Bio Club Will Keep Women, Be Unofficial

Even though the Harvard Biology Society was refused official recognition by the Student Council on the grounds that it has girl members, it will continue existing as an unofficial group, Stuart J. Danoff '52, vice-President of the Society, said last night.

At the same time Radcliffe Council President Joan Braverman '50 said that her group will help the Harvard Council Committee now investigating the role of Annex girls in Harvard extracurricular groups.

In Class, In Club

"We can see no reason for keeping Radcliffe students out of our society when they are allowed in the classroom with us," Danoff asserted.

The Biology group had petitioned the Council last Monday for official recognition, a status which carries with it the privileges of using the name Harvard, using College bulletin boards, and meeting in College buildings.

Council Obeys Rules

But the Society's constitution states that the group is open to "Harvard and Radcliffe students interested in Biology," so the Council rejected it in accordance with existing rules prohibiting non-Harvard membership in official organizations.

The Council then decided to investigate the role of girls in recognized undergraduate groups, and last night Radcliffe agreed to help. The Council plans to consider the findings of the investigation in the formulation of its new set of "Rules for Undergraduate Organizations."