Even within Roose's book, however, he notes that there are more extreme colleges than Liberty. I suspect some ambitious editor thought it sounded catchier than the more accurate options. For example, at Bob Jones University, chaperones are required for all dates. I don't know if it's still in effect, but ten years ago, male and female students at North Greenville College weren't even allowed to use the same sidewalks.

I'm actually familiar with the Quiverful movement. It's a bit terrifying, especially since so many of the families can't financially support that many children--much less supply them with enough attention.

Anecdotally: I know a particular family with six children ranging from sixteen years to six months. This worked out pretty well for them as now the oldest two children do most of the taking care of the younger ones, but that's neither here nor there. After four daughters the parents said they were going to try one more time for a son; they got a fifth daughter. There were pretty satisfied after that, but after a few more births in the family and still no boys with the family name, they gave it another go. After the sixth daughter, the father said, "That's it. My quiver is full; my cup runneth over."

It's a bit of a long story, but I think his ultimate point was a good one: a full quiver isn't the same as breeding like bunnies--he needed to be able to raise the girls properly as well.