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...indifferent and pointless. To the extent that it was a sky lark, you are shocked at this rejection of political commitment and motivation. Yet it is obvious that you miss the point of the protest. It was meant as support for the Administration or even as a parody of "SDS types." It was rather to protest students taking themselves too seriously...
...Friday afternoon, Michael S. Ansara '67 came into the Lampoon building to ask if he could plug in an extension cord to light up an information table outside that night. When asked why, Ansara explained that SDS was planning a protest march on Washington, and that the Boston buses were leaving from in front of the Lampoon building. Several members of the Lampoon immediately began recruiting people by phone, and later in the dining halls, to come to a counter-demonstration on the steps of the Lampoon building. By the time the buses were scheduled to leave, a crowd...
...president of the Lampoon, Richard A. Spencer '66, said later that the purpose of the demonstration was to wish President Johnson a happy Easter and hope that the march didn't spoil his Easter egg roll. A few of their signs, urging the SDS-types to "Take A Bath," supported the claim that their rally was a harmless prank...
...serious counter-demonstration by supporters of the Administration's policy in Vietnam, or a well-executed parody of the SDS demonstration, might have been appropriate. But Friday's drunken rally, by students whose credo allows no room for commitment of any sort, was repugnant...
...SDS officials announced last night that they can provide up to 100 rides to Washington for students who could not otherwise afford to participate in the Vietnam March. Further information is available from David M. Kotz '65, EL 46459, and Massachusetts...