2 10 24 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/3616c90a1b723e576ce2ea0e952f3a15.jpg 1691da2e8632277bdf13f2e197efa1d6 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 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, 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 C.Y. Sun, Tientsin February 27, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin February 27, 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 February 27, 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 February 27, 1931 Mr. C.Y.Sun 44 Cambridge Road Tientsin, China My dear Mr. Sun: Several weeks ago I received from London a draft for three thousand dollars, which I assumed was from you, but as the letter form the National City Bank of New York which accompanied the draft did not specify definitely the sender, I wrote to London to check up. Yesterday I received their reply, stating that I was right in my supposition that the dollar draft referred to was for your account. Consequently, I have credited the sum in question, one-half each, to the accounts of Mary and Tom. I am taking the liberty, also, of enclosing statements of their accounts to date. As you will note, each has a generous balance. Apparently Mary doesn’t care to take the European trip before returning to China, but desires very much to start for home as soon as she completes her work and receives her degree at Yale. Evidently Tom, too, has reached the point where his homesickness is likely to interfere a good bit with his progress in his studies. No doubt this is accentuated a bit at the present time as the boy realizes that his sister is going home so soon. I can’t help feeling, though, and very strongly from what I have seen of and heard from Tom in recent months that even if he were to continue his postgraduate work for the next year or two, a short visit home this summer would be of inestimable value to him and would give him a real and much needed freshening up. Viewing the situation only from my own personal angle and hence perhaps in a limited way, I can’t help feeling that it would be wonderful thing if Tom could accompany his sister home this coming summer, even if he were to return to America later. With every best wish to you and yours, and warm personal regards, believe me Very sincerely yours, C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/161ca3848ae8a4a0c853fe31d69b38ad.jpg b545b4003478390c0bc58856f6b0b309 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/411f3e2dd6d3a1322bf0cf895c9bfe26.jpg 986d1cd6d889c6e4d48414bb28466760 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 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, 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 C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns April 2, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns April 2, 1931 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 April 2, 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 44 Cambridge Road, TIENTSIN, 2nd. April, 1931 My dear Dr. Stearns, Very many thanks for your kind letter of 27th February. I must apologise for not advising you of that $3000- and I regret very much that I caused you all the trouble and bother of having to write over to London to check-up on it. I wish to thank you for sending me the accounts for Mary & Tommy. By this time you wil1 have had my letter of the 15th. February with the explanation, making it clear that Mary is not now going to take the trip to Europe but is coming home as soon as she completes her course and gets her diploma at Yale. I also confirm what I said in my last letter, that you should give Mary the $500-for her passage to China and an additional $1000- With regard to Tommy and your suggestion that he might take a summer-trip to China, I have given the matter very careful consideration, with just the one main thought before me, that his education & training should work out for his lasting good in enabling him to take a creditable place in after life. It is only natural that he should miss his sister when she leaves for home but he will get over that. I recall that Mr.Liang’s sons spent 15 years in England to get a thorough education and when one left for home, the other one felt badly at first but remained on and completed his studies, all to his lasting good in his future work in China. I feel that if Tommy came here for the summer it is almost certain that he would not return to America. And Yale influence is very great here and his coming home now might be construed to mean that he had been a failure, and this would be fatal to his future life and prospects here. Tommy is young enough to go right on and finish his post-graduate studies. So putting everything together, I feel sure that he should continue in America until he completes his studies. You will add one more to your many kindnesses if you will be so kind as to place this matter before him in your own persuasive way, so that he will be encouraged to go forward and finish his studies. And I am here reminded of how very much I owe to you through a long period of years, for all your untiring and wise assistance to my children in our endeavor to give them a worth while training and education for their future success in life. I can never tell how much I feel, please accept a father’s most grateful thanks for your never failing help. And with my very best wishes and kindest regards, I remain, Yours very sincerely C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/80490951d723f3d7bbc8f3f67d9de50e.jpg f71761814df4f3983b78f547d1eb8c54 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 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, 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 C.Y. Sun, Tientsin April 25, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin April 25, 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 April 25, 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 April 24, 1931 Mr. C. Y. Sun 44 Cambridge Road Tientsin, China Dear Mr. Sun: Thank you for your good letter of April 2. It has just reached my desk after having made seemly an unusually fast trip to the States. I have written Mary telling her of your decision that she is to return direct to China without going to Europe, though I imagine you have already yourself sent her this information. I have also told her that I am ready and I shall be glad to