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Actually, I very much agree that one of the major points of college is the connections one makes - which is a strong argument for attending the most exclusive and most upper class college one can.

If you aren't willing to consider what kinds of people your children are connecting with...

We surely want our daughters to meet and associate with well-brought-up young gentlemen from good families, cultured and accomplished, and with some ambition and good prospects. Sort of what I imagine most parents want. I'm far mellower than my parents were or their parents about such matters: I'm not asking to see sixteen quarterings of arms or membership in particular clubs or patriotic societies - questions asked seriously in my parents' families a generation ago, but I'm sure even if unconsiously I have a profile in mind. We must rely on the Christian training and education we have given our daughters, and the values we have demonstrated and ecouraged in them, and hope and pray that the young men they bring home will be gentlemen, treat them well, provide for them well, and be concerned with their happiness.