Vassar Was Okay.

It was a good trip. They have a nice collection of art at Vassar, some big names. I'm not sure if the students liked it, but they had their art history majors take us on a tour. They asked the students to describe a few paintings and explained the differences between each artist's style. They had a lot of the Hudson River School paintings and it was nice to see art of the local landscape. I'm glad we only went to the museum and did not take a tour of the school. Vassar is such a pretentious school, I bet it would have turned them off to the idea of going to college. Many of the students on this trip wouldn't qualify to get into Vassar, nor would they be interested in such a non-practical education. Many of them are planning on trade schools or community colleges. I feel that this trip was more for Mr. S than for the students, but they may have gotten something from the experience. It will be nice to compare the contemporary art of Vassar with the Medieval art at the Cloisters museum.