Chilton

This is an appeal from a judgment denying a writ of mandate sought to compel respondents to employ appellant without requiring her to take and subscribe to the following oath: “I,_, do solemnly swear (or affirm) that I will support and defend the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California against all enemies, foreign and domestic; that I will bear true faith and allegiance to the Constitution of the United States and the Constitution of the State of California; that I take this obligation freely, without any mental reservation or purpose of evasion; and that I will well and faithfully discharge the duties upon which I am about to enter.”

In the petition for the writ, appellant sought an order from the Superior Court in Contra Costa County for the issuance of a peremptory writ of mandate “commanding respondents to offer petitioner the job she applied for or a reasonable alternative position” and for damages. The petition discloses that on or about September 24, 1973, appellant, a student at Diablo Valley College, sought employment with respondents. Appellant spoke to the cafeteria manager, who was an employee of respondents,…