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During his time teaching at Kenyon, Santee was a professor to both novelist Robie Macauley and poet Robert Lowell. The three men became close friends, partially owing to their mutual association with Boston. | During his time teaching at Kenyon, Santee was a professor to both novelist Robie Macauley and poet Robert Lowell. The three men became close friends, partially owing to their mutual association with Boston. | ||
In a letter dated 30 October 1938, Lowell mentioned Santee in a letter to his father: | |||
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Frederick Santee, my professor, has offered to teach me Latin composition for a month. I would stay at his house and he insists that all instruction should be free. Next year when I graduate I should know Latin fluently even to the extent of writing verse. I should also be in an extremely strong position for a Rhodes scholarship - as confident as one should be. | |||
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==Naval service== | ==Naval service== | ||