Letter from Alfred E. Stearns, Home Camp, Pittsburg, New Hampshire, to George Sanborn, Groton, New Hampshire, July 23, 1928
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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns, Home Camp, Pittsburg, New Hampshire, to George Sanborn, Groton, New Hampshire, July 23, 1928
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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns, Home Camp, Pittsburg, New Hampshire, to George Sanborn, Groton, New Hampshire, July 23, 1928
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Dear George,
Thanks for your letter of July 14th., the answer to which has been delayed because of a camp full of company this past week.
Whatever Alfred really needs in the way of camp equipment I shall be perfectly willing to have you purchase. On the other hand since he will have each slight use for most camp material I should much prefer to have him rent these things for the current summer if this can be done.
As for the tutoring I hardly know what to say. Alfred tried the exams for admission to our Lower Middle year but failed them pretty badly. In my opinion he needs more than anything else some stiff drill in English, grammar and composition, spelling, etc., and work in Algebra and perhaps Arithmetic. He ought to be able to take our second year French but I doubt whether he can make it and I imagine that it would be a waste of time to work on that subject this summer. My advice would be for you to write, or telephone to Mr. Lynde who is in charge of the admissions at Andover and ask him what he thinks Alfred should work at in view of his previous work at Mont Vernon and the character of his entrance examination papers. I doubt whether any special text books will be needed though Mr. Lynde can probably better advise you on this point.
With the best wishes, believe me,
Very sincerely yours,
Thanks for your letter of July 14th., the answer to which has been delayed because of a camp full of company this past week.
Whatever Alfred really needs in the way of camp equipment I shall be perfectly willing to have you purchase. On the other hand since he will have each slight use for most camp material I should much prefer to have him rent these things for the current summer if this can be done.
As for the tutoring I hardly know what to say. Alfred tried the exams for admission to our Lower Middle year but failed them pretty badly. In my opinion he needs more than anything else some stiff drill in English, grammar and composition, spelling, etc., and work in Algebra and perhaps Arithmetic. He ought to be able to take our second year French but I doubt whether he can make it and I imagine that it would be a waste of time to work on that subject this summer. My advice would be for you to write, or telephone to Mr. Lynde who is in charge of the admissions at Andover and ask him what he thinks Alfred should work at in view of his previous work at Mont Vernon and the character of his entrance examination papers. I doubt whether any special text books will be needed though Mr. Lynde can probably better advise you on this point.
With the best wishes, believe me,
Very sincerely yours,
Creator
Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
July 23, 1928
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All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence