Exchange Students Claim Radcliffe Offers Girls 'Masculine' Education

Radcliffe College provides a man's education rather than a woman's, two exchange students from Sarah Lawrence declared yesterday in an informal discussion with several Radcliffe students and six visitors from other colleges.

"The girl who graduates from Radcliffe is prepared to enter a man's world as his equal," claimed Vicki R. Tanenhaus, Sarah Lawrence '63, "while Sarah Lawrence educates a girl to be a woman behind a man."

Partially because 'Cliffies attend classes with men, she commented, they receive only the masculine viewpoint. She criticized Radcliffe for "leaving no room for the irrational creative power which women possess. This is sweet and should not be lost."

"We need to recognize the differences between men's and women's educational goals," added Joan A. Cannady, Sarah Lawrence '62. She agreed that Sarah Lawrence emphasizes "femininity" and teaches the "art of communication" while Radcliffe concentrates more on academic subject matter.

Lecture System Criticized

Criticizing the "distance between students and faculty members at Radcliffe," Elaine B. Cottler, Bryn Mawr '62, disapproved of the lecture system because it contributes to the gap. She noted that 'Cliffies have too little opportunity for discussion with their professors.

Two visitors from the University of Pennsylvania, however, endorsed Radcliffe's "almost ideal" educational set-up. "There is a thirst for knowledge that Penn lacks," affirmed Jacqueline L. Zahn, Penn '62. "Radcliffe comes closer to realizing its academic goals. At Penn we just seem to scrape the surface."

"When a girl enters Penn, she is thrown into a predominantly social atmosphere," commented Mereille Lellouche, Penn '62. "It is much harder to find an education there."

Both visitors from Duke University approved the "intellectual intensity" of life at Radcliffe, praising the 'Cliffie's opportunity and ability to integrate her academic and social life.

"Fraternities determine the quality of social life at Duke," explained Constance E. Carlberg, Duke '62. "It's difficult to have an intellectual discussion at a rock-and-roll cabin party."

She and Sandra Jo Harrison, Duke '63, commented on the "apathy towards student government at Radcliffe" and suggested that the Student Government Association needs to re-evaluate its goals.