( Baseball Play-By-Play )
Hey! What Are You Doing?
Watching The Game.
We're Leaving In Ten Minutes.
We're Taking An Airplane, You Know.
The Game Went Into Extra Innings.
You Packed?
Not Yet.
But I'm Mentally Packed.
How Would You Like To Be Physically Left Behind?
Okay, Dad. I'll Go Pack.
I'm Leaving For Hillman Today.
The College President, Who Has Been There 53 Years, Is Retiring
And My Parents
Are Excited About It.
I'll Be Back Monday.
I'm Staying At The Hyatt Regency.
Call Me Anytime.
No.
I'll Call You, Okay?
No.
I'll Talk To You When I Get Back.
Good-Bye, Audrey.
What Are You Doing Now?
I Have To Make More Calls.
No, You Don't.
I've Got To Say Good-Bye To My Closest Friends.
How Many?
Nine.
No, No, No.
Who Are You Calling Next?
Joanne Newton.
Go Get Your Luggage.
Bring It Down.
Then Call Joanne.
Say Good-Bye To Her Nine Times
And Have Her Pass It On To The Other Eight People On The List.
Okay, Dad.
No, No, Get The Luggage.
Get The Luggage. Get The Luggage.
What Are You Doing, Dear?
Mommy Forgot To Pack Towels.
We Don't Need Towels.
How Will We Dry Off After We Take A Bath?
The Hotel We Are Going To Is A Lovely Hotel.
They'll Give Us Towels.
They Will?
When We Arrive, Check The Bathroom.
You'll See Shampoo.
Look Around The Room.
They'll Have A Fruit Bowl.
And Because They Know You're Coming
You'll Probably See Flowers Everywhere.
Daddy, We Should Live In A Hotel.
I'll Discuss That With Your Mother.
Meanwhile, Would You Get Ready?
Okay.
Come On, Everybody.
Let's Go! Hurry!
I Pulled The Car Around.
All Right.
Don't You Look Beautiful.
Thank You.
You Look Like A Woman
Who Should Be Walked Around The Hillman Campus
Over To Miller's Pond.
Will I Be Walked By My College Sweetheart?
Mm-Hmm.
Will You Rendezvous With Him
Under The Maple Tree Near Delaney Hall?
Of Course.
Mm-Mmm.
What Are You Doing?
We Have A Plane To Catch.
We Don't Have Time For That.
I'll Meet You Under The Maple Tree.
And Please Don't Bring The Children.
Denise...
Phyllis, Help Me.
My Mom And Sister Are Downstairs.
Where Do I Put This?
Anywhere!
Why Did You Wait Until Now To Clean?
I Overslept.
I Almost Didn't Make It To The Airport!
Are You Going To Do Anything About Mr. April?
Forgot About Him.
Hello?
Mom!
In Here.
Hello.
Hi.
Sondra, This Is Phyllis.
This Is My Mom.
Nice To Meet You.
My Father's Showing My Brother Around Campus.
My Sisters Are With My Grandparents.
I Hope I Meet Them.
You Will.
What Took You?
We Were Downstairs.
I Said We Should Wait
Because You Probably Needed To Clean.
Good One, Sis.
I Have To Go.
Your Daughter Is A Wonderful Young Woman.
Her Neatness Is An Inspiration To Us All.
How Nice.
I Didn't Have Her Say That.
When My Parents Visited Me Here
I'd Clean My Room At The Last Minute.
Really?
I Had A Special Place For Dirty Clothes.
That's Not My Drawer.
But These Are Your Clothes.
Don't Feel Bad, Denise.
Mom Found My Dirty Clothes, Too.
They Were In The Drawer, Too.
So Fear Not. It's An Inherited Trait.
I Did It, Too.
How You Doing Here?
I'm Fine.
I Miss Seeing You Around The House.
I Miss You, Too.
Denise
She Said That To Me, Too.
Come Meet The Other Girls On My Floor.
Okay. Okay.
Mom?
I'm Coming.
I Wanted To Check One More Thing.
