Lowell, Dunster Discuss ROTC and Faculty Roles

Two Houses--Lowell and Dunster--held meetings between their students and faculty on ROTC and the implications of Thursday's Paine Hall sit-in.

In Lowell House, four professors and 150 students discussed the political and moral implications of ROTC's presence and the communications between students and the Faculty.

Hayden A. Duggan '68-4, a participant in Thursday's sit-in, said "our intent was not to wreck Harvard or cause another Columbia. We simply made the jump to taking the war personally." He added that the demonstrators "did not want to stop the meeting from taking place, nor did we want to disrupt it."

Jack M. Stein, professor of German, told his audience that he "got to be 54 years of age before the present agitation brought the faults of ROTC to my attention. I thank you for this." He said that, though he thought the sit-in was "unjustified and ill-advised," he felt students should be represented in Faculty meetings.

Andrew M. Gleason, professor of Mathematics, advised students to have more respect for tradition. He said that students should try to realize the important role that the American military fulfills.

No Severance

At the end of the meeting, Paul L. Joffe '69 asked for a resolution opposing severance as a punishment and asking all parties to compromise for a possible solution. The students and professors decided that they were not constituted to adopt a policy statement.

Lowell House students will deliver letters to the Administration tomorrow asking that the demonstrators not be severed. Mark D. Wasserstrom '70, one of the organizers of the letter writing campaign, said that from 30 to 50 per cent of the students are writing letters.

Dunster Meeting

In Dunster House, about 70 students and 10 Senior Common Room members attended the meeting, which was called by two Dunster House students--Peter Belzarian '69 and Laurence D. Berger '70.

Berger, who acted as chairman, said that the demonstrations were not intended to be disruptive, and that no interruptions in the Faculty meeting had been planned. He added that many of the demontrators did not have their bursar's cards confiscated.

Direct Connection

James T. Kilbreth '69, emphasized the direct connection between ROTC and the U.S. military establishment. He said that SDS did not regard it as a legitimate undergraduate organization, since "it supplies the Army with junior level officers which it needs to carry out its policies."