Letter from Charles Sun, Amherst, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, October 11, 1926
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Letter from Charles Sun, Amherst, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, October 11, 1926
Subject
Letter from Charles Sun, Amherst, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, October 11, 1926
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Dear Dr. Stearns:
Now that college has opened for almost three weeks, I am more fit to tell you in details what happened to me, to the college, and to everything else of interest. First, please permit me to relate for you again the subjects that I am now taking; they are: English (a study of Elysabethan [sic] drama, especially that of Shakespeare), biology, mathematics, Greek, and philosophy. Of all these courses I like Professor Eliot’s English course the best. Prof. Eliot, as you know, was one of the best men in Bowdoin College; he is a good personality and a fine teacher; I simply enjoy his course. Biology is very interesting and I like it also. As to Greek I quite dislike it; although I think I shall get along all right. Philosophy is hard for me to understand; otherwise I would like it as much as I do biology. Such, in short, is what I have to say about my studies in college.
I am choosing soccer as the sport, and I am glad to say for present I am a member of the team. East Saterday [sic] we play Conn. State Normal, winning from them by a big score 10-0. It wasn’t a great victory; because our opponents did not know the technique of the game and in truth were much inferior to our team. But their men were hard fighters and good sportsmen, which is something to be respected.
Yours always,
Now that college has opened for almost three weeks, I am more fit to tell you in details what happened to me, to the college, and to everything else of interest. First, please permit me to relate for you again the subjects that I am now taking; they are: English (a study of Elysabethan [sic] drama, especially that of Shakespeare), biology, mathematics, Greek, and philosophy. Of all these courses I like Professor Eliot’s English course the best. Prof. Eliot, as you know, was one of the best men in Bowdoin College; he is a good personality and a fine teacher; I simply enjoy his course. Biology is very interesting and I like it also. As to Greek I quite dislike it; although I think I shall get along all right. Philosophy is hard for me to understand; otherwise I would like it as much as I do biology. Such, in short, is what I have to say about my studies in college.
I am choosing soccer as the sport, and I am glad to say for present I am a member of the team. East Saterday [sic] we play Conn. State Normal, winning from them by a big score 10-0. It wasn’t a great victory; because our opponents did not know the technique of the game and in truth were much inferior to our team. But their men were hard fighters and good sportsmen, which is something to be respected.
Yours always,
Creator
Charles Sun
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
October 11, 1926
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Language
English
Type
Correspondence