1 10 6 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/8f9b339536f0378a4ef94a05b6f6c255.jpg 60ff7cf61744d1bbc3571a81cc1fc21f Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stearns Folder 2212, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alan Fox to Alfred E. Stearns, March 12, 1910 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alan Fox to Alfred E. Stearns, March 12, 1910 Description An account of the resource Handwritten letter sent from Alan Fox to Dr. Alfred E. Stearns about John Mitchell. Wrote letter to John Mitchell. States sisters did as well. Questions whether trouble is lack of amibition or outside trouble. Plans to visit Andover. Asked Stearns to keep him updated. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alan Fox Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource March 12, 1910 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Alan Fox Dr. Alfred E. Stearns John Mitchell https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/8881cbb2ef93b96912ec6b228c40cb49.jpg 89cd8aeab2e022acac230170a09e6d95 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stearns Folder 2212, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alan Fox to Dr. Alfred E. Stearns, July 23, 1910 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alan Fox to Dr. Alfred E. Stearns, July 23, 1910 Description An account of the resource Typed letter sent from Alan Fox to Dr. Alfred E. Stearns about John Mitchell's situation. Understands Stearns did not ask Mitchel to withdraw, only advised against Mitchell's future roommate. Wants Stearns personal opinion whether a smaller school would be better for Mitchell. States Mrs. Mitchell will follow what Strearns advises. Believes if Mitchell returns to Andover, Mitchell should have a tutor over the summer. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alan Fox Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 23, 1910 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource July 23, 1910 Dear Al: I do not know whether you are yet back from Connecticut Lake, where Mr. Poynter told me you had gone, but if you are not as yet returned, probably this letter will be forwarded to you. Mr. Poynter wrote me under date of June 29th an answer to my letter to you about John Mitchell, but it did not fully answer the point upon which I wish to get your advice. He stated that you had not said that John could not come back in the fall but had merely written advising against his prospective room-mate. I realized that you were going to let him come back, but what I wanted to get was your personal opinion as to whether it would be wiser to send him to some smaller school for a year before having him return to Andover. I believe that Mrs. Mitchell will be guided wholly in this matter by whatever you advise and will probably send him for next year, if you think it best, to any school that you may name. I should be sorry, however, not to see him take his last; year or two at Phillips. If he is going back to Andover in the fall, I should suppose it would be advisable to have him tutored for at least a month and he ought to start in at once. I wish you would write me what you would do if he were your own boy, and I think Mrs. Mitchell will follow whatever you say. Hoping for word from you soon, Faithfully yours, Mr. Alfred E. Stearns, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. Alan Fox Dr. Alfred E. Stearns John Mitchell https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/86a1b2117510678eff487be3232a88a1.jpg 6477625b07fe38b35982eb48b1b06b38 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/c2af1df2f1c0651de847938ba40ccd72.jpg c1663bca9d7dbcadd9e2b8a508e96036 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stearns Folder 2212, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alan Fox to Dr. Alfred E. Stearns, June 28, 1910 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alan Fox to Dr. Alfred E. Stearns, June 28, 1910 Description An account of the resource Typed letter from Alan Fox to Dr. Alfred E. Stearns about John Mitchell's situation. Discussed situation with Mrs. Mitchell. Believes John Mitchell would do better at smaller school for a year, then return to Andover. Suggest Stearns' brother's school. Asks for Stearns advice and opinion. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alan Fox Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 28, 1910 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource June 28, 1910 Dear Al: I find your letter on my return from a trip to Chicago. I spent Sunday in Milwaukee with Mrs. Mitchell who had just returned from Japan. She was very anxious as to the best plan for John, and we talked the situation over at length. I told her that I would write you about the matter or would see you soon in Andover. She too is inclined to think that it might be wise to have John go to some small school for next year and then perhaps to return to Andover for the last two years. Both she and I know so little about such matters that I am inclined to follow absolutely any advice which you may have to offer. I understand that your brother has a small school, or perhaps you may know of some other place which you would recommend for John for next year. My own idea is that if there is any prospect at all of his getting along in Andover that he might better stay there, but I am going to follow what you think best, and I wish that you would write me very frankly what your idea is. I expect to be in Boston next week, and if you