University officials remained silent yesterday on whether the Air Force ROTC would remain here after its scheduled cancellation in July 1957, while a reliable source indicated that the decision "may come in a week, or not until the unit here is scheduled to cease operation."
The Air Force announced in December that it was closing 24 of its 188 ROTC establishments, including the installation here. Two weeks later, in letters to each of the 24 college presidents. It reversed the original decision.
Earlier reports indicated little chance for the University's renewal of the arrangement, since the service is offering no guarantee of prmanence. Charles W. Cole, president of Amherst rejected the offer because he felt the lack of security "would be neither fair to the Air Force or students here."
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