Complex sentence: During the early 20th century, the college was a site of negotiation as daughters of the planter class encountered those of the new commercial elite; other interplay took place between traditional parents and their more modern daughters.
Split into simpler sentences: During the early 20th century, the college was a site of negotiation, as daughters of the traditional planter class encountered those of the new commercial elite. Other interplay took place between traditional parents and their more modern daughters.