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...investigator for the Middlesex County District Attorney's Office this week began a probe into possible violations of the Massachusetts Teachers Oath by three University faculty members...
...Teachers Oath, passed in 1935, requires all teachers in universities, colleges and schools in the State to wear to defend and protect the constitutions of the United States and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. A fine of up to $1,000 for violation was added...
...Monday, Dorgan asked Pusey to explain the statement, contained in the President's telegram to Senator Joseph R. McCarthy last week, that Furry has not been connected with the Communist Party "recently." "If he has been a member of the party anytime since June 6, 1935, when the Massachusetts Oath was signed into law, then he should be fired immediately," Dorgan said...
...reply, Pusey quoted the Corporation's statement of May 20, 1953, which said that Furry joined a small group of the Communist Party in 1938 and remained a member until 1947 when he dropped out. Furry, who began teaching here in 1934, signed the Oath in July...
Legal opinion has been split on the application of the Teacher's Oath. Some lawyers believe that the Teacher's Oath is "promisory," binding the signer in his future actions, while others say it is simply an expression of present feeling and has no reference 'to subsequent actions...