New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1883-03-30
COLLEGIATE INSTRUCTION FOR WOMEN.
AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC IN AID or A FUND TO
CONTINUE THE WORK OF THE HARVARD ANNEX.
The ladies of the Executive Committee Of

AN APPEAL TO THE PUBLIC IN AID or A FUND TO
| CONTINUE THE WORK OF THE HARVARD ANNEX.
The ladies of the Executive Committee Of
the Society fer the Collegiate instruction of WOae1
Issued lhe following appeal:
Four years ago. 10 1879. circular Issued offering
private collegiate lnstrucuon to women Cambria
the instruction &c be given by professors and teachers of
| Harvard University. THIS scheme. more geuerily
| snown a. the - Harvard Annex" was organized BY
few persons desirous meet wish often lat
yan1ases OF Harvard College Win The 6ep o. fresds
the Of $4,000 raised In order to give the plan
| trial during term Ji four years. Tue expert
ment GOr 40 II was considered by those protect ~
Is now IN It's fourth year Ii has encountered dlcu
ies either from within or rom without Fer from exc
ing opposition prejudice, Il has worked simply
Probably few persc1s are now cy the
though not as vet in number and variety %S, ipas y
the Unyersty tse Tue sane examisatlon papcrs ara
used nd tine same [, ss OF proficiency applied Ia boa
The instruction Is glyeO exclusively by officers OF iflr.
ward College, without whose GENEROUS cooperation tho
attempt must have been abandOued at tne outset
Tue annual number of students, TIE Er.t year
when tue Annex opened VITA iwenty-seyeu pupils.
been from thir.y-hSe 10 iOriy some Of eee students
nave been tuemse toacHer dcs ring ttOn
special subjects, others have been ycuHg
ting themselves to be eachersw lie NOT e" have 0el
brought by the simple love vi study without other 5bcc
Al nave found IN great DEGREES Wat they suus4t.
lber appreciation OF tI7 opportunities offered them 80
bee1 shown by the hg average standard Of the work
no less than ~ Its exceptional excellence ia individual
cases.
encouraged the undersigned feel justified in ap.
pealmg 10 the pubic tor the support o. whicn
ls OF seh evident Valus 10 women ana mas proved 30
practicable Its means are however. ve.y yearly
come aud recognized connection witn the collie
give II. Tle advantage dependent urr,
since Harvard College mas no means applicable 10
OF sucn addition 10 liz work. II IL thaG
professors have hDerdy aidsd tue enterprise thus
FAR, but IL Official, aud cOnseq eniy certain,
claim upon cir services. without definite
tiOn 10 tie University college Tor women In Cam Jrdss
would have distinctive character, and wOuld bs
superhuOus aud ia xpedient We therefore asa
Wish tnat University education should Do placed
the Reach OF to hep Ia 4sng a SUN VI 10:
less tnan 100000 toward this eut.
Mrs LOulJ Agassn (presideDp. Qmncyst., Cambridge,
Mass.
Miss Alice NJ LOngteow Greasuro'l, Brattle St. Cam.
bridge. Mass
MIS-. L. W. Quincy. Fagerweather-St. Cambridge,
Mass.
Mrs j. p. Cooke, Quincy Cambridge, Mass.
Arthur NaterAOuso-st., cambridge,
Miss Lillian Horso:d, Cragies,., Cambridge, Mas
Miss Ellen I. Mason, Wanut-st, Boston.
SUBSCRIPTIONS may be sent 10 any Of ab0ye addresses
or TO Henry Lee HlggtDsou, No Al otAte-.t BustoH.
The subscription as II now stands amounts 20 S36i0O
given IN the following sums:
Executors of George U. Hovey. 5000; Miss Marisa
HOYey, $1,000; Mrs Augustus Hemeuway, sJ,0O0;
Mics Ellen +. Mason. $1,000; Ms. quincy A.
NJ. Thouas q. Appleton, 5000; Mr. Louis Agassl1.
$500; Mira Walter G. Cabot, 500; Mrs. r. w. GIruey,
$1,000; Miss Annette Z. Rogers, $1,000; fredd.
$1,000; Mrs. William A. TappaD, 800 Miss Mary
Tappan, 500; Ms j. L. Gardner r 500; Mrs George
Putnam, 500; Mrs. Charles T. Paine. - 1000; MIA
Charles Hemenway, SlOO; Friend. $500; AIc George
Higgnson, $1,000; Mr. c. Z. jackson. . 900
"A offered corresponding required thu
Freshman aud courses corresponding OF no
other college years can bs formed tne studies Wnch are
open ~ moro advanced stHdsaiA annual CIRCULAR