Letter from M.M. Harris, Dean, Elmira College, to Alfred E. Stearns, July 7, 1927
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Title
Letter from M.M. Harris, Dean, Elmira College, to Alfred E. Stearns, July 7, 1927
Subject
Letter from M.M. Harris, Dean, Elmira College, to Alfred E. Stearns, July 7, 1927
Transcription
My dear sir,
I am writing by this mail to Miss Sun, a student at Elmira College last year. The object of the letter to her is to stir her pride and induce her to apply herself as she should to her work. We should have dismissed her this spring were it not for the fact that she is a foreigner contending with the English language and therefore at a disadvantage special to such students. The language is however not her most evident handicap. That is her own social inclination. She wastes time deplorably.
If you have influence you can bring to bear to induce her to really go to work I think it will be a kindness to her and we at Elmira will be spared the embarrassment of having to dismiss her at next mid-years.
Very cordially yours,
I am writing by this mail to Miss Sun, a student at Elmira College last year. The object of the letter to her is to stir her pride and induce her to apply herself as she should to her work. We should have dismissed her this spring were it not for the fact that she is a foreigner contending with the English language and therefore at a disadvantage special to such students. The language is however not her most evident handicap. That is her own social inclination. She wastes time deplorably.
If you have influence you can bring to bear to induce her to really go to work I think it will be a kindness to her and we at Elmira will be spared the embarrassment of having to dismiss her at next mid-years.
Very cordially yours,
Creator
M.M. Harris
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
July 7, 1927
Rights
All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence