Grand Rapids herald. [volume] (Grand Rapids, Mich.) 1892-1959, 1892-11-27
WAY OF THE ANNEX
How the Harvard institution
Has fIourished
DURING IT'S VERY BRIEF LIFE
The Pians for the Admission Of Women
70 the ssaid Ola College Has Worked
70 Perfection IN Every Detail

The report q Arthur Gilman. secre-
tnEy Of ths Society for tins Collegiate In
Gfyuctlon of Women by the Professors
and Other Instructors Of Harvard Col
lege. covers the thirteenth year. ending
Sept 1, 1882, and shows remarkable
g0wsh and prosperity. The annex was
started a small way. Before IL Was
thought of there had been instruction
for women by professors In colleges. but
that instruction Was not of the character
planned to Do given IN Cambridge. In
1915 the origlnators d the Undertaking.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Arthur Gilman. thought
N Arrangement could be made by which
women could receive instruction from
the prDfessors in Harvard college,
The admission of women directly 10
the college was ont Of the question. Ac
cordingly no advances were made di-
rectiy 10 the corporation OF the college,
bat instruction Wa asked OF the profess
ors, whose college duties were to be In
10 wise interfered with. IL was noe
until 1878 that the plan was perfected
and brought "a the attention of Professor
and Mrs. j. b. Greenough, who heartily
approved Of it. Most Of the other pro-
fessors gave their immediate assent to
the request 10 teach women. and Prssi
dent Eliot added important counsel and
encouragement. A directing body was
then formed, consisting of Mr.. and Mrs
Gilman. Professor and Mrs. Greenough.
Miss Lillian Horsford. Miss Alice NJ
Longfellow. Mrs. Josiah Parsons Cooke.
Mrs.. Z. W. Quincy and Mrs. Louis
Asassiz.
In February, 1879, the first circular
was issued. and in the September fol-
lowing the annex opened The first
year began with twenty-five students.
who formed twenty-nine classes of in
srrnction. and called for the services of
seven professors. four assistant profess
ors and twelve Instructors At first tie
annex occupied two rooms in a house on
Appian way, near the college. From
year 10 year additional rooms were re-
CURED. and finally the society moved
into It's present home IN the Fay house.
Tins building was an old brick mansion
formerly the home OF Edward Everett
Soon after the annex secured the prop
erty Fay house had to be much en-
larged. bat the additions were 50 planned
that the dignity and character of the
old structure were retained
When the annex took the Fay house
IN 1885 the question of finances became
serious one. At the beginning the en-
terprise had no strong financial backing
There was an annual deficit of about
q. 600 for the first five years. This sum
was cheerfully made up by men and wo-
men IN Boston who were interested in
the work. The money for the enlarge
ment Of the new quarters was ais.
raised. and an endowment fund started
Miss Horsford. the treasurer, gives the
receipts last year a. 81. 9SS.5s. and the
expenditures "a about &, 900 less OF the
income t34,0t0 was from tuition fees,
q. 200 for y Maria Denny Fay scholar
ship and 3. 900 from two years interest
on the general fund; 81. $50 was expend
ed IN salaries. 81 .0+s on the library ana
%. ss5 on the building.
Mr.. Gilman calls attention To the fact
that the number OF students increased
during the year from Ia 10 241. and this
fall there are nearly 800. The teaching
force comprises more than seventy of the
professors and other instructors Of Har-
ward college. and as usual represents the
older professors as well as the later addi-
tons to the faculty. The graduate stu
dents numbered twenty-five. coming
from such institutions as Boston univer-
sity. Bryn Nawr college, Kansas univer-
esty. Nebraska university. Barnard col