Once inside, though, the heat in the church trumped decorum. First mortarboards and then gowns came off as the temperature rose. Speeches were accompanied by the flapping of programs and mortarboards pressed into service as fans. Rudenstine started his talk with some remniscences of Radcliffe's beginnings. Rudenstine told the women graduates not to rest, because much remains to be done to further equality of both education and achievement in the workplace.
All women do.
Rudenstine's comment drew loud applause from the graduates, some of whom said, humor aside, it is also good advice. I think it's neat to be the last class of Radcliffe. I think it's the right move. Another student said the speech touched on several areas important to outgoing seniors. I loved the humor, and he raised a number of relevant issues for graduates.