316 ELIZABETH CARY AGASSIZ 



Today the news is brought me of another gift, 

 the announcement of which will be welcome to our 

 students, and I think to our general audience as well. 

 Certain of our alumnae and of our special students 

 (a society known as the "Annex '95 Club") gener- 

 ously undertook with the cooperation of our graduates 

 to raise money for the building of a Hall of Residence 

 for Radcliffe. They proposed their plan to us (that 

 is, to the officers and Council of Radcliffe) about a 

 year ago, and appointed a committee and took other 

 measures toward its accomplishment. They were pro- 

 ceeding hopefully when the breaking out of the war 

 [with Spain] brought this project with many others 

 to a standstill. They felt that it was impossible at such 

 a moment to raise the sum of $50,000, and for less 

 than that they were assured that their scheme could 

 not be successfully carried out. It looked as if the 

 plan so full of promise for Radcliffe must be indef- 

 initely postponed, if not given up. Today, however, 

 I am allowed to say that the Club has received from 

 Mrs. David P. Kimball a gift of $50,000, the whole 

 sum needed for the execution of this pleasant pur- 

 pose. 



I knew that it would give you all great pleasure, 

 and for myself it is a great gratification to record 

 these facts concerning our graduates and students. 

 The life of every college must be in a great degree 

 dependent upon the affection and loyal service of 

 her students, and we have the happiness of seeing 

 that long after their college course is ended, our 

 graduates are still in active sympathy with us, 



