Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Arthur G. Robinson (YMCA), St. Louis, Missouri, September 23, 1926
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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Arthur G. Robinson (YMCA), St. Louis, Missouri, September 23, 1926
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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Arthur G. Robinson (YMCA), St. Louis, Missouri, September 23, 1926
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My dear Mr. Robinson:
Yesterday morning I received your special delivery letter of September 20, but, as I was just leaving town to place a new Chinese ward of mine in his school for the year, I have had no chance to reply until today. As it is, I am afraid I can't add much to my last letter.
After visiting Elmira, your sister wired me that it seemed best to accept the dormitory plan, as this arrangement was vigorously endorsed by the college authorities. The next day I received a letter from the Registrar, urging very strongly that the dormitory arrangement be approved and stating that the proposed plan for a room in a private house outside was unusual and did not meet with the approval of the college authorities. Under the circumstances I could only wire your sister to approve the selection of the room assignment already made for Mary in a dormitory.
A long letter received from Mary explains that her presence in Trenton over the week-end was due to the fact that she had to go to New York in any case to reach Elmira and would have to pass a night either there or somewhere near by on the journey. She felt, therefore, that it was not only proper but the wise thing to do to stay over the week-end with one of her school friends who lived in Trenton. I wrote her that I could not blame her for the decision but that I did blame her very severely for not keeping me fully posted as to her plans and movements, her failure to do so in this instance causing both you and myself serious anxiety and wholly unnecessary investment of time and labor.
Very sincerely yours,
Yesterday morning I received your special delivery letter of September 20, but, as I was just leaving town to place a new Chinese ward of mine in his school for the year, I have had no chance to reply until today. As it is, I am afraid I can't add much to my last letter.
After visiting Elmira, your sister wired me that it seemed best to accept the dormitory plan, as this arrangement was vigorously endorsed by the college authorities. The next day I received a letter from the Registrar, urging very strongly that the dormitory arrangement be approved and stating that the proposed plan for a room in a private house outside was unusual and did not meet with the approval of the college authorities. Under the circumstances I could only wire your sister to approve the selection of the room assignment already made for Mary in a dormitory.
A long letter received from Mary explains that her presence in Trenton over the week-end was due to the fact that she had to go to New York in any case to reach Elmira and would have to pass a night either there or somewhere near by on the journey. She felt, therefore, that it was not only proper but the wise thing to do to stay over the week-end with one of her school friends who lived in Trenton. I wrote her that I could not blame her for the decision but that I did blame her very severely for not keeping me fully posted as to her plans and movements, her failure to do so in this instance causing both you and myself serious anxiety and wholly unnecessary investment of time and labor.
Very sincerely yours,
Creator
Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
September 23, 1926
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All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence