Horner Limits Field to Seven For Radcliffe Dean's Position

President Horner has reduced the number of candidates she is considering for the recently created position of administrative dean of Radcliffe College to seven.

Horner said yesterday that none of the candidates still being considered for the post are currently affiliated with the University, and that only one of the seven is a woman.

The dean's position, created by the Radcliffe trustees last fall, had attracted more than 200 applicants in a nationwide search conducted in November and December.

The dean will assume some responsibilities that Horner had previously held as president of the College, and will act primarily as a fiscal officer for Radcliffe, working closely with Horner and the Radcliffe treasurer on budgeting and internal affairs matters.

Interest

Horner said she has found work on fiscal questions "interesting and fun" but thinks Radcliffe "needs someone who can handle internal administration issues more efficiently."

Susan S. Lyman '49, chairman of the Radcliffe board of trustees, said last night that the trustees have wanted an administrative dean of the college for more than three years, "to give President Horner a hand."

Devote More Time

"President Horner has had to sit on a mass of University committees which need a woman," Lyman said. She added that she believes the administrative dean's position would allow Horner to devote more time to Radcliffe activities and national commitments.

Motivation

Horner said she plans to devote substantial time next year to teaching a graduate psychology course, "Problems in Motivation." Horner has not taught a course at the University in the past two years.

Horner said yesterday that she hopes to fill the administrative dean's post by June.

Although Horner will choose the new dean from the seven remaining candidates by herself, the seven were selected by a committee that included Radcliffe trustees and Business School officials.