You are going to go to college." Dr. Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi, a friend of the family, recommended Cornell University's medical preparatory course, and her uncle, Henry W. Sage, a founder of Cornell, agreed to pay her tuition.
Dr. Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi, a relative, advised attending Cornell University's medical preparatory program, and Dr. Jacobi's uncle, Henry W. Sage, who was a founder of Cornell, committed to covering the tuition for her to pursue higher education.