A graduation ceremony is an event where the commencement speaker tells thousands of students dressed in identical caps and gowns that 'individuality' is the key to success.
Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference Collection, AApex Software, 1994.
-- Robert Orben, (Mar 4 1927-____), US humorist, screenwriter, speech writer, editor; He was a humor and speech writer for Jack Parr and Red Skelton.