Word: townes
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Dates: during 1950-1959
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...town and the university generally have little to do with each other and it is difficult not to notice the absence of the type of stores which usually spring up around a university. Bethlehem is simply not a "college town...
...Town-Gown Cooperation...
...Town and the College
Sprawling over 661 acres in the foothills of the Berkshires, the campus is certainly inviting. The town supported by the college, South Hadley, is quaint, and largely inhabited by at least fourth generation New Englanders. Mount Holyoke is not plagued by friction between itself and the community; in fact, it allows the townspeople to use the library, swimming pool, and observatory. Said one local youngster about the college, "It keeps us in trouble"; and one middle-aged citizen commented, "The girls make lovely scenery; they're 1300 more good reasons to live in town...
...girls are good reasons to live in town presents something of an enigma. Friendly, often a little too much so, they are nevertheless not very much better looking on the average than their Radcliffe counter-parts although the change of scene does something to a man's outlook...