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Ban Will Remain On Phil 3 Book, McLendon States

Sections to Conserve Time To Discuss 'Difficult' Texts

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Morals and Medicine will not be discussed in sections of Philosophy 3, Hiram J. McLendon, assistant professor of Philosophy, announced last night.

McLendon thus reaffirmed his earlier policy. He offered as the major reason for his final decision the comparative clarity of Morals and Medicine, saying that the section time should be spent on the more difficult works assigned.

Last Wednesday McLendon had offered possible embarrassment to Radcliffe girls as the main reason for the policy. He said then, "There is always danger in a mixed class that discussion might get out of hand, and reckless discussion of these subjects might be embarrassing to Radcliffe girls."

The book, by Rev. Dr. Joseph F. Fletcher, includes consideration of contraception, artificial insemination, and sterilization.

In his statement yesterday McLendon emphasized that the book would be considered in lectures and was still required reading. He said that he was reassured in that decision by a poll taken of the class on Friday, which showed that 69 of 77 students in the course wanted to discuss the book.

McLendon explained yesterday: "It has been from the outset, and still is, in view of the greater difficulty of the other readings, much better that the limited time in the section meetings be devoted to clarification of the more difficult texts, rather than to Fletcher's valuable but not especially difficult book."

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