Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to T.Y. Chen, November 10, 1924
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Title
Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to T.Y. Chen, November 10, 1924
Subject
Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to T.Y. Chen, November 10, 1924
Description
Typed letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to T.Y. Chen recommending the Stearns School for the further isntruction of Chen's ward, Mr. Yang. The Stearns School's small size will prove suitable to Yang's educational needs.
Transcription
My dear Dr. Stearns:
Thank you for your letter of November 6th.
I understand perfectly your anxiety and the difficulty of your problem, but I am still hopeful that we an make the road easy for both you and Mr. Yang and aid you in handling the situation in a way that shall bring about the best results for all concerned.
It is very difficult at this time of year to find suitable schools for boys who need such special attention as your ward evidently requires. My brother has a small school in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, known as the Stearns School, to which a good many of our boys requiring special attention have gone from time to time to return to us later and finish out their courses with credit. Among these fellows have been several foreigners including a few Chinese. I believe therefore that the problem could be handled perhaps as well by him as by any school known to me though I shall be glad to look further if you deem it wise. Possibly Dummer Academy at South Byfield would handle the case satisfactorily. There is also a school up in northern New Hampshire known as the New Hampton Institute where I imagine the expense would be considerably less, and where I have reason to think that good effective work would be done.
So far as the financial obligations are concerned let me assure you that we shall make no charges beyond the actual time of the boy’s connection with the school. This is not our customary practice, but we are always glad to make exceptions of this kind in the cases of foreigners who naturally would not be expected to be able to decide so easily in advance their fitness or unfitness to meet the school standards. In view of this arrangement there need to be no pecuniary loss involved in the shift of schools at this time.
Please let me hear from you if I can be of further help in the matter.
Believe me
Very sincerely yours,
Thank you for your letter of November 6th.
I understand perfectly your anxiety and the difficulty of your problem, but I am still hopeful that we an make the road easy for both you and Mr. Yang and aid you in handling the situation in a way that shall bring about the best results for all concerned.
It is very difficult at this time of year to find suitable schools for boys who need such special attention as your ward evidently requires. My brother has a small school in Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, known as the Stearns School, to which a good many of our boys requiring special attention have gone from time to time to return to us later and finish out their courses with credit. Among these fellows have been several foreigners including a few Chinese. I believe therefore that the problem could be handled perhaps as well by him as by any school known to me though I shall be glad to look further if you deem it wise. Possibly Dummer Academy at South Byfield would handle the case satisfactorily. There is also a school up in northern New Hampshire known as the New Hampton Institute where I imagine the expense would be considerably less, and where I have reason to think that good effective work would be done.
So far as the financial obligations are concerned let me assure you that we shall make no charges beyond the actual time of the boy’s connection with the school. This is not our customary practice, but we are always glad to make exceptions of this kind in the cases of foreigners who naturally would not be expected to be able to decide so easily in advance their fitness or unfitness to meet the school standards. In view of this arrangement there need to be no pecuniary loss involved in the shift of schools at this time.
Please let me hear from you if I can be of further help in the matter.
Believe me
Very sincerely yours,
Creator
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
November 10, 1924
Rights
All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence