点评:This private women's college is a treasure. One walk through the campus and you will understand why it is ranked as one of the prettiest college campuses. With two lakes on the grounds one will be taken in by Nature and the beauty of its Architecture. The majestic red brick buildings blends beautifully with the landscape. In a way, I found myself thinking of Harry Potter as I was walking around campus. This college was established in 1837 and it is the Oldest Women's College in the US. When it first opened Albert Bierstat donated one of his works to the College (Hetch Hetchy Canyon) Needless to say, it has a wonderful art program. The Library and the chapel were standouts to me. The Williston Memorial Library has an atrium that was designed like the Medici Library in Florence, Italy. In the middle of the atrium stands a tower of 450 pieces of hand blown glass shimmering with gold leaf. The Abbey Memorial Chapel was completed in 1938. The chapel was merged with the original Mary Lyon Chapel. Today, the college is part of a 5 College consortium. The five schools include; Mount Holyoke, Amherst, Smith, Hampshire, UMass of Amherst. Student can take classes in any of the 5 colleges. There is a regular Bus system for the students who need transportation. I enjoyed reading the words of founder Mary Lyons that said, "“Go where no one else will go, do what no one else will do”.
翻译:这所私立女子学院是一块宝藏。穿过校园你就会明白为什么它被评为最美的大学校园之一。校园内有两个湖泊,大自然和建筑之美将令你陶醉。雄伟的红砖建筑与风景完美地融为一体。在某种程度上,当我在校园里散步时,我发现自己想起了哈利波特。这所学院成立于 1837 年,是美国最古老的女子学院。刚开办时,阿尔伯特·比尔斯塔特将他的一件作品捐赠给了学院 (赫奇赫奇峡谷)。不用说,它的艺术项目很精彩。图书馆和教堂对我来说尤为突出。威利斯顿纪念图书馆的中庭设计得像意大利佛罗伦萨的美第奇图书馆。中庭中间矗立着一座由 450 块手工吹制的玻璃组成的塔,上面镶着金箔,闪闪发光。修道院纪念教堂于 1938 年竣工。教堂与原来的玛丽·里昂教堂合并。如今,该学院是 5 所学院联盟的一部分。这五所学院包括:曼荷莲学院、阿默斯特学院、史密斯学院、汉普郡学院、阿默斯特麻省大学。学生可以在这 5 所学院中的任何一所上课。有定期巴士系统为需要交通的学生提供服务。我喜欢阅读创始人玛丽·里昂的话:“‘去别人不愿去的地方,做别人不愿做的事’”。