123 10 3636 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/06e3e48bece9d350ebf3559aaac589ae.jpg 9c79fea944794a3dcca7ddf5d48b3764 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/89893e036fbcd6c12389375f023bfaec.jpg 5c345e2c57e267c1e1384d98d30f7be9 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 1929, 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 September 6, 1929 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns September 6, 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 September 6, 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 My dear Dr. Stearns, I thank you most cordially for your good letters of June 27th. and July 18th. and for all the kind assistance you have given. I cabled you as follows- "Tell Charlie mission temporarily postponed. Continue study diplomacy at Columbia as you two decided". Dr. Tong’s mission has been postponed, and so far as we can see it is an indefinite postponement without date and in consequence the whole matter is uncertain. As you know Dr. Sze is going as our Minister to London and I am trying to arrange that Charlie be appointed as one of his attaches on his London staff. I shall know definitely of this in the not too distant future. I thought a change of this kind would be good for Charlie and help him to get over his disappointment and he would be able to continue his studies in London while at the same time he would have practical training in our Legation under Dr. Sze. Although Charlie’s English is quite good I suggest that if he has any spare time he might continue his studies in higher English which he could continue in London. To be of service in diplomatic work requires an excellent command of the English language and literature. If I am successful in securing this position for Charlie he would not require to go to London until about Christmas time, and Dr. Sze would write him direct as to the date of his leaving America. When this time arrives I shall be indebted to you if you will be so kind as to provide Charlie with the necessary money for travelling and something extra for his use when he arrives in London. In case our luck is against us and we should fail in getting Charlie appointed to the London Legation I would beg of you to use your influence with him to complete his studies in America. I am exceedingly sorry to have again to trespass on your kindness in this matter, and I wish to assure you how much I value your help both in this matter and in all you are doing for me and my children. With my kindest regards and renewed thanks, Yours most sincerely, C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/774f45df8f7627e7ea4504df9b89a833.jpg 812838e9a21784fade870c07400320c7 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 1923-1926 Folder 2, 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, July 16, 1926 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns, July 16, 1926 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 July 16, 1926 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, 16th July 1926 Dr.Alfred E.Stearns, Principal, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. My dear Dr. Stearns, I must apologise for not answering your two letters of the 7th & 24th June. I have been on a visit to Shanghai,and your letters were sent on to me here which caused delay. You have no doubt received the G.$7,500.00 which should have reached you around the 10th.July Your two letters brought me most cheering news about Mary, and I am really very very grateful to you for all the work you have put into the arrangements, as well as the kind thought and large hearted interest in Mary. I do not know how to thank you enough for all you have done, not only for Mary but for all the children. Please accept my most greatul thanks, and I hope one day to be able to thank you in person, and, until then, all I can do is to try and put together a few words on paper, but they cannot convey how I really feel towards you for all the care and interest you have taken particularly in Mary. I am glad she is being admitted to Elmira; and I feel sure that the arrangements you most kindly made for her during the summer (when Dr.Sze’s tutoring arrgt. fell through) will work out all right and not only prove a good holiday and change for Mary but enable her to brush-up her work before she makes her entry into Elmira. Again I am much indebted to you for the kind arrangements made for Mary’s summer. As to Tommy-it is so difficult being so far away, and after a period of years separation, to have very settled views as to what ought to be done. I am leaving the matter to you, and if you decide that a military school is what is necessary then I am quite willing. I am writing to Tommy, and he will follow your decision. His trouble has been that he was too popular in things other than lessons. You all did your best for him, but, in spite of all the warnings he has had, he has let things slide, and now he cannot complain if he has to make up for lost time. I am writing him quite plainly so that he falls-in with whatever plans you may decide on for him. Once again allow me to thank you most sincerely for your most generous help and deep sympathy and interest in my children. Very cordially yours, C.Y.Sun C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/1bf34caf85ddba7632ea3226ea4651c8.jpg 3b591fa99ebf509330d0c14407a350c5 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/cf5208e3ae6f836b40a9e3449c09a116.jpg 78ebc0f324858dacc94560bcffc585c8 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/13b7ca5ccc33cc4bb3ee412cc2c42957.jpg 4febdac29dab73ffa1c53d0727c366fc 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 1923-1926 Folder 2, 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, May 12, 1926 includes copy of letter from C.Y. Sun to Arthur G. Robinson, Kansas City, May 12, 1926 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns, May 12, 1926 includes copy of letter from C.Y. Sun to Arthur G. Robinson, Kansas City, May 12, 1926 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 May 12, 1926 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 Description An account of the resource SHANGHAI ,12th.May,1926 My dear Dr.Stearns, I received your letter of April second as I was about to leave Tientsin for Shanghai. I also received, at the same time,a letter from Dr.Sze enclosing copies of his letters to you of date Easter Sunday and April 5. I had hardly been in Shanghai a day or two when I received a cable-message from Dr.Sze informing me that Mary’s affairs had been settled and that she is apparently satisfied and happy. I at once cabled to Washington as follows-"SZE STEARNS SINOLEGATE WASHINGTON THANKS FOR SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENT HAVE INSTRUCTED ROBINSON ACCORDINGLY SUN”. Dr.Sze would send this message on to you. Mr.Robinson was just about arriving in America when I received Dr.Sze’s cable, so I cabled Mr.Robinson to await a letter from me before seeing you. Mr.Robinson was,of course,in ignorance of the arrangement come to by the wise counsel of you & Dr.Sze. I have accordingly written Mr. Robinson by this mail and a copy of this letter is sent you herewith. I appreciate beyond any poor feeble words I can put down in paper the wonderful spirit and the care and thought you have put into the handling of Mary’s case. I am very sorry to have put you to all the trouble of visiting Washington. Dr.& Madam Sze having Mary and Charlie with them on a visit helped to consolidate the wise arrangement made. I wish to assure you of my entire approval of what you have done for my children, and I want to express my sincere regret for whatever trouble my second cable caused you. The only reason I can offer for my action was my thought that Mary may not at all be able to qualify for college and the ambitious parents desired to get what she might be able to get. However I am glad that you L Dr. Sze rightly took my cable as a suggestion and worked out the satisfactory arrangement for which I thank you again. There seems only one thing more to arrange for, and that is some way ahead. I mean the fixing-up affairs at New York for Mary when she enters Elmira. If Mary is to stay with a private family I would like her to be in a Christian home with people who would like to have a Chinese girl with them. Again thanking you for all you are doing and assuring you how much I appreciate it all. I remain, Very cordially yours, C.Y.Sun SHANGHAI. 12th May 1926 Mr. Arthur G. Robinson c/o Mr.A.D.Rider, 2524 Forest /venae, Kansas City, U.S.A. My dear Robbie, After you left Tientsin I received letters from Dr.Stearns (2 April) and Dr.Sze(5 April) with copies from Dr.Sze of 2 letters written by him to Dr.Stearns. Then, a day or two after arriving in Shanghai I had a cable-message from Dr.Sze which was delayed somewhat owing to it having come to Tientsin and then to me by steamer here. I enclose copies of all these communications and, after you have read them all, you will understand my cable to you on board your steamer. The Dollar Co. assured me it would reach you at Seattle. I enclose a copy of this cable, also a copy of a cable I sent off at the same time to Dr.Sze & Dr.Stearns. The satisfactory arrangement for Mary made by the kindness of Dr.Stearns & Dr.Sze meet with my entire approval, and it is nice to have the message from Dr.Sze informing me that Mary is apparently satisfied and happy with the arrangement, which I am sure you will find full and complete by the time you see Dr.Stearns at Andover. You remember we spoke together of the possibility of Mary taking up music? You might talk this over with Dr.Stearns. Has Mary the music-sense? Does she fancy taking up music and working at it? I am reminded here that Dr.Stearns quotes Mrs.Russell the principal of "Whittiers and advises that in Mary’s college work she should "Take the broader courses in College", and I wonder if music would come under this head. So now, Robbie, most if not all of the difficulties you were good enough to plan to help me with have been done away with through the very kind efforts of Dr.Stearns with the help and backing of Dr.Sze. But if there is any way in which you can help Dr.Stearns in points that may come up as you talk things over I shall appreciate such help. I do not know how to find words to thank Dr.Stearns for all he has done and is doing for the children. Please thank him in person for me. You might talk over with Dr.Stearns the New York arrangements for Mary. If she is to stay with a private family, you know how my heart is set upon having Mary with a Christian family who would welcome a Chinese girl to their home. Accept my sincere thanks for all your interest and help. For you and your family I wish the best of times at your own home and in all your stay in America. Yours sincerely, SGD C.Y.Sun 11 May.1926 Admiral Oriental line Seattle. Send following telegram to Arthur Robinson passenger President McKinley, Account developments await receipt of letter before visiting Steams Sun. Arthur G. Robinson 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/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/f0a88284acaec508723e0d5f381000dd.jpg 71aa143c309b6622e3ea78bbd0a0bc81 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/6322244b7c6e94370d0bd8821c73f5fa.jpg 2bc20992ba3f4fc3e390b77418b6e0b2 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/4587318f9e49ac1d9ebb19bc63cb2c2c.jpg d0c8ef5648a24ab36a81664229a0287c 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 1923-1926 Folder 2, 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 21, 1926 includes copy of C.Y. Sun letter to Arthur G. Robinson, Kansas City Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns April 21, 1926 includes copy of C.Y. Sun letter to Arthur G. Robinson, Kansas City 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 21, 1926 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 21st April, 1926 Dr Alfred E. Stearns, Philips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, U. S. A. My dear Dr. Stearns, I have your cable as follows: " DONT WORRY MARYS MESSAGE AWAIT MY LETTER " and on receipt of your long letter of explanation on March 19th I replied as follows " GRATEFUL LETTER DETAILS GIVING CONCENSUS OPINION CLEMONS, BAILEY, ARTHUR REGARDING MARYS COLLEGE QUALIFICATIONS. I NOW EMPHASIZE COLLEGE LESS, MAY I SUGGEST MARY RETURN ABBOT FOR DIPLOMA. ROBINSON WILL DISCUSS FUTURE PLANS PERSONALLY " I trust this cable to you made clear my reaction to the situation concerning Mary. I am very sorry for any worry and distress this matter must have caused you and I want you to know that I appreciate very much every thing which you have done. I can fully appreciate the difficulties under which you were labouring, we are both working at long distance, - and I would answer you that my cable implies no criticism of anything which you had done previously. It only seemed to me considering the opinions expressed by Misses Clemons, Bailey & Arthur that Mary may not have qualifications fitting her for college work that at least Mary had better finish up at Abbot and have this one item out of the way. Then we can talk the future. As to that future, I had thought of the possibility of getting to the States this Summer but that is quite out of question. Fortunately Mr & Mrs Robinson are going home on furlough and he will be able to take up with you, the question of Mary’s future, of course I am ignorant of every thing in the States, never having there, and you will have to overlook this disability on my part but I have talked things over very thoroughly with Mr Robinson and am empowering him to act fully on my behalf and shall abide by whatever decisions he reaches after consultation with you. I want to thank you again most heartily for all the painstaking thought & care you have given to all the matters. Thank you for the clipping from the paper giving Quincy Sheh’s picture as Odist at Bowdoin. We all feeling very proud of the boy and thanks for your training that he had received from you. I should say a word as to why my answer has been delayed so long. For one thing Mr Robinson had been in Hospital which made it difficult for me to consult with him, and in the second place we have been up set in Tientsin by the recent military disturbances that it had been most difficult for one to concentrate one’s mind on the normal affairs of life however important. With kindest regards Yours very cordially Enclosure:- One copy of letter dated 21st April to Mr A. G. Robinson. P. S. : Your letter of March 19th has just came in, I think I need add nothing more than I have already said regarding Mary’s plans etc. In reference to Tommy I am quite in agreement with what you say. If he should continue to wish to take a course of training fitting him for business I should desire him to go to Wharton but I would advise that he go to college as you suggest, and then go to Wharton. He will be much better prepared for real usefulness and leadership if he has back of him the four years of intellectual training which college should give him. I agree to Amherst as you suggest where Charlie will be able to keep an eye on him. Arthur G. Robinson C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/43b2175985081fbe5d9e961a298bb47a.jpg 017e87dd6f2658a49fb21c195f36b868 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 1927-1928, 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 21, 1928 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns April 21, 1928 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 21, 1928 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 My dear Dr.Stearns I thank you for your kind letter of the 17th, March which I have just received. I wrote you on the 27th.March and in that letter I think I spoke of what I have in mind about Mary and that I would leave it to your kind decision. From what you say about Mary being depressed etc. makes we wonder if her nervous state will be able to stand the strain of nursing work particularly in operations and dressing of wounds. If you couId try and influence Charlie away from his desire for a military career I would be very glad indeed. As to what you say about Norwich University I am glad to know it. What I wrote you came from the best American scholastic people here and it looks as if they need to have their records brought up to date. I am glad you share my views and judgment about Charlie and I hope he will be ready to give up the idea of a military career. It is very nice to know that Tommy is doing good work at Middlebury. As to Arthur I told you in my last letter about his taking up a position in Shanghai and being happy in his new work. He desires to be most kindly remembered to you. You do not mention it in your letter but I take it that the remittance which you should have received in January reached you safely. With cordial good wishes, I remain, Very sincerely yours, C.Y.Sun C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/4e208a6e9d9e7cfbdac2b4cbc8d6334e.jpg c71dd1ab3db67ebb58920efcc19a1ea6 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/44eaf076905c5f10c2c84ea5d7a2d65b.jpg 00f8d54a6832a604b021563f45916527 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/63ccf2e06e9a12d60c568d9da0d35953.jpg 0af3bc43f749e8bbb7cb330ef2a52d6f 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 1929, 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 23, 1929 (includes copy of letter from Miss C. Van Cleve, New Haven, Conn. to C.Y. Sun) Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns April 23, 1929 (includes copy of letter from Miss C. Van Cleve, New Haven, Conn. to C.Y. 