Word: oaths
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Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that he does not believe, in and is not a member of and does not support any organization that believe in or teaches, the overthrow of the United States government by foul or violence or by any illegal or unconstitutional methods, and (2) has taken and subscribed to an oath of affirmation in the following form: I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance the United States of America and to support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States against all its enemies, foreign and domestic. The provisions of Section...
...Pusey said after the meeting that there was "no identifiable support for changing the University's policy." In November 1959, the Corporation--after a concurring vote by the Faculty of Arts and Sciences--announced that Harvard would withdraw from the NDEA program in protest over inclusion of a loyalty oath and disclaimer affidavit...
...Faculty member raised the question of National Science Foundation money, which requires an affidavit and oath but which the University accepts because it is a direct government to student program; and NDEA money which Harvard refuses because the University must administer the oath and affidavit and provide one-tenth of the funds...
...when the government passed the NDEA, it recognized Washington's long-debated need to provide federal aid to private education. But because of the "loyalty oath" provision in the Act, another debate began--over an issue presumably long settled: private education without government interference...
Although the College did not approve of the oath, it was the affidavit that caused it to turn down the Federal money...