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PAGE 4 (continued from Page 2) march which would pass by before we left; they told us about being 50,000 dollars in debt; they told us about the "official police estimates of 100,000 demonstrators," they told us the Gay contin gent was marching in section 1 and the South was march ing in Section Q, etc. etc. ad infinitum. There was a brief flurry of excitment when VVAW did march by. Five thousand friends pass ing by, soldiers, to be com pared to the twenty thousand National Guardsmen Presi dent Nixon was said to have called out to deal with us. "Nixon you liar, sign the cease fire!" Mostly we milled around pushing projects upon each other. Here were 100,000 dedicated activists, sufficiently motivated to tra vel to Washington and some talented enough to motivate others. It was like selling ce metery lots in a geriatrics ward. Everyone seemed to have the same idea. I was pushing the North Carolina MOTSU project, that man was pushing the IRA, over there someone was pushing the Communist Party of Ame rica and next to me a girl was pushing the lettuce boycott Today we were all here, to gether; tomorrow it would be business as usual, at home, alone. To guard against tomorrow there was a frantic effort to gain allies in our individual struggles. People were interested in MOTSU today, but they were also interested in anyones private project. The March began at 1:15 and was three traffic lanes wide on Constitution Avenue. Section Q, the South, was about three quarters of the way back in the procession. We did not actually begin to move until 2:20, an hour and five minutes after the first marchers had left. When we finally arrived at the Washington Monument, the entire hill was covered with demonstrators: a living car pet of densely packed human ity speaking quietly by its presence, while the famous spoke over the loud speakers. There was little violence and no organized violence. President Nixon, "God save us from the King," had rotten tomatoes and oranges thrown at him. The SDS dispersed when the police asked them tc, "God, aren't we docile today!" Our King deserved the fruit and we had all won dered about the SDS and their planned disruptions. By the end of the day we were comfortable with what had happened. How many of us were theie? What did we accom plish by being there? These two questions are the sub jects of today's debates. Last Saturday they weren't impor tant questions; they didn't matter at at\. We would have liked to know how many people came, but it wasn't important to know. Were there 25,000 as the Metrop litan Police said, were there 30,000 as the Park Police said, were there 45,000 as the Associated Press said, were there 60,000 as the ABC radio news said, were there 100,000 people as NBC Mon itor News and the march or ganizers said, were there 120,000 as the man in the helicopter is reported to have said? Today the question sometimes seems important, but Saturday it really didn't matter. We looked up at the hill the Washington Monu ment sits on and saw wall to wall people from bottom to top. We remembered waiting an hour and five minutes to start walking after the march had started. We knew that there were a lot of peo ple, we could feel the size of us, the strength of us. Would the media fairly represent us? Would Richard Nixon pay any attention to us? Would Congress act if he didn't? Would the nation care? All these questions, all these de bates - today's questions and today's debates. We knew Saturday that "THEY" HAI Saturday that Saturday that "THEY" had been wrong. They had said the anti-war movement was dead.The anti-war movement was not dead, it wasn't even off visiting Europe, it was alive and well and in Washing ton, D.C. They said, "You are a small minority." Wi are a small minority." We know that we may be a min ority but we are not a small anything. They said, "The mood of the country has changed." They said "All stu dents have become de pressed." They said, "Every one is apathetic this year." They said, "The sixties were the years of protest, these are the silent seventies." Sat urday we said, "You're wrong!" We were there, and all of those other people were there, and we all knew what we wanted! PEACE! and we all knew when we wanted it! NOW! M G*ifort's Own c ~ c CPU B§¥§fW§ss M Muire Oiapcf Curb Mwfct 203 Muirs Chapri toad Crimani.HC W EARLHAM V SCHOOL OF RELIGION ■ A Quaker graduate school preparing men and women for a variety of ministries Send inquiries to Keith Esch, Director of Admissions Earlham School of Religion, Richmond, IN 47374 THE GUILFORDIAN JlolUfwoad 6o4iiute4iiicU by Allen "Blind Willie Cabbage" Berger "SOUNDER - TAUT FURY SIGNIFYING NOTHING BUT FINE ENTERTAINMENT" Nat Hentoff, now music critic, author of many non polluting-low sudsing-organic detergent-sudsy record album liner notes, and the original hippy in the two hundred dollar suit, uses these kinds of words to describe the blues - raw, harsh chronicle of the human condition . . . sweetness. . . the possibility that a man can be a man without having to prove his verility constantly . . . the finely shaded nuances of his phrasing . . . introspective, probing way of music . . . blues are not at all limited to primary colors ... of neces sity had other vocations be sides music . . . faction-riven folk microcosm ... is so or ganic a part of who he is and how he lives . . . sorrow scoured of sentimentality .. . pleasures as well as pain, ex pectancy as well as rue, in the twisting uncertainty of love . . . controlled but delight- Alma Mater Toilet Seats A Cleveland mail order house is currently churning out toilet seats that are spec ially designed for the alumni of 26 different colleges and universities. The sanitary specialty manufacturing company re ports that its typical alumni seat usually features the schools crest on the top of the lid~and that when the lid is opened the school motto is revealed. For example, an Ohio State graduate would get a seat that says: "Go Bucks!" The company reports that it is now working on a toilet that would play the school fight song when the lid is lift ed. fully buoyant augury of joy . . . unhurried sensuality . . . easeful authority ... a thre nody after death by violence . . . indigenous material . . . gentleness and bruised deter mination are not antithetical . . . a chasm of loneliness. .. disciplined intensity . . . san guine freshness . . . speak from inside life . . . like an acceptance - with compressed regret - of existential inevit ability. Mack McCormick, col lector and liner-noter says things like - the language of these blues is deceptively sim ple, casual in its honesty, yet firmly in touch with the real ities and primary emotions . . .autobiographical fact and legendary wisdom merge in one complete expression . . . according to Lightnin' Hop kins, 'Cain't see whah aw dis ebul comin' dahn on me" ... casually versed in human wis dom. David Bromberg, rock DEoiTil; —-~ GL.?II>YS Dear Gladys: I have a problem-It's not something I feel I can discuss with just anyone - but I know I can trust you. Whenever my roommate comes out of the shower in just hrs towel I get goose bumps all over my body. Oh it's not what you think - I'm not in love with my room mate - just his towel. What can I do? Please help me!! Phil Crest Dear Phil: Try a Datsun then decide. Dear Gladys! As a prospective poli-sci major I was wondering does Dr. Carroll ever drop his glass es off his one ear? I 'm Curious in 101 Dear 101: Only occasionally when his ear falls off! Dear Gladys: Where is our favorite Mr. Joe College figure - Harlan Strader? Relieved Dear Relieved: He has left the country, Thank God!!! Dear Gladys: Is it true that Bill Fleming is a senior? Will there be any one to replace his efficient leadership? What ate we to do? Flaming Jill Dear Flame! Yes, Bill Fleming is a senior .... Dear Gladys: Is it possible to commit THURSDAY JANUARY 25, 1973 star, formerly guitarist with The Torpedos, says ya gotta suffer if ya wanna sing the blues. I'm sure that Shakespeare would have felt a sense of kinship with many bluesmen, had he but been given an op portunity to listen to them. Freud would have been fas cinated by the blues, in a coolly scientific manner. Rol lo May would probably be bored to death by them but say he liked them anyway. Sounder, an emotionally uplifting, well-made movie conveys more of the flavor, texture, roots, and spirit of the blues than any other film I've seen. (Now playing at the Janus) FOR A BETTER CITY suicide with the knives in the cafeteria? Depressed Dear Dep: Who needs silverware-isn't the food enough? Dear Gladys: Lately I've been suffering from extreme boredom due to the fact that the graffiti in the bathrooms in the lib rary is so poor. Do you have any suggestions? Herb Dear Herb: Try Founders third floor. Dear Gladys: What do you mean Gloria is suffering from deep rooted emotional and personal pro blems? My psychiatrist says I will be allowed back into circulation in a month or two once the delusions disappear. Gloria Dear Gloria: Dream on, you'll never be allowed back into circu lation Gladys will be glad to an swer any and all questions. Please address all correspon dence to DEAR GLORIA c/o THE GUILFORDIAN'
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