Call it What You Will

President Bill Clinton gave the graduation address at the University of Chicago, Illi., last weekend, but it could not be titled a “Commencement Address”, officials there said, since university rules state that only faculty members can give a commencement address. The president was instead billed as a “distinguished guest speaker.” Further, officials announced, Clinton will not get an honorary degree for his speech, as the rules state that only “leading academic scholars” are eligible for such honors. “Other elite universities will give honorary degrees to entertainers or sports figures, but we don’t do it,” a university spokesman said. A White House spokesman called the president’s billing “a question of semantics.” (AP) ...Indeed: what is the definition of “honor”?