Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Headmaster C.H. Sampson, June 12, 1929
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Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Headmaster C.H. Sampson, June 12, 1929
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Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Headmaster C.H. Sampson, June 12, 1929
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Typed letter sent from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to C.H. Sampson. Agrees that Kong Y. Tu is not college material. States Tu is trying secure a position in the Ford School. Explains Tu's father will allow him to stay in America if he could secure work in a Ford factory.
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June 13, 1929
Headmaster C.H.Sampson
320 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
My dear Mr. Sampson
Thank you for your last letter, that of June 12, relating to Kong Y. Tu.
I note that Tu’s record this time is a bit better than any he has previously turned in, but even so I agree heartily with you that the boy is not college material. He is altogether too old and evidently he lacks the natural ability to handle college work successfully.
Mr. Tu’s father wrote me a short time ago that he was unwilling to advance further funds for his boy’s education in America. I reported this to Kong, who accepted the verdict rather sulkily as I had anticipated. Kong assured me that he was then trying to secure admission to the Ford school in Detroit, whatever that may be. Later, and only a week or two ago, I received another letter from the father saying that he would be willing to have Kong remain in this country if he could secure work in a Ford factory, and only on that condition. This information also I have passed on to the boy who tells me that he is trying to secure such a position, but that his efforts thus far have not met with success.
This is where matters stand at the moment, but I am perfectly clear that Tu should not go on with his work with you or in any similar school. Indeed, I must carry out the father’s instructions in this respect. Just what success the boy will have in finding work of the character he desires, I am not at all sure.
Very sincerely yours.
Headmaster C.H.Sampson
320 Huntington Avenue
Boston, Massachusetts
My dear Mr. Sampson
Thank you for your last letter, that of June 12, relating to Kong Y. Tu.
I note that Tu’s record this time is a bit better than any he has previously turned in, but even so I agree heartily with you that the boy is not college material. He is altogether too old and evidently he lacks the natural ability to handle college work successfully.
Mr. Tu’s father wrote me a short time ago that he was unwilling to advance further funds for his boy’s education in America. I reported this to Kong, who accepted the verdict rather sulkily as I had anticipated. Kong assured me that he was then trying to secure admission to the Ford school in Detroit, whatever that may be. Later, and only a week or two ago, I received another letter from the father saying that he would be willing to have Kong remain in this country if he could secure work in a Ford factory, and only on that condition. This information also I have passed on to the boy who tells me that he is trying to secure such a position, but that his efforts thus far have not met with success.
This is where matters stand at the moment, but I am perfectly clear that Tu should not go on with his work with you or in any similar school. Indeed, I must carry out the father’s instructions in this respect. Just what success the boy will have in finding work of the character he desires, I am not at all sure.
Very sincerely yours.
Creator
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
June 12, 1929
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All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence