238 ELIZABETH CARY AGASSIZ 
TO PROFESSOR JOHN C. GRAY 
My pear Mr. Gray: I am truly grateful for your 
letter. The acceptance of such a scheme by the 
Corporation would seem to me all we can reasonably 
ask for the present. If later they should feel ready 
for a closer affiliation they can themselves define the 
terms. The Annex will plead its own cause, and I think 
some of the lions will disappear as the Corporation 
becomes more familiar with its work and its ways. 
We have always needed a name, and I hope 
something ‘distinctive and appropriate will be found, 
— something if possible which would indicate a rela- 
tion to the College rather than a separation from it. 
Mr. Norton once suggested Emmanuel College, as 
being the one from which John Harvard came? 
2d. It would simplify matters much to retain the 
present organization, leaving to us the financial re- 
sponsibility with matters concerning the life of the 
students, etc., etc. We offered to give all that, only 
because we thought the College might prefer a com- 
plete surrender. 
3d. Your idea of “‘visitors” had never occurred to 
me, but if the Corporation would accept such a duty, 
that in itself would be a tacit recognition of our re- 
lation to the University. 
4th seems to me still more important — that the 
appointment of instructors or examiners should rest 
with the visitors. 
5th. To me personally it would be perfectly satis- 
factory that our diplomas should bear the seal and 
