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Show August 1 1, 1967 The One-Man Parade by Arthur Hoppe Someone asked my why all those people marched out to Kezar btadium m San Fransisco last Saturday to protest the war in Vietnam And I don't really' know. There were hippies and old-time radicals and serious looking college students and teeny-boppers and a large sprinkling of middle-class, middle-aged, middling-ordinary Americans. Some carried banners of hate and some carried banners of love oome, I suppose, marched out of bitterness, some to change the world and some simply for a lark. All I know is why I marched. I marched for me. I went out of a grim sense of duty. I have that midle-class aversion to marching, to making a public spectacle of myself, to laying open to the comments of those standing on the curb particularly to marching in a minority cause. t I du1!l,t!d my marchinS would alter the course of our foreign policy. I doublted my marching would save a single life. I don't hate our leaders, nor am I able to love all human beings. I simply wanted, by marching, to divorce myself from any responsibility for the war in Vietnam. I think the war is both illogical and immoral. And should some final judgment ever prove me right, I could then say smugly, "Yes, but I marched against it." What an easy way to absolve your guilt bo I went to the march grim, ill at ease, self-righteous.. I went to march for me. I stayed because I enjoyed it so. I enjoyed the festival air of the marchers around me, all of us smiling and laughing and gentle with each other, warmed by the bond ot having gathered in a common cause. I enjoyed the excitement of the rain showers, the tmkly bells and flowers on the hippies and picnicking on the grass. & I enjoyed the sight of a little tow-headed boy, no more than four or nve, standing by a tree with a sign saying, "STUPID WAR" How stupid, we agreed, it seemed. skv wilhl "J11 the ?tad;um in the sun under the rain-washed tj T 1 l thousands of oths. Here, in the stadium, we were L ou'Xred beHefCsnSenSUS' 6Stablishment- H -cure we were strator wLf ,T?e that Mtt,e ba"d f Pr-Vietnam demon strators, waving their Amencan flags and a placard saying, "Support Our Men in Vietnam." I couldn't help but admire their clurage Yet we thousands allowed them to parade around the track unharmed. hJfJl e dissidents the the world outside the stadium had tolerated us. How proud I was of both them and us it h Aww thrU,gh the park a11 al0w- What a lovely day dissent Ho It "T Capadty Ur SOciety has for tolerating goodffeftTboutS dlSPlte 6Verything' 0M demCraCy Sti is- HoS hJftAL?! "!d that - hers barkpH Jcmll -"J " "y uing part in these Communist- backed demonstrations and while we certainly weren't traitors Slowly, inexorably, I could feel something inside me which 'had opened up the day before in the park close fhut. Once agin I was marching m a one-man parade. Once again I was marching for me COLLEGIATE WEEKLY AF Concert Scheduled The world famous United States Army Field Band of Washington, D. C. will present a free con cert in the Weber State College Fine Arts Center August 15 at 8 p.m. The band's 90 minute program at Weber State opens its Utah engagement, said Daniel L. Mar-tino, coordinator of cultural activities for the college. Its performance also comes as an added attraction of the annual Weber State College Band Festival being attended by band students and conductors from at least 13 states. Mr. Martino said the Army Band is officially the only toruing musical representative of the Department of the Army. Each year it brings its music to more than two million people in all 50 states and in several foreign countries since it was organized 20 years ago. Conducting the famed organization will be Lt. Col. Wilmont N. Trumbull, "a graduate of Boston's New England Conservatory of Music. Several numbers also will be presented by the Soldier's Chorus, " the voice of the band," composed of 22 highly trained vocalists.The chorus, directed by Sgt Major Eugene Coughlin, will present their own arrangements of all time favorites and currently popular compositions. During world tours the Army Band made appearances at London's Royal Festival Hall, the Edinburgh Music Festival, Olympic Stadium in Berlin, and Luxembourg Gardens in Paris. The Army Band is the only service band that has not performed at Weber State , Mr. Martino said. Page 3 Ansvers To Questions About l67 Deferments Set out below are questions most frequent asked of the Selective Serive System along with approp-iate answers: Question: What requirements must I meet to qualify for a II-S classification as an undergraduate college student? Answer: You must file a written request with your local board for deferment as an undergraduate college student. Additionally, you must provide your local board each year with convincing evidence, that you are continuing to pursue satisfactorily a full-time course of instruction at a college, university or similar institution of learning. Question: How does the selective Service System define the Band conductor Trumbull taught music in the public schools in Worcester County, Mass., and has more than 25 years of experience with military bands before assuming command of the Army Field Band in 1966. He was commanding officer and bandmaster of the Fifth U.S. Band in England, North Afric and Italy during World War II. phrase "satisfactorily pursuing a iun-time course of instruction" when the deferment of the undergraduate student is being considered?Answer: To be considered as "satisfactorily pursuing a full-time course of instruction, an undergraduate student who is taking a four year course should earn 25 per cent" of the credits required for his baccalaureate degree at the end of his first academic year, 50 per cent at the end of his second academic year, and 75 per cent at the end of his third academic year. In the case of a baccalaureate degree for which 5 years of study are prescribed by the institution, a student should earn 20 per cent of each year of the total credits required for the degree. Question: What is meant by "student's academic year?" 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