The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1956-06-15

uncommonIy first week of June the fearsoms
thought that orators in this latitude are not up
par Usually this smohering and
swelterng time il unreasonable according to men
suppose that tord graduation speeches have
something do with the weather But maybe the whole question:
will reviewed senatorial committee might nyesl
gate would unquestonabE turn up something lnteresns
though the something completely alien topic
Anyhow, it's cool June so far
1t is the season of roses romance elocuton
All these likely be short lived Not that the
speeches short understand The effect the point in which
discern breviy usually without wit No rose fades aster
no petal falls more swiftly than the graduation message me
speech speaker remembered the meaning OF
the Grafton with the polite er of applause that marked
its ending.
graduation speech? Who really listens to
W Not anybody not the speaker carries any lasting menu
ory of of the auditorium People will that it a
good speech esome speech long speech but nobody
will remember enough of the speech to make intelligent and
ineligible of two days after it was delivered Or
two hours.
speech just part the graduation routine 1t is an
Coronation Mo Pop and Circumstance and the bestowal
diplomas graduation speech in the machine, and
the machine doesn't run without It,
The people, champions opponents and
victims of ncessant change like the rest of mankind hxed
frozen rigdy matter academic ritual Nor
this xedness limited the academic extends to such
things public dinners patriotic obervances county fairs and
Gaduations many other public occasions call for
speakers Now observer from alien planet would suppose
considering only the for public evenhat the
people like speeches But mostly they do not Not
will listen speech of the "occasona'
variety he under of compulson to hear it.
And he will listen only long the speaker proves sprghy
and entertaining when things serious and demand thought
he will lapse into kind of coma described among sodiery
S sweating it out"
In word endure speeches rather than enjoy
situations in which speeches expected
lad has notion of giving painful
attention disappointed speeches omitted from the pro-
gram Certain social have fixed shape and if that
shape changed the participants have
to the spirit.
People will sometimes complain speech, especially
long posy, if chairs weather be unconn-
Portable man great COMPLAINT
hardly is there complaint
general dues speaker usually has audience that
sits quietly and gives him audience
willing helping hand will laugh generously at the
speakers feebest jokes will CLEAN him with unfaillng
Kindness Though its mind far away) ii will give round of
applause the end And few of the audience will
nger shake the speakers hand and tell him was stuff
Mind you we considering only occasional here
People go TO be instructed to be amused and
will paw attention and remember part Peops
will usually to make honest effort to
90 with speaker But when speech is merely an In
cdenta dhoueh negraD part of public social exentas
instance graduation ceremony has essential demand
upon attention is thing to be undergone not thing to pc
entered prove enjoyable tas sometimes does happen)
that is bit of luck of luck mracuously rare
When person goes to lecture he intends words
and pay them When TO church he IN
tends to hear when to graduation
m 10 se Mie m Morton graduate to observe the scenic
spendors honor the graduates and their ok
That speech thing accepted 1T is not part
of his intention; had slightest influence in bringing
him thither S..
When man goes public dinner he knows that he will
hear speeches lot speeches. There is likely to 90
Big then of minor Blasts But uness
the be subhuman who to hear some hgnprieed
he does not buy his ticket for the pur'
hearing speeches He the dinner to have
share in social event meet friends to honor an
takes the speeches part OF what ne mas to pay
for enjoying the company and the event
of the
south Maybe some orators really getting
stride down there.