Identifier |
S_bx02fd02_023 |
Title |
bx02fd02_p19 |
Article Title(s) |
Letter, Thomas Riach to his uncle, dated March 26, 1906 |
Page |
19 |
Subject |
Letters; Inflammation; Student expulsion--Utah--Salt Lake City; Student suspension--Utah--Salt Lake City; School discipline--Utah--Salt Lake City; Students--Utah--Salt Lake City |
OCR Text |
Show Salt Lake City,<br> March 26, - 1906<br><br> Dear Uncle, -<br><br> The doctor told me that there was nothing the matter with me more than an inflammation and that I will be all well in a week. It is not due to being in connection with a woman at all. I did not think it could be because it has been so long since I was with a girl. Sweazey says that a man that will hold such communication with a woman is not a fit character to be in the school. There fore he says I cannot stay in school that is what he told me this morning. That I will have to go home as soon as I can hear from you. I dont think he is at all fair to me or justifies him self in acting the way he is doing. He seems to think I am some heinous character that is not a fit associate for the girls in the school. I told him nothing was farther from my mind than to monkey with and ruin the characters of the girls lives, but he <br> [Continues on next page.] <br><br> |
Further Information |
In this letter to his uncle, Thomas Riach writes that he is facing expulsion from school. He explains he had a case of inflammation which the principal, George B. Sweazey, took as the cause of assumed sexual relations with a woman. Thomas Riach argues that this is not the case, but that Mr. Sweazey is set in his belief. Mr. Sweazey is the principal of the Salt Lake Collegiate Institute of Salt Lake City, Utah. NOTES: Refer to page 22 for a letter from Thomas Riach's uncle to Principal Sweazey to find more information on Thomas Riach. |
Creator |
Riach, Thomas |
Date |
1906-03-26 |
Format |
application/pdf |
Source |
Letter, Thomas Riach to his uncle, March 26, 1906 |
Spatial Coverage |
Salt Lake City (Utah) |
People |
Sweazey, George B. |
Setname |
wc_tw |
ID |
1096666 |
Reference URL |
https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s6vm4b5c/1096666 |