CHAPTER X 
THE PASSING OF THE HARVARD ANNEX 
1893-1894 
N the few words of Mrs. Agassiz with which the pre- 
ceding chapter closes the foreshadowings 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’ 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 
