Although the first proper Notre Dame commencement--conferring
degrees on two candidates--took place in 1848, General William
Tecumseh Sherman was Notre Dame's first graduation speaker with a
truly national reputation. He attended Notre Dame's ceremony in
1865, just months after accepting the surrender of General Joseph
E. Johnson's Confederate army. Sherman, whose sons had been
students at Notre Dame, came less to give an address than to utter
words of thanks for the kindness shown to his family, who had found
refuge in the area during the war. When prevailed upon to speak, he
offered some extemporaneous remarks, calling on Notre Dame
graduates and students to "be ready at all times to perform bravely
the battle of life."
"Go Forth and Do Good: Memorable Notre Dame Commencement
Addresses "brings together twenty-four notable graduation speeches,
ranging from the words General Sherman delivered in 1865 to
President George W. Bush's remarks in 2001. Also included in this
fine collection is a letter sent to 1986 graduates by Mother Teresa
and Father Theodore M. Hesburgh's final charge to the graduating
class of 1987. Wilson D. Miscamble, C.S.C., provides a delightful
introduction that clarifies the importance of the selected speeches
and places them in the context of the history of both Notre Dame
and the world.
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