Education: Revolt at Washington

The physical examination of freshmen coeds at the University of Washington early last week seemed to be proceeding quite as usual. The girls answered questions, had their blood pressures taken, got weighed, thumped and Xrayed. Then came a procedure that took some of the girls by surprise. One by one, they were ushered into a private room. There, as they stood naked before a camera, a woman attendant took three full-length photographs—front, back and profile. In the rush, attendants did not have time to explain to everyone what all the photographing was for....

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