Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Arthur G. Robinson (YMCA), New York City, September 15, 1926 (regarding Mary Sun)
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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Arthur G. Robinson (YMCA), New York City, September 15, 1926 (regarding Mary Sun)
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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Arthur G. Robinson (YMCA), New York City, September 15, 1926 (regarding Mary Sun)
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My dear Mr. Robinson:
I have been trying to find time to consider Mary's problem and answer properly your letter of September 11, but these opening days are hectic ones, with the office crowded every minute, and committee meetings, the last one terminating at midnight last night, more than fill the evening hours.
I am trying to get hold of Charlie Sun and have wired him to call me on the phone so that I can discuss Mary's plans with him. I have also asked Mary to wire me the exact day on which she intended to leave for Elmira. If Charlie can accompany her, I shall be glad to have him go, though I am perfectly sure that Mary is capable of managing the journey alone and will even be inclined to resent a bit the suggestion that she needs a chaperone for the trip. If I can't get hold of Charlie or Arthur, therefore, I shall be disposed to let her go to Elmira alone, for she can doubtless go right through from Springfield with very little, if any changing of trains.
I am enclosing a letter just received from Mary, so that you can see how she feels about the plans made for her. My feeling is that your plan is the wiser one for freshman year, at least, and I am writing Mary to this effect today. Mary enjoys immensely companionship with large groups of girls, but I am not sure that her work benefits from the contacts, though, on the whole, I don't think that she is inclined to abuse them. Anyway, the arrangements you have suggested with the Pitman family seem to me very attractive. I do hope I am going to have a chance to see you for something more than a brief and hurried visit before very long. Please let me know when you are likely to be in this vicinity again.
Very sincerely yours,
I have been trying to find time to consider Mary's problem and answer properly your letter of September 11, but these opening days are hectic ones, with the office crowded every minute, and committee meetings, the last one terminating at midnight last night, more than fill the evening hours.
I am trying to get hold of Charlie Sun and have wired him to call me on the phone so that I can discuss Mary's plans with him. I have also asked Mary to wire me the exact day on which she intended to leave for Elmira. If Charlie can accompany her, I shall be glad to have him go, though I am perfectly sure that Mary is capable of managing the journey alone and will even be inclined to resent a bit the suggestion that she needs a chaperone for the trip. If I can't get hold of Charlie or Arthur, therefore, I shall be disposed to let her go to Elmira alone, for she can doubtless go right through from Springfield with very little, if any changing of trains.
I am enclosing a letter just received from Mary, so that you can see how she feels about the plans made for her. My feeling is that your plan is the wiser one for freshman year, at least, and I am writing Mary to this effect today. Mary enjoys immensely companionship with large groups of girls, but I am not sure that her work benefits from the contacts, though, on the whole, I don't think that she is inclined to abuse them. Anyway, the arrangements you have suggested with the Pitman family seem to me very attractive. I do hope I am going to have a chance to see you for something more than a brief and hurried visit before very long. Please let me know when you are likely to be in this vicinity again.
Very sincerely yours,
Creator
Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
September 15, 1926
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All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence