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...four required areas. . . it would be possible for a student with a strong interest in black studies to fulfill his Departmental requirements with work in this area." In Social Relations, the "basic policy is to encourage students with such interests by allowing them to develop a program drawing upon the full resources of the University." Similarly, concentration requirements in History, English, Social Studies, and History and Literature, would permit students to fulfill from a third to half their requirements for concentration with courses in Afro-American studies...
...that goal last year and expect to meet it again this year. For some years before that, we had serious shortfalls. There is little question that the current wave of anti-ROTC sentiment, unless reversed by exemplary action on the part of ROTC host institutions, will have serious impact upon ROTC production figures in the immediate future...
...primary source of junior officers for the Army Officer Corps is unthinkable. The armed forces simply cannot function--nor should they be expected to function in our complex society--without an officer corps comprised largely of college graduates just as most of our national institutions these days rely upon college educated men for their leadership. Who is prepared to trust their sons--let alone the nation's destiny--to the leadership of high school boys and college dropouts? Only the grossly uninformed or narrowly bigoted critic could fail to comprehend that the armed forces have a perfectly valid need...
...role of Harvard University in setting a pattern of ROTC policy for the entire academic community. There are other colleges and Universities where academic credit for ROTC is much more meaningful than at Harvard. Many of these institutions are big-production schools which can have a major impact upon Army officer procurement objectives. Harvard has a special obligation to the nation as a precedent-setting leader of the academic community. "As Harvard goes, so goes the Army ROTC program" might produce a disaster of real proportions if the ROTC concept is weakened and degraded nationwide
...used to fulfill a ROTC requirement was raised in the period of questioning in the 1950's, although a problem arose regarding whether suitable courses would be given each year, or at least every other year. The discussion about having Harvard instructors give military science courses is founded upon the belief, in which the HRPC concurs, that military history and certain other military matters are valid academic endeavors within the liberal arts and general education spirits But problems arise when courses on military subjects are taught within the Harvard credit structure by military personnel selected by the Military Services...