▁mother ' s ▁side , ▁the ▁In gers oll ▁line ▁was ▁connected ▁with ▁Edwards ▁and ▁from ▁Edwards ▁on ▁would ▁be ▁a ▁new , ▁independent ▁Par s ons ▁line ▁because ▁Edwards ' ▁el dest ▁daughter , ▁Sarah , ▁married ▁Eli hu ▁Par s ons ▁on ▁June ▁ 1 1 , ▁ 1 7 5 0 . ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Am her st ▁College ▁As ▁an ▁under grad uate , ▁Par s ons ▁studied ▁bi ology , ▁soci ology ▁and ▁philosophy ▁at ▁Am her st ▁College ▁and ▁received ▁his ▁B A ▁in ▁ 1 9 2 4 . ▁Am her st ▁College ▁had ▁become ▁the ▁Par s ons ' ▁family ▁college ▁by ▁tradition ; ▁his ▁father ▁and ▁his ▁uncle ▁Frank ▁had ▁attended ▁it , ▁as ▁had ▁his ▁elder ▁brother , ▁Charles ▁Edward . ▁Initial ly , ▁Par s ons ▁was ▁attract ed ▁to ▁a ▁career ▁in ▁medicine , ▁as ▁he ▁was ▁inspired ▁by ▁his ▁elder ▁brother ▁so ▁he ▁studied ▁a ▁great ▁deal ▁of ▁bi ology ▁and ▁spent ▁a ▁summer ▁working ▁at ▁the ▁Ocean ographic ▁Institution ▁at ▁Wood s ▁H ole , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁Par s ons ' ▁bi ology ▁profess ors ▁at ▁Am her st ▁were ▁Otto ▁C . ▁Glas er ▁and ▁Henry ▁Pl ough . ▁G ently ▁mock ed ▁as ▁" L ittle ▁Tal c ott , ▁the ▁g ild ed ▁cher ub ," ▁Par s ons ▁became ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁student ▁leaders ▁at ▁Am her st . ▁Par s ons ▁also ▁took ▁courses ▁with ▁Wal ton ▁Hamilton ▁and ▁the ▁phil os opher