intolerant leftists at Smith?

Bea
Sun, 27 Aug 2006 02:18:05 +0000

“In typical American fashion, the seeds for Smith College grew out of tragedy. Sophia Smith inherited her family’s fortune in 1861 and since she never married, she had no heir. As a result of this tragedy, Smith, who was “deeply religious,” turned to her Rev. John Morton Green for guidance.”

Wow, what a tragedy that she was never married. That probably tells you something about the author of this article.

When I visited Smith for Spring Open House I had the opportunity to talk to a transfer student. In the middle of talking to me about something… dining, maybe? she stopped to say, in quite an ominous voice, that if I had any biases or “a closed mind in any sort of way”, Smith “is not the place” for me and I “would have a hard time at Smith”. That’s the only time I felt like someone might look down on me as being closed minded for having a difference of opinion.

And that’s pretty mild, honestly.