studentspeechdeliveredatthewashingtonuniversityengineeringgraduatestudentrecognitionceremony
15may1997
lorriefaithcranor
facultyfamilyfriendsandfellowgraduatesgoodevening
iamhonoredtoaddressyoutonightonbehalfofthegraduatingmastersanddoctoralstudentsofwashingtonuniversity'sschoolofengineeringandappliedscienceiwouldliketothankalltheparentsspousesfamiliesandfriendswhoencouragedandsupportedusasweworkedtowardsourgraduatedegreesiwouldespeciallyliketothankmyownfamilyeightmembersofwhichareintheaudiencetodayiwouldalsoliketothankallofthedepartmentsecretariesandotherengineeringschoolstaffmemberswhoalwaysseemedtobetherewhenconfusedgraduatestudentsneededhelpandfinallyiwouldliketothankthewashingtonuniversityfacultymemberswhoservedasourinstructorsmentorsandfriends
asithinkbackonthesevenandahalfyearsispentatwashingtonuniversitymymindisfilledwithmemorieshappysadfrustratingandevenhumorous
tonightiwouldliketosharewithyousomeofthememoriesthatitakewithmeasileavewashingtonuniversity
itakewithmethememoryofmyofficeonthefourthflooroflopatahalltheroomattheendofthehallwaythatwastoohotinsummertoocoldinwinterandalwaystoofarawayfromthewomen'srestroomthewindowwasmyoffice'sbestfeaturewereitnotforthephysicsbuildingacrossthewayitwouldhaveaffordedmeaclearviewofthearchbutinsteadigotaviewoftheroofofthephysicsbuildingialsohadaviewofonecorneroftheroofofurbauerhallwhichseemedtobeafavoriteperchforvariousspeciesofbirdswhoalternatelywonperchingrightsforseveralweeksatatimeandihadaniceviewofthephysicscourtyardnoteworthyasagoodplaceforwatchingpeopleruntheirdogsit'samazinghowfascinatingtheseviewsbecamethelongeriworkedonmydissertationbutmyfavoriteviewwasofanearbyoaktreefrommyfourthfloorvantagepointihadaratherintimateviewofthetreeandthevariousbirdsandsquirrelsthatinhabititoccasionallyabirdwouldlandonmywindowsillwhichusuallyhadtheeffectofstartlingbothofus
itakewithmethememoryoftwoyoungprofessorswhopassedawaywhileiwasagraduatestudentannejohnstonetheonlyfemaleprofessorfromwhomitookacourseintheengineeringschoolandbobdurrapoliticalscienceprofessorandamemberofmydissertationcommitteebothlostbravebattleswithcancerirememberthemfondly
itakewithmethememoryoffailingthefirstexaminoneofthefirstengineeringcoursesitookasanundergraduateirememberthinkingthecoursewasjusttoohardformeandthatiwouldneverbeabletopassitsoiwenttotalktotheprofessorreadytodroptheclassandhetoldmenottogiveuphetoldmeicouldsucceedinhisclassforreasonsthatseemedcompletelyludicrousatthetimehesaidhehadfaithinmeandafterthatmygradesintheclassslowlyimprovedandiendedthesemesterwithanaonthefinalexamirememberhowmotivationalitwastoknowthatsomeonebelievedinme
itakewithmememoriesofthemidwesternfriendlinessthatsosurprisedmewheniarrivedinstlouis8yearsagosincemovingtonewjerseyiamsadtosaynobodyhasaskedmewhereiwenttohighschool
itakewithmethememoryoftheshortlivedcomputersciencegraduatestudentsocialcommitteelunchestheideawasthatgroupsofcsgradstudentsweresupposedtotaketurnscookingamonthlylunchbutafteronegradstudentpreparedapotofchickenthatpoisonedalmosttheentirecsgradstudentpopulationandoneunluckyfacultymemberinonefellswooptherewasn'tmuchenthusiasmforhavingmorelunches
