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ness with which the professors pursued the discussion 
in the faculty meetings, the confidence they showed 
in us, their readiness to do all and more than they 
have done for us. The fact that this body of teachers 
acquiesced in the final arrangement should satisfy 
you that it was one which was not intended to limit 
or retard our development. 
But there are technical difficulties in the way of the 
governing boards which do not belong to the Faculty, 
and which touch upon a trust which they (the gov- 
erning boards) have held for two hundred and fifty 
years and more. They must in loyalty to that older 
trust move cautiously and smooth over these diffi- 
culties gradually. 
I do not believe in forcing the hand of the Harvard 
Corporation either by the weight of outside opinion 
or of individual remonstrances. I do not believe in an 
aggressive policy. I do believe in making the govern- 
ing boards of Harvard our allies, — in showing them 
that all we ask can be granted without incurring any 
change of policy in the general government of the 
University or trenching in any way upon its original 
rights. 
We have doubted (I mean we of the Annex) what 
part we should take in the sudden and startling pro- 
test against Radcliffe, which has taken us by surprise, 
because at first the air seemed full of congratulations. 
We decided not to enter into the newspaper lists. 
Patience and silence after all seemed best. We must 
go on with our work, keep our standard as high as 
possible, and let the results prove that we have not 
