Alumnae Gather Every Two Years; '64' Cliffe Council Is Sixth (or 35th)

More than 150 women invaded Radcliffe this week to attend the sixth Alumnae Council. Once every two years, delegates from alumnae groups throughout the country return to Cambridge to learn about educational changes and plans for the future and take a look at today's student.

Actually, this 1964 Alumnae Council is only the sixth by that name, but in terms of purpose it is much older. The Council is only the sixth by that name, but in terms of purpose it is much older. The Council is the direct successor of the Conference of Radcliffe Representatives, an annual event frequently held in places other than Cambridge. Philadelphia, Washington, Buffalo, Cincinnati, and New York all served as meeting places for the alumnae, with the last conference away from Cambridge held in Williamsburg in 940.

Thus, although all conferences were suspended during the war, the current Alumnae Council is actually the thirty-fifth meeting held for the purpose of strengthening the bonds between the college and her alumnae.

The biennial Council replaced the annual Conference of Radcliffe Representatives for several reasons.

By holding meetings every other year, the planning committee could arrange more stimulating sessions and gain a maximum benefit for the financial investment involved.

All six Alumnae Councils have met in Cambridge. Radcliffe itself, it was decided, is the ideal place for such a conference, since it is here that the alumnae can most easily get to know the administration, faculty and undergraduates of their school.