Correspondence between Aziz Atiya and Columbia University regarding his appointment as Visiting Professor.

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Your attention is called to the provisions of Section 3002 of the Education L a w , as added by Chapter 820 of the L a w s of 1947, which reads as follows: 3002. Oath to support federal and state constitutions. It shall be unlawful for any citizen of the United States to serve as teacher, instructor or pro­fessor in any school or institution in the public school system of the state or in any school, college, university or other educational institution in this state, whose real property, in whole or in part, is exempt from taxation under section four of the tax law unless and until he or she shall have taken and subscribed the following oath or affirmation: "I do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support the constitution of the United States of America and the constitution of the State of New York, and that I will faithfully discharge, according to the best of my ability, the duties of the position of (title of position and name or designation of school, col­lege, university or institution to be here inserted), to which I am now as­signed." The oath required by this section shall be administered by the president or other head of such school, college, university or institution, or by the officer or person, or in the case of a board or body by a member of the board or body, having authority to employ such person as a teacher, instructor,or professor in such school, college, university or institution, and each is hereby authorized to administer it. The officer, person or member administer­ing such oath shall cause a record or notation of the fact to be made in the books or records of the school, college, university or institution, and forth­with transmit the oath as taken and subscribed to the commissioner of edu­cation, who shall file it in his office, where it shall be subject to public inspection. It shall be unlawful for an officer, person or board having control of the employment, dismissal or suspension of teachers, instructors or pro­fessors in such a school, college, university or institution, to permit a per­son to serve in any such capacity therein in violation of the provisions of this section. This section shall not be construed to require a person to take such oath more than once during the time he or she is employed in the same school, college, university or institution, though there be a change in the title or duties of the position. The provisions of section thirty of the civil service law shall not apply to a person who is required to take the oath prescribed by this section.