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judgment that made her coming so great a relief to Mrs. 

 Agassiz and so important an event in her connection with 

 the college. 



The ideals that Mrs. Agassiz had for the college, thus in- 

 augurated, and the spirit in which she regarded its future 

 are best set forth in selections from her Commencement 

 address for 1894. 



My Young Friends : I have not much to say to you 

 this afternoon. Perhaps when a cherished wish is 

 fulfilled, one does not feel inclined for many words. 

 When we reach the summit of a height which we have 

 been slowly climbing, not without difficulty and fa- 

 tigue, our first feeling is, indeed, one of quiet sat- 

 isfaction, rather than of excitement which seeks 

 expression. Today we reach such a height, and a 

 wider horizon opens around us, with larger oppor- 

 tunities. ... I am not sure that we all understand 

 the responsibility of success. In our elation at the 

 fact, we forget, perhaps, its deeper significance as re- 

 gards our own obligations. 



We have all longed for the position w^e occupy to- 

 day, — longed to be accepted by the old and beloved 

 University, under whose shadow we ventured to be- 

 gin our work, hoping for final recognition. Today 

 that recognition is ours. Harvard has consented to 

 receive our college as her ward, — has made herself 

 responsible for our education and has given us her 

 signature and her seal as guarantee thereunto. In this 

 we may, of course, feel a just pride. We should not 

 have had her approval had we not been in some de- 



