Lynn White Jr.

We Americans, says LYNN WHITE, JR., have the world’s most consistent equalitarian society. But have we rethought our education in terms of our breach with the aristocratic tradition? His answer is a flat “No” — and in the article which follows, he points up three of the most glaring shortcomings in our college education. This paper has been drawn from his forthcoming book, Educating Our Daughters, which Harper will publish early this year. Educated at Stanford and at Harvard, Dr. White has been President of Mills College since 1943.

“The physicians have increased the mere quantity of a woman’s life. It is the tash of educators to help improve the quality of the latter part of it.” So argues LYNN WHITE, JR., an ardent advocate of a more practical education for women young or middle-aged. This article and one to follow in the February Atlantic have been drawn from his book, Educating Our Daughters: A Challenge to the Colleges, which Harper will publish early this year. Educated at Stanford and at Harvard, Dr. White has been President of Mills College since 1943.