Graduation 2011 Photos
The University of Texas Psychology Department
Graduation Ceremony
May 19, 2012
"Experiment" by Cole Porter
Read by Dennis McFadden, Ph.D., Ashbel Smith Professor Emeritus of Psychology
Before you leave these portals
To meet less fortunate mortals
There is just one final message I would give to you
You all have learned reliance
On the sacred teachings of science
So I hope thru life you never will decline
In spite of philistine defiance
To do what all good scientists do
Experiment . . . make it your motto day and night
Experiment . . . and it will lead you to the light
The apple on the top of the tree is never too high to achieve
So take an example from Eve . . . Experiment
Be curious . . . tho interfering friends may frown
Get furious at each attempt to hold you down
If this advice you always employ, the future can offer you infinite joy
And merriment
Experiment . . . and you'll see
