A letter from Lance Lambdin to Wilbert E. Locklin (December 11, 1981)
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This is a letter written by Springfield College student, a freshman at the time, Lance H. Lambdin, to Springfield College President, Wilbert E. Locklin. The letter is dated December 11, 1981. In the letter Lance explains his reasoning for desiring to go to China as part of the newly signed exchange agreement between Beijing Sport University (at the time the Beijing Institute of Physical Education) and Springfield College. Lambdin will be the first student from Springfield College to take courses at Beijing Sport University in the fall of 1982.
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Beijing Sport University was organized and established as the Central Institute of Physical Education (sport) in 1953 with the help of Professor Xu Yingchao, Springfield College graduate of the class 1938. The name of the university changed to Peking (Beijing) Institute of Physical Culture (physical education) in 1956 and renamed Beijing Sports University in 1993. The first agreement signed by Springfield College and the Beijing Sport University was on September 25, 1981, which provided pathways for collaboration and exchange of faculty and students.
