The ten thousand dollars referred to in the above letter was offered in 1878 by Miss Marian Hovey toward the new building which Harvard was about to erect, she making the condition that women should be admitted as students. According to Dr. Chadwick, the Corporation referred the communication to the Board of Overseers who in turn referred it to a committee consisting of President Eliot, Alexander Agassiz, Dr. Morrill Wyman, J. Elliot Cabot and Dr. LeBaron Russell. In 1879, majority and minority reports were presented, the latter by Dr. Russell alone. The majority report recommended acceptance of the trust offered by Miss Hovey, and presented an outline of conditions which were thought to be desirable to govern the admission of women students. It further stated that of twenty-one members of the Medical Faculty who expressed their views in writing, six were in favor, with restrictions; three were in favor of making the experiment but had strong doubts of its expediency or success; five were opposed, but were willing to try the experiment under certain conditions; seven were strongly opposed. Thus, fourteen were at least willing to try the experiment conditionally, while seven were unconditionally opposed. The minority report opposed acceptance of the trust and advised that the medical women should establish their own school, modeling it upon the Harvard school. A vote of the Board of Overseers was immediately taken upon the adoption of the majority report, the vote standing seven to nine. It was then voted to reconsider the motion two weeks later. Meantime, a meeting of the Medical Faculty was held and the admission of women was negatived in _two_ resolutions, one by a vote of thirteen to five and one of fourteen to four. Following this action of the Medical Faculty, the Board of Overseers at their next meeting voted (17 to 7): That the Board of Overseers find themselves unable to advise the President and Fellows to accept the generous proposal of Miss Hovey. It then voted (16 to 10) for the following motion which was proposed by the President: That in the opinion of the Board of Overseers it is expedient that, under suitable restrictions, women be instructed by Harvard University in its Medical School. CHAPTER XXXIV _Opening of the Massachusetts Medical Society to women--Letter on the subject to Dr. Zakrzewska from Dr. Henry I. Bowditch--She declines to present herself for examination for admission, having already twice prepared herself and been refused examination because she was a woman--Dr. Zakrzewska’s reply to the question “whether to enforce obedience medicines should be administered to refractory prisoners in reformatories and prisons.” (1879-1884.)_