5 10 66 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/085f9bfacd69d4062dd225418b1014df.jpg 2d89f13e6c7befe001627b967fda74f9 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1931, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mary Sun, New Haven, Conn.. May 5, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mary Sun, New Haven, Conn.. May 5, 1931 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 5, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource Dear Mary: The trunk has been sent and should have reached you ahead of this letter. If it doesn’t come through promptly and in good condition, let me know. I finally located it in the cellar, pretty well covered with dust, but so far as I could judge uninjured in the recent moving process when house and all in it were carried from Chapel Avenue over on School Street. Be sure to keep me posted in regard to your need of funds, for your father has asked me to see that you were amply provided with money to cover the traveling expenses and more. When you need to replenish your bank account, therefore, I shall be glad to send a check. Ever sincerely yours, Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Mary Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/67279d62d03cc2947bac98707a93d965.jpg 8d406ff25860600bb56cafce48239a9e Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1931, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Thomas Sun, New Haven, Conn., to Alfred E. Stearns, April 23, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Thomas Sun, New Haven, Conn., to Alfred E. Stearns, April 23, 1931 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 23, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource 1294 Yale Station Office of the Headmaster Phillips Academy Andover, Mass. My dear Dr. Stearns, New Haven, Conn. April 23, 1931 To make a rather long story short, I received a letter from home yesterday containing the crisp statement:--"Since you have been away for such a long time. But you have already entered Yale University. It will be a great pity to stop your work at this time------why can’t you spend another------? I hope you will be patient for another year time flies like an arrow------- ." It is unnecessary for me to fill out the blank spaces, for their meanings are apparent. Thus ends another story brought about by almost a whole year’s planning and hoping. Like other Oriental sons, I shall obey the Fatherly orders without complaint, but regret in some form can not be helped but creep in the outcome in some way or another. As I remained awake in bed during the small hours of the morning, thoughts of all nature and sorts came into my mind. Among the most prominent is "Who am I?" Born a Chinese and brought up an American! Indeed, a sad state of affairs. I still owe my allegiance to my country, but what, where, and how is my country? From that, the thought of re-adjustment comes into the mind in the most logical and potent way. To describe my feelings would require a ten-volume masterpiece. Since I am not capable of such interpretation, I shall leave it to your free imagination. No meditation is complete without the sentamental [sic] side. I have been away from "home" for eleven years. These eleven years are those which I should spend with my "people" in order to learn to be one of them. But--that was not so. In all the letters which I receive from home, I notice the strained attempt of happiness. One can not be so brainless so as not to realize that Mother is unhappy without seeing one of her OWN CREATION with her own blood. I am not so selfish or narrow sighted so that I do not realize such things. One can not be so ignorant and heartless. In plain words, I am homesick. Then there is another aspect which must come into consideration, and that is my nature. You probably know that I am not exactly the studying kind so as to enjoy to sit in the room and read Rouseau [sic], Karl Marx, or the like. If I do have to admit it, I am the hustling kind, never satisfied with doing the same thing all the time. I like to get out and work--that, at least, is something different from what I have been doing for the past eleven years. I appreciate the value of a scholarly education, but I think I prefer the kind of education which one receives by living and trying to get the next meal, -- adventure, romance, and the thrill of responsibility. That is what I want. I want to look after something. Now the only thing I have to look after are the books. Do not think for a moment that I am defying Father’s orders. On the contrary, I think his advice is sound and well-planned for most people, myself included. I am just lamenting the fact that my vagabond life is being prolonged—vagabonding alone with only the illusion that I may arrive at the desired pedestal, and then face it with a possible empty heart. Ah, what a situation for a poet. I am making plans accordingly and will go ahead without a murmur of complaint of dissatisfaction. Very sincerely yours, Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Thomas Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/bb0b27750ff017a21fbefbdf45208dfd.jpg 192595820a2cb1be6c35be781ca45e00 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1931, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Thomas Sun, New Haven., Conn., April 28, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Thomas Sun, New Haven., Conn., April 28, 1931 Relation A related resource Dear Tom: I am sorrier than I can tell you for the final decision of your father, and can readily understand your depression at the moment, so clearly revealed in your frank letter to me of April 23. It is difficult for me to know just what to say, except that I admire your courage and your readiness to accept your father's instructions. That means that you have yourself in control and have developed those traits of character that make for stability and, in the end, rugged manhood. Some way, I can’t help believing that eventually you will [illegible] the feel that what seemed most discouraging at the moment proved under the test of time to have been for the best. Anyway, I know you will give the work still ahead of you the best you have in you, so that whatever turns up later that will mean that you will be just so much better prepared to deal with life and its problems and deal with them right. In the meantime, I shall hope to get a chance to talk things over with you and shall be ready always, as I have been in the past, to consult with you and help you just so far as it lies in my power to do so. By the fine record you made at Middlebury, you won my confidence and good will to a degree that would not permit me to do anything less than stand by as a friend, something that I have always tried to do, to be sure, but perhaps at times in the past with more misgivings than I have today. And so continue to keep your courage and your poise, and the best of luck to you. Ever sincerely yours, Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 28, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Thomas Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/6d4208bd9c4730a235fde2c8768ffa59.jpg 907e1cbb23c130fe88dd1137c8ea6b79 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1931, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mary Sun, New Haven, Conn., to Alfred E. Stearns, May 8, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Mary Sun, New Haven, Conn., to Alfred E. Stearns, May 8, 1931 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 8, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Mary Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/95d3c1b68b30c7850f3d242b652ece6f.jpg 08e1bcbd73401bf6fbf44f03c07d50be Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1931, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mary Sun, New Haven, Conn., May 13, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mary Sun, New Haven, Conn., May 13, 1931 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 13, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource Dear Mary: Thanks for your last letter - that of May 8. I don't see any reason why you should not go on the Japanese boat if the sailings and prices best meet your needs. I feel pretty confident that your father would approve. Alfred and Helen Tsai, who returned last summer, used a Japanese boat, and I think at their father’s expressed request. And so I am prepared to endorse the project and wish you the best of luck. I am glad that the trunk arrived safely. Sincerely yours, Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Mary Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/76fd5b957c52860a919d9e768172eab5.jpg 39287f75160fc42dd389699153a6f5f1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1931, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Mary Sun to Alfred E. Stearns, May 18, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Mary Sun to Alfred E. Stearns, May 18, 1931 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 18, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Mary Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/156164e26dd754a101001b0f06334f2b.jpg 427fda3431321457231f6f29cbf8c671 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1931, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mary Sun, New Haven, Conn., May 19, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mary Sun, New Haven, Conn., May 19, 1931 Relation A related resource Dear Mary: I have just received your letter of May 18, and am enclosing herewith a check for two hundred and fifty dollars as requested. If you need more, let me know. Yes, so far as I can now tell, I shall be here on June 1, and certainly I shall be only too glad to see you. If I am not at the office, come to the house, please, or if you prefer and will let me know just when I can find you there, wait for me at the new Phillips Inn. Faithfully yours, Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 19, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Mary Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/8ceca55f35309a56bbe30db5700af9bd.jpg d8fe4089a98665f80b3be71b9c927d6a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. 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Stearns, May 29, 1931 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 29, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/0f72c8c551e0ec5c65e7398afe369af3.jpg 0ffa0f8dd50c7a3ee7f1a670066da29b Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1931, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Telegram from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns, June 8, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Telegram from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns, June 8, 1931 Relation A related resource Stearns Principal, Phillips Academy Thanks for your advice. Please order Tom come home and pay extra $1,000. if he refuse visit Europe. (Signed) Sun Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 8, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Telegram C.Y. Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/ae8b52f058a2219c67ee67d0cf128a11.jpg 6679209c96a7ebe5ee383f35c3b6af09 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1931, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Telegram from Alfred E. Stearns to Thomas Sun, New Haven, Conn., June 8, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Telegram from Alfred E. Stearns to Thomas Sun, New Haven, Conn., June 8, 1931 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 8, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Relation A related resource June 8, 1931 Thomas Sun 1294 Yale Station New Haven, Conn. Have just received wire from your father instructing me to permit you to go home. If you accept verdict please consult Mary at once and make arrangements. Advise me also. (Signed) A. E. Stearns Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Thomas Sun