Alumni Voice/校友之声/校友之聲

Chi-chuan Yu graduated from Phillips Academy in 1919 and afterwards, MIT. He was a college teacher in Shanghai when he wrote to Dr. Stearns. In this letter, Yu thanked Stearns for his devoted education of Chinese students and told how influential and inspirational his education in Phillips Academy was upon his life,

"I am not exaggerating a bit when I tell you frankly that the place where I have drawn most of the inspiration for my life is in Andover and it is you who have given me that inspiration. The spirit and courage with which you do things cannot be forgotten. The Andover days are the best part of my life"