Letter to Kempton P.A. Taylor

              Stevens Institute of Technology
Castle Point, Hoboken
New Jersey

July 23rd, 1915.

Mr. Kemptar Taylor,
Chestnut Hill,
Philadelphia, Pa.

Dear Mr. Taylor:

After the receipt of your letter of the 18th inst., in regard to your father, I started an investigation to see if we could be more definite than we have been about your father's connections with Stevens.

You may wonder why it was necessary to start an investigation. The fact is that the students' records, before my presidency, were kept in the minute book of the Faculity [sic] supplemented, of course, by the books of the Treasurer, and the Annual Catalogues.

Generally this is sufficient. But in your father's case there are questions we are unable to answer. There are only two places where your father's name is mentioned in the minutes--Jan. 17th, 1882--where there is a note to the effect that F.W. Taylor had passed all of a certain subject; and June 12th, 1883 where his name appears on the list of the Class of '83, and here the name appears not as printed, but added by President Morton in pencil. Your father's name appears on the printed Commencement program as a member of the Class of '83 and his thesis is given as follows: