Geneva, Nov. 7th, 1904.
Fred W. Taylor Esq.,
Highland Station,
Chestnut Hill,
Pa..
My dear Mr. Taylor,
It has been a long time since I received your kind letter and now that I am about to mail you another college bulletin I avail myself of the opportunity to send you and Mrs. Taylor my affectionate greetings. The work here is very difficult and there are many things to be done. The bulletin will tell you what has been accomplished in the matter of reforming the curriculum. Up to the present time, 36 hours of Latin and Greek have been required for the B.A. degree. We have reduced this to 24 and thereby have adapted ourselves somewhat to modern conditions. We have got about two thousand dollars a year promised for five years toward our deficit, and we have almost six thousand dollars toward our new gymnasium. The outlook for next year's Freshman class is an unusually good one. The college men are united and show good spirit. The Trustees and Alumni are evincing increased interest. On the whole then, the first year has not been altogether a failure. I tell you all these things because I think you are interested, and wish me well.
Mrs. Stewardson and I spent the summer at York Harbor and in the Adirondacks. We returned about the middle of September to Geneva. We are both pretty well and very busy. I wish I might have the chance of running in on you at Chestnut Hill, but I do not see my way clear to do so as yet. I am to visit Bishop Talbot in December and perhaps I can come to Philadelphia for a night. With kindest regards to Mrs. Taylor and yourself, believe me always,
Sincerely yours,
Langdon C. Stewardson
