Page Ten THE MICHIGAN DAILY Thursday, October 17, 1974 Page Ten THE MiCHIGAN DAILY ROLE REVERSAL SITUATION Black clericals focus on discrimination in slide show i i Ilitl By SUANNE TIBER1O A group of black .secretaries are hoping to focus attention on race relations and the need for increased understanding through an original slide show entitled, "One of Them." Beulah Harlem and Mabel Black are the leading charac- ters in the half-hour production which follows the activities of a white secretary coping with her first day in a new job. All her co-workers are black. THE ROLERREVERSAL situation, with Mable the minor- ity. person, dramatizes the cal- lous insensitivity surrounding the typical remarks regarding: cars, hair, and rhythm. Francis Ingram,. the secre- tary who helpedcreate the slide show and plays the part of Beulah, is hoping to use the show to sensitize bureaucrats to the problems of minority work- ers. "If these people have notl hired a black or if they plan on it in the future, I think they should be aware of how we feel." she commented. "ONE OF THEM" was pro-E dced by the Black Secretarial Clerical Committee, of which Ingram is the Chairwoman. "We have.organized and gone to several University seminars and clerical workshops," she explained, "one of which was the Inter-Personal Relationships seminar." At this meeting, Ingram said the problems minorities were having in office situations were brought up, and 'conse- quently denied by the rest of the people in attendance. TO EFFECTIVELY d r a w attention to the committee's point, the black secretaries de- cided to produce a slide show. "We've shown it to the black secretarial staff," said Ingram, "and they thought it was a real- ly good presentation, not be-- cause blacks did it, but because it was saying something that they all felt." Ingram hopes that if people are made aware of what the present racial situation is, may- be "the next time they will think twice" before blurting out insensitive remarks. "In this day and age, with blacks in movies and on televi- sion, there is no excuse for a person to use me as their gui- nea pig to find out things that they never knew about a black," she continued. "It makes me uncomfortable and I think it makes others uncom- fortable too." WHILE THE presentation's previous showings have been limited to staff members and various commissions, it is gradually gaining popularity. In the future, it will be shown to the general public, free of charge. "All blacks in all positions can identify with the show, Ingram said, because it (dis- crimination) is happening all over." Discover Michigan!~ Ford stumps for GOP in midwest SIOUX FALLS, S. D. (A') -' President Ford, mounting a po- litical rescue mission for em- battled Republican candidates in the Midwest, warned yester- day that sweeping Democratic victories in next month's elec- tion would produce "a legisla- tive dictatorship." Seeking support for his eco- nomic programs, the President declared that Republican can- didates were needed in Con- gress as "inflation fighters" that would help curb big gov- ernment and deficit spending. OPENING A FOUR - STATE campaign swing at a breakfast in Kansas City, Ford called on Republicans to mount "a mas- sive effort" in the closing days of the election campaign and warned that a Democratic land- slide would give the opposition party a "veto-proof Congress" able to pass measures he re- jects. "If you have a veto-proof Congress, in effect you have one branch of the government dictating to another," Ford said. "Americans don't like dicta- torships," he added. HE THEN SET off for South Dakota, Nebraska and Indiana on his heaviest schedule of politics so far this year, prais- ing incumbent Republican con- gressmen facing stiff challenges and seeking to boost underdog Republican candidates for sen- ator and governor. In Missouri, South Dakota and Indiana, Republican chal- lengers are trailing Democratic Sens. Thomas Eagleton, George McGovern and Birch Bayh who is opposed by Richard Lugar, mayor of Indianapolis. In South Dakota, GOP Hope- ful John Olson is believed far behind Gov. Richard Kneip, and Republican candidate Richard Marvel is also thought to be trailing Democratic Gov. James Exon of Nebraska.I FORD THREW away most of a prepared speech, including a portion praising Missouri Re- publican S e n a t e candidate Thomas Curtis for his warnings while a House member that budget busting by Democrats would produce "inflation that would curl our hair." 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