Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Clarence H. Wickham, Hartford, Conn. April 26, 1923
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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Clarence H. Wickham, Hartford, Conn. April 26, 1923
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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Clarence H. Wickham, Hartford, Conn. April 26, 1923
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April 26, 1923
Hartford, Connecticut
My dear Mr. Wickham:
I have your letter of recent date and shall be delighted to meet you at a time mutually agreeable, and for the purpose of discussing Charlie Tsai’s situation. The two older boys, as you know, were pretty much in my charge when they were here in school a member of years go. The oldest one and his father went out of their way when I was in China in 1912 to extend all sorts of friendly courtesies to me. I shall always be their debtor for this , and my interest in this latest representative of the family is intensely keen. He has been something of a puzzle to me, however, and I have been very anxious about him at times. Just now he seems to be taking hold with good spirit in my brother’s small home school up in New Hampshire; but the distractions of the life in a big school like ours seem to have been a bit too much for him. Anyway, I shall be only too glad to discuss the whole problem with you.
I am more sorry than I can tell you that I missed you when you last called. It is too bad that I did not know of your plan in advance. Charlie himself evidently failed to bring me the message reported by you, else you would have heard from me before this. I expect to be in Andover almost constantly from now until the end of the school year, barring a few trips close at hand, almost none of which will take me away for a whole day; consequently I think I can arrange to meet you at almost any time that would prove most convenient for you. Just notify me a day or two in advance if you can, either by letter or telephone.
Very sincerely yours
Hartford, Connecticut
My dear Mr. Wickham:
I have your letter of recent date and shall be delighted to meet you at a time mutually agreeable, and for the purpose of discussing Charlie Tsai’s situation. The two older boys, as you know, were pretty much in my charge when they were here in school a member of years go. The oldest one and his father went out of their way when I was in China in 1912 to extend all sorts of friendly courtesies to me. I shall always be their debtor for this , and my interest in this latest representative of the family is intensely keen. He has been something of a puzzle to me, however, and I have been very anxious about him at times. Just now he seems to be taking hold with good spirit in my brother’s small home school up in New Hampshire; but the distractions of the life in a big school like ours seem to have been a bit too much for him. Anyway, I shall be only too glad to discuss the whole problem with you.
I am more sorry than I can tell you that I missed you when you last called. It is too bad that I did not know of your plan in advance. Charlie himself evidently failed to bring me the message reported by you, else you would have heard from me before this. I expect to be in Andover almost constantly from now until the end of the school year, barring a few trips close at hand, almost none of which will take me away for a whole day; consequently I think I can arrange to meet you at almost any time that would prove most convenient for you. Just notify me a day or two in advance if you can, either by letter or telephone.
Very sincerely yours
Creator
Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
April 26, 1923
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All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence