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Collection finding aid: https://archivesspace.library.northeastern.edu/repositories/2/resources/761
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The final year of the 1960s brought increased vigor and visibility to anti-ROTC activity on campus, effectively forcing the administration to acknowledge student protests as a part of a growing, national anti-War movement. The pressure to re-examine the ROTC program came both from Northeastern students, but also from changes happening at other Boston area colleges in response to similar student scrutiny.
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1969
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Collection finding aid: https://archivesspace.library.northeastern.edu/repositories/2/resources/761
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In early February 1969, Harvard University faculty voted to strip academic credit for all ROTC courses. By the end of March, both Northeastern’s President’s Advisory Council and the Student Council voted in favor of ending academic credit for the eleven ROTC courses offered. The Boston Globe noted the Student Council vote as "especially significant” given the traditionally more conservative nature of the elected student body ("Opponents Move to Limit ROTC at BU, Northeastern" 1969).
Students continued to protest the chapter throughout the spring. In April, the SDS helped stage several major demonstrations. During routine drills in the Fens, ROTC members were accompanied by a satire unit calling themselves “American Death Co.” commanded by “Sergeant Pig”. The performance drew about 300 observers. Around 1,000 people attended another SDS rally in the quad the following week, which ended in physical altercations. While the administration and Student Council tried to reconcile conflicts, a deep rift had emerged on campus between those who supported and opposed the War.
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Painting says "S.D.S. - March to the Common - Demand Immediate Withdrawal from Vietnam - Support the N.L.F. - April 26 - Rally 3pm."
Jet Commercial Photographers (Boston, Mass.)
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Frustrated with the administration’s silence, students decided to bring the ROTC issue directly to President Knowles in early May. About 100 SDS members and sympathizers demanded immediate abolition of the program entirely and the replacement of ROTC scholarships with University scholarships. Knowles rejected the demands, stating that he would not abolish the program until he was persuaded that this was the majority opinion of all students and faculty.
On May 13, fifty-three students occupied the Interfaith Lounge in the Ell Building for a period of about four to five hours in protest of Knowles’ decision. The event drew hundreds of students to the quadrangle from both sides of the debate, wearing buttons that read “Abolish ROTC” and “Stop SDS." The crowd turned agitated towards noon, with egg pelting and an attempt by several football players to forcibly remove the students from the Lounge. The end of the protest was more peaceful, after centrist participants climbed the Ell Center steps and urged both sides towards moderation.
Following this incident, the Interfraternity Council conducted a referendum vote on whether ROTC should remain at Northeastern with or without academic credit. As half of the upperclassmen were on co-op, only about 39% of full-time day students were represented in the results. About 19% of students voted to abolish ROTC on campus (733 of 3,803). The remaining votes were evenly divided between those who wanted the program to be stripped of academic credit and those who preferred it retain credit. Given these results, President Knowles announced his intention to create an ad hoc committee of students, faculty, and staff to re-evaluate the program’s standing. Meanwhile, the College of Liberal Arts faculty voted unanimously to cancel all ROTC academic credit, and recommended that the organization withdraw from campus.
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NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Office of the President MEMORANDUM May 12 TO: President Knowles SUBJECT: 1969 Members of the University Community FROM: I Response to the S.D. S., Demands On April 3 0 I while I was absent from the University 1 some members of the S .. D . S delivered to my office a demand that the University abolish its ROTC program .. It was further requested that I present a response at a meeting to be held on May 12. I am herewith complying with the latter request and expla ining my position in regard to ROTC at Northeasterno I am always happy to give attention to any serious requests for change which may be directed to me by members of the University community ., Whether such a request can be implemented in any instance however will depend upon the soundness of the proposal its effect on other members of the University and t he extent to which other groups must be involved in making a final decision. 1 1 1 I cannot accept your recent demand that ROTC be abolished immediately. I believe that having the ROTC program available on a voluntary basis is a distinct advantage to our students.. More than 10 0 0 cadets now enrolled in the progra m deserve to have their interests protected. It is furthermore my belief that the great majority of students and faculty at Northeastern are favorably inclined toward having ROTC in some form available on our campus. Even if I were convinced that ROTC should be abolished, I would make no recommendat ion to the Trustees without first seeking the formal vote of the University Facul t y a nd trying to get a formal expression of student opinion. In a number of ways I find myself in profound disagreement with the point of view which SDS sets forth in its demands and in other broadsides which SDS has dis tributed on the Northeastern campus.. It is not possible for me to acc ept the notion that the University should abolish ROTC because continuance involves the University in "complicity'' in a so-called "imperialistic, capitalistic plot to inflict genocide on a small Asian nation., " Even if I accepted the simplistic SDS explanation of our involvement in the unhappy Vietnam situation, it i s appa rent that the University cannot be held responsible for the foreign polic y of our nation 1 nor can the University isolate itself from the functioning governmental, social and industrial institutions which make up our American s ociety today . �2 The logic used by SDS to justify removal of ROTC could just as readily support demands for the abolition of our colleges of Engineering and Business Administration since those colleges train scientists o engineers and managers for the existing 11 Capitalistic Establishment o ' 1 A similar logic would justify abolition of our departments of Physics and Psychology because faculty members and graduate students in these departments are paid money by the United States Government so that they can increase the technological and scientific superiority of our "Capitalistic Society 11 A further application of this viewpoint would attempt to deny to our students a wide variety of co-operative job opportunities in governmental agencies and industrial firms which SDS seems to regard as part of the "corrupt Establishment!!.. I believe the SDS viewpoint is fallacious; I firmly reject ito I 0 As was indicated in my General Memorandum on ROTC Changes distributed last week, I personally favor many features of ROTC as it has existed at Northeastern.. I believe firmly in the concept of the Citizen-Soldier and that our powerful military establishment can be counted on to serve our democratic society more effectively if it rests upon a substantial civilian component.. In many persons ROTC service creates a greater appreciation of our national institutions and a regard for our national heritage I happen to believe that informed patriotism is a useful and desirable trait in any adult American citizen~ I find it difficult to comprehend why many today are critical of the expression of American patriotism while they simultaneously applaud the fervent nationalistic feelings of the Viet Cong .. o I In a difficult day when Selective Service laws may at any time be changed it seems to me that a person in ROTC has a better chance to plan with confidence the way he will complete his obligation of military service. When he is called to active duty the ROTC cadet has to carry the leadership requirements of a commissioned officer. Many Northeastern ROTC graduates have discovered that as military officers they are given important executive responsibilities which would not be so quickly available to them in civilian life o Many have emerged from their ROTC experience with a poise spirit of maturity and self-confidence in directing the work of others that serve them well in later lifeo Not everyone is interested in ROTC, but I believe that those who will benefit from the program should have it available to them .. 1 I 1 While I realize that many of the advantages of ROTC which I have indicated above will be rejected by members of the SDS, it seems desirable to state my position quite openly o Divergent views are to be expected on a University campus o Both majority and minority viewpoints have a right to be heard and discussed freely. Even the President of the University should have the right to express his frank opinions on occasion. I As President of Northeastern I am principally concerned at this time that students who are affiliated with SDS will not turn their backs on those traditions of free universities which have been developed with great difficulty over the centuries. On other campuses in recent months SDS groups have turned to violence and coercion in an attempt to impose their views on others o It is important that all Northeastern students recognize the importance of rational discussion and dialog as the appropriate way of convincing others to change opinions o It is vital that all students �3 operate through democratic procedures and orderly processes that do not violate the rights of others. The use of force and violence cannot be tolerated either by those who would effect changes or those who in a spirit of back-lash would assault the proponents of change o We must all work to maintain a spirit of fair play and consideration for the views of others in the academic community. 1 I In responding to the request for abolition of ROTC, I am not seeking to protect an unchanging status quo. A number of faculty and students would like to see substantial improvements and changes in the nature of ROTC at Northeastern. I would hope thaf the principal efforts on the campus in future weeks will be directed toward a discussion of ways of improving ROTC within the new flexible guidelines recently established by the Army. If some members of SDS would still like to see a total abolition of ROTC there will be ample opportunity for them to express their views .. 1 1 If at some time I am convinced that the great majority of Northeastern students and faculty wish to see ROTC removed from our campus, and if the interests of the ROTC Cadets can be protected I would be willing to pass the decision on to the Board of Trustees and would interpose no presidential veto on such action. 1 In the intervening period I ask the co-operation of all students and faculty in maintaining Northeastern as a free institution committed to free and rational discussion and the resolution of issues by orderly procedures 1 o ~(~ �. '· Students for a Democratic Society Northeastern Univer~ity Boston, Mass. Asa s. Knowles, President Northeastern University Boston, Mass. Students and Faculty of Northeastern University, Members of ·the Adm:Ln:Lstration, President Knowles, ~:rustees; The Northeastern chapter of the Students fpr _ Democratic a Soc:i.ety and frien.~s . call upon ·the Universi.t y to terminate the existing contract that provid.es for the establishment of the Reserve Officers Trai'~'rl.ng Corps on this campus. We do so for ' - ' the.~ollowing reasons: 1. The H.O.T.C. trains men on this campus for the wax-- :ln Vie·tnam, a war we. consider to be blatantly il111T!-oral and unjustified •. 2. Military presence in th~ University r~stricts the a.bili ty· of the U.niversi ty to func-tion as &n impartial critic and judge of society. I . The -presence within the .academic community of the mi1i tary is a const·a nt witness -to the rightness of war, even when that war ., involves the use of napaJ.m, torture. crop destruction, murder of civilians, and saturation ·.bombing • . · 3~ , 4. We c1innot believe tha·t contemporary warfare is a solution to man's problems. · war has never ended war, and we find it hard to believe that · it ever will. The Un:LvePsity cb:ould devote all · :Lts resources to the secking .out of genuine solutions to human conflict rathGr than, through · . its present. R. o.·T. C. 4proeram,. i;he promulgating the use of force as the only answer. • ... ... .• • C': t • 5o The University should devote ·itself :to ~ creative worl.: and not to the training of men for the destruction of human life and property. ·Respoot.fU:lly, , .' Students . for a·nemocratic '' .f . Sooiet~ �
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1969-05
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NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY Office of the President MEMORANDUM May 12 TO: President Knowles SUBJECT: 1969 Members of the University Community FROM: I Response to the S.D. S., Demands On April 3 0 I while I was absent from the University 1 some members of the S .. D . S delivered to my office a demand that the University abolish its ROTC program .. It was further requested that I present a response at a meeting to be held on May 12. I am herewith complying with the latter request and expla ining my position in regard to ROTC at Northeasterno I am always happy to give attention to any serious requests for change which may be directed to me by members of the University community ., Whether such a request can be implemented in any instance however will depend upon the soundness of the proposal its effect on other members of the University and t he extent to which other groups must be involved in making a final decision. 1 1 1 I cannot accept your recent demand that ROTC be abolished immediately. I believe that having the ROTC program available on a voluntary basis is a distinct advantage to our students.. More than 10 0 0 cadets now enrolled in the progra m deserve to have their interests protected. It is furthermore my belief that the great majority of students and faculty at Northeastern are favorably inclined toward having ROTC in some form available on our campus. Even if I were convinced that ROTC should be abolished, I would make no recommendat ion to the Trustees without first seeking the formal vote of the University Facul t y a nd trying to get a formal expression of student opinion. In a number of ways I find myself in profound disagreement with the point of view which SDS sets forth in its demands and in other broadsides which SDS has dis tributed on the Northeastern campus.. It is not possible for me to acc ept the notion that the University should abolish ROTC because continuance involves the University in "complicity'' in a so-called "imperialistic, capitalistic plot to inflict genocide on a small Asian nation., " Even if I accepted the simplistic SDS explanation of our involvement in the unhappy Vietnam situation, it i s appa rent that the University cannot be held responsible for the foreign polic y of our nation 1 nor can the University isolate itself from the functioning governmental, social and industrial institutions which make up our American s ociety today . �2 The logic used by SDS to justify removal of ROTC could just as readily support demands for the abolition of our colleges of Engineering and Business Administration since those colleges train scientists o engineers and managers for the existing 11 Capitalistic Establishment o ' 1 A similar logic would justify abolition of our departments of Physics and Psychology because faculty members and graduate students in these departments are paid money by the United States Government so that they can increase the technological and scientific superiority of our "Capitalistic Society 11 A further application of this viewpoint would attempt to deny to our students a wide variety of co-operative job opportunities in governmental agencies and industrial firms which SDS seems to regard as part of the "corrupt Establishment!!.. I believe the SDS viewpoint is fallacious; I firmly reject ito I 0 As was indicated in my General Memorandum on ROTC Changes distributed last week, I personally favor many features of ROTC as it has existed at Northeastern.. I believe firmly in the concept of the Citizen-Soldier and that our powerful military establishment can be counted on to serve our democratic society more effectively if it rests upon a substantial civilian component.. In many persons ROTC service creates a greater appreciation of our national institutions and a regard for our national heritage I happen to believe that informed patriotism is a useful and desirable trait in any adult American citizen~ I find it difficult to comprehend why many today are critical of the expression of American patriotism while they simultaneously applaud the fervent nationalistic feelings of the Viet Cong .. o I In a difficult day when Selective Service laws may at any time be changed it seems to me that a person in ROTC has a better chance to plan with confidence the way he will complete his obligation of military service. When he is called to active duty the ROTC cadet has to carry the leadership requirements of a commissioned officer. Many Northeastern ROTC graduates have discovered that as military officers they are given important executive responsibilities which would not be so quickly available to them in civilian life o Many have emerged from their ROTC experience with a poise spirit of maturity and self-confidence in directing the work of others that serve them well in later lifeo Not everyone is interested in ROTC, but I believe that those who will benefit from the program should have it available to them .. 1 I 1 While I realize that many of the advantages of ROTC which I have indicated above will be rejected by members of the SDS, it seems desirable to state my position quite openly o Divergent views are to be expected on a University campus o Both majority and minority viewpoints have a right to be heard and discussed freely. Even the President of the University should have the right to express his frank opinions on occasion. I As President of Northeastern I am principally concerned at this time that students who are affiliated with SDS will not turn their backs on those traditions of free universities which have been developed with great difficulty over the centuries. On other campuses in recent months SDS groups have turned to violence and coercion in an attempt to impose their views on others o It is important that all Northeastern students recognize the importance of rational discussion and dialog as the appropriate way of convincing others to change opinions o It is vital that all students �3 operate through democratic procedures and orderly processes that do not violate the rights of others. The use of force and violence cannot be tolerated either by those who would effect changes or those who in a spirit of back-lash would assault the proponents of change o We must all work to maintain a spirit of fair play and consideration for the views of others in the academic community. 1 I In responding to the request for abolition of ROTC, I am not seeking to protect an unchanging status quo. A number of faculty and students would like to see substantial improvements and changes in the nature of ROTC at Northeastern. I would hope thaf the principal efforts on the campus in future weeks will be directed toward a discussion of ways of improving ROTC within the new flexible guidelines recently established by the Army. If some members of SDS would still like to see a total abolition of ROTC there will be ample opportunity for them to express their views .. 1 1 If at some time I am convinced that the great majority of Northeastern students and faculty wish to see ROTC removed from our campus, and if the interests of the ROTC Cadets can be protected I would be willing to pass the decision on to the Board of Trustees and would interpose no presidential veto on such action. 1 In the intervening period I ask the co-operation of all students and faculty in maintaining Northeastern as a free institution committed to free and rational discussion and the resolution of issues by orderly procedures 1 o ~(~ �. '· Students for a Democratic Society Northeastern Univer~ity Boston, Mass. Asa s. Knowles, President Northeastern University Boston, Mass. Students and Faculty of Northeastern University, Members of ·the Adm:Ln:Lstration, President Knowles, ~:rustees; The Northeastern chapter of the Students fpr _ Democratic a Soc:i.ety and frien.~s . call upon ·the Universi.t y to terminate the existing contract that provid.es for the establishment of the Reserve Officers Trai'~'rl.ng Corps on this campus. We do so for ' - ' the.~ollowing reasons: 1. The H.O.T.C. trains men on this campus for the wax-- :ln Vie·tnam, a war we. consider to be blatantly il111T!-oral and unjustified •. 2. Military presence in th~ University r~stricts the a.bili ty· of the U.niversi ty to func-tion as &n impartial critic and judge of society. I . The -presence within the .academic community of the mi1i tary is a const·a nt witness -to the rightness of war, even when that war ., involves the use of napaJ.m, torture. crop destruction, murder of civilians, and saturation ·.bombing • . · 3~ , 4. We c1innot believe tha·t contemporary warfare is a solution to man's problems. · war has never ended war, and we find it hard to believe that · it ever will. The Un:LvePsity cb:ould devote all · :Lts resources to the secking .out of genuine solutions to human conflict rathGr than, through · . its present. R. o.·T. C. 4proeram,. i;he promulgating the use of force as the only answer. • ... ... .• • C': t • 5o The University should devote ·itself :to ~ creative worl.: and not to the training of men for the destruction of human life and property. ·Respoot.fU:lly, , .' Students . for a·nemocratic '' .f . Sooiet~ �
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