295 10 3636 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/a34a5c45b2d63075c0372fdc8117d930.jpg 50c524072cd655f7bb9476b34d762161 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1930, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Thomas Sun, Middlebury, Vermont, May 19, 1930 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Thomas Sun, Middlebury, Vermont, May 19, 1930 Relation A related resource Dear Tom: I have read with interest your letter just received. Frankly, I am sure that your father would not be at all enthusiastic about a summer spent wholly in traveling about, valuable as it would unquestionably be for you to see same thing of this big country. Further, I can’t believe that a car is necessary merely to cover the periods between the close of college and a summer school session and the close of that session and the opening of the next college year, “the world has changed mightily if this is true, and while I know that it has changed some, I am sure that it has not changed to quite that extent as yet. After all, the problem of the intervening periods between the closing of a college year and the regular summer session in camp or school and the intervening period which must be faced again before college opens in the fall is a problem which has been with you and all the other Chinese ever since you first came to this country. More than that, it is a problem which faces a great many other boys as well, and I am not aware that the possession of a car has been found to be the only or even common solution. But I don't want to be unfair at all in this matter, nor do I feel competent to advise you on the basis alone of the reports contained in your letter. It looks as if we ought to sit down together some time and talk things out face to face, and if you can get down here some time just before or just after graduation. I think we can probably work out a satisfactory program. Very sincerely yours, Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 19, 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Tommie [Tom] Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/48c092d88f34c55a57834d1d956f0e92.jpg 0b8f1e17b98db7f5601c81d86b8336c6 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/2b082d09adde692e9048ac66c040ed6a.jpg ee81a78502dda5082d85d14077b990db Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1930, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Thomas Sun, Middlebury College, to Alfred E. Stearns, May 16, 1930 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Thomas Sun, Middlebury College, to Alfred E. Stearns, May 16, 1930 Relation A related resource My dear Dr. Stearns, At this time each year, I am usually lost at sea as to where I should go during the summer. This year, I am even more so, Originally I planned to travel some the first part of the summer and very extensively toward august. But since there is no car at my disposal this summer, I had to abandon the idea. Now I am confronted with something new. I usually go to summer school during the summer. But this summer I am not very anxious to do so. It may be that I have been to summer school three sumers [sic] while I was in school trying to catch up, and two summers while I am in college trying to get ahead. I think I have enough of it