudenteffort,theestablishmentoftheassociationofgraduateengineeringstudents,-widegraduatestudentgovernment,agessoongrewintoanorganizationthatnowsponsorsawidevarietyofactivitiesandhasbeeninstrumentalinaddressinganumberofengineeringgraduatestudentconcerns.

itakewithmethememoryofanengineeringandpolicydepartmentthatoncehadflourishingprogramsforfull-timeundergraduate,masters,anddoctoralstudents.

-withnochancetore-enterthedebatehallafterileft.

"sdayholidaywithmyfellowgradstudentsinalldaymeetingsbroughttousbythecomputersciencedepartment.

-hour-take-homeexams,?

itakewithmethememoryoftheseven-minuterule,whichalwaysseemedtobeanacceptableexcuseforbeingtenminuteslateforanythingoncampus,butwhichdoesn"tseemtoapplyanywhereelseigo.

itakewithmethememoryoffridayafternoonacmhappyhours,knownnotforkegsofbeer,,oftenproportionaltothequalityandquantityoftheaccompanyingrefreshments-buttherewasalwaystherainbowsherbertpunch.

itakewithmememoriesofpurpleparkingpermits,thewestcampusshuttle,checkingmypendaflex,over-duelibrarybooks,tryingtoprintfromcec,lunchesondelmar,friendswhosleptintheiroffices,miniaturegolfinlopatahall,thegreenwaytalk,divisioniiibasketball,andtryingtoconvincedeanrusselthatyetanotherengineeringschoolruleshouldbechanged.

finally,iwouldliketoconclude,notwithamemory,,right?anyway,thisadvicecomesintheformofaversedeliveredtothe1977graduatingclassoflakeforestcollegebytheodoreseussgeisel,-here"showitgoes:

myuncleorderedpopovers

fromtherestaurant"sbilloffare.

andwhentheywereserved,

heregardedthem

withapenetratingstare...

thenhespokegreatwordsofwisdom

ashesatthereonthatchair:

"toeatthesethings,"

saidmyuncle,

"youmustexcercisegreatcare.

youmayswallowdownwhat"ssolid...

but...

youm

ustspitouttheair!"

and...

asyoupartakeoftheworld"sbilloffare,

that"sdarnedgoodadvicetofollow.

doalotofspittingoutthehotair.

andbecarefulwhatyouswallow.