Mary Killen Mary Killen

Dear Mary | 16 July 2011

Your problems solved

issue 16 July 2011

Your problems solved

Q. I recently received the annual magazine from my old school, and as a consequence offered to make a donation to assist with the development of a new sixth-form centre — as I’m sure many other people did. Having exchanged amiable emails with the headmaster and school administrator I made a decent donation, advising the latter when I had made the transfer. Unfortunately I have received no acknowledgement or thanks in return. Whether this is due to slackness or discourtesy I am not sure, but it rankles. What should I do?

— J.W., West Midlands

A. It may not come naturally for a ‘pupil’ to reprimand a ‘master’ but it is your duty to mention this inexcusable behaviour. If you do not, the project may well suffer a funding shortfall. Send them another email along the lines of ‘I have signalled my support for the sixth-form centre with a donation.

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