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...University's reputation was both strengthened and weakened by the appearance of Alger Hiss. Among people who understand the meaning of academic freedom, Princeton's uncompromising attitude won added respect. Among those unaware of the issue's significance, the University's "hands-off policy was seriously detrimental...
Vlastos, professor of Philosophy, said that the appearance of Hiss in spite of wide prostest was a great boost to University morale. "There is terrific reaffirmation of Princeton's principles. Gregory the appearance of Alger Hiss was a heartening Philosophy departments. Now his invective became so extreme that practically everyone on campus joined in the ridicule. He met incessant boos and jeers at his anti-Hiss, anti-Princeton talk on the eve of the great event, and caused a minor demonstration when he asserted, "Princeton is in its darkest hour...
Pumpkins and red paint at Princeton cannot obscure the basic principle of academic freedom which the trustees and administration have supported in the past week. Although they made the point very clear that they did not think the Whig-Cliosophic Society should have invited Alger Hiss to speak, they stated with equal strength that they would not succumb to alumni pressures by interfering with a student group's right to have a free hand in inviting speakers...
Father Hugh Halton, frequent critic of the administration and chaplain to Roman Catholic students here, drew student jeers when he accused the trustees of "lack of courage and integrity in not forcing the cancellation of the Alger Hiss speech...
...Dominican priest's remark came in his introduction of Willard Edwards, Washington correspondent of the Chicago Tribune, who spoke on "The Meaning of Alger Hiss." Edwards' talk, sponsored by the Aquinas Foundation was on the eve of the Hiss speech to the Whig-Cliosophic Society on "The Meaning of Geneva...