Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Walter Humphrey, Registrar, MIT, April 13, 1921
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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Walter Humphrey, Registrar, MIT, April 13, 1921
Subject
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Walter Humphrey, Registrar, MIT, April 13, 1921
Transcription
My dear Mr. Humphreys:
We are having a little trouble in straightening out the work of Arthur Sun, one of our Chinese students now in the Senior class, with reference to admission to the Institute next fall. The case has already been called to the attention of your office, and has undoubtedly been dealt with very fairly, but Mr. Newton, our Senior Class Officer, and I are wondering whether it may yet be possible to secure a little more in the way of admission credits from the boy's previous record in China, notably at Tsing Hua College. I believe you will allow a substitution of Chinese for the regular German requirement? If so, that particular difficulty will be taken care of. Is there no way that the History requirement can be made on the basis of the work covered in China, which includes a large amount of Chinese History and Literature? Also is it possible that some subject of subjects on that list can be used for the two-year elective requirement. If an answer to those inquiries can be made in the affirmative, I believe we shall have no difficulty in rounding out the boy's preparation and sending him to you next fall. I am sending back the Tsing Hua certificate for your assistance.
I might say that Arthur Sun, the boy in question, happens to live in my own house. He is a very earnest and hard working fellow and has real ability in certain lines; in Mechanical Drawing he is one of the best in the class.
With personal regards, believe me
Very sincerely yours,
We are having a little trouble in straightening out the work of Arthur Sun, one of our Chinese students now in the Senior class, with reference to admission to the Institute next fall. The case has already been called to the attention of your office, and has undoubtedly been dealt with very fairly, but Mr. Newton, our Senior Class Officer, and I are wondering whether it may yet be possible to secure a little more in the way of admission credits from the boy's previous record in China, notably at Tsing Hua College. I believe you will allow a substitution of Chinese for the regular German requirement? If so, that particular difficulty will be taken care of. Is there no way that the History requirement can be made on the basis of the work covered in China, which includes a large amount of Chinese History and Literature? Also is it possible that some subject of subjects on that list can be used for the two-year elective requirement. If an answer to those inquiries can be made in the affirmative, I believe we shall have no difficulty in rounding out the boy's preparation and sending him to you next fall. I am sending back the Tsing Hua certificate for your assistance.
I might say that Arthur Sun, the boy in question, happens to live in my own house. He is a very earnest and hard working fellow and has real ability in certain lines; in Mechanical Drawing he is one of the best in the class.
With personal regards, believe me
Very sincerely yours,
Creator
Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
April 13, 1921
Rights
All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence