Fleet. Ensigns, take your seats. Good morning. Today wed gentlemen, will graduate 1068 men and women that have met the many challenges of four years at the Naval Academy. The class of 2014 also includes 12 graduates from nine nations around the world. We invite these international graduating midshipmen to stand when their name is called along with members of the National Delegation who are in attendance today. Graduates is National Flags are flying above the memorial arches will return to their countries and serve with distinction in their armed forces or enter other government service. [reading names] [reading names] congratulations. Take your seats. Todays graduates join the more than 80,000 men and women that have graduated from the Naval Academy since its founding in 1845. As part of our Graduation Ceremony today, members of the class that preceded this years graduates by 50 years will honor this continuing chain of Naval Academy graduates by presenting uniform devices to the class
In a meeting, we discussed those possible people. On a number of occasions, we advise that the university not go forward with a particular person. In fact, just this year we recommended against two people. They were not used. I will obviously not give their names. When the applications are given out to 150 faculty members, that gives you a pretty good test of whether they are likely to be a problem with other people on campus. We have a wide enough constituency that if there are going to be problems, the problems will be raised at that point. Dothe university senate, they take into account the wishes of the graduating seniors . No. All i can say is that this year, there were no graduating senior responses. Part of the problem with doing going to turnare someone down, we want to avoid publicity. You dont want to embarrass something. The purpose of this is to have a vetting process that avoids insulting or embarrassing a potential speaker. Of course, that has what happened on many campus
Them it was simple. My mom went here. My mom went to usc. She started here in 1957. Mom knows best. Congratulations to the parents of the class of. 14. Congratulations to my mother. I loved it here. I was loved being here. I was loved being here on this beautiful campus and i loved the incredible student body and going out to the athletic games. I loved the fraternity lifestyle. I love my Marshall School of business and my entrepreneur program. I loved all the great musical programs and dance programs and all the great things we have it usc that make us a special and unique. I will tell you i love the student body here. I love the diversity of it. I love the meritocracy of it. I love the spirituality of it. Moree that it usc we have catholics than that notre dame. Which i think is a college in the midwest. Is that right . Jews here then brandeis. More hindus here and theres a lot of people like me who are grateful to god for this glorious day. I will tell you i was sitting out here not
She is the youngest person ever to hold the post of u. S. Ambassador to the u. N. This is 20 minutes. [applause] president sullivan, trustees, parents, andni, especially the incredible members of the class of 2014, good morning and hallelujah. [applause] honored to be among you to share the stage with my fellow honorees. Such generous and brilliant trailblazers. I am truly humbled to be among them and to share this glorious day with you, my new classmates. Today is a day of celebration. Round get another rousing of applause for the parents and step parents who not only made this day possible, but made you possible . [applause] and i have to give another shout out to my dear friend and former roommate and the greatest mayor that burlington has ever known, merle weinberger. [applause] i would also like to congratulate the entire University Community as you have successfully completed your jupiter 13th year 213th year. Old as is you about as feel after nine months of arguing with russia a
You state in the uniform for the rest of the day, cold, wet, and sandy. There were many a student to couldnt accept the fact that all their efforts were in vain, and a matter how hard they tried to get it right, it went unappreciated. Must students and make it their training. Must students didnt understand the purpose of the drill. Succeed,ever going to you were never going to have a perfect uniform. How well, no matter you prepare, or how well you as arm, you still end up sugar cookie. It is just the way life is. World,want to change the get over being a sugar cookie and keep moving forward. Training, young were challenged with multiple events, long runs, swims, obstacle courses, to test your mettle. If you fail to meet the standards or times, your name was posted on the list and at the end of the day goes on the list were invited to a circus. It was two hours of additional calisthenics designed to wear you down. No one wanted a circus. Ed and for that day that you did not measure up.