 One of the ways he wanted to do this was to introduce science. This is the intellectual current of the last third of the 19th century. The alumni wanted change, but they weren't too sure how much change they really wanted. He wanted science. He wanted a medical school. He wanted women. He wanted co-education. Yes. Everything was disruptive to the fathers of the school. Yes. And he kept on, and he was at odds with them, and he kept trying to resign, and they wouldn't let him resign.