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Ogden Speaks

Alan Ogden of the SSOC gave
the first speech of the afternoon.
Phrases of his speech such as
"Seventy per cent of the people
harmed by napalm are under
16 years old," brought cheers
from a large crowd of spectators
gathered to watch the demonstration.

He concluded his speech with
"We protest this Dow recruiting
because it is a manifestation
of the dominant forces of this
society, the forces that pursue
their ends at our expense, at the
expense of democracy, at the expense
of people in many underdeveloped
countries, who are being
forced by the United States
to live under fire bombing and
under unprogressive governments,
so that our disproportionate share
of the world's resources can be
maintained.

"We protest this Dow recruiter's
presence in the name
of life, our life, our University's
life, because he is a representative
of death.

"We protest this Dow recruiter's
presence in the name
of hope, because he is a representative
of the war and the decisions
which have frustrated the
hopes of the world for peace."

David Noland, when asked

why he was picketing, answered:
"I'm against the war in Vietnam
and against the tools they use
for the war." Nancy Hodes when
asked, replied: "I guess it's the
same reason everyone else is
here, I'm against the war."

Rodney Norden answered by
saying: "Dow is helping the war
effort and I don't favor the war.
So I don't want to do anything
to help."

Mr. Noland delivered an impromptu
speech late in the afternoon
asking the Dow representatives
to address the group: "If
Dow had a decent respect for
our opinion, they would come
out and speak to us."

Earlier in the protest one SSOC
member was overheard speaking
to another, "It's too bad that I
have to go to chemistry now. I
hope no one overheard that."

Photo By Mannix

Alan Ogden

Demonstration Speaker