"Timidity and compromise" on the part, of the University of California's faculty lost them their fight against the loyalty oath, Harold Winkler '36 visiting lecturer in government, told an open meeting of the Liberal Union at Kirkland House last night. Winkler was dismissed by California this summer for refusing to sign the oath.
Professors must drop "genteel maneuvers" and act tough if they want to preserve academic freedom, Winkler warned. While the California's faculty persevered in polite tactics, the economic pressure of the Bank of America was brought to bear upon them, Winkler charged.
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