236 10 3636 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/f812add4c4e034b6d98328d1bba5cced.jpg 3e704175424c7be457648af13cbcb5e9 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Tsai, Stearns School, Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, to Alfred E. Stearns, October 1, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred Tsai, Stearns School, Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, to Alfred E. Stearns, October 1, 1927 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred Tsai 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, 1927 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 sir, Now I will ask about my allowance how much you going to give me. I think one or two dollars is enough for me. But you must get 50 two cents stamps, and 20 five cents stemps [sic] every month for me. If you think that to much for me Then get 25 two cents stemps [sic]. I know you want safe money for me. I hope you will your brother Mr. stearns [sic], If I have any special use just tell five more that all. Good luck to you and your family Sincerely yours Alfred Tsai Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/89b7e65cf3453de6433f844f5ca1185f.jpg 056dce26a75b19e7a3efe0537c90dc6f 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Tsai, Stearns School, Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, to Alfred E. Stearns, September 30, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred Tsai, Stearns School, Mont Vernon, New Hampshire, to Alfred E. Stearns, September 30, 1927 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred Tsai 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 30, 1927 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 sir. My school opened on the morning of 29th. I did took French I Algebra I English I. But I don't care French and Algebra. The English little bit hard for me. Now I going to you will you mind to tell your brother I would like to study my English with that Englisg [sic] teacher on every day besides my class. May be I can get some more English. You know sometimes all boys stay one room and teacher can’t tell every boy at same time. That’s why I like tudoring [sic] my English with him. Sincerely yours, Alfred Tsai Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/0b0578383e95fe6fb2735f754341c490.jpg 06c96c761f6aba50d77f4bfb93d5bcfd https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/5c611a63d573003fe9263fbf2fa06251.jpg 05eb9dc1d697f7087a90336a899c33a0 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Tsai Ting-Kan, Dairen, Manchuria, September 16, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Tsai Ting-Kan, Dairen, Manchuria, September 16, 1927 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 16, 1927 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 Mr. Tsai: On my return to Andover after my summer holiday, I find your good letter of August 6 and note the delay that has occurred in the receipt of letters which I earlier mailed you. I am glad that these have finally reached their destination, though I am not quite sure that all of them have gone through. Helen and Alfred have both returned from their summer camps and are passing a few days with Dr. and Mrs. Nye in South Weymouth. Helen called me up on the phone last night, and I expect them back here tomorrow or the first of the coming week. They will have another week or two on their hands before the next school year opens for them. It is very difficult to plan wisely for these broken periods that occur between the close of the regular school year and the opening of summer camps and again the close of the summer camp season and the opening of the new school year. It has been my experience with all of my Chinese wards that these periods are not only the most difficult to handle wisely but are likely also to prove the most expensive. I have decided to send Alfred back to the Mont Vernon School for the coming year, and for the reasons already explained in my earlier letters and of which you have been good enough to express your personal approval. Plans for Helen’s work this year have not yet been fully consummated, but I shall take her over within a few days to Bradford Academy, one of the best of our New England schools for girls, and discuss with the authorities there whether she is ready for work of that grade. Bradford has recently developed what is known as a Junior College course which carries the pupil through work approximating the work of Freshman and Sophomore years in the regular colleges. It is designed to give a well rounded education to those who do not wish or are not seemingly qualified to do the higher college work. I am inclined to think that something of this sort would be well suited for Helen, since you do not favor, apparently, the regular college course for her. I am not sure, however, that she has had enough work to date to enable her to undertake such a course, and it may be wise, therefore, to allow her to return to the Whittier School for still another year’s preparation. Mrs. Russell, the principal of that school, feels that Helen should have this extra year there, and I would favor it myself, and perhaps unreservedly, if it were not for the fact that most of the girls there are distinctly younger than Helen and I am anxious to have her enjoy the companionship of more girls of her own age. Another factor that enters into the situation is that I don’t wish to locate Helen, if I can help it, too far from her brother or from me. There are excellent schools scattered through the East, several of which I should consider in every way suitable for Helen in this stage of her development, but they are for the most part at some distance from us here and would involve crossing large cities, like New York, on the journey to and from. This presents a big problem, for, even when Alfred and Helen have occasion to cross Boston, I am accustomed to have some responsible person take them in change, as do not feel that they, or Alfred at least, are quite ready to assume responsibilities of this