Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to K.F. Tsai, The Stearns School, Mont Vernon, N.H., April 11, 1922
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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to K.F. Tsai, The Stearns School, Mont Vernon, N.H., April 11, 1922
Subject
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to K.F. Tsai, The Stearns School, Mont Vernon, N.H., April 11, 1922
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11 April, 1922.
Mr. K. F. Tsai
The Stearns School
Mont Vernon,N.H.
My dear Tsai:
I am enclosing two bills for your endorsement. Frankly, I am getting a bit discouraged ever these bills which keep coming in from Burns. It is increasingly clear to me that you are not developing appreciation of the value of money and the necessity of avoiding extravagances. You have paid more for ties alone in the last month or two than most fellows pay in a couple of years. Please give this whole matter serious thought and see if you can’t find a way to cut down unnecessary expenses. As you knew, I am not yet fully clear as to the wisdom of continuing the American connection too long; and I should feel very greatly distressed if my conscience compelled me to advise your father to terminate it. Your father has sent you to this country to get the best and not the worst that America has to offer, and extravagance is one of the worst features of American life to-day.
Very sincerely yours,
Mr. K. F. Tsai
The Stearns School
Mont Vernon,N.H.
My dear Tsai:
I am enclosing two bills for your endorsement. Frankly, I am getting a bit discouraged ever these bills which keep coming in from Burns. It is increasingly clear to me that you are not developing appreciation of the value of money and the necessity of avoiding extravagances. You have paid more for ties alone in the last month or two than most fellows pay in a couple of years. Please give this whole matter serious thought and see if you can’t find a way to cut down unnecessary expenses. As you knew, I am not yet fully clear as to the wisdom of continuing the American connection too long; and I should feel very greatly distressed if my conscience compelled me to advise your father to terminate it. Your father has sent you to this country to get the best and not the worst that America has to offer, and extravagance is one of the worst features of American life to-day.
Very sincerely yours,
Creator
Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
April 11, 1922
Rights
All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence