<p>Lord, that was a great speech! I didn’t even remember that part until now, because the “Meritocrats” bit was such a tour de force. But O’Neill is just a heck of an orator.</p>
<p>Here’s the whole thing: [Convocation</a> Speech: Class of 2005](<a href=“College Admissions at the University of Chicago”>College Admissions at the University of Chicago). It has been posted before, but deserves to be posted again.</p>
<p>Someone in another thread suggested that this year’s welcome address was disappointing. It was. Maybe in this post-steroids era, he can;t hit it out of the park every time.</p>