Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to May Wright Sewall, March 11, 1908
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Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to May Wright Sewall, March 11, 1908
Subject
Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to May Wright Sewall, March 11, 1908
Description
Typed letter sent from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to May Wright Sewall. Looked into Wong's schoolwork. States Wong is doing well in subjects. Believes Wong would perform better without domestic handicaps, but is performing well considering the situation.
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Mrs. Mary Wright Sewall.
Cambridge, Mass.
Mr. dear Mrs. Sewall,
Since my talk with you yesterday I have had a chance to investigate Wong’s class work more carefully. The reports I received pleased me greatly. The boy finds it most difficult to make up his mathematics, but as he was passing in the subject at the end of the fall term, his instructor thinks that he will be able to make a satisfactory standing before the year is over.
In the language I received my best reports, particularly in English. Wong is doing double English, and his two instructors speak in the very highest terms of his ability and success. Their praises are almost as strong as those you sounded in regard to the boy's sister. One of the men made the statement that he doubted whether he had ever had an American boy who showed clearer knowledge of grammer or a finer literary appreciation than does Wong. His modern language work, too, is reported as very strong. Unfortunately his Latin instructor was absent, and I could not get a report on this subject.
From these reports it would appear that at present the boy is not suffering seriously from domestic handicaps. Whether this will prove to be true always is of course the question. I cannot help feeling that he would advance much more rapidly in his education if he did not have the outside distractions but I really, of course, that the conditions exist, and we must solve the problems in the way best suited to the welfare of all concerned. I shall be glad to hear from you after your talk with Mrs.Pope and I can in any way render your further assistance, kindly advise me.
Very sincerely yours.
Cambridge, Mass.
Mr. dear Mrs. Sewall,
Since my talk with you yesterday I have had a chance to investigate Wong’s class work more carefully. The reports I received pleased me greatly. The boy finds it most difficult to make up his mathematics, but as he was passing in the subject at the end of the fall term, his instructor thinks that he will be able to make a satisfactory standing before the year is over.
In the language I received my best reports, particularly in English. Wong is doing double English, and his two instructors speak in the very highest terms of his ability and success. Their praises are almost as strong as those you sounded in regard to the boy's sister. One of the men made the statement that he doubted whether he had ever had an American boy who showed clearer knowledge of grammer or a finer literary appreciation than does Wong. His modern language work, too, is reported as very strong. Unfortunately his Latin instructor was absent, and I could not get a report on this subject.
From these reports it would appear that at present the boy is not suffering seriously from domestic handicaps. Whether this will prove to be true always is of course the question. I cannot help feeling that he would advance much more rapidly in his education if he did not have the outside distractions but I really, of course, that the conditions exist, and we must solve the problems in the way best suited to the welfare of all concerned. I shall be glad to hear from you after your talk with Mrs.Pope and I can in any way render your further assistance, kindly advise me.
Very sincerely yours.
Creator
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
March 11, 1908
Rights
All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence