CHAPTER X 



THE PASSING OF THE HARVARD ANNEX 

 1893-1894 



IN the few words of Mrs. Agassiz with which the pre- 

 ceding chapter closes the f oreshadowings of events that 

 followed in the next year may be seen. Already in the course 

 of 1893 it had become evident that enthusiasts on the sub- 

 ject of women's education, restless under the somewhat 

 anomalous position of the Annex, where women received 

 collegiate instruction but no academic degrees, were eager 

 to see an official relation established between it and the 

 University. The situation was set forth by Mr. Warner in 

 the article in the Harvard Graduates 9 Magazine referred to 

 above: "It had become plain to every one that the in- 

 stitution had passed its phase of private experiment, and 

 was entitled to some formal recognition by the University. 

 What shape this should take was a question with many 

 difficulties, for the university scheme had no place ready 

 for the newcomer Of course, no one wanted to in- 

 corporate the Annex bodily into the University and min- 

 gle its students with the young men. It was plain that 

 the young women must be separately cared for, and that 

 their household concerns and domestic economy must be 

 in the hands of a board composed, at least in part, of 

 women. Furthermore, the President and Fellows of Har- 

 vard College were unwilling to add to their administrative 

 work, already excessively heavy, by taking charge of the 

 property, or attending to the executive details, of another 



