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Vol. 37, No. 4
WOLVERINE OBSERVER
November, 1967
Senator Dirksen and Band director Johnson
Dirksen Speaks at MBC
MARCHING WOLVERINES
FEATURED IN MACY'S PARADE
No show is complete without that feminine touch. Here are our ten lovely
majorettes.
The dynamic Morris Brown
College band, under the leader
ship of Mr. Cleopus R. Johnson
and Assistants Mr. William
Revere and Mr. Henry Gilliam
have once again made another
great step in its never ending
persuit of excellence. The band
(Marching Wolverines) along
with thirteen other bands has
been selected from over an esti
mated 200 bands to perform in
the Annual Macy’s Thanksgiving
Day Parade. This is of special
importance to us because ours
will be the predominantly Negro
band to participate in the parade.
The Macy’s parade is one of
the largest parades in the coun
try, second only to the Rose
Bowl Parade, in which the
Marching Wolverines are hope
ful of being a part in the near
future. The parade will be two
miles long and will be viewed
by millions of people. It will be
telecast from coast to coast on
NBC television network.
We’re all familiar with the
tremendous progress and growth
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Federal Employment
Outlook Program
Senator Edward Dirksen, Sen
ate minority leader, made a
speech here during the celebra
tion of United Negro College
Fund Day.
Upon arriving on campus, the
Senator, accompanied by Mayor
Ivan Allen and Howard Callo
way, was greeted by our most
distinguished President, Dr. John
A, Middleton.
As thay made their way across
the campus to Stone Hall, the
senator was engulfed by the
large crowd of cheering students,
reporters, cameramen and fac
ulty members. Above the noise
of the crowd you could hear the
tune “Galant Men”, written by
Senator Dirksen, being played
by the college band.
When the distinguished guest
reached Stone Hall, he was
introduced by Dr. Middleton.
In his speech, Senator Dirksen
warned that before we become
draft-card burners and fiery
In Memoriam
Dr. Rufus E. Clement, attemp
ting to attend the fall meeting
of the college board of trustee’s,
collapsed and suffered what is
believed to be a heart attack. He
was residing in a hotel in New
york.
Dr. R. E. Clement was born in
Salisbury, North Carolina where
he was one of seven children
who received their college de
grees at Livingston College,
his Bachelor of Divinity at
North Carolina. Garrett Biblical
Institute in 1922, A. M. Degree at
Northwestern University in 1922,
and his Doctors of Philosophy in
1930, During the years 1922 — 25,
he was an instructor at his Alma
Mater, Livingston College where
ipal College from 1931 ■ 31.
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protesters of the War in Viet
nam, we should have a good un
derstanding of our country’s his
tory, our ideals and goais. He
pointed out that many draft-card
burners and protesters don’t
really understand our country’s
position in the war.
A Bright Idea
By Rosa Christian
All of us truly felt the pain
of registration this first semester.
Right now, since we have almost
gotten settled, we should be
thinking of the pain of next se
mester’s registration. Surely we
do not want to go through this
same sort of thing again. There
fore, we must do something about
this. It takes the full co-operation
of our entire faculty and student
body working together to make
for a better registration period
next semester.
There would be less time spent
waiting in lines if most of our
problems were attacked before
registration. Since most students
have loans, it would be very wise
to sign for the loan before the
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Drum Majors — Charles Frye and Charles Phipps
The Marching Wolverine Band during a special performance for NBC television network representatives
which filmed performance for publicity purposes.
About half of the positions for
which the Government recruits
college graduates each year are
filled through the Federal Serv
ice Entrance Examination. This
program is used to fill entrance-
level positions in about 60 oc
cupational fields—ranging from
electronic data processing and
personnel management to social
security administration and tax
collection—in Federal offices
throughout the United States and
overseas. As in previous years,
the FSEE will provide the op
portunity for several thousand
graduates to find their careers in
Government. College seniors who
will complete degree require
ments within nine months, as
well as all graduates, are eligible
to compete in the FSEE, regard
less of academic majors.
Applicants normally take a
general test of verbal abilities
and quantitative reasoning. The
test will require about 2V2 hours.
Sample questions generally are
sent to all applicants. The start
ing salary for positions filled
through the Federal Service En
trance Examination is usually
$5,331 a year but outstanding
candidates can be paid a begin
ning salary of $6,451. Candidates
for Management Intern will take
an additional test on administra
tive problems and public affairs
— this test will require an ad
ditional 1% hours.
Under a new experimental
program you can qualify for im
mediate selection for appoint
ment without taking the written
test if you have an outstanding
academic record as defined in
the announcement.
—OTHER POSITIONS—
This year, as in years past,
Federal agencies also need a
large number of college gradu
ates in physics, chemistry, math
ematics, and other physical sci
ence specialities. Starting salary
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