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  • Walter E. Dandy Letter 06/07/1912

    89 Anson Street

    Barrow in Furness, England

    June 7, 1912

    My Dear Son,

    I had not heard before that Debs had been nominated for President but of course I think they done right. I want to see him President of the U.S.A. regardless of Burger being his teacher in Socialism as I think him better man than his one time teacher.

    And this reminds me of Dr. Cushing and you. He may have taught you but it won't be long till you surpass him and, instead of you chasing him for the chance to get to work for him, he will be watching the world give you the chief honor. You will be coming before the crowned heads and international Congress of Sciences as a leader of science and art. You started going in your chosen calling and it will have given you many advantages. You are still young and even now have the chance to become one of the biggest guns in your profession and even if that fails you have the chance to become a multimilionare by marriage.… Your father never had anything like this to select from. In fact never deserved it and will be well satisfied with life and its accomplishments if my boy gets the best. As that as always been my greatest ambition and even now with so many good and critical things to select from and decide on I think that whatever you do will be for the best. But I would advise you to be very careful in decision on these issues.

    As sometimes good things come from unexpected places. The ancients said of Christ, "Can any good thing come from Nazereth?"

    Your affectionate Father

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