Letter from Alfred E. Stearns, Home Camp, Pittsburg, New Hampshire, to Sister Mary Antony, St. Mary's School, Peekskill, New York, July 23, 1928
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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns, Home Camp, Pittsburg, New Hampshire, to Sister Mary Antony, St. Mary's School, Peekskill, New York, July 23, 1928
Subject
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns, Home Camp, Pittsburg, New Hampshire, to Sister Mary Antony, St. Mary's School, Peekskill, New York, July 23, 1928
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My dear Miss Antony,
I enclose the signed legal agreements required by your school for my ward Helen Tsai. It is customary for the Chinese students in this country to take American first names while they are here but I have given also Miss Tsai's full Chinese name for proper record. ,
if it is possible I shall bring Miss Tsai to you when school opens in the fall and chiefly in order to talk over with you in person her course of study. Miss Tsai's father, unlike most Chinese father's, does not seem to be impressed with the importance of an American college degree for his daughter but desires above everything else that, she should have a good and broad general education and secure the best that America can give her in the way of cultural and character influences. It is for this reason that I have been influenced to select Saint Mary's School for Miss Tsai.
During the past twenty five years I had over fifty Chinese students as my special wards and I have found Miss Tsai about the most satisfactory and appealing one of them all. I am sure that you will like her and I shall be greatly surprised if you do not find her responsive to the best that Saint Mary’s has to offer and in every way a desirable member of your school community.
Very sincerely yours,
I enclose the signed legal agreements required by your school for my ward Helen Tsai. It is customary for the Chinese students in this country to take American first names while they are here but I have given also Miss Tsai's full Chinese name for proper record. ,
if it is possible I shall bring Miss Tsai to you when school opens in the fall and chiefly in order to talk over with you in person her course of study. Miss Tsai's father, unlike most Chinese father's, does not seem to be impressed with the importance of an American college degree for his daughter but desires above everything else that, she should have a good and broad general education and secure the best that America can give her in the way of cultural and character influences. It is for this reason that I have been influenced to select Saint Mary's School for Miss Tsai.
During the past twenty five years I had over fifty Chinese students as my special wards and I have found Miss Tsai about the most satisfactory and appealing one of them all. I am sure that you will like her and I shall be greatly surprised if you do not find her responsive to the best that Saint Mary’s has to offer and in every way a desirable member of your school community.
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