dˈuː tə ðə hɛdmˈæstɚɹ ʌv hɪz skˈuːl, hiː wʌz ɛmplˈɔɪd ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd ˈeɪɾi θɹˈiː æt ðɪ ˈɑːfɪs ʌv ˈædɹiənəs blˈeɪdʒz wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː dˈæʃ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd twˈɛlv, hˌuːz nˈiːoʊɹˌoʊmeɪnˈɛsk stˈaɪl wʊd stɹˈɔŋli ˈɪnfluːəns stˈaɪts wˈɜːk.
Due to the headmaster of his school, he was employed in 1883 at the office of Adrianus Bleijs (1842-1912), whose neo-Romanesque style would strongly influence Stuyt's work.