Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., September 14, 1927
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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., September 14, 1927
Subject
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., September 14, 1927
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My dear Miss Bigelow:
Thank you so much for your more than generous response to my recent letter of inquiry. I know what it means to take time and thought to write such a letter as yours at this, the busiest time of the year. I am indeed grateful.
I have read and shall consider with care the suggestions which you have made about a desirable school for my Chinese ward. Unfortunately, I did not have a very happy or satisfactory experience with Abbot Academy in connection with the only other Chinese girl for whom I have been asked to serve as guardian, and consequently I feel compelled to eliminate that school from consideration, although I rate its scholarship standards very high.
The suggestion of the Washington school has special interest because the recent Chinese Minister in Washington is a close friend of Miss Tsai’s father. The plan, therefore, right have special advantages for that reason. I had also thought of St. Mary’s School up on the Hudson, a church school of a somewhat similar kind and of which I hold a very high opinion. The Concord school, if not too small, would have special attraction because of its locality. I shall give the matter further thought before reaching a final decision.
Again let me assure you of my very deep appreciation of the kindly interest you have taken in my problem and the help you have so generously offered, believe me
Very sincerely yours,
Thank you so much for your more than generous response to my recent letter of inquiry. I know what it means to take time and thought to write such a letter as yours at this, the busiest time of the year. I am indeed grateful.
I have read and shall consider with care the suggestions which you have made about a desirable school for my Chinese ward. Unfortunately, I did not have a very happy or satisfactory experience with Abbot Academy in connection with the only other Chinese girl for whom I have been asked to serve as guardian, and consequently I feel compelled to eliminate that school from consideration, although I rate its scholarship standards very high.
The suggestion of the Washington school has special interest because the recent Chinese Minister in Washington is a close friend of Miss Tsai’s father. The plan, therefore, right have special advantages for that reason. I had also thought of St. Mary’s School up on the Hudson, a church school of a somewhat similar kind and of which I hold a very high opinion. The Concord school, if not too small, would have special attraction because of its locality. I shall give the matter further thought before reaching a final decision.
Again let me assure you of my very deep appreciation of the kindly interest you have taken in my problem and the help you have so generously offered, believe me
Very sincerely yours,
Creator
Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
September 14, 1927
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All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence