Word: affidavits
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Opposition at the conference to the NDEA disclaimer affidavit was almost unanimous, reported Glimp, who represented the Massachusetts Scholarship Program...
Much discussion yesterday reportedly centered on the National Science Foundation Act, which requires an affidavit not administered directly by the University. According to one Faculty member, a sizable group would favor withdrawal from this program too, were it not for the "hardship" that would be inflicted on students already receiving NSF funds...
...Council also passed, unanimously and with little debate, the revised report on NDEA, written by David Balabanian '60, James Perry '63, and Frank. The report emphasizes the need for Federal aid but objects strongly to the disclaimer affidavit and expressed milder disapproval of the loyalty oath...
Both the oath and affidavit requirements, however, are "intrinsically objectionable," according to the committee. "A requirement of belief or conviction . . .," the report states, "must clearly conflict with the tradition of intellectual non-interference which has been the precious possession of American universities...
Outlining further the "tactical reasons" for both accepting and rejecting NDEA money, the report concludes that Harvard "is pre-eminently qualified to lead the fight" against the loyalty provisions and that it should decline funds under the Act until the affidavit is repealed...