Divinity School Requests Amnesty For Its Students

The Administration of the Divinity School will recommend to its Faculty that no punitive action be taken on the three Divinity School students who participated in the Paine Hall sit-in, John D. Elder, assistant dean of the Divinity School said yesterday.

The Divinity School Faculty will meet January 17, three days after the Faculty of Arts and Sciences meets, to discuss possible disciplinary action.

"I expect some consultation between the deans of all the Faculties before any action is taken," Elder said. "Each Faculty has its own jurisdiction, though, and must act separately," he added.

Elder said that he did not know what effect the decision of the Faculty of Arts and Sciences would have on the Divinity School decision.

"Any difference in punishment between Faculties will lead to real problems of equity," Leland D. Sanderson, a divinity student who participated in the sit-in said.

Two of the Divinity School participants said they would be morally required to withdraw from school if other participants were suspended.

After the sit-in, divinity students tried to collect bursars cards from sympathetic students. Six bursars cards were collected and delivered to Dean Glimp's office, but were returned by mail.

Harvey G. Cox Jr., '61, professor of Divinity said that he hoped the Divinity School action towards the demonstrators would set an example for the University.

"I strongly object to considering ROTC as only an Arts and Sciences issue," Cox said. "The Divinity School should not be prohibited from participating in the ROTC decision merely because ROTC is housed in the Faculty of Arts and Sciences," he said.