196 - ELIZABETH CARY AGASSIZ 
tors, Mr. and Mrs. Gilman, and Professor and Mrs. Green- 
ough. They made further nominations for the committee 
of ladies and proposed among other names those of Mrs. 
Louis Agassiz, Miss Lilian Horsford (Mrs. William G. 
Farlow), and Mrs. Josiah B. Cooke, the wife of the emi- 
nent professor of chemistry in Harvard University. “The 
grade of instruction to be given was discussed, and it was 
agreed that it should be equivalent to that of a Harvard 
course; a certificate to be given at its end. Professor Green- 
ough and Mr. Gilman were appointed to frame a circular 
announcing the formation of the committee and its plan.” 
The next item of interest here is dated February 4, and 
records a meeting at which “Mrs. Louis Agassiz was again 
discussed and Mrs. Cooke appointed to invite her to join 
the Committee.” Two days later Mr. Gilman notes that 
Mrs. Agassiz had accepted the place on the committee, and 
that he had sent the following letter to President Eliot, 
which speaks for itself. 
TO PRESIDENT CHARLES W. ELIOT 
February 6, 1879 
Dear Sir: I hand you herewith a copy of a cir- 
cular that is to be put into the hands of those inter- 
ested, in accordance with the plan that I laid before 
you in my note of December 23rd. 
The circular has been worded with care to avoid 
two possible misconceptions: (1) that the plan in any 
way savors or tends to coeducation, and (2) that 
Harvard College is in any way responsible for it. 
The ladies are all opposed to coeducation and are 
earnestly in favor of the present movement. 
