LETTER IS FROM CHARLES R. HEATH, THEN PRINCIPAL OF MYSTIC RIVER HIGH SCHOOL AND IS TO CHALKLEY COLLINS IN CLARK'S FALLS, CONNECTICUT, RESPONDING TO A LETTER SENT BY COLLINS ASKING ABOUT BECOMING PRINCIPAL AT THE SCHOOL. HEATH SAYS: "I HELD THAT POSITION LAST YEAR AND EXPECT TO NEXT. THE SCHOOLS IN THIS VICINITY ARE PRETTY HARD AND IN ADDITION TO THAT, THEY EXPECT A GREAT AMT OF WORK FOR VERY SMALL PAY. I GOT ALONG VERY SMOOTHLY LAST YEAR, HAVE NOT HEARD ONE WORD OF COMPLAINT. I AM GLAD TO HEAR THAT YOU SUCCEEDED SO WELL IN BELVIDERE. ...PERHAPS THERE MAY BE A CHANCE FOR YOU AT STONINGTON POINT ABOUT A $500 JOB."

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