Interesting info on Earlham

Spiker
Thu, 29 Sep 2005 22:54:44 +0000

DP’s …this was really funny…I made the remark in post #2 that my ears would glaze over with that “list format” type speech even though it might be sincere and inclusive. (and we quakes are nothing if not inclusive)…well…i got to Oberlin a couple of weeks ago and at the parents and first year students in the chapel/president/deans/professors speech (it was overall very inspiring and cool) the dean of admissions gave the same type of speech! after the list she segued into the inspiring stuff…but i got the giggles and couldn’t stop. Do you think deans go to seminars and discuss how to give inspiring speeches? The dean of the conservatory gave an awsome, very theatrical speech and made the point that we are all so lucky to have the con students around, giving concerts almost every night, and we should all be sponges for the arts. that was cool.