Letter from Arthur G. Robinson (YMCA), St Louis, Missouri, to Alfred E. Stearns, September 20, 1926
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Letter from Arthur G. Robinson (YMCA), St Louis, Missouri, to Alfred E. Stearns, September 20, 1926
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Letter from Arthur G. Robinson (YMCA), St Louis, Missouri, to Alfred E. Stearns, September 20, 1926
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Dear Dr. Stearns:
It was with a feeling of great regret that I left New York Saturday night, having had no word from you that would enable me to make any definite arrangements for Mary at Elmira. I am afraid that you may have sent a telegram that was undelivered. Careful word was left with the telegraph clerk, with the elevator man and others so that I would get any message sent up on Saturday afternoon, but the building being officially closed may have side-tracked the message that you perhaps sent. It really causes me much concern to think that I was not better able to help out in this matter so close to the heart of our good friend C.Y. Sun. I hope soon to have some word that will relieve my anxiety.
Yesterday morning as I came thru Syracuse I telephoned my sister in Cortland just how matters stood. She will be prepared to carry on for me, but there will of course be delay in forwarding to her any messages that may have gone from you to me at our New York office, which will be taken care of today. From Buffalo I telephoned Mrs. Ely Pittman’s home that I could give them no definite word but asked her to be ready in case she should turn up. I also left with Mrs. Pittman your address in case she should want to send you the statement about expenses which I had asked her to send me. I said that Mary had engaged a room at the college and that there might be no chance of placing her in the Pittman home.
I hope all this lack of definite arrangements on my part will not upset Mary and that both of you will forgive mistakes that I may have made in trying to handle matters in so short a time. With my fall arrangements as they are, I don’t see how I could have done otherwise and I appreciate, as I have said before, the difficulty of your position at this, the busiest time of your school year. As soon as convenient I should be glad to get from you a full statement as to how matters stand.
Sincerely yours,
P.S. You may address me up until
It was with a feeling of great regret that I left New York Saturday night, having had no word from you that would enable me to make any definite arrangements for Mary at Elmira. I am afraid that you may have sent a telegram that was undelivered. Careful word was left with the telegraph clerk, with the elevator man and others so that I would get any message sent up on Saturday afternoon, but the building being officially closed may have side-tracked the message that you perhaps sent. It really causes me much concern to think that I was not better able to help out in this matter so close to the heart of our good friend C.Y. Sun. I hope soon to have some word that will relieve my anxiety.
Yesterday morning as I came thru Syracuse I telephoned my sister in Cortland just how matters stood. She will be prepared to carry on for me, but there will of course be delay in forwarding to her any messages that may have gone from you to me at our New York office, which will be taken care of today. From Buffalo I telephoned Mrs. Ely Pittman’s home that I could give them no definite word but asked her to be ready in case she should turn up. I also left with Mrs. Pittman your address in case she should want to send you the statement about expenses which I had asked her to send me. I said that Mary had engaged a room at the college and that there might be no chance of placing her in the Pittman home.
I hope all this lack of definite arrangements on my part will not upset Mary and that both of you will forgive mistakes that I may have made in trying to handle matters in so short a time. With my fall arrangements as they are, I don’t see how I could have done otherwise and I appreciate, as I have said before, the difficulty of your position at this, the busiest time of your school year. As soon as convenient I should be glad to get from you a full statement as to how matters stand.
Sincerely yours,
P.S. You may address me up until
Creator
Arthur G. Robinson
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
September 20, 1926
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All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence