President Bunting Asks Study of Sex Problems

President Bunting called Monday for a thorough study of the problems of pre-marital sexual relations at both women's and men's colleges throughout the country.

"College officials have not faced the problem of pre-marital sexual relations as squarely as they should," Mrs. Bunting declared. She charged administrators with "shoving the matter under the rug," and said that "tucking promiscuity away is no longer a sensible solution."

H.R Sex Patterns

Mrs. Bunting declined to discuss her own views on the subject, but suggested that a careful study of the college sex patterns of Harvard and Radcliffe graduates of the past 25 years could be an important first step toward discussion of the problems of pre-marital sex.

Last year, Sarah Blanding, president of Vassar College, spoke out strongly against pre-marital sex relations, and said she believed it wrong for any unmarried Vassar undergraduate to engage in sexual intercourse.

Sex No Concern

In the nationwide furor following Miss Blanding's remarks, the presidents of several other women's colleges discussed the problems of pre-marital sex. Although no other administrators spoke officially about the conduct of their own undergraduates, all were generally in favor of saving sex for marriage.

Mrs. Bunting said that liberalization of Radcliffe's sign-out rules could pose some problems in this area, but indicated that since the original rules changes last year, the question of pre-marital sex has not been of great concern to the Radcliffe administration.

RGA Changed Rules

When RGA first liberalized the sign-out rules last spring, 'Cliffies were allowed for the first time to sign out to a motel, or to a hotel without being accompanied by another girl.

A proposal now before RGA, would allow juniors and seniors to leave the dormitory without indicating any destination. Mrs. Bunting said that she is giving careful consideration to that suggestion and is very interested in it.