Word: statement
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Dates: during 1940-1949
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...same time, on March 10, Mayer O'Dwyer issued a statement that he had no desire to influence the Board of Higher Education's selection of a president. After this the political flames died down...
...Union's statement follows in part: "A further restriction of academic freedom now appears to be imminent through extension of the principle that a man's political beliefs and affiliations can in themselves serve as a standard to determinte his eligibility for membership in an academic community. For as a result of the attention drawn to the cases of Hans Friestadt and Isador Edelman, AEC fellows selected by the National Research Council, it has been proposed that loyalty tests be administered to determinte the acceptability of candidates for government-financed scholarships...
...statement continued to say that apart from its implications for academic freedom, such a policy might reduce the effectiveness of scientific research, drive away brilliant students, reduce the free flow of ideas, and finally,".... alienate scientists, discouraging them from participation in government-sponsored research, thus retarding the progress of work vital to the national safety and welfare...
...U.A.W. also attacked General Motors, in a statement by Victor G. Reuther, union educational director, which said: "The privileges of education and the right of a university to educate fairly and honestly are being denied, because of the selfish position taken by one corporation...
There are many instances throughout the country where left-wing student organizations have been banned. The American Youth for Democracy is the most frequently mentioned of these groups. The following statement was sent to the CRIMSON by the administration of Wayne University in reply to an inquiry on the occasion in April, 1947, when the A.Y.D. was barred at Wayne...