"In my judgement, what makes Sweet Briar different from other colleges is the particular way in which a happy balance or blend is achieved here with respect to values and objectives. We believe in a spirit of free inquiry, nurtured in a climate of opinion that includes the best of our intellectual, cultural, and ethical traditions. We do have the freedom and the time to enable each student to experience the challenge of the good teacher in the best academic environment. As this history makes plain, it has not been easy to secure the needed material factors for this environment - the salaries, the buildings, and the books - but the three essential ingredients - idealism, loyalty, and freedom - Sweet Briar has had and will continue to have, if I read aright the sentiments of her family of students, teachers, and alumnae."
~Anne Gary Pannell
~Anne Gary Pannell
Taken from the Foreward of The Story of Sweet Briar College.
No comments:
Post a Comment