itakewithmethememoryofamoresuccessfulgraduatestudentefforttheestablishmentoftheassociationofgraduateengineeringstudentsknownasagesstartedbyahandfulofengineeringgraduatestudentsbecauseweneededawaytoelectrepresentativestoacampuswidegraduatestudentgovernmentagessoongrewintoanorganizationthatnowsponsorsawidevarietyofactivitiesandhasbeeninstrumentalinaddressinganumberofengineeringgraduatestudentconcerns
itakewithmethememoryofanengineeringandpolicydepartmentthatoncehadflourishingprogramsforfulltimeundergraduatemastersanddoctoralstudents
itakewithmememoriesofthe1992uspresidentialdebateeagertogetinvolvedinalltheexcitementivolunteeredtohelpwhereverneededirememberspendingseveraldaysinthemakeshiftdebatehqgivingoutoftownreportersdirectionstotheathleticcomplexirememberbeingthrilledtogetassignedthejobofcollectingfilmfromthephotographersinthedebatehallduringthedebateandirememberthedisappointmentofdrawingtheshorteststrawamongthestudentvolunteersandbeingtheonewhohadtotakethefilmoutofthedebatehallanddowntothedarkroomfiveminutesintothedebatewithnochancetoreenterthedebatehallafterileftxx典毕业英语演讲稿
itakewithmememoriesofuniversityholidayswhichneverseemedtoapplytograduatestudentsirememberspendingmanyafallbreakandpresident'sdayholidaywithmyfellowgradstudentsinalldaymeetingsbroughttousbythecomputersciencedepartment
itakewithmememoriesofexamsthatseemeddesignedmoretotestenduranceandperseverancethanmasteryofthesubjectmatterimanagedtoescapetakinganyclassesthatfeaturedinfamous24hourtakehomeexamsbutrememberthesufferingofmylessfortunatecolleaguesandwhatdoctoralstudentcouldforgetthepainandsufferingonemustenduretosurvivethequalifyingexams
itakewithmethememoryofthesevenminuterulewhichalwaysseemedtobeanacceptableexcuseforbeingtenminuteslateforanythingoncampusbutwhichdoesn'tseemtoapplyanywhereelseigo
itakewithmethememoryoffridayafternoonacmhappyhoursknownnotforkegsofbeerbutratherbowlsofrainbowsherbetpunchovertheseveralyearsthatiattendedthesehappyhourstheyenjoyedvaryingdegreesofpopularityoftenproportionaltothequalityandquantityoftheaccompanyingrefreshmentsbuttherewasalwaystherainbowsherbertpunch
itakewithmememoriesofpurpleparkingpermitsthewestcampusshuttlecheckingmypendaflexoverduelibrarybookstryingtoprintfromceclunchesondelmarfriendswhosleptintheirofficesminiaturegolfinlopatahallthegreenwaytalkdivisioniiibasketballandtryingtoconvincedeanrusselthatyetanotherengineeringschoolruleshouldbechanged
finallyiwouldliketoconcludenotwithamemorybutwithsomeadvicewhatwouldagraduationspeechbewithoutalittleadvicerightanywaythisadvicecomesintheformofaversedeliveredtothe1977graduatingclassoflakeforestcollegebytheodoreseussgeiselbetterknowntotheworldasdrseusshere'showitgoes
myuncleorderedpopovers
fromtherestaurant'sbilloffare
andwhentheywereserved
heregardedthem
withapenetratingstare
thenhespokegreatwordsofwisdom
ashesatthereonthatchair
toeatthesethings
saidmyuncle
youmustexcercisegreatcare
youmayswallowdownwhat'ssolid
but
youmustspitouttheair
and
asyoupartakeoftheworld'sbilloffare
that'sdarnedgoodadvicetofollowxx典毕业英语演讲稿
doalotofspittingoutthehotair
andbecarefulwhatyouswallow
thankyou
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