Creator
J. W. Sterling
Recipient
[John Muir]
Preview
Transcription
[2] In regard to the matter of which you wrote. I have to say that I have no doubt that you can complete the scientific course in one year as you suggest. I would advise you to get Looms' new work on Astronomy and study, carefully what you can of it. I would recommend also that you read Blair's Rhet- oric Besides Astronomy, one [illegible] a day with me for a term, or [illegible[ [illegible], will enable you to complete the course in mathematics. I think you would be better satisfied, however, to spend two years more here, and study Latin & French: and I have a proposition to make you which will enable you to[3]do it with little or no expense It is my purpose to open next Spring or Fall a Family Boarding School for Boys, at my house near the Uni- versity grounds. I am about putting up a building for the purpose. I shall want some student connected with the University to board with me and have some super- vision of the boys out of school hours and perform some other service which will interfere hardly at all with his own studies Now I know of no one whom I would prefer for the place to yourself. Would it suit you? Let me hear from you on this point soon. We have this term nearly
Location
Madison, Wis[c]
Date Original
1868 Oct 12
Source
Original letter dimensions: 20.5 x 26.0 cm
Resource Identifier
muir01_1264-let.tif
File Identifier
Reel 01, Image 1264
Copyright Status
Copyright status unknown
Copyright Statement
Some letters written to John Muir may be protected by the U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.). Transmission or reproduction of materials protected by copyright beyond that allowed by fair use requires the written permission of the copyright owners. Responsibility for any use rests exclusively with the user.
Owning Institution
University of the Pacific Library Holt-Atherton Special Collections. Please contact this institution directly to obtain copies of the images or permission to publish or use them beyond educational purposes.
Page Number
Page 2
Keywords
John Muir, correspondence, letters, author, writing, naturalist, California, correspondent, mail, message, post, exchange of letters, missive, notes, epistle