kind for themselves. I note your suggestions about books for the children, and I will from time to time secure books of the character you have mentioned and present them as presents from you and Mrs. Tsai, as you have requested. Helen is immensely interested in good literature already, and I hope and believe that we shall eventually stir something of this desirable enthusiasm in Alfred as well. Your own experience corresponds with mine, for it was not until well into my college course that I became thoroughly interested in my work and ambitious to make the most out of the opportunities offered me. We must be patient, therefore, with Alfred who is still just a normal wholesome boy. The moment this opening pressure is off I hope to be able to send you statements of the children’s expenses and expenditures to date. With kindest regards to Mrs. Tsai and yourself and the hope that you are enjoying your new home, believe me Ever sincerely yours, Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Tsai Ting Kan https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/dfe2c79a09d7f882ca9d5bcc0219fa65.jpg 6ba28ca8a0fd3e49a999d1e12e374d1b https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/2c1b96e504e9d77f9ab6f8fad498242a.jpg df5013086715a7531ef7b511734e5e08 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/ba4b76057928fd524d58238297f6af5f.jpg 420165de770fae4a890422ee2d83a2d1 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/b39c3afcc9e680b0c191709afa766bb4.jpg ee91b899cd29c591d5eb7d7f446a117c https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/c6ddc488b9b73111eb91ee918c90fbca.jpg 4099202becb2e01529c92978b4c117a1 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/48ba83adcbbd940bd9278a3b0bc14e9c.jpg 46c6255276d84fe221aed690830fc778 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/cd1fbffef928a15b2238ecf58ec11e6b.jpg 63f648f67f2f91d31244dc9f6c6d84a2 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/9d1ac183177656eaa9caf61a5b0ce6ed.jpg 75a8a8db0edd3d9f029386ffbfbf3b49 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. 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Title A name given to the resource Box 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Helen and Alfred Tsai, South Weymouth, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, September 9, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Helen and Alfred Tsai, South Weymouth, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, September 9, 1927 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Helen and Alfred Tsai 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 9, 1927 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 Alfred Tsai Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Helen Tsai https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/7b8bedd2e5730623aa593056f894f8e5.jpg a54399bc64716901975f32b5fcc25aa4 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/46606284909ece9f383b9662baf2d37b.jpg 626f50f1d00df07b0cbc8d07fa26e1ff 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Tsai, South Weymouth, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, September 11, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred Tsai, South Weymouth, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, September 11, 1927 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred Tsai 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 11, 1927 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 Alfred Tsai Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/2c98f03c6c84a224f87d95dd4fd96a80.jpg e742e35ff94363b885041ed0b28a3fae 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Alfred Tsai, South Weymouth, Mass., September 15, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Alfred Tsai, South Weymouth, Mass., September 15, 1927 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 15, 1927 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 Alfred: Thank you for your letter of September 11 which I have just received. I am planning to have you go back to Mont Vernon for this coming school year, though I shall expect you to do some harder work there than you did this last year or else I am afraid your chances of getting into Phillips Academy a year hence will be all too slight. We will talk this over when you get back to Andover. The time of your return should be determined largely by Mrs. Nye's convenience, for I don't wish you to extend the visit to a point that adds too much pressure on her time and hospitality. The Inn is likely to be pretty well filled until early next week; so that it would be well probably to delay the Andover trip until that time provided, of course, such an arrangement should prove absolutely agreeable in every way to Dr. and Mrs. Nye. Faithfully yours, Alfred Tsai Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/cb625ca2bee7c11fd7b2f2cbb6e4eaff.jpg 914d4763bd2c307fc151405c13500380 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Tsai, South Weymouth, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, September 8, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred Tsai, South Weymouth, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, September 8, 1927 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred Tsai 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 8, 1927 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 Alfred Tsai Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/018e86b2742cd786789d608107c607af.jpg 0fc4f113567d55dc72ec29d954617a83 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., September 14, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., September 14, 1927 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 14, 1927 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 Miss Bigelow: Thank you so much for your more than generous response to my recent letter of inquiry. I know what it means to take time and thought to write such a letter as yours at this, the busiest time of the year. I am indeed grateful. I have read and shall consider with care the suggestions which you have made about a desirable school for my Chinese ward. Unfortunately, I did not have a very happy or satisfactory experience with Abbot Academy in connection with the only other Chinese girl for whom I have been asked to serve as guardian, and consequently I feel compelled to eliminate that school from consideration, although I rate its scholarship standards very high. The suggestion of the Washington school has special interest because the recent Chinese Minister in Washington is a close friend of Miss Tsai’s father. The plan, therefore, right have special advantages for that reason. I had also thought of St. Mary’s School up on the Hudson, a church school of a somewhat similar kind and of which I hold a very high opinion. The Concord school, if not too small, would have special attraction because of its locality. I shall give the matter further thought before reaching a final decision. Again let me assure you of my very deep appreciation of the kindly interest you have taken in my problem and the help you have so generously offered, believe me Very sincerely yours, Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Florence Bigelow https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/133c7039dac8b047550bf866204c75c4.jpg f7b382a765c8c46b73fb0898b116684b https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/eae898bdae7686489e597ad85e1602fc.jpg 1717a326064c5d918375bff3f891d5c4 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Florence Bigelow, Walnut Hill school, Natick, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, September 8, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Florence Bigelow, Walnut Hill school, Natick, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, September 8, 1927 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Florence Bigelow 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 8, 1927 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: Your acknowledgment of my letter in reply to your questions about Miss Tsai reached me this morning, sent on to me from Rockport. I really wish that I could have Miss Tsai at Walnut Hill for we have always found the Chinese girls here were interesting and they set such an example of scholarship that they have proved an inspiration to the rest. As I wrote you our course is limited to college preparation and Miss Tsai should have a more general course. It is a very difficult thing just now to find a school where the old-fashioned American influences prevail. Whatever the standards and attitudes of the teachers the girls who come almost always bring in some of the modern ideas which I at least should be glad to keep out. I do not know that I can give you any very valuable suggestions but I can at least tell you what my impressions of certain schools are. I think very highly of Abbot Academy which you of course know well and I more often recommend people whom we want to help but cannot take here to Abbot Academy than to any other school. Another school which Miss Conant and I have visited and like very much is the Shipley School at Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Miss Howland and Miss Brownell, the principals, are very charming ladies with what I fancy are the old Philadelphia ideals and standards. They have a graciousness and a motherly attitude toward the girls it seems to me and it seems quite characteristic that they have each adopted a little child and maintain a home for these children near the school or possibly in connection with it. Another school that I believe is thoroughly sincere and maintains a high standard of character and work is the National Cathedral School in Washington, of which Miss McDonald is principal. Miss McDonald is a Wellesley woman whom I knew a little while she was still in college and I have always had a high respect for her ideas and her ability. She was brought up in Washington and knows the city thoroughly and has a very large circle of interesting and notable friends. The school as you know is under the management of the Episcopal church and the school buildings are in the same enclosure with the new cathedral which is going up. The grounds are large however and I understand that the girls have a great deal of out door life with many opportunities for all sorts of interesting experiences in Washington. At this moment I cannot mention any other schools which I myself know well where I think the old American ideals are as well maintained as in these three but of course there are very many excellent schools and they lay the emphasis in different ways. Since Miss Tsai is eighteen years old and I imagine a girl of some considerable independence of character as most of the Chinese girls I know have been she very likely would be interested in the city of Washington. If you think the Washington life would be undesirable for her (of course the girls in the Cathedral School are much secluded and do not go to the city except for sight seeing and visits to educational institutions) there is a small school in Concord, New Hampshire St. Mary’s School which I think is simple and sincere and not sophisticated. We have had a number of girls come to us from that school who have all been well trained in manners and morals and have good ideals of work and conduct. I have never visited the school but Miss Ladd has visited Walnut Hill. She is a woman of conservative ideas and I think that the school is less gay and probably less dressy then some others. In the four schools I have mentioned and I have visited the other three, I have always noticed a very delightful spirit of friendliness and comradeship between the girls and teachers and they have not seemed to me ultra fashionable nor given up to the modern social ways. I am afraid this is not very clear nor very definite but I believe that Miss Tsai would find broad-minded people whom she would like and respect and who would present the best standards of American life to her in all these schools. Sincerely yours, Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Florence Bigelow