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teachers
herman
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william
van
alstyne
american
association
university
professors
justice
stewart
delivered
opinion
respondent
robert
sindermann
teacher
state
college
system
state
texas
teaching
two
years
university
texas
four
years
san
antonio
junior
college
became
professor
government
social
science
odessa
junior
college
employed
college
four
successive
years
series
contracts
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time
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year
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