The name of the college in 1969 was Bennett Junior College, I know because I attended in the early 70s. Dr. Hoyt was my Shakespeare teacher and the Germains taught me French. Molly Ferrer was NOT the daughter of Rosemary Clooney, she was her niece. I lived in Halcyon Hall my first year and then in the horrible new dorms, plain and with no character. I saw Alan Ginsberg at Harkaway Theater give an increditble reading of his poetry and was in Sam Reifler's philosophy class. It was a very strange place in 1970, with rich girls marching against the war and lots of drugs. I was not unhappy when it closed. I happened to vist the place in 2003 while visiting Vassar with my daughter in 2003. I was shocked at the general decline of the place. very depressing. It does not surprise me that it was designed by the same architect as Mohonk Mountain House, a place I love. I haven't seen the pictures yet of other parts of the college but I am sure i could identify them. Lots of memories.
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Location: Bennett School for Girls Gallery: Close Calls