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Colonel Robert H. Pell, commander of the Army ROTC unit at Harvard, said yesterday that he interpreted the Corporation decision as approving all the actions of the Faculty--i.e. recommending removal of academic credit for all ROTC courses and eliminating Corporation appointments for all instructors. He said he can't see how ROTC could remain without a Corporation appointment for the head of the unit...
...Boston Globe, for perpetuating the myth that the Professor of Military Science (Col. Pell, in case anyone missed his name) is my boss. The Globe noted that the PMS is ". . . the commander of Harvard's ROTC units." Col. Pell does not represent the United States Air Force in any capacity; I represent the USAF at Harvard...
...statement runs counter to Col. Robert H. Pell's assertion that the Faculty's action would drive ROTC from Harvard. At a press conference following the Faculty meeting, Pell, commanding officer of Harvard's Army ROTC unit, said that without academic credit, it would be difficult--maybe impossible--to keep the units operating...
Edward T. Wilcox, the CEP's secretary, quickly denied that Pell's letter had any effect on the CEP's watering-down of the SFAC proposal. Most of the CEP members hadn't even bothered to read Pell's statement, Wilcox said; purely academic considerations determined the CEP's position...
...SFAC plan--will mean for the future of ROTC programs here. Although most of the Faculty seems willing to strip ROTC of its privileged academic credentials, some might hesitate if they think that doing so would mean the end of the program here. Colonel Pell claims that the Army cannot continue ROTC if its instructors are not guaranteed Corporation appointments. But other professors have said that if the Army is as interested in the publicity value of its program here as Pell says it is, it might make exceptions and retain the program...