Title supplied by cataloger. Photographer's caption reads, "Cason Murphy is valedictorian, Los Angeles City College class of 2006. When he came up on stage to give his speech, the college president gave him a plastic Oscar labeled "Best Student." Murphy, an acting student, entertained the crowd with quotes he said he googled. "A professor is someone who talks in someone else's sleep." - W.H. Auden. But he ended his talk by congratulating his fellow graduates for "obtaining an important part of the American Dream.""
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1 photographic print :b&w ;36 x 24 cm. on sheet 38 x 26 cm. Photographic prints
Greek Theatre (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles City College Commencement ceremonies--California--Los Angeles Costumes Figurines--California--Los Angeles Statues--California--Los Angeles Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.) Los Angeles Neighborhoods Collection photographs Norton, Samuel Tilden
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