Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Frederick C. Ferry, October 17, 1924
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Title
Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Frederick C. Ferry, October 17, 1924
Subject
Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Frederick C. Ferry, October 17, 1924
Description
Typed letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Frederick C. Ferry, of Hamilton College, offering Ferry a recommendation for H.C. Chan to the school.
Transcription
17 October 1924
president Frederick C. Ferry
Hamilton College
Clinton, N.Y.
My dear Doctor Ferry:
Another one of our Chinese boys, H. C. Chan tells me that he is hoping to enter Hamilton College next fall and has asked me to write you a word in his behalf. This I am glad to do.
Chan has been with us for a couple of years and is a pretty likable sort of a boy. He has lived up to the school requirements in a steady and responsible way, as most of these Chinese lads do. He has not the ability of Yuan who is now with you, nor indeed the same kind of a background, for he is a Hongkonger and doubtless a Cantonese. As a rule these fellows do not prove nearly so good timber as their northern brethren though there are exceptions at times, and our senior Latin prize was carried off by one of them only a few years ago. Anyway Chan will doubtless prove a wholly satisfactory member of your student body if he is successful in gaining admission to Hamilton. I hope he will succeed.
Faithfully yours
president Frederick C. Ferry
Hamilton College
Clinton, N.Y.
My dear Doctor Ferry:
Another one of our Chinese boys, H. C. Chan tells me that he is hoping to enter Hamilton College next fall and has asked me to write you a word in his behalf. This I am glad to do.
Chan has been with us for a couple of years and is a pretty likable sort of a boy. He has lived up to the school requirements in a steady and responsible way, as most of these Chinese lads do. He has not the ability of Yuan who is now with you, nor indeed the same kind of a background, for he is a Hongkonger and doubtless a Cantonese. As a rule these fellows do not prove nearly so good timber as their northern brethren though there are exceptions at times, and our senior Latin prize was carried off by one of them only a few years ago. Anyway Chan will doubtless prove a wholly satisfactory member of your student body if he is successful in gaining admission to Hamilton. I hope he will succeed.
Faithfully yours
Creator
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
October 17, 1924
Rights
All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence