Drafts for Commencement orations must be submitted by noon, April 16, at Holyoke House 10, Walter J. Bate, chairman of the Committee on Commencement Parts, announced last night. Two copies of the draft, an original and a carbon, must be submitted.
Three positions are available for candidates for honors who either received degrees at midyear or intend to received them in June. The Latin salutatory is normally delivered by a Classics concentrator. Of the English orations, one is given by a senior in any field and the other by a candidate for any graduate degree.
Speeches should be six minutes long and on a topic of contemporary interest or the scholarly interest of the candidates. Several candidates from each division will be selected for an oral tryout on April 25, in Sanders Theater.
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