Letter from Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, December 29, 1927
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Letter from Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, December 29, 1927
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Letter from Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, December 29, 1927
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My dear Dr. Stearns:
Thank you very much for your letter of December 1st and for your suggestions with regard to the Chinese woman who is a student at the University of Pennsylvania. I have written Mr. Elliott Speer as you suggested and he has been kind enough to reply, speaking of several persons who might be interested. I have also had encouragement from Mr. Archie E. Palmer of the Institute of International Education and from Mr. Kuo, director of the China Institute in America, so that as soon as I can get Miss Cora Wong’s definite address I think we shall be able to secure what financial help she needs.
You spoke in your letter of your "little Chinese friend Helen Tsai”. I wish we could have her at Walnut Hill especially since you consider her a remarkable girl. While I should hesitate to claim that we could give her what you want, it is our aim and purpose, as it has always been, to emphasize, the spiritual aspects of life. What does she wish to study? Of course, we can give her good work in English, French and German as well as in Latin, Mathematics and Science. She would also have an opportunity for lessons in drawing during the winter and in music of various sorts. We usually send our advanced pupils in music to the Wellesley College Music School. Their charges are moderate and they have very good teachers of the voice and harmony. A little effort is involved in getting over there, but several girls are accustomed to go once or twice a week and I think it probably would not be difficult for a stranger to do the same. If Miss Tsai would find within the limits of our rather narrow course the studies which you think she ought to take, we should be very glad to have an opportunity to meet and talk with her. Could you not bring or send her to Walnut Hill to see the school sometime before very long?
Do you ever leave the Academy on Sunday for such a purpose as to give a talk to a girls’ school? We always have a Sunday afternoon or evening talk in our assembly hall and very often the preachers who have been at Wellesley in the morning speak to us in the afternoon. It would be a great pleasure to us if you could speak to our family some Sunday afternoon during the winter. I think the girls are particularly interested to hear from teachers of boys.
Although I realize you are probably far too busy to consider giving a talk to another school, I am going to mention one or two Sundays for which we have not yet arranged our evening services, Sunday, February 19th or Sunday February 26th. If by any chance it would be possible for you to speak to us on either of those days, we should be very glad to have you do so, and to give you the sum we usually allow for a Sunday evening address, namely, twenty-five dollars.
I should be glad to know within a week or ten days about the Sunday address as we are obliged to plan for those a considerable time ahead. With kind regards and warm thanks for your interest in my problem regarding Miss Wong,
Very truly yours.
Thank you very much for your letter of December 1st and for your suggestions with regard to the Chinese woman who is a student at the University of Pennsylvania. I have written Mr. Elliott Speer as you suggested and he has been kind enough to reply, speaking of several persons who might be interested. I have also had encouragement from Mr. Archie E. Palmer of the Institute of International Education and from Mr. Kuo, director of the China Institute in America, so that as soon as I can get Miss Cora Wong’s definite address I think we shall be able to secure what financial help she needs.
You spoke in your letter of your "little Chinese friend Helen Tsai”. I wish we could have her at Walnut Hill especially since you consider her a remarkable girl. While I should hesitate to claim that we could give her what you want, it is our aim and purpose, as it has always been, to emphasize, the spiritual aspects of life. What does she wish to study? Of course, we can give her good work in English, French and German as well as in Latin, Mathematics and Science. She would also have an opportunity for lessons in drawing during the winter and in music of various sorts. We usually send our advanced pupils in music to the Wellesley College Music School. Their charges are moderate and they have very good teachers of the voice and harmony. A little effort is involved in getting over there, but several girls are accustomed to go once or twice a week and I think it probably would not be difficult for a stranger to do the same. If Miss Tsai would find within the limits of our rather narrow course the studies which you think she ought to take, we should be very glad to have an opportunity to meet and talk with her. Could you not bring or send her to Walnut Hill to see the school sometime before very long?
Do you ever leave the Academy on Sunday for such a purpose as to give a talk to a girls’ school? We always have a Sunday afternoon or evening talk in our assembly hall and very often the preachers who have been at Wellesley in the morning speak to us in the afternoon. It would be a great pleasure to us if you could speak to our family some Sunday afternoon during the winter. I think the girls are particularly interested to hear from teachers of boys.
Although I realize you are probably far too busy to consider giving a talk to another school, I am going to mention one or two Sundays for which we have not yet arranged our evening services, Sunday, February 19th or Sunday February 26th. If by any chance it would be possible for you to speak to us on either of those days, we should be very glad to have you do so, and to give you the sum we usually allow for a Sunday evening address, namely, twenty-five dollars.
I should be glad to know within a week or ten days about the Sunday address as we are obliged to plan for those a considerable time ahead. With kind regards and warm thanks for your interest in my problem regarding Miss Wong,
Very truly yours.
Creator
Florence Bigelow
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
December 29, 1927
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All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence