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ence in teaching and who come partly because they 
value the contact with the broader methods of Uni- 
versity instruction and wish to strengthen themselves 
in their own special departments of work, perhaps 
also because the change of attitude from that of 
teacher to that of pupil is a rest and refreshment. ... 
... Tosum up the work of the Annex in the last ten 
years. Having hardly a recognized existence during 
the first two or three years and with a capital never 
exceeding $75,000 it has become known during this 
period as one of the prominent educational institu- 
tions for women in the country, its pupils have risen 
in numbers from some twenty-five to about one hun- 
dred and fifty and are yearly increasing, its graduates 
are scattered over the country as teachers and excel- 
lent reports of their work come back to us, it has 
given to a number of already well-established teach- 
ers the opportunity which they greatly value of 
studying under Harvard methods of instruction and 
under scholars of known distinction in their different 
departments of work, and it has enabled many young 
women who have studious tastes to pursue them 
under especially helpful conditions. I would add that 
we have no instruction outside of Harvard and that 
we have between fifty and sixty Harvard professors 
and instructors on our lists of instructors. Of course 
this is our best guarantee. With this preface I will 
now bring forward the special object of our meeting. 
A woman’s postscript is, as you well know, the most 
important part of her communication. 
We have tried to husband our means and to carry 
