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Dates: during 1950-1959
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Ever since the passage of the Merrill Land Grant Acts in the 1860's, Cornell has had compulsory two-year military training for all physically fit male undergraduates. The provisions of the Acts force Cornell to offer ROTC courses, but do not compel the school to make the courses mandatory...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Cornell Students To Hold Vote on Mandatory ROTC | 4/13/1955 | See Source »

...motion to this effect will be made before the House votes on the bill today, Rep. John P. McMorrow '47 (D) of Suffolk, sponsor of the measure, said yesterday. The constitutional question centers around the main feature of the bill, which would compel private colleges to dismiss teachers who refuse to answer questions...

Author: By Andrew W. Bingham, | Title: House May Ask Court To Give Opinion on Bill | 3/28/1955 | See Source »

...State Legislature's Committee on Education has recommended a bill to the House of Representatives which would compel private colleges to discharge teachers refusing to answer questions concerning their Communist affiliation. The measure incorporates features from five separate bills referred to the Committee in early February...

Author: By Andrew W. Bingham, | Title: Anti-Red Teachers Bill Comes Up for Approval | 3/26/1955 | See Source »

Five State bills which would compel private colleges to dismiss Communists from their teaching staffs may be referred to the Commission on Communism and never reach a floor vote, according to Sen. George J. Evans (R) of New Bedford, chairman of the Joint Committee on Education...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Anti-Red Teacher Bills May Never Reach Floor | 2/10/1955 | See Source »

...bills would not only compel colleges to expel Communists and Communist sympathizers from their teaching staffs, but would also amend the State's Teacher Loyalty Oath. The amended Oath would force all teachers to swear they are not, nor ever have been, members of the Communist Party...

Author: NO WRITER ATTRIBUTED | Title: Anti-Red Teacher Bills May Never Reach Floor | 2/10/1955 | See Source »

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