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Box 28 Folder 1 Mary Sun, Head of School (Stearns) Records
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Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Mr. Arthur G. Robinson, January 20, 1926
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Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Mr. Arthur G. Robinson, January 20, 1926
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Typed letter sent from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Arthur G. Robinson. Discusses Mary and Tom Sun's future education. States Tom wants to attend Wharton School of Business Administration at University of Pennsylvania. Is unsure if Tom can keep as his progress has been slow. States Mary is currently taking general courses to obtain her diploma. Explains her father sent a message to prepare her college, which will cause upheaval in her schooling. Provides updates on Arthur and Charlie. States Arthur is almost finished at Massachusetts Tech. States Charlie is a freshman at Amherst College. Provides updates on Frank Lin and Quincey Sheh. Unsure of what to do in the cases of Tom and Mary Sun. Accepts Robinson's offer to discuss matters directly with Mr. C.Y. Sun.
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Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
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January 20, 1926
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January 29, 1926
Mr. Arthur C. Robinson
60 Recreation Road
Tientsin, China
My dear Mr. Robinson:
I deeply appreciate the cases of Tom and Mary Sun are a bit puzzling to me. Tom wishes to enter the Wharton School of Business Administration at the University of Pennsylvania, but I am inclined to think that his brothers believe that his motives are not of the highest. Whether Tom can gain admission to the ordinary college and carry successfully the load which such a college demands, I don’t know. It is difficult to tell how far Tom’s slow progress in his school work is due to lack of ability and how much to lack of concentration and a compelling purpose. Frankly I am a bit disturbed to know just what course should be mapped out for the boy after he complete his work with us at the end of the current school year. His progress has been slow from the start, even though he has regularly invested much of his summer in tutoring schools.
Mary is a hard worker and has good ability along some lines. Some of her present teachers, however, are inclined to doute the wisdom of sending her to college. Up to the present time she has been taking a general course with the idea of securing a good school diploma and with the further belief on my part that this must round out her American education. A cablegram received only a few days ago from Mr. Sun, and in answer to a long letter from me in which I sought to outline clearly the nature of the problem, instructs me to have Mary prepared for college. This means a change of course and probably a change of school, and I am confident that Mary is going to be very much distressed at this prospect. I have not broken the news. To her yet, since I felt that I must first find out what the possibilities are in a case a change is made at this time. Needless to say I am making inquires in various directions to secure the desired ate.
Arthur is rounding out his course at Massachusettes Tech, after many stumbles and a pretty hard struggle. Charlie is a freshman at Amherst College, where he is already getting a good grasp on his work and where I am sure his record will be one of steady advancement and in every way credible. Frank Lin is also still struggling with the Tech load, his work having always come hard for him; while Quincey Sheh is making an exceptionally fine record Bowdoin College. All of these facts have been reported to Mr. Sun, but I must admist that I am still puzzled over the problems furnished by Tom and Mary. I believe that you will be able to get a pretty clear picture of the situation as I see it if you will let Mr. Sun show you my recent letters to him. Of course there are colleages and colleges in America, as you know, and the standards vary widely. Mary is disposed to think that a college degree alone, regardless of its quality, will satisfy her father’s wishes. My own natural feeling is that instructions from Mr. Sun to prepare Mary for colleges naturally mean a college of the first rank. If that is the case, an added year of preparation will probably still be required.
You see I am accepting your invitation at its face value, and I shall certainly be glad to get direct advices through you from Mr. Sun, with whom I hope you will be able to talk matters over frankly and fully before you start for America. In the meantime, I shall undoubtedly have been compelled to reach some kind of a decision, and I can only hope that decision will be wise and as nearly as possible in accord with Mr.Sun’s personal desires.
With warm personal regards,
Believe me
Very sincerely yours.
Arthur G. Robinson
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
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Letter from Mary Sun to Dr. Stearns, February 13, 1926
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Letter from Mary Sun to Dr. Stearns, February 13, 1926
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Handwritten letter sent from Mary Sun to Dr. Alfred E. Stearns. Asks why her letters need to be sent to Stearns before being sent to the intended recipient. States she doesn't like the new school.
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Mary Sun
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Phillips Academy
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February 13, 1926
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Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Mary Sun
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Letter from Charles Sun to Dr. Stearns, February 19, 1926
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Letter from Charles Sun to Dr. Stearns, February 19, 1926
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Typed letter sent from Charles Sun to Dr. Alfred E. Stearns about a letter Mary sent to Charles. States Mary has written to her father, asking to return home. Explains the last time Mary requested to go home, his father stated 'she could return, but it will be his death'. States Mary has threatened suicide if not allowed to return to China. Asks Stearns to write his father a letter to lessen the shock of Mary's letter.
