Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Admiral H. K. Tu, March 26, 1929
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Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Admiral H. K. Tu, March 26, 1929
Subject
Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Admiral H. K. Tu, March 26, 1929
Description
Typed letter sent from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Admiral H.K. Tu. Received letter from January 26. Plans to forward Tu's decisions to his son. Believes Tu's son would do better in a job rather than school. Believed education in the United States was delayed too long. Hopes the American experience will provide some value.
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March 26, 1929
Admiral H.K.Tu
148 For Sui Li
Route Joseph Frelupt
French Concession
Shanghai, China
My dear Mr. Tu:
I have read with keen interest your letter of January 26, just received. Evidently the letter has been delayed in its journey.
In the same mail I am writing to your son, endorsing strongly your plans for him. I have felt for a long while that the boy would not profit greatly by a longer stay in America since he apparently is not particularly apt with his studies, though I have no doubt that he would do well on a regular job, especially of the type you have in mind. It has always been my impression that the general education such as he sought in the United States was a bit too long delayed in his case, and that he undertook it at an age when every boy’s ability to absorb and profit by book learning, as we sometimes call it, has become distinctly less active and efficient. If he had started a few years earlier, I am not at all sure that he might not have done well. I can only hope, though, that the American experience will prove to have been of real value to him and that the time and expense involved will not seem to either you or him have been wasted.
With kindest personal regards, believe me
Very sincerely yours.
Admiral H.K.Tu
148 For Sui Li
Route Joseph Frelupt
French Concession
Shanghai, China
My dear Mr. Tu:
I have read with keen interest your letter of January 26, just received. Evidently the letter has been delayed in its journey.
In the same mail I am writing to your son, endorsing strongly your plans for him. I have felt for a long while that the boy would not profit greatly by a longer stay in America since he apparently is not particularly apt with his studies, though I have no doubt that he would do well on a regular job, especially of the type you have in mind. It has always been my impression that the general education such as he sought in the United States was a bit too long delayed in his case, and that he undertook it at an age when every boy’s ability to absorb and profit by book learning, as we sometimes call it, has become distinctly less active and efficient. If he had started a few years earlier, I am not at all sure that he might not have done well. I can only hope, though, that the American experience will prove to have been of real value to him and that the time and expense involved will not seem to either you or him have been wasted.
With kindest personal regards, believe me
Very sincerely yours.
Creator
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
March 26, 1929
Rights
All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence