Letter from Dr. James McCurdy to Hanford Burr (May 8, 1920)
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This is a letter from Dr. James McCurdy, the director of Physical Course at International YMCA College (now known as Springfield College) to Mr. Hanford Burr, a professor at the College on May 8, 1920. In the letter, Dr. McCurdy asks Mr. Burr's opinion regarding John Ma's (Ma Yuehan; 马约翰) graduation. It can be seen that Mr. Burr was part of the Degree Committee at that time. There is a handwritten note on the document. To learn more about John Ma, see: https://springfield.as.atlas-sys.com/agents/people/677. The handwriting on the bottom of the letter says "Who decides credits? Church Hist. for example". It may suggest that there were some questions regarding John Ma's credit hours for graduation.
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