Uh-Huh!
This Is It.
What?
Philosophy 101.
9:00 A.M., Monday, Wednesday, And Friday.
I Didn't Know You Took Philosophy.
Yes. Dr. Harris.
I Loved The Class.
The Man Gave The Most Extensive Reading Assignments On Campus.
And He Used To Say To Everybody
"Your Brain Is The Most Important Muscle In Your Body
And I'm Going To Whip It Into Shape."
He Sounds Tough.
Oh, Yeah.
I Don't Want To Brag
But I Was One Of His Prize Students.
Excuse Me. May I Help You?
Dr. Harris.
That's Correct.
It's Me.
I See That.
And Who Are You?
Heathcliff Huxtable, Sir.
Ah, Yes.
Heathcliff Huxtable.
You Sat Over Here.
Yes, Sir. You Remember.
Of Course.
You Always Sat There--
Right Behind The Basketball Player
So I Couldn't See You Sleeping In Class.
You Slept In Class?
I Had My Eyes Closed.
I Thought With My Eyes Closed.
While Breathing Deeply.
And You're His Son?
Yes, Sir. Theodore Huxtable.
Nice To Meet You.
The Pleasure Is Mine.
I'd Like To Hear More About Dad.
Dr. Harris Is Busy, So...
I Always Have Time For A Former Student
Especially One As Memorable As Your Father.
Dad Said He Loved Your Class.
Splendid. What Else Did He Say?
That He Was Your Prize Student.
The Name Is Heathcliff Huxtable, Right?
Yes, Sir.
I Could Have Given You A Prize For Tenacity.
When You Didn't Know The Answers
You Hung In There.
Your Father Would Try To Wear Me Down.
Really? How?
I'd Ask A Question And He'd Do Everything
But Answer It.
Young Man, Your Father Is Living Proof That A Hillman Education
Can Save Anybody.
My Mother Went Here, Too.
Really.
I'm Married To Clair Hanks.
Clair Hanks.
Extraordinary Student.
A Class Leader.
She Married You?
Yes, Sir.
How Did You Do That?
I Wish We Had A Porch Like This.
It Is Lovely.
Why Did The President Invite Us Here?
Have You Done Something Wrong?
When You Were In School
Dr. Haynes Always Called About Your Shenanigans.
I Think He Has Invited Us Here
To Ask Me To Be A Part Of The Ceremony.
Cliff, Please.
I'm Happy You're Not In Trouble.
Welcome.
Dr. Haynes.
It's A Pleasure To See You Again.
Please, Everybody, Sit Down.
Thank You.
Russell Huxtable
Class Of 1936.
So Glad To See You.
Thank You, Sir.
You Remember My Wife, Anna?
Of Course.
It's Good To See You Again.
Hello, Dr. Haynes.
Clair.
Cliff.
How Are You, Sir?
This Is A Special Treat.
I See You Brought The Family.
Yes, Sir.
Sondra, We're Still Not Pleased
About You Choosing Princeton Over Hillman.
Sorry.
I'm Going To Hillman.
Good For You, Rudy.
What Will You Study?
I Want To Be A Writer, A Veterinarian And A Senator.
If You're Going To Be All Of Those Things
You'd Better Enroll Now.
And, Cliff...
Yes, Sir.
There's Something Special
I'd Like For You To Do At Today's Ceremony.
Anything You Say, Sir.
I Would Be Very Honored
If You Would Act As The Master Of Ceremonies.
All Right, Dad!
I Accept, Sir.
Were You Saving This As A Surprise For Me?
Yes...
Ever Since This Morning
When The Man Who Was Supposed To Be Master Of Ceremonies
Got Sick.
(♪ Processional Played On The Organ ♪)
Good Afternoon.
My Name Is Dr. Heathcliff Huxtable
Class Of 19( Mumbling ).
I Would Ask That The Women This Afternoon Be Fair
When I Introduce The Next President Of Hillman.
I Ask That You Not Become Overly Exuberant
To The Point Of Making Yourselves Look Silly.
So, I Will Introduce A Woman
That You Have Known As A Fine Professor
For The Last 18 Years.
Ladies And Gentlemen
The Next President Of Hillman College
Dr. Barbara Bracy.
Thank You, Dr. Huxtable.
When I Accepted The Position Of President Of This College
I Did So For One Reason:
Because It's Hillman.
However, I Have Not Always Felt So Confident About Being Here.
I Take You Back To My Senior Year At Hillman.
I Had A Perfect 4.0 Grade Average...
And Was Applying To Graduate School.
But I Had Doubts...
I Took My Concern To Dr. Haynes.
He Listened To Me Patiently.
And When I Had Finished
He Leaned Forward And Said To Me:
"Young Lady, An "A" Student At Hillman
Is An "A" Student Anywhere."
Therefore, To The Question Of Why--
With All Of The Other Opportunities Presented To Me--
I Chose To Serve As President Of Hillman
I Simply Respond:
Because It's Hillman.
( Cheering )
( Organ Music )
Now...
Ladies And Gentlemen, The Hillman College Choir
Featuring Clair Hanks
Class Of 1905.
( Laughter )
( Organ Music )
♪ Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of His Love ♪
♪ Make Him First In Everything You Do ♪
♪ If You'll Just Trust ♪
♪ And Never Doubt What He Said ♪
♪ All Good Things Will Be Added Unto You ♪
♪ Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of His Love ♪
♪ Make Him First In Everything You Do ♪
♪ If You'll Just Trust ♪
♪ And Never Doubt What He Said ♪
♪ All Good Things Will Be Added Unto You ♪
♪ He's Got Everything You Need ♪
♪ All He Asks Is That You Heed ♪
♪ And Be Faithful To The Very End ♪
♪ When The Judgment Day Has Come ♪
♪ Don't You Want To Be The One ♪
♪ Just To See His Face And Call Him Friend ♪
♪ Seek Ye First The Kingdom Of His Love ♪
♪ Make Him First In Everything You Do ♪
♪ If You'll Just Trust ♪
♪ And Never Doubt What He Said ♪
♪ All Good Things Will Be Added Unto You ♪
Ladies And Gentlemen
I Present The Man We Are Here To Honor Today
Our Good Friend, Dr. Zachariah J. Haynes.
So Many Times Since I've Announced My Retirement
I've Been Asked What It Is I Expect To Miss The Most.
Well, I Don't Expect To Miss Anything.
You'll Still See Me, And I Will Still See You.
I'll Be, As You Young People Are Wont To Say
"Hanging Around."
If Dr. Bracy Gets Tired Of Seeing Me
And Wants To Send Me Home
She Should Know That My Wife
Doesn't Want Me Hanging Around The House, Either.
Permit Me, If You Will, To Beg Your Indulgence
For No More Than A Moment
During Which I Will Identify
Those Topics Which I Will Not Address
On This, My Farewell Day.
Those Topics Are:
Social Justice.
I'm Not Going To Talk About That.
Racial Harmony.
I'll Not Talk About That.
And Peace On Earth.
I Will Not Make Mention Of That.
Now, Let Me Make It Lucid
That I Am Eschewing These Subjects Simply Because
You Hillman Students Who Have Been Here For Four Or More Years
Know Where I Stand On Those Matters.
We Need To Move On To The Future
Perhaps 20 Or More Years
When You Students Will Be Twice The Age That You Are Now.
Excelling In Your Chosen Profession.
And You Are Interrupted By A Telephone Call
From A Recent Hillman Graduate Who Wants To Meet With You
In The Hopes That You Might Share Some Of Your Wisdom
With Him Or Her
And Maybe Give Him Or Her A Job.
Get In Your Car
And Go To Where He Is, And Pick Him Up!
Invite Him To Partake Of A Sumptuous Meal.
Share Whatever You Have!
After All
That Splendid Young Person Is A Hillman Graduate!
And He Should Never, Never, Never Walk Alone!
( Organ Music )