IA1UTES OF BOARD OF TRUSTEES    -   December 13, 1910



standing her optimism, that her school was not so prosperous as it has been and that

perhaps mainly on this account she wished to change its locality. She was evidently

very desirous of forming a connection of some kind or other with the State University.

I said to her that inasmuch as provision had already been made by the Board of Trus-

tees for the physical training of women, that a school devoted exclusively to the

character of work done by her school in this branch of physical development would not

be likely to be superadded at this time to the existing course of physical training

in the State University, as we have no available funds at present to expend in that

direction. I said, secondly, that my apprehension was that a venture of this sort,

depending exclusively upon the income which might be derived from the advanced normal

school training proposed would, I feared fall far short of its maintenance, leaving

no margin whatever for her owrn individual compensation. I stated further that even

under the most favorable circumstances, years must elapse before public interest in

advanced physical education could be awakened to such an extent as to provide an

attendance whose fees would balance expenditure and leave an appreciable margin.

     "On parting with the Baroness, I requested her to furnish me with a statement

showing income and expenditure in detail, coupled with such other information as she

might desire to submit to the Board of Trustees for their consideration.   She readi-

ly assented to this request, but up until the present time no statement of any kind

has arrived from the Baroness.

     "I may add that further information, derived since then from a source wholly

independent and impartial convinces me that the school is not in a prosperous con-

dition and that taking into account the age of the Baroness, %hich is undoubtedly past

middle life, an alliance with her institution, in the event of its discontinuance or

removal from Boston, would be an undertaking more hazardous than the State University

can now afford.

     "I may add that though the annexation of the school of Baroness Posse may, under

existing conditions, be inexpedient, that the propriety of the establishment of an