Study Made of Campus Sex Policy; Report Gets Farnsworth's Approval

A report issued Saturday by the Group for the Advancement of Psychiatry urged that college administrations take a public position on sex in the university.

Dr. Dana L. Farnsworth, Director of the University Health Services and former president of the group that issued the report said last night that he agreed with the report and its recommendations. They are entirely consistent with our practice at Harvard," he stated.

Changing Moors

"Sex and the College Student," the report prepared by the committee of prominent psychiatrists including members of the health services of Vassar, Yale, M.I.T., and Sarah Lawrence, said in part, "We believe the changing sexual mores...require colleges to be explicit about their views toward sexual conduct on the campus," according to the New York Times. In preparing the report, the Group contacted various college officials and compared the rules and policies of 37 institutions, the Times said.

The study suggested that college officials clarify their views on campus sex, while stipulating that "the students' privacy requires respect." It admitted difficulty in controlling students' sexual mores, but advised the establishment of definite guidelines for individual behavior.

Dr. Farnsworth stressed that once a university has clarified its position, it must realize that "this is a private affair; when managed individually, it is no one else's business."

Private Affairs

The committee advised information, counselling, and "open-mindedness" in discussing contraception. It did not, however, favor the distribution of birth control materials.

Dr. Farnsworth indicated that the UHS follows exactly this policy.