Class of 2023 orators selected in campus-wide competition
As part of a long and cherished tradition, three students have been selected in a campus-wide competition to deliver speeches in English and Latin to honor the Class of 2023 at Commencement. The orations will be delivered during Morning Exercises, which will take place at Tercentenary Theatre on May 25. Josiah Ethan Meadows will deliver the Latin Salutatory; Pallas Chou, the Senior English Address; and Harvard Kennedy School graduate Vic Hogg, the Graduate English Address. *** “I wanted to write a reflective speech, something that speaks to everyone.” Jon Chase/Harvard Staff Photographer Josiah Ethan Meadows Undergraduate Latin Josiah Ethan Meadows’ parents wanted to focus on a classical education when they decided to homeschool him and his four sisters. Meadows started learning Latin at 11, and very quickly his dad realized he couldn’t keep up with his son’s passion for the language. He hired a professional tutor, immersed Meadows in summer Latin courses, and took him...