think it worth while will be glad to come out and talk the matter over with you. I understood from your former letters that you considered that the only trouble with John was his inability or unwillingness to apply himself and that it was not in any way a tendency to wildness. If we should decide to have him go back to Andover in the fall, I will of course follow your suggestion about arranging for another room mate and would be glad to do whatever you think best toward having him retain a single room or toward his going in with some other boy whom you may have in mind. Please do not hesitate to say or advise anything which you may have in mind, and I am sure that Mrs. Mitchell will fall in with what you write. Faithfully yours Mr. Alfred E. Stearns Phillips Academy, Andover. Mass Alan Fox Dr. Alfred E. Stearns John Mitchell https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/bc60308d30b92134630ba8bc9a6f694d.jpg 2415c3f0833e1fd7b4a70c045ce60d13 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stearns Folder 2212, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alan Fox to Poynter, July 23, 1910 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alan Fox to Poynter, July 23, 1910 Description An account of the resource Typed letter sent from Alan Fox to Poynter about John Mitchell. Will send another letter to Stearns. Wants to fully explain point. Wants Stearns advice to see if John Mitchell should return to Andover in the fall. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alan Fox Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 23, 1910 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource July 23, 1910 Dear Poynter: I have your letter of June 29th, but it did not fully answer my difficulty. I realized that Mr. Stearns would allow John to return to school, but was anxious to get his personal advice as to whether it was wise to have John come back this fall. You said that my letter would be forwarded to Mr. Stearns somewhere in the woods, but being afraid that he might think that you had already fully covered the point which I had in mind, I am sending him another note. I hope that he is somewhere within the reach of correspondence. Yours very truly Alan Fox Dr. Alfred E. Stearns John Mitchell Poynter https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/dda27f286311e9dff1dc3972fa6e86ec.jpg 7b035e89fc5283c54013cdbcc7b8b8c1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stearns Folder 2212, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Alan Fox Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Alan Fox Description An account of the resource Typed letter sent from Alfred E. Stearns to Alan Fox about John Mitchell's academic performance at Phillips Academy. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Alan Fox Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/0423a064d76a5800dcfe4110d0452967.jpg d8898013f08a26c8bb3ccbfadf2a7f39 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/f3808fc9ba76b740099bcc31134dbc6f.jpg 7dc49f556ca089727658eddef546fba5 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Stearns Folder 2212, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Alan Fox, August 1, 1910 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Alan Fox, August 1, 1910 Description An account of the resource Typed letter sent from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Alan Fox about John Mitchell. Did not decide Mitchell should not return to Andover. Believes Mitchell would do better in a small school for a year, and then return to Andover. States Mitchell needs to mature, which a smaller school would provide. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource August 1, 1910 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource August 1, 1910. Mr. Alan Fox, 50 Pine St., New York City My dear Alan: Your letter of July 23rd was forwarded to me, and reached me just before I left the Lake to return to Andover. Under the circumstances, I decided to defer the answer for a few days. It is true that we did not decide that Mitchell should not return to Andover in the fall. My own personal opinion is that the boy would do better if he were placed in some good small school for a year. I am inclined to think that he had his head turned a bit by the gigness of Andover, and lost his bearings somewhat. Our instructors, and I myself, have been after him Instantly in the hope of persuading him to re adjust his compose, but I cannot feel that we have been very successful. The boy has matured slowly, and is still very much of a “kid.” I have every faith in his final development, chiefly because of the blood that is in him, but I honestly believe that the lesson deprived from a year in a small school, and the inspiration offered by a return to Andover based on a good record in that school would prove excellent medicine for the boy at this stage. I have seen a number of cases of this character where the treatment mentioned has proved most officacious. I feel as you do, that Mitchell ought to complete his course in Andover, and I make the recommendation on that basis. I have tried to be frank, as you asked me to be, and I do not wish to be at all dictatorial in the matter. I think the teachers who know the boy best would fully concur in the recommendations which I have made. Don’t hesitate, however, to advise me if you feel I can aid you further, for I realise that you are assuming quite responsibility in the matter. Very sincerely yours, Alan Fox Dr. Alfred E. Stearns John Mitchell