THE PASSING OF THE ANNEX 249 



may not be a competent degree conferring institution." 

 Mr. J. B. Warner appeared for the Society, and was sup- 

 ported by Professors Norton, Byerly, Goodwin and Good- 

 ale, and Mrs. Agassiz. After the presentation of the 

 subject, the remonstrants withdrew their opposition, on 

 condition that the clause, "provided, however, that no 

 degree shall be conferred by the said Radcliffe College 

 except with the approval of the President and Fellows of 

 Harvard College," be inserted into the act — a clause, 

 which, as was pointed out at the time, merely gave em- 

 phasis to the original intention of the Society. 



An account of the hearing was written by Mr. Gilman 

 in 1904, selections from his manuscript copy of which 

 are pubHshed here. 



The room appointed for the hearing was all too 

 small for the number of women who wished to attend. 

 The audience was mainly composed of our opponents. 

 . . . The chairman of the legislation committee 

 wished us to present our views, and a member of 

 our corporation made a plain statement of what had 

 been done and what it was intended to do — namely, 

 to give to women the same instruction that men had 

 so long enjoyed, and said that the charter was asked 

 in order that the Annex might be permanently 

 established, and be authoritatively carried on with 

 the aid of the President and Fellows ^^of Harvard 

 College. Mrs. Agassiz was called upon to tell of the 

 past work, and of the plans for the future. Her words 

 made an evident impression. Professor Goodwin, who 

 had taught classes of girls from the beginning, told 



