THE HARVARD ANNEX 197 
All are very glad to make the experiment with- 
out involving Harvard, but when success has been 
achieved we shall be glad to give the glory to her. 
Very truly yours, 
ARTHUR GILMAN 
The events that are recorded so succinctly above were 
narrated with greater detail by Mr. Gilman many years 
later in the two following letters, which are quoted here be- 
cause they serve to set forth the exact nature of the enter- 
prise with which Mrs. Agassiz became identified. Miss 
Leach, mentioned in the letter, who later became professor 
of Greek in Vassar College, had been distinguishing herself 
by her excellent work as a private pupil of Professors Green- 
ough, Goodwin, and Child. 
TO MRS. LOUIS AGASSIZ 
Cambridge, February 1, 1883 
My pear Mrs. Aaassiz, ... The first discussion of 
the subject of obtaining the services of the college for 
women grew out of the fact that my daughter Grace, 
having been at school in Cambridge for some years, 
was ready to go further in her studies, and Mrs. Gil- 
man and I were reluctant to send her daily to Boston 
or to send her away from home. This was in the au- 
tumn or winter of 1876. During our consultations it 
occurred to Mrs. Gilman that some plan might be 
arranged by which women could be instructed by the 
instructors of the college. We studied the subject for 
months, and at last came to the conclusion that we 
could not get such instruction for our daughters with- 
