They cheered earnest student speakers.
Before the rally, the student speakers came out for twenty minutes of intense questioning.
The student speakers were in a balcony on a block of flats about three floors up.
The students, chanting "We won't pay," heard student speakers denounce the Board of Higher Education and Mayor Lindsay.
But the stars of the rally were the dozen or so student speakers, who were precocious, well informed, and moving.
The commencement ceremony honors the class of 2019 with keynote speaker Geoff Nunberg and student speakers.
More than 400 universities across the United States and Canada already have a presence on YouTube, with sample lectures, student speakers and campus tours posted on their personalized channels, she said.
The words of the student speakers reflected the strong emotions of the day.
Two student speakers from the Harvard Speech & Parliamentary Debate Society will also participate in the event.
The ORIAS Speakers Bureau is seeking new graduate student speakers to share their academic interests with young audiences.
