New-York tribune., 1894-01-08
RADCLIFFE COLLEGE.
WHAT THE TRANSPORTATION OF HAIR
WARD ANNEX MEANS.
HARVARD ENDORSEMENT OF SEPARATE Dl
| PLoMAs BETTER THAN INDEFINITE WAIT
ING FOR CLOSER RELATIONS.

Cambridge Mass, Jan. (SpeciaD-The
arrangement under which the Harvard Annex Is
TO change its and become degree-givnS
institution is hardly yet understood by the general
public To OF the friends OF the higher educa-
ton OF women it means than they had hoped
for and to II means more. Already, In
deed not few of those who have followed the
DEVELOPMENT of the Annex with interest regard
this new arrangement as an undeslrapie COM
promise. Others. still. who more conservative.
see In II something to them even less desirabe-an
opening wedge for coeducation
AS a matter of fact. the new arrangement makes
no difference In the physical conditions Of the
Annex 1t will be Of necessity no richer than
formerly Its management, its courses OF lnstruc-
tion and its examinations Will continue TO be the
same as before. and its teachers VIII sun be- as
in years past majority Of the Harvard faculty.
Furt rthermore had its management so wished the
Annex or the Society for the Collegiate lnstruc-
ton of Women" might long have received
from the Massachusetts Legislature the right TO
grant degrees. 1t always seemed better TO wait
until the relation of the Annex to Harvard became
more definite What. then. Is the approaching
change I'm the condition of the Annex which. TO
some means so much and to others SO niue
Merely this: The Society for the coneSiate IN
setts Legislature IN session for permission 70
fna"sS IS n@Sopthld ms ne marvard viii provide Of
Visitors 10 supervise TIE instruction given TO women
The Signature of the president OF Harvard, well
as the Harvard seal The name which 1t Is pro
i.Rsdc,,fc colece >" a name selected by Mrs.
Agassiz in honor Of Anne Radcliffe. who, in l'i2'
The name itself is disappointing to some who
would prefer to have one in some way na,ca'ns .r
the connection with Harvard M9rsoy@r NAM nan H sTs
disappointed that the degrees although they VIII
be given for real Hayward work VIII not be y ss"lhe h
interests Of the Annex most at heart believe that
uGh more VIII come me rom ne ter hfw II has
set It's seal on the work OF Radcliffe colleee ii2r-
fara for need Is no, hsr ' Of % @ Of Of
anything that viii help it's work. In this way bet
Haryapd library may result Nor would it be
prisng II. in time; limited coeducaiion should be
The early history of the Harvard Annex is e;, toe
well known 10 need recapitulation here a small
group Of Cambridge women and men. including
some Harvard professors, organized themselves III III
iS aryarG inrG nst2uc,on sGSs " 9er secrns
ton of many Harvard professors ana ,r arrangife
coqry on OF the eypermen for four years At
end Of this time The experne,mt hna y Pr1Eeu ,h r ss
year have increased in this. the fifteenth 70 nor
than 30 Instead OF hired rooms in small h9nse n,,s
building OF It's own. and It's endowment fund-aslie
Filtration Educ tor Nssocaton~is in the neighborhood Of
$4,000 From the beginning too there mas cyred nre
by Harvard instructors. and In the list OF IN
structors itself The general conduct ana ,he scnoi
and the whole result Justified President Eo,
year ago. In calling this the most lnteiigeug e d
in this country. 49,, -
The movement which led to this recent action on
tho mart OF the Harvard oyerseers may De sali 10
have begun on November II. 1892. At this time
Mrs Agasslz. president Of the Annex corporation
President Eliot addressed draWlilg-rOonl meet
ing OF the Womans Education Association OF
Boston. the subject OF a closer RELATION uetW',n
tho Annex and Harvard. President EllOt spoke
most warrnly In favor OF the Annex work. ana oi
tho dcslrabllity of this closer union. The outcome
OF the meeting that the Woinans i;duca'ioh
Association voted 'to raise Il proper ana arg, III
dowment for the Harvard Annex SupSc, iu'is
agreed 10 nay their several amounts 'proNipri max
an adequate endowment fund is raised, ana thit tnf
corporatlon and oversccrS OF Harvard College give
| IN IN. students OF the Annex the same opiortuh
,ies for study that they give the college stud"n'
| and the academic degrees. and provided also tlat
these conditions hc fulned by January L. lN',,
/ The subscriptions 20 date have amounted iitVtt-
caly 10 So 0pl In addition 10 $1,000 LEFT by VIII .!
Mrs Perkins ard intended FOR tn" "nioNnlrht
fund Although this sum Is less than tn" desired
go 10 Il was n fair beginning, ana th' Wh",,
| r,ioht have been secured by January l. lS1 II
/ interested TO turn from the original plan OF get
ting full Harvard privileges and degrees ior "ohri
students Favorable though President fho' anu
the faculty wer. this plan. In thr course ul hsu
! that a strong fear OF possible cocducatlon sun
stood i'm IN. way Of admitting women 10 luIi ildI
| ward privileges Behind President Eliot am 'ie
/ ovrrseers stand the alumni. and " u USELESS ~
! inelv conservative. II Will take tme-h now ioiE
/ une cannot tell-to max" th"n more Hte'ai -
10 the management OF IN" Annex brtt'r 10
| ,.ke what the oycrseers were Wiling 20 grant AT
o,ce rather than TO walt Indefinitely for greater
| ,lv,ntages I'm the future. II Is natural 'nht Wy
| friends of the higher education or women sn3unl
feel somewhat disappointed At what seems 10 thih
premature settling o' the pu'H'lpi,it,; pn. arI
and the rresent concession from Harvard VIII ieui
| 10 much more than is now apparent