The second page of a letter from Frank N. Seerley written between 1914-1920. On this page, Seerley starts by wishing that he and the letter recipient may see each other again. He recounts how his grandchildren paid him a visit and gives an update on the status of the College. He concludes by hoping for the day that the Brotherhood is reunited and the war is over. Frank N. Seerley graduated from the International Young Men’s Christian Association College in 1890 and began working at the college as an instructor in the same year. He served as a member of the Springfield Board of Education from 1896 to 1912. In 1907, he served as an official lecturer for the American Society of Sanitary and Moral Prophylaxis. From 1917 to 1918, he gave lectures on sex hygiene in encampments for the War Work Council. After World War 1, he served as Dean of Springfield College from 1918 to 1934. Seerley was awarded the Tarbell Medallion in 1942.
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