It’s almost like a cow chewing cud it seems so natural and unintentional. Squirrels and other rodents whose teeth don’t stop growing will often be found chewing on all sorts of objects.

What follows is her idea of the life of a Smith student some 100 years ago. I miss President Seelye's cow. Even though I never met her, I feel a special connection to the cud-chewing pacifist that ...