A letter from Carl Ma to Charles Smith (August 15, 1997)

Item Information

Title:
A letter from Carl Ma to Charles Smith (August 15, 1997)
Description:
This is a letter from Carl C. H. Ma, son of John Ma (Ma Yuehan) to Charles J. Smith, Director of the International English Language Institute and men's swimming coach at Springfield College, dated August 15, 1997. In the letter Mr. Ma expresses his pleasure at meeting Mr. Smith, and talks about the copied newspaper article on the three-day conference of "Professor John Ma's Scientific Conference on Physical Education of University" and a short Manuscript that he wrote about his father, John Ma, called "My Father and I".
Creator:
Ma, Carl C. H.
Date:
August 15, 1997
Format:
Documents
Location:
Springfield College Archives and Special Collections
Collection (local):
College Archives Digital Collections
Series:
International Center > https://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p15370coll2/id/20924 > b
Subjects:
Springfield College
Springfield College--International
Springfield College--Alumni and alumnae
Ma, Yuehan, 1883-1966
Ma, Carl C. H.
Smith, Charles J.
Correspondence
Places:
Massachusetts > Hampden (county) > Springfield
Link to Item:
http://cdm16122.contentdm.oclc.org/cdm/ref/collection/p15370coll2/id/20378
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Publisher:
Springfield College
Language:
English
Notes:
John Ma (1883-1966) was a pioneer in physical education and modern Chinese sports. He graduated with his BA from St. John’s University in 1911 and, three years later, began teaching physical education at Tsinghua University in Beijing, China. In 1919, Ma traveled to the United States to earn his BA from Springfield College. He returned to China after graduating the following year and was promoted to director of physical education, a position he held for the next nine years. In 1926, he went on furlough and returned to Springfield College to earn his master’s degree. From 1931 to 1932, Ma was the physical education director at Soochow University, and in 1934 he returned to his old position at Tsinghua College. In 1936, Ma coached the Chinese sports delegation at the 11th Olympic Games. In 1945, he became president of Tsinghua University. Ma taught physical education at Tsinghua University for fifty-two years and once coached their soccer team to victory in the North China Championship.
There were two attached manuscripts to this letter. See items rg105-04-b-03-05-005 and rg105-04-b-03-05-006.
Identifier:
rg105-04-b-03-05-004