▁Charles ▁A . ▁Nelson , ▁in ▁Rad ical ▁Vis ions , ▁his ▁bi ography ▁of ▁Bar r ▁and ▁Buch an an , ▁says ▁they ▁were ▁convinced ▁that ▁" the ▁n avy ▁would ▁never ▁accept ▁final ▁defeat ... ▁They ▁were ▁wrong , ▁but ▁their ▁jud g ement ▁at ▁the ▁time ▁is ▁hard ▁to ▁fault . ▁No ▁one ▁who ▁can ▁recall ▁the ▁temper ▁of ▁those ▁times ▁will ▁forget ▁how ▁powerful ▁the ▁n avy ▁was ." ▁ ▁Location ▁ ▁Several ▁sites ▁were ▁considered ▁for ▁the ▁new ▁college . ▁The ▁first ▁choice ▁was ▁a ▁site ▁in ▁New ▁Leb anon , ▁N . Y ., ▁occupied ▁by ▁the ▁D arrow ▁School , ▁which ▁refused ▁to ▁sell . ▁The ▁final ▁choice ▁was ▁the ▁estate ▁of ▁Dan ▁H anna ▁( son ▁of ▁Mark ▁H anna ) ▁in ▁Stock bridge , ▁Massachusetts . ▁ ▁The ▁choice ▁of ▁this ▁location ▁may ▁have ▁been ▁influenced ▁by ▁Scott ▁Buch an an , ▁who , ▁according ▁to ▁Samuel ▁S ass , ▁was ▁familiar ▁with ▁the ▁area , ▁having ▁graduated ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 2 ▁from ▁Pitts field ▁High ▁School . ▁The ▁site , ▁officially ▁known ▁as ▁Bon ny ▁B rier ▁Farm , ▁already ▁contained ▁eigh teen ▁buildings , ▁including ▁an ▁inn , ▁a ▁d orm itory , ▁and ▁a ▁bo ath ouse ▁located ▁on ▁ ▁of ▁la kes h ore ▁front age ▁on ▁the ▁lake ▁known ▁as ▁Stock bridge ▁Bowl . ▁When ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁announced ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 6 , ▁Buch an an ▁expected ▁the ▁institution ▁to ▁be ▁open ▁by ▁September