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...Alan K. Simpson's original job was to help members of the senior class committee find the perfect Class Day speaker...
...after working unsuccessfully for nine months to acquire the likes of former chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Colin Powell and septuagenarian-astronaut and Ohio senator John Glenn, the committee tapped Simpson, a visiting lecturer and Eliot House resident, to deliver the June 9 address...
...while some seniors said they were disappointed by the choice since the speaker is such a regular figure on campus, Simpson promised a speech that would surpass everyone's expectations...
...Simpson spoke of the positive example that Pryor is setting, particularly to the often-cynical students he sees on campus...
...When [students] look around cynically at politicians and those looking only to serve themselves, they'll remember David Pryor [as a positive example]," Simpson said...