Education: A Man!

It was almost as unheard-of as if a woman had been admitted to Greece's Mount Athos, where all females (even ewes and mares) are taboo. In Northampton, Mass. last week Smith College got its first male undergrad in its 70 years. The unique fellow was Meredith Stiles, blond and 23, veteran of 2½ years in the Army Air Forces. He was admitted to Smith because he wanted to study advanced Spanish, and the professor of advanced Spanish at his own school (nearby Amherst) was off on sabbatical leave.

Between classes Stiles lunches at a...

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