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 April 23, 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 My dear Dr Stearns, I have been seriously ill for quite a while, and although still a bit weak and not fit for much, I am glad to be able to acknowledge receipt of your kind letter of Feby. 28th. for which I thank you. It is indeed most gratifying to learn how well the boys are getting along. I have had some long letters with Charlie. It seems I gave him some ground for encouragement In his desire to return to China, but this I really did not mean to without he first took up some special line of study for say a degree in law or some special branch. This might mean a postgraduate course at Harvard, Yale or some other University, but it would be well worth it and would mean a lot to him on his return here. I hope it may be possible for you to use your influence with Charlie towards this reasonable and natural completion of his years of study and training. I feel, my dear Dr. Stearns, that I am doing you a great injustice in asking you to further assist with Mary, for she has given you much worry and care. Every time I think of it I feel guilty in that I am abusing your kindness and generosity, but I am so far away that it seems hopeless for me to succeed in making right decisions. It would mean much to me and to my family if the report you are good enough to say you will send me before the end of the year tells of improvement in the subjects Mary has hitherto not made much of. Your letter encouraged me to hope for this, and I have just received a letter from an entire stranger which adds to my hope that she will be able to successfully complete her work. I take the liberty of sending you a copy of this letter. My health has made it necessary for me to take a change in a trip to the south for a month or two, and I hope I shall soon be restored to health and vigour again. I wish again to thank you for your letter, and although writing about it seems at times formal, yet I do appreciate all your great kindness and thought for the children, given in no limited, measure and for which I am ever deeply grateful. With very best wishes, Yours very sincerely, My dear Mr. Sun, During a recent illness I was entirely charmed by my nurse who is your very attractive daughter. She is the best and sincerest nurse that I have ever had or have ever known. Although I know it is not usual to write to a stranger I thought your wife and you would like to know how well she is doing how the outsides feel about her. We are very proud to have her with us in America and hope she enjoys being with us as much as we enjoy having her, I trust that this letter will reach you though I am not sure of your address and didn't care to ask Miss Sun for it. With best wishes for you and your family I am Yours very sincerely, (Miss) C. Van Cleve C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/21ba6f19d9dbe5d13d319267b9f189d2.jpg 0590110a4dfd1114671f357a464cc7fc https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/8fbacc20e3f26ab7b9f188cd0096fc56.jpg 1bfc76746e92d2e58ca04d08ea03cf01 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/978877c454b0eb0a95083ec0fbda350e.jpg 01dc32d65dc7f0057dfedfebbd7bb63d 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 February 18, 1930 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns February 18, 1930 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 February 18, 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 18th February 1930 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns, Phillips Academy Andover, Mass, U.S.A My dear Dr. Stearns:- Your most kind letter of December 27th reached me about a fortnight ago just at a time when my daughter Dorothy was very critically ill at home with pneumonia complicated by pleurisy and a very bad carbencle on her back. I must confess that her condition was so serious that I had to allow everything to be in abeyance till now. She is somewhat better and said by her doctor to be out of danger. Your sound advice about Charlie’s future was, however, immediately followed as I have already asked him by telegraph to discontinue his further studies and also written to him that I would leave everything to his own judgment in case he does want to come home. Regarding the question of a higher degree I would like to say that in China undue importance has always been attached to it because one’s future career general depend upon it to some extend. In Charlie’s case I do not pretend that I am one of the exception but my sole object was to have him thoroughly educated and specialized in diplomacy, as we have not too many who are well qualified in such profession in our foreign service. The reason why I have never disclose this idea to you or Charlie was due to the fear that the exposure of same might offend the sensitive feeling of those who were but armatures in our diplomatic service. My dear Dr. Stearns, please allow me to state here that whatever you have written with such frankness and sincerity has touched me deeply and I fully appreciate your genuine friendlineSS to me and to my children, I was perhaps more or less influence in being too particular about children1s higher studies by the fact that qualification of some of the returned students are not to the expected standard which they should possess thus causing me to take more drastic view in the case of my children. Regarding Tom I think he is still so young that he can well afford to pursue further study and specialize himself in Government Administration. I learn from Charlie's home mail that Toia is going to Harvard after he graduates from Middlebury. From Tom's own letter I understand that he going to study his French all over again upon your good advice. He is feeling ever so happy for his being elected chairmanship of his Fraternity, editor of his college Chapter paper and he felt greatly honored. So far he has not talked about coming home nor have I mentioned this point to him because I well know once they are back home it turns problematic whether they will ever be so anxious to go abroad to finish their studies such have always been the tender influence of the mothers over their children. However, should you think there is no necessity for Tom to take further studies please be mn kind enough to tell me so, and then we may try to arrange some means( if possible ) to enable him to obtain some practical training for a year or two in one of your Government Offices. In such a case I do not know whether I can impose upon your kindness to approach your Government upon this delicate matter provided it is permissible for a foreigner to obtain such experience. Referring to the black wood carve piece which Tom sent, I must apologize for not having advised you in time. This carve piece was first entrusted to a friend of mine who was going to London via America But at the last moment he changed his plan so I had to get it packed and rush through the post office in order to catch the steamer that will reach the States before Christmas. Thus I forgot to write and tell you the said black wood carve piece was meant for the stand to support the piece of old jade which I have written you before, Dr. Sze has advised me in his recent letter that Madame Sze will bring the jade over to America to you in the near future. I would feel greatly obliged if you will send the broken pieces of the black wood carve piece to me at my expense as it is very easy to have a new one made here according to its measurements I beg to advise you that I have ordered a remittance of G. §3,000.00 ( three thousand ) for my children’s account from the London Office of the National City Bank of New York. I expect it will reach you some time in March. With best wishes from Yours very gratefully C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/272e5e535395054fb50344a6ebd85416.jpg dc8f5c3a6b5f8f1d6e01dd9d372f820f https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/830337cb917412593e8013e832a35cff.jpg 5948c1a5607f66f0cde13ac4d858eaba https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/370b88066b58763d579a18282d437c54.jpg bca0fa34355732436dd00d46c0435fee https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/ee3ae773132076f410d60113ea04b32f.jpg 2a1fada9d4cc2a546530cc299c4847cd 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 1927-1928, 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 February 22, 1928 (includes copy of letter from C.Y. Sun to Charlie Sun) Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns February 22, 1928 (includes copy of letter from C.Y. Sun to Charlie 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 February 22, 1928 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 44 Cambridge Road, TIENTSIN, 22nd. February, 1928 My Dear Dr. Stearns, I wish to thank you most cordially for the picture of yourself you most kindly sent me. I am specially glad to have this picture for now I can see before me a friend who has done so much in looking after my children and in guiding them in the right way of life. Charlie wrote me last year that he wished to study military science but he later gave that up on account of it being too late for him to start in on the long years of training required. He then thought of a business training, but he also gave that up, and now he writes me expressing a desire to take up the study of military science and asking me to approve of this and an application to enter Norwich University. You will see from the enclosed copy-letter to Charlie that I am strongly opposed to his taking up military science, and unless he is altogether and entirely set in his desire I will not agree to it. My reasons are. 1. Charlie is too old to start such a long training. As for the Norwich University he speaks of Americans here in touch with scholastic things do not know the place at all. If it ever does come to a discussion of a suitable military training there is only one worth considering – West Point, but to enter this is a stiff work for it requires recommendation from the Chinese Government as well as an educational standard of about College graduate class, besides, I believe that now only one student of a foreign nation is admitted and even this is hard to get. 2. The military profession is a very unpopular one here, but even after years spent in training in America Charlie would come back here and require to spend, more years training before he could begin to be of any service while if he took up law or diplomatic work he would be ready as soon as he got back to China to give real service to his people and nation. The military life out here could throw a man with associates who certainly would not be of the same mind as Charlie and his high principles of life would not fit into military work in China. I feel sure he would be greatly disappointed and all his years of training would be wasted so far as his future career is concerned. 3. Charlie is of a quiet reticent nature with some literary bent. and I am sure this would better fit him for a career of law or diplomatic service and in this work there is a future before him in China with many many opportunities for service. My greatest desire is that Charlie would give up all thought of a military career and go in for the study of law or diplomacy. I would only agree to his study of military science if he persists in the matter, but if he does this I confess I do not quite know how to act. I thought he had for ever given up any desire for a military career, indeed he wrote me that he had,but again he returns to this and wants to go into some unknown college. I hope we can persuade him not to think of military science. I have tried to express my strong objections and if you will be so kind as to assist me by talking things over with Charlie I will be very grateful to you. If Charlie agrees to go in for law or diplomatic work I do not know if Amherst provides a suitable course, but if it does not, would you be so kind as to recommend a good school for this purpose. He could take up law alone if that suits him, indeed I could agree to almost any special study & training provided it is not that of military science, although I do think that our land needs good lawyers & judges as well as men trained in the science of government. Again thanking you for the kind thought in sending me your picture which I value highly, and hoping to have soon a favorable reply from you, I remain, Sincerely yours, 44 Cambridge Road, Tientsin, 21st, February 1928 Dear Charlie, In your letter of the 2nd January I see that after you have given up the idea and desire for business you now wish to take up the study of military science regardless of circumstances. All this is so far apart from your former thinking and opens up very real difficulties for you that I want you to reconsider the matter more fully. You know how Tommy gave up all thought of a military career because it was not at all suited to his Christian principles. and I am sure you want to take as firm a stand as Tommy on the question of high Christian principles. Whatever step you take now at your age will settle your future prospects for a life of service to our people and country. And I know you would not want to make a mistake for everything in the future for you depends on your wise thinking now. Think of the years of training you will have to take before you could qualify for a military degree that would be anything in China. You speak of a Norwich University but none of the Americans here who know the standard of college have ever heard of this Norwich University and in any case it would not be worth while thinking of any small college. The only place that is worth considering is West Point and they require a high scholastic standard before you can enter, besides West Point are hardly admitting any foreign students. I think it is one cadet from each foreign nation, and if there did happen to be a vacancy it would require a recommendation etc from the Chinese Government. Now even after the many years of hard training in America (which at your age makes a very difficult problem, for it may be too late) you would return to China and would then have to go in for more years of training in a junior job. You would also be with men who did not have your outlook on life or your high principles, and I am sure you would be very much disappointed at being in an unpopular work where you could not be of service to the people. You would find yourself out of sympathy with your colleagues with little or no opportunity for work of any high order. On the other hand if you took up a training for law or diplomacy you would be ready and able to take up a very useful service for the people and country as soon as you returned here. A soldier can be of service to the nation but without good law and government even the best soldier is not able to function or serve the people or country. The first need if for good men as lawyers and jusges also constructive work in the diplomatic and government service, and work of this kind ranks high in the estimation of all and you would find immediate opportunities for valuable service along these line as soon as you returned to China. Your study of political science would already be of some value to you in taking up the study of law or diplomatic service find your literary bent and your reticent nature would fit into such a study. You could of course take up law alone and if Amherst does not provide for such a course of study you could consult with Dr.Stearns. Dr. Stearns will advise as to & suitable college or university. After taking a degree in America I would be quite willing for you to go to say Oxford or Cambridge for a post graduate course with the object of taking a barristers degree in England. I have written this very fully for it concerns your future career, I want you to know why I am against you taking up a military career and why the study of law or diplomacy would suit you so much better and enable you to be of real and immediate service to our people and land. I would, only agree to your study of military science if you now persist strongly in the desire, and as I said before it would be a waste of time think of entering a small college. West point is the only place where your training and degree would count and I have also stated the difficulties of age and entrance etc. you would meet with in trying to enter West Point. C.Y.Sun Charles Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns