[Phys-l] Speaking of tolerance. Was: Re: threads on PHYS-L

[Bernard Cleyet <bernardcleyet@redshift.com>]

Gate Keeper came home last night (and I mean night) after parent 
conferences and a meeting w/ the local rep. on the negotiations team.  
She gave me the summary of the management's (the Alisal Elem. School 
District) proposals.   They were the usual niggardly (has noting to do 
w/ "nigger") ones expected from a district strapped for money.  GK 
replied, as is the usual case in negotiations,  that they expect to give 
more, but wait until you get to #d of New Article:  Teacher Discipline!

Oh my s***!   "The following may be cause for suspension without pay:   
...   active membership in the communist [n.b. lower case] party, ...."

I suppose they've forgotten one of the district's heroes (Even a school 
named after César and his pic. in every office.) was accused of being a 
Communist;  prominent members of his movement certainly were.

bc, who regrets being only a card carrying member of the ACLU.

p.s.  Bob Eisberg back 40 years ago told me the loyalty oath decimated 
one well known Physics * dept. in the 50's.  Even I (ashamed I didn't 
refuse, but I was only 17) had to sign a loyalty oath in order to be a 
volunteer film projectionist at Santa Barbara High (1955).

* Maybe not exactly, but one dismissed refusnik eventually became 
President of the U. after the Calif. Supreme Court invalidated the oath.

http://www.berkeley.edu/news/media/releases/99legacy/10-8-1999.html

"September 27
The House Un-American Activities Committee holds hearings on alleged 
Communist infiltration of the Radiation Laboratory at Berkeley (later to 
become the Lawrence Berkeley Laboratory). One witness, Irving David Fox, 
a student Teaching Assistant in the Berkeley Physics Department, refuses 
to answer some of the Committee's questions. The questions include, 
'Have you ever been a member of the Communist Party of the United 
States?' 'Were you a member of the Communist cell at the Radiation 
Laboratory?' 'Was your father a member of the Communist Party'"


http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/~ucalhist/archives_exhibits/loyaltyoath/timeline1949_5.html 
<http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/%7Eucalhist/archives_exhibits/loyaltyoath/timeline1949_5.html>




Bernard Cleyet wrote:

> I wonder if Physics teachers have thinner skins than the general 
> population.  I have found they are more tolerant tho.
>
> bc, who reads them all, tho not necessarily carefully.
>
> Patricia Sievert wrote:
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> > Thank you, Rick.  I'm sure many have quietly removed themselves from the 
> > list for just the reasons you so tactfully point out with a healthy dose 
> > of humor. 
> > Pati
> >
> > Rick Tarara wrote:
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> >    
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> > > ;-)  Here is my (jaded) view of how many threads seem to go on this list: 
> > > ;-)
> > >
> > > Original Question:  Can someone explain why the sky is blue?
> > >
> > > Answer 1:  What a silly question--I've know why since 2 months before birth. 
> > >
> > >   
> > >
> > >      
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> cut
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> > > QQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQQ
> > > Here are 45000 references in which I have mentioned the words Blue or 
> > > Sky...
> > > HHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH ........
> > >
> > > Answer 8:  (Something that actually answers the question..but will get lost 
> > > in the rest of this noise.)
> > >
> > > Ad nauseum....
> > >
> > > Smile all,
> > >
> > > Rick
> > >
> > >
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