Princeton Survey of Nation's Newspapers Shows Editorial Enthusiasm for AAU Report

A recent survey conducted by the Princeton Public Relations Department revealed that the nation's press reacted favorably to the March 31 statement of the American Association of Universities.

The statement, entitled the "Right and Responsibilities of Universities and Their Faculties," defined the position of Communists in America's colleges.

From the San Francisco Examiner to the Roanoke World News to the Boston Globe, editorial comment was enthusiastically favorable, the survey found. According to the New York Herald Tribune, the statement "might have. . .responded only by negativism and obstruction. Happily, the AAU. . .has taken care to see that this is not the verdict. A report six months in the making . . . will stand as an authoritative statement of doctrine, in the light of which men's intentions can be judged."