Word: dunham
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Temple University announced yesterday it has suspended Dr. Barrows Dunham, professor of philosophy, for his failure to answer questions before the House Un-American Activities Committee...
...Dunham, who did graduate work here in the early '30's, was called before the House Committee one day after Wendell H. Furry, associate professor of Physics, had testified. The Temple professor was cited for contempt by the Committee after refusing to give anything but his name...
...Robert J. Johnson, Temple president, who takes over tomorrow as head of the government overseas information program, in a letter mailed to Dunham last night told the head of the university's philosophy department "you have deliberately created a doubt as to your loyalty status...
...Dunham declined to answer questions before the committee, probing possible Communist infiltration in the country's education system, beyond his name, age and address. He declined to answer questions about his occupation...
Yesterday, Dunham termed the House group's investigation "a medieval inquisition." He was not available for comment on the university's action...