The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1894-10-06
THE GROWTH OF A FEW YEARS.
How the Work Of the Harvard Annex Fla
Increased Since 1879.

How the work Of the Harvard Annex Has
Increased Since 1879.
The report Of Arthur Gilman, secre-
tary Of the Society for the Collegiate In
struction of Women by the Professors
and Other Instructors Of Harvard Col
Sept. ], 1892. and shows remarkable
growth and prosperity. The annex was
started in a small way. Before it was
thought Of there had been instruction
for women by professors in colleges, but
that instruction was not of the character
planned to be given in Cambridge. IL
1876 the originators Of the undertaking,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gilman. thought
an arrangement could be made by which
women could receive instruction from
the professors in Harvard college.
The admission of women directly to
the college was out of the question. Ac
cordingly no advances were made di-
rectly to the corporation of the college,
but instruction was asked of the profess
ors, whose college duties were 10 be in
no wise interfered with. 1t was not
until 1878 that the plan was perfected
and brought TO the attention of Professor
and Mrs. J. p. Greenough. who heartily
approved of it. Most Of the other pro-
fessors gave their immediate assent to
the request to teach women, and Presi-
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. E. W. Quincy and Mrs. Louis
Aeassiz.
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
struction. and called for the services of
seven professors, four assistant profess
ors and twelve instructors. At first the
| annex occupied two rooms in house OF
Appian way, near the college. From
year to year additional rooms were re
quired. and finally the society moved
into its present home in the Fay house
This building was an old brick mansion
formerly the home Of Edward Everett
Soon after the annex secured the prof.
erty Fay house had to be much en-
larged, but the additions were so planned
that the dignity and character Of tn
old structure were retained.
When the unnex took the Fay hous,
in 1885 the question Of finances becam
a serious one. At the beginning the en-
terprise had no strong financial backing
There was an annual deficit of abou
1000 for the first five years. This sun
was cheerfully made up by men and VIC
. men in Boston who were interested i
the work. The money for the enlarge
! ment of the new quarters was ais
, raised, and an endowment fund started
Miss Horsfcrd. the treasurer, gives III
. receipts last year as i1,9SS.JS. and Oh
p expenditures as about s. 600 less. Of th
income $4,000 was from tuition fee
5000 for a Maria Denny Fay scholar
ship and 81 900 from two years intere'
on the general fund; s27, $50 was expenC
ed in salaries, 81 ,04s on the library an
SO, SS5 on the building.
I Mr.. Gilman calls attention 10 the fa'
: that the number Of students increase
a during the year from ia to PAL, and tn
+ fall there are nearly 300 The teachin
force comprises more than seventy of Il
professors and other instructors Of Ha
ward college, and as usual represents q
. older professors as well as the later add
\ tons to the faculty. The graduate ST
q dents numbered twenty-five. comir
J. from such institutions as Boston unive
sity, Bryn Mawr college. Kansas unive
+ sity, Nebraska university, Barnard &C
lege, Smith college. Wisconsin unive
! sity, Oberlin college, Vassar colleg
y Mount Holyoke college and Wellesle
One hundred and thirteen institution
S furnished students. against sevent
seven the year before.
In the classes the special increas
6 were in the departments of Greek, Lat
English, German, French, Italian, phi
y osophy, political economy, history, t
=" fine arts, mathematics, astronomy, chez
istry. botany. physical geography al
Il geology. The degree Of bachelor
u arts, or rather the degree certificate, W
conferred upon ten; master Of arts up
one; final honors in classics upon OF
final honors in history upon one; seco
II year honors in classics upon three, a
sr the Sargent prize for the best translate
le of an ode of Horace. competed for
the students of the college as well. we
y - to Miss Margaret Foster Herrick.
r. Decentralization Letter.