Education: New Design

Sarah Lawrence College is a small institution in Bronxville, a New York City suburb, where rich girls get a radical education. Its eleven years make Sarah Lawrence one of the oldest progressive colleges in the U. S. Last week President Constance Warren decided it was time to explain fully what her college was up to. She did so in a book: A New Design for Women's Education (Stokes; $2).

Many a girl goes to Sarah Lawrence because it is within flirting distance of Yale and Princeton, is supposed to be easy and lets her weekend away whenever she likes. Girls enjoy their...

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