THE DANCE OF THE SEVENTH VEIL

With over two hundred Yale men rallying to the cause of God, country, and the Vassar Junior Prom last weekend, sex reared its ugly head in the form of an official announcement. Haunted by vague memories of the Biblical reputation of the sons of Eli, who walked not in the paths of righteousness, the administration felt it fitting and timely to declare that a course covering the stimulating though delicate field of "Marriage and Famliy Life" would be given during the remainder of the year. Constant clamor from the student body, ably supported by faculty opinion, has resulted in the drastic step which Vassar has undertaken.

Informality is to characterize the lectures, and students are eager in offering suggestions as to how the material should be presented. Not only are Vassar students to be taught how to choose a husband, but also how to keep one. Physiological as well as economic aspects of the subject are to be fully treated, and the departments of Medicine, Sociology, and Eugenics are lending invaluable support.

The significance of this step is manifold. It shows, among other things that although only five undergraduates in Harvard are interested in the sex problem, judging by last year's turn-out at the first Hygiene lecture, it still maintains a warm sport in the hearts of some of the youth of today.

Apparently the time when sex could be discussed only behind closed doors and in subdued whispers has become a relic of the past at Vassar. Consciousness of the ever-present dangers of marital entanglements has led the administration to agree that correspondence schools should not hold a monopoly on such valuable instruction.