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Dates: during 1940-1949
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During most of 1947, these forces fought the Queens chapter of the American Youth for Democracy. When it appeared that a sizeable portion of the college faculty and student body was not also against the A.Y.D., the Roe faction demanded the investigation of the entire college and the resignation of top officials...
...February 14, 1947, the college student council voted to revoke the A.Y.D.'s charter. This was in agreement with the principles of college president Paul Klapper, who had long said he wanted all partisan political groups banned, including the A.Y.D...
After the councilman had retired, the faculty took its vote. It was 55 to 42 to uphold the student council and end the A.Y.D. Klapper commented: "The A.Y.D. has been put off the campus and we intend to keep it off. The faculty has done the right thing in banning this organization...
...episode had its effect on Queens. Harold Lenz dean of students, declared that there was "a state of hysteria" on the campus, and that some outsiders had begun to clamor for the banning of two more student groups, the Young Progressive Citizens of America and the Students for Democratic Action...
Eighteen out of 20 college administrators and faculty representatives testified against it. Lenz, student dean at Queens, opposed the amendment strongly...