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Show OATHS FOR TEACHERS . In a number of states law- law - lawhave laws have s have been passed , or have been beenproposed beenproposed beenproposed schools anc and colleges t.o to t.otake to totake totake proposed , requiring requirmg teacheis teachm s in the public . officials vari vari- van various various . - must be done by in m take the oath of allegiance , as branches of the government governnwnt . ous The demand jor for such suchlaws laws has been beenjarought brought about by thespread thespread the thefor spread of Com Communistic mums tic doctrmes doctrines , m in WhICh many educators of ofnote ofnote of lesser lank Tank are said to have taken takenpalt takenpait note , as vwell well as teachE'rs teachErs ' , palt pait . That orgamzed organized glOUpS gioups of teachels teacheis have plotested protected against againsttaking againsttaking taking the oath IS perhaps one of the most convmcmg convincing arguments argumentsfor for requiring requlling requiting it . It is difficult to see how any true AmerIcan AmerIcancould Americancould Americancould could object to taking takmg the oath , which officials from the Presi PresI- PresIdent President President - - dent down clown must take before entering entermg upon the duties of their re- re respectIve respective re respective - - spective offices . The oath is as follows : "I I " 1 * . * * do solemnly swear ( or affirm aft1rm ) that I111 I \ - will \\-111 111 SUppOl suppoit suppoitand suppoitand t tand and defend the Constitution of the United States against all en- en enemies enelnies en enemies - elnies emies , fOl foieign Clgn or domestic ; that I will bear b hue tiue ue allegiance anegiance to t tIe tIesame n ' e esame esame same ; that I 1 take this obligation freely , without w1thout any menb mental ) 1 r ras-ervation ras ervation 2S- 2S 2Servation s- s servation - ervation or purpose of evasion ; and that I will well wen and faithlully faithtully faithlullydischarge faithtullydischaige faithfullydischaige discharge dischaige the duties of the office on which I amabout am . , about to enter enter.So enterSo . So help me God . " It seems to us that anyone " who would lefuse iefuse to make tlus this tlusS1mple thissimple thissimple S1mple simple declaration of loyalty to American principles pnnciples is unfit to be beentrusted beentrusted beentrusted entrusted yith wIth the training tranllng of ofjfu future ure American citizens . |