National Defense Education Act

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U.S. Government Printing Office, 1960 - 32 pages

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Page 28 - ... that he is not a member of the Communist Party or affiliated with such party, and that he does not believe in, and is not a member of or supports any organization that believes in or teaches, the overthrow of the United States Government by force or by any illegal or unconstitutional methods.
Page 28 - I, AB, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America ; that I will serve them honestly and faithfully against all their enemies whomsoever ; and that I will obey the orders of the President of the United States, and the orders of the officers appointed over me, according to the rules and articles of war.
Page 18 - Title X, of that Act. This Act requires that any individual, including students, who benefit under the National Defense Education Act, shall not receive payment unless he has "executed and filed with the Commissioner [of Education] an affidavit that he does not believe in, and is not a member of and does not support any organization that believes in or teaches the overthrow of the United States Government by force or violence or by any illegal or unconstitutional methods.
Page 28 - I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the United States of America and will support and defend the Constitution and laws of the United States against all its enemies, foreign and domestic.
Page 18 - Now, I would — I rather deplore that universities have found it necessary to find, for the moment, a narrow dividing line and therefore keep a number of citizens out of taking advantage of the loan provisions that the Federal Government set up. But for my part, I should think that the loyalty oath, the basic citizenship oath, is sufficient." POSITION OF THE SECRETARY REGARDING THE LOYALTY OATH Mr. FOGARTY. What is the position of the Secretary? Dr. DERTHICK. The Secretary, at the very outset months...
Page 20 - Put it in the record. (The letter referred to is as follows:) DEPARTMENT OF THE NAVY, OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY, Washington, January SO, 1929.
Page 18 - S. 819, a bill to amend the National Defense Education "Act of 1958 in order to repeal certain provisions requiring affidavits of loyalty and allegiance.
Page 4 - State boards of vocational education as providing vocational and related technical training and retraining for youths, adults, and older persons, including related instruction for apprentices, designed to fit them, for useful employment as technicians or skilled workers in scientific or...
Page 18 - This is a matter of legal compulsion," I can see why they are resentful. To my mind, anybody who is taking an oath as a citizen, when he becomes naturalized or any other time he is required to take an oath as a public servant, when he says that he is going to defend the United States and its Constitution against all enemies, foreign and domestic, for me that ought to settle the question. Now I would — I rather deplore that universities have found it necessary to find, for the moment, a narrow dividing...

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