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35 Woodside Ave Amherst, Mass.
Feb. 19, 1926
Dear Dr. Stearns:
Mary wrote me a terrible letter four days ago; it causes me to lay bare some family trouble that we are having; I do this:r hoping perhaps you can help me.
In her letter Mary told me about her change of school and her unwillingness. She said that she is very lonesome and that she wants to go home; so very foolishly she wrote to my Father again asking to be permitted to go home. Last fall when father refused for the fourth time Mary’s request, he wrote me something that made my hair to rise up. He wrote, “If she(Mary) insists on coming home, she may, but her day of arrival at home will be the day of my death.” This, however, is not all, for Mary on the other hand threatened me in her letter with suicide in case father will not let her return China. 0, Dr. Stearns, what am I to do? In this perplexing state I beg you to write to my father a letter so phrased that it will smooth the shock which he will surely receive from Mary’s letter. I have written him myself, and I urged Arthur and Tom to do likewise, but a word from you is worth all that we three can; so I sincerely hope that you will do something to release us from this chaos.
There is no need of burdening Miss Clemons with what I have tell you in this letter, and I hope that you will not acquaint her of this matter unless you think it very necessary.
Faithfully yours,
Charles Sun
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February 19, 1926
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Charles Sun
Charles Sun
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Mary Sun
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Box 28 Folder 1 Mary Sun, Head of School (Stearns) Records
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Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Mr. Charles Sun, February 22, 1926
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Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Mr. Charles Sun, February 22, 1926
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Typed letter sent from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Charles Sun. States Charles letter arrived as Stearns was discussing Mary's situation with Arthur. Sent a cable to their father to disregard messages from Mary until Stearns' letter explaining the situation arrives. States Mary is adjusting to the new situation. Explains the school transfer was based on a cablegram from C.Y. Sun to 'prepare Mary for college'. Explains the change was required because her current courses were not focused on college preparation. States Mary's first reaction was understandable and has since started adjusting to the new school. States she still wishes to return to China. Apologizes for any worry this has caused Arthur and Charles.
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Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
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February 22, 1926
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February 23, 1926
Mr. Charles Sun
35 Woodsides Avenue
Amhest, Mass.
Dear Charlie:
By a curious coincidence your letter reached me at the very moment that Arthur, who had me come out for lunch, was sitting in my study discussing with me Mary’s situation and problems. As a result of that talk I have just dictated a long letter to your father explaining everything, and I may even cable him in the morning, urging him to disregard any message received from Mary in advance of the receipt of the letter which I am sending. I have told him that her first reaction was naturally one of resentment, and not to blame her for it under the circumstances, but that from all we could learn (and Arthur and Miss Clemons have both talked with her over the phone this after noon) the first feelings had largely died away, and that Mary was now adjusting herself rapidly to the new conditions and growing increasingly contented. I am sure, therefore, that you need have no further occasion to worry on this score.
My action in changing Mary’s school was taken on the receipt of a very definite cablegram from her father, saying only “Prepare Mary for college”. His message was prompted by your father’s receipt of a letter from me, written on December 18th last, in which I told him of rumors that had reached me that Mary was to go on to college later and the careful explanation I gave him of what that would mean, since Mary up to that time had been taking, not the college-preparatory course, but the general course, on my understanding that this was to round out her American education and that this school diploma was desired. I told your father frankly that if college preparation was to be adopted, not only would Mary’s course have to be changed at once, but all probability her school as well, for she would need form now on intensive and personal work and that I did not feel authorized to undertake anything so radical and drastic as this without definite instructions from him. In view of his cable, therefore, I could not do anything else than what was actually done.
Of course Mary was terribly upset. That was natural enough and I cannot blame her in the least. I purposely acted quickly, after I had investigated carefully the qualifications of various schools , for I knew that the longer the step was delayed the more difficult it would be for Mary herself, as her friends would naturally bemoan her departure and console with her over what they would regard as a hard decision. The first day after Mary reached the new school she filled the mail-bag with letters, to her brothers, to Mr. Szein Washington and to others and I naturally inferred that these letters would be of the character that both your and Arthur have described. I am sure, however, that this was only the first reaction. Mrs.Russell, the principal of the new school, assured me only today that Mary had settled down and seemed increasingly happy and contented, and in conversations which both Arthur and Miss Clemons had with Mary over the phone this afternoon she herself admitted that this was so, that the school was all right, the girls exceedingly friendly, that she was working hard, but that she still wished (and that, of course, has been her wish for months) to return to China.
So you see, Charlie, I think that things are not quite so black as you felt them to be on the receipt of Mary’s hysterical letter. I am very sorry Mary had to go through this ordeal, which has been extremely hard for her, of course. I am sorry, too, that you and Arthur have had to shoulder an extra burdern of anxiety because of it, and I shall be doubly sorry if anything Mary has said tends to upset her father. If I cable him after I hear from Arthur tonight, I shall simply ask him to disregard Mary’s message and away the receipt of my letter. I shall simply ask him to disregard Mary’s message and await the receipt of my letter. In this way I believe we can forestall trouble and smooth things over so that within a short time the situation will be satisfactory to everybody.
Again my thanks for your letter. Don’t worry any more, though I know it is just like you to take a thing of this kind deeply to heart, for your are, perhaps, more likely than most others to sense the significance of all of the factors involved. I have been immensely perplexed and distressed myself over the situation, but have done only what I felt your father definitely wished me to do, and am much more cheerful now, in view of development of the last few days.
With all good wishes, believe me ever.
Very sincerely yours.
Charles Sun
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Mary Sun
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Box 28 Folder 1 Mary Sun, Head of School (Stearns) Records
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Telegram draft from Stearns to Sun, February 23, 1926
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Telegram draft from Stearns to Sun, February 23, 1926
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Draft of a telegram sent from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, stating to wait for his letter and not worry over Mary's.
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Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
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Phillips Academy
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February 23, 1926
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C.Y.Sun
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
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Letter from Mary Sun to Dr. Stearns, February 23, 1926
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Letter from Mary Sun to Dr. Stearns, February 23, 1926
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Handwritten letter sent from Mary Sun to Dr. Alfred E. Stearns. States she is getting accustomed to Whittier. Discusses her current courses. Asks for additional funds for faculty fees, a girls party, and something to sew for class.
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Mary Sun
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February 23, 1926
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Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Mary Sun
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Box 28 Folder 1 Mary Sun, Head of School (Stearns) Records
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Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Miss Mary Sun, March 2, 1926
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Typed letter sent from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Mary Sun. Explains the decision to send her to Whittier was not easy and it was done with her father's wishes and instructions in mind. Will monitor her progress. Questions if Mary should go to college, but believes she should work to meet the entrance requirements. States money for incidentals beyond the monthly allowance will come from Mrs. Russell. Asks Mary to cut back on writing letters to her Abbot friends. States daily letters will distract from school work. Plans to visit when weather permits.
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Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
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March 2, 1926
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March 2, 1926
Miss Mary Sun
The Whittier School
Merrimac, Massachusetts
Dear Mary:
I am very grateful to you for your recent note, and especially happy over the cheerier tone in which it is written. I do hope that you will come to understand that the decision to make the change to the Merrimac, school was anything but a pleasant one for me to reach, and that it was made only after long and careful thought, and in the firm conviction that it would best carry out the definite and compelling instructions received from your father. My interest and desire are now, as they have always been, to do for you and the boys that which your father would feel would most nearly achieve for you all the purposes which prompted him to send you to this far-away land, and at such heavy expense and personal sacrifice. I cannot say that I have not at times made mistakes, but if so, they have been mistakes entirely of judgment and not purpose, for the goal that I have had in mind has never changed.
I shall watch with interest your work and progress under the new surroundings, and can only hope that you will be able to secure there just the kind of preparation you need to enable you to gain admission, at least, to a good college. Frankly I have some questions in my own mind as to whether you ought to go to college, and I have stated them frankly to your father. On the other hand I am sure that it would mean a lot to him, and to you also, if you could at least meet the college entrance requirements, for then you could tell the world that the college doors were open to you, and that in itself would be a source of real satisfaction to you in years to come.
Mrs. Russell will supply you with whatever funds you require for special incidentals over and beyond what can be taken care of by the regular monthly allowances. For the latter I am enclosing the customary chock herewith.
One other thing. You really must curtail your output of letters to your friends. It will be utterly impossible for you to concentrate as you must in your studies if you are writing daily letters to your friends and securing a constant flow of letters from them. Do be reasonable about this. Not for the world would I interfere with good friendships; but I know only too well from experience that good work in studies is utterly impossible for those who are too mush interrupted in this way.
Just as soon as the roads clear up a bit I shall plan to run over and have a look at you and talk things over. In the meantime accept my very best wishes for health, happiness, and real progress on the main job that is now yours.
Always sincerely yours,
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Mary Sun
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Letter from Mary Sun to Dr. Stearns, March 1, 1926
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Handwritten letter sent from Mary Sun to Dr. Alfred E. Stearns. Asks permission for some Abbot girls to visit. Asks why Stearns is attempting to stop her friendships. States Mrs. Russell is willing to allow visits with Stearns' permission.
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Mary Sun
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March 1, 1926
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Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Mary Sun
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Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Miss Mary Sun, March 3, 1926
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Typed letter sent from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Mary Sun. States he doesn't want to deprive her of friends and if Mrs. Russell feels a visit is proper, he has no issue. Explains the group of Abbot girls, including Miss Shapleigh, tried to visit without proper arrangements or checking in with the headmaster of the school they were visiting. Believes her time should be dedicated to schoolwork, since the college prep work is different from her previous courses. States visits are for vacations. States all he has done was based on her father's instruction. Does not appreciate Mary's notion that Stearns has been unfair. Believes allowing Mary to attend Abbot was mistake, as authorities there disregarded his instructions from the beginning.
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Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
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March 3, 1926
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March 3, 1926
Dear Mary Sun
The Whittier School
Merrimac, Massachusetts
Dear Mary:
Your note of March first has Just reached me. Probably this letter is unnecessary, as a letter which I mailed you only yesterday should have brought to you a dearer understanding of my attitude and feelings.
The last thing in the world that I wish to do is to deprive you of good friends. If in this case Mrs. Bussell feels that a visit from one of the Abbot Academy girls is proper and can be arranged for a time that will not interfere your school work, I shall be perfectly willing to have the plan go through. On the other hand I strongly object to such a visit as Miss Shapleigh and a group of girls made you the other day, without taking the trouble to inquire from the head of the school whether it was proper or not or at what time visits were expected. Visits of that kind are completely upsetting to any school as well as to the girls concerned, and are not tolerated in any first-class school of my acquaintance. Was Shapleigh herself should have known that.
The one object that I have in mind is that, in accordance with your father's definite wishes, you should give the bulk of your time and thought to the important work which is now yours, and which largely because of its novelty will require the most of your time and the best of your effort. The constant writing and receipt of letters and too many visits from friends would simply wreck the whole plan. Vacations are the times for such things, and they should be kept at the lowest limit in term-time. One of the reasons why I hesitated to choose a school so near at hand was just this very thing, and if we can't control it otherwise, I am afraid that we shall have to look for a school much farther away.
Frankly, Mary, I am getting a bit sensitive over your constant references to my seeming desire to deprive you of legitimate interests and deal unduly severely with you. Tour father has given me his confidence and asked a very definite thing of me. What I have tried to do for you through all these years has been wholly with a view to your best interests, and in the way that your father and I have felt those interests could best be attained. In many ways this has been a thankless job and a hard one, largely because of a seemly lack of appreciation on your part and a readiness to misinterpret my motives and aims. Since my instructions come almost wholly from your father, I do not see how you can entertain this feeling but that it is there has been very apparent, and increasingly so in recent months. Evidently I made a very serious mistake when I allowed you to go to Abbot as a boarder, for the tendency of the authorities there from the start has been to disregard my feelings and desires and arrange your affairs with little, if any, consultation with me. I feel that this is largely at the basis of your present unrest, and if I did not believe that that same influence would continue in a measure from that source, I should recommend with far greater satisfaction the prospects of continued contacts with your old friends there.
Regretting deeply the necessity of writing you in just this vein, but in the belief that it is necessary for me to be in a measure severely frank because of the numerous insinuations contained in your recent note, believe me always and with your best interests constantly in my mind,
Very sincerely yours,
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Mary Sun
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Box 28 Folder 1 Mary Sun, Head of School (Stearns) Records
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Letter from W.C. Russell to Dr. Stearns, February 13, 1926
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Letter from W.C. Russell to Dr. Stearns, February 13, 1926
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Handwritten letter sent from Mrs. W.C. Russell to Dr. Alfred E. Stearns about Mary's mail restriction. Asks Stearns to write Mary to explains his rules and intentions. Plans to read the letter to Mary. Hopes to be honest with Mary and make Mary feel at home.
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Mrs. W.C. Russell
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Phillips Academy
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February 13, 1926
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All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
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English
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Correspondence
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Mary Sun
Mrs. W.C. Russell