arrange at once for the proper reservations as soon as she tells me when she will be ready to sail. She spoke in a recent letter of desiring to go on the same boat with some good friends of hers and hence I imagine she has definite ideas of the boat and time of mailing. I will see also that she has not only the necessary passage money but the additional one thousand dollars as requested. I am disappointed, naturally, at your decision in regard to Tom who I very much fear may not so fully as you anticipate realize your ambitions by remaining in this country. Tom has been pretty desperately homesick and a bit discouraged since his graduation from Middlebury, where he did so well and stood so high in the estimation of his many friends. It is not for me, however, to dispute your judgement or question your vision. I shall do everything in my power to encourage Tom to put his best effort into the work before him and to justify your high hopes in his behalf. My great fear is that by his long continued stay here, Tom will have grown so far away from his own country, its customs, traditions, and ideals, as to render him less efficient when he does return for the high service he ought to be able to render. Perhaps my fears are ill-founded. I hope so, anyway. With renewed assurances of my esteem and friendliest greetings to you and the other members of your family circle, believe me Very sincerely yours, C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/01e8996bd7f87061997c04253eb6676b.jpg 7594c11bab262ed979114676d753c9f4 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/093b58b63bf990aeea51ae23a9bb1992.jpg bdc363589a532ccfbb3b1cf7757585f8 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 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, 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 C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns June 12, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns June 12, 1931 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 12, 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 44 Cambridge Road, TIENTSIN, 12th June, 1931 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Phillips Academy Andover, Mass. My dear Dr. Stearns, I beg to acknowledge receipt of your long and very kind letter of April 25th. the contents of which have had my very careful consideration. Please accept my hearty thanks for your frank and most friendly expression which I value very highly. As you know, I have been separated from my children for tea years .and when it comes to a question of their development during that period of time, and what is best for them, I realise that I am not in a position to know them and their present needs as well as you do. This realisation prompted me to accept your sound and much valued advice to allow Tom to return to China, so I sent you a cable as follows— “Stearns, Phillips Academy, Andover. Thanks for your advice please order Tom come home and pay him extra one thousand dollars if he refuse visit Europe. Sun." I had already made a promise to Tom of a trip to Europe (just as I did to Mary) but in case he does not wish to make this trip, please give him his extra G.$1000-in addition to the necessary passage-money. And please be so kind, as to advise him how to handle this money, as you must have done to Mary. My dear friend…now all my children will soon leave your great country where they have secured not only a good education but also a very high training under your unfailing guidance and unusual consideration and care. I know the task has not been a light one and you will permit me to take this opportunity of expressing my deepest appreciation of all you have done in, so many ways for my children. My poor words cannot find expression as I try to tell you how very grateful I am. But this I know, that whatever good service my children may be able to render to our humble country in the coming years, by far the major portion of the credit belongs to for any success they may achieve. In coming to a decision on this important question of Tom’s return, I have been under great strain, for my present state of health is not at all satisfactory. But before I close this altogether inadequate letter I wish to express my profound gratitude and a million thanks for all your wonderful help to my children. I am sure we both hope and trust that they will live up to our expectations. With kindest regards and. every good wish, believe me, Yours very gratefully, C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/de46cd077170fb5c913bc5c1934d6d86.jpg 783345867208c2e766c09d5792695de8 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/9124cb1eb25b0444f41b2b47b509aaa7.jpg a6fb74f24c094f3fc98400b6a5f0dd68 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 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, 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 C.Y. Sun, Tientsin July 15, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin July 15, 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 July 15, 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 July 15, 1931 Mr. C.Y.Sun 44 Cambridge Road, Tientsin, China Dear Mr. Sun: Your very kind and generous letter of June 12 has been received and has given me very great pleasure. Certainly no one could have written in a more kindly vein, and I appreciate very very deeply your unwavering confidence in me and your evident appreciation of what little I have attempted to do for your children. It seems hardly possible that the last of your family have finally passed out of my immediate life and care. Frankly, it seems to me a pleasant thought, and yet I know it is time that they were on their way to larger fields of service and usefulness which I hope and believe they will find in their own homeland. The letter which I have just received from Tom tells me of his meeting with Mary in San Francisco and their plan to sail a day or two later. If they sail as planned, they are well out on the Pacific at this time, eager and excited, I have no doubt, as each new day brings the home land nearer. My good will and best wishes will follow them across the sea and wherever they are during the years ahead. That you will feel that they have profited by their American life and experiences is my earnest hope. Needless to say I shall never forget your many kindnesses to me and your confidence in my judgments and your generous cooperation in every effort put forth in your children’s behalf. It has been a delight to me personally to feel that I could do for the children of those in a foreign. Land what I should love to feel others were doing, if the opportunity had been offered them, for my own children under similar circumstances. This I have tried to do, but I know that I have falled, at times, for short of the ideal I have set myself. Anyway, I am prompted to believe that all of them have come to appreciate more fully in their mature years the necessity for some of the disagreeable restraints and even such slight discipline which occasionally I found it necessary to impose in the earlier days of their American life. Tom has just written me a very beautiful and appreciative letter, Charlie again and again has expressed and shown appreciation, and even Mary the past year or two has, I think, developed an attitude of increasing friendliness. Anyway, I hate to lose them, though I love to think that they are once more in the home land and in touch again with those who love them most. I shall count it a pleasure and a privilege to hear of and from them whenever and if ever they feel disposed to keep me advised of their activities and progress. Within a short time I will send, possibly even with this letter, a statement showing how the financial accounts stand to date. There is a considerable balance in your favor, I am sure, and I am wondering in what form you will prefer to have me remit it to you. Unless I am mistaken the exchange today is far more favorable for the sending of money from America to China than it is for those who are forced to send it the other way. Please let me know your wishes, and I shall be glad to see that they are fully carried out. With kindest personal regards and renewed assurance of my deep and abiding appreciation of the pleasure I have found in uncovering and working for an unseen but highly valued friend, believe me, Very sincerely yours, C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/acebce81802c5b7d5794d1c5b63ccbb2.jpg a13a331bcc350dc70d95167b78a8a4a4 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/c2724490aadb874292e5db15aed238f9.jpg e4f69d3a2fc5cbbc77e362da21b92eef 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 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, 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 C.Y. Sun, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns August 22, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns August 22, 1931 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 August 22, 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 Shanghai, 22nd, August 1931 My dear Dr.Stearns, Mary and Tommy have arrived here safely after an excellent trip, and although I am still in very poor health I managed to go to Shanghai to meet them. As I saw my two children after ten years separation, my first thought was of how much I owe to you for all your care of my children during these years. I have tried at other times to express gratitude to you, and now I feel even more grateful but cannot find words to express myself as I would like. As I see how the children have grown and developed in character and knowledge, I know, that for what they have attained to, by far the largest part of the credit belongs to you, for you have been so kind to act in the place of both father and mother to them while they were in the States. Whatever balance you have left over on the children’s accounts you might, at your leisure, send me a statement of account, but please do not remit any money here, as I shall be writing you later on, and may have some other use for the money. It was a big effort for me to take the journey to Shanghai, for I am very weak through a severe nervous breakdown. Mary hopes to go to Peking soon, and will get in touch with the P.U.M.C. there to whom she has a letter of introduction from the Dean of the the Yale Nursing College. As to Tommy, nothing has yet been settled on, but he is rapidly regaining his own language and is full of zeal to get in touch with people and things in his native land. We are all leaving for Tientsin in a day or two, and Mary and Tommy are looking forward to being home once again. Again expressing my heartfelt thanks and gratitude to you for your very very many kindness which I deeply appreciate, And with best wishes and kindest regards, I remain, Yours very sincerely, C.Y.Sun C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/1216c0a1b205db39087bdb128add3454.jpg 06f2f1f9f6aada416b242ebe39d96fca 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 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, 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 C.Y. Sun, Tientsin September 17, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin September 17, 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 September 17, 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 September 17, 1931 Mr. C.Y.Sun 44 Cambridge Road Tientsin, China Dear Mr. Sun: It was very thoughtful and kind of you to write me so promptly of the safe arrival of Mary and Tom. Needless to say, the news brought me great relief and pleasure. Mary had sent me a postal from time to time on the journey, and Tom has written me, too, generous letters which I have enjoyed immensely. Of course I am greatly pleased at your testimony as to the character of the development which you note in your children. I can only hope that all of your ideals will have been largely attained as your watch them later at their new work in the old home environment. Sometimes I wonder just how far it is fair and proper to go in subjecting Easterners to Western conditions and life and vice versa, when those involved are eventually to be forced to adjust themselves again to home conditions. Unquestoinably there is much to be gained if the later adjustments can be and are properly made. I have known some cases, however, where this has proved a very difficult and at times painful process, and in a few instances, at least, it has proved seemly impossible. I am confident, however, from what I know of both Mary and Tom, and especially because I have such confidence in your wisdom and judgment, that they will both fill their places in the new life now opening to them and do their work in a way that shall bring credit to them and happiness to you. I will hold as you have requested the balance of your funds, of which I have already sent you a statement, until I receive further instructions from you. I should imagine that remission at this time, when the exchange is so distinctly in your favor, might be well worth considering, though of course that is a matter for you and not for me to determine. It is greatly distressing to me to hear of your continued ill-health, and I do hope with all my heart that you may shortly face a turn for the better and that the next report that comes to me may be of a far more happy kind. In the meantime, please accept my sincere good wishes for the days ahead, and my warm personal regards. Let me assure you again, too, that such little service as I have been able to render you and your children has been a real joy to me, and one which in its own satisfactions has supplied ample reward for whatever strain or stress may have been involved. Very sincerely yours, C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/9e10bb95b79eb038db06aa3f265ce9c3.jpg 704d0a6becc9f8a999c1893baff0d3f2 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 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, 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 C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns October 1, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns October 1, 1931 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 October 1, 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 TIENTSIN, 1st October, 1931 My dear Dr. Stearns, I feel like disagreeing with the opening paragraph of your very welcome letter of the I5th, July. I know it is not a "little” you did for my children but a great deal, and I am quite unable to express my deep sense of gratitude for all you have done. The "Discipline" you exercised, in the early days was probably not at times appreciated by them, but it did them a whole lot of good, and this they now fully realized. Tommie is now hard at work getting hold again of his mother tongue, but he has not yet taken up any position. Mary has seen the Rockefeller-Hospital people in Peking and generally having a look around with a view to find an opportunity to use her training as a nurse. They are both enjoying the time at home and getting in touch with things after their long absence from China. I wish to thank you for the two statements of account you send me(Mary’s & Tom’s) showing the balance in your hand, to be, on Mary’s account G.$3,963.80. & on Tom’s account G $2251,99, a total of $6,215.79. As I mentioned in a previous letter, please be so kind, as to hold, this money for me meanwhile, I shall let you know later on concerning it. It has been a great regret to me that I have never been able to meet with you personally when I could tell you a little better than writing can of my esteem and regard for your great service to my children. Assuring you of my best wishes and. kindest regards, I remain Yours very gratefully C.Y.Sun C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/03f3e231afdab08c62dce04c27127c17.jpg 48d902a11f988f8f5f9c4334045abf8a 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 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, 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 C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to A. E. Stearns December 18, 1929 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to A. E. Stearns December 18, 1929 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 December 18, 1929 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 December 18, 1929 Dr A.E.Stearns, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., U.S.A. My dear Dr Stearns, I have much pleasure to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of Oct.22 and Nov. 14, and pleased to learn that Tom and Mary are doing well. As to which college would be best suited for Tom's graduate work, I feel certain that Tom will follow your eminent advice. Probably you have already given the necessary council by now. Regarding the little piece of carved old jade which I entrusted to Dr Sze to convey to you, it is indeed most kind of you to think of it so highly. It represents but a slight token of my sincere appreciation of your kindness and deep interest which you have shown so untiringly to my children. I do hope that it will be delivered to you from London safely. I have not yet heard from Charlie since he left America. With your high praise and encouraging remarks I hope that he will fare well and live up to your expectations during his further period of acquiring practical experience and learning in England. We had the first big drop of temperature yesterday and some hard snowing, here. Hoping that Winter in Andover this year is not so severe. With greeting of the Season and the best of wishes. Yours very sincerely, C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/c32ea13b4827113ec1c5b71e550aa321.jpg be10c9442a79a157169ed7c602bd09d2 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 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, 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 C.Y. Sun, Tientsin January 11, 1930 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin January 11, 1930 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 January 11, 1930 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 Mr. C. Y. Sun 44 Cambridge Road Tientsin, China My dear Mr. Sun: Thank you for your good letter of December 18, which has reached me only this morning. Charlies writes me frequently and evidently is finding the adjustments in England a bit difficult at the start. This is to be expected, of course. The boy has been homesick and I imagine that his Christmas season was particularly difficult for this reason. I have written him several letters, however, endeavoring to the best of my ability to cheer him up. The last two letters that have come from him bear evidence that the hardest period in the new surroundings has passed. We are having real winter here too, though apparently we have not suffered to anything like the extent to which you in China have. From the newspaper reports I imagine you are experiencing one of the hardest winters in many years. Please accept heartiest New Year’s greetings and every best wish to you and yours for the days ahead. Very sincerely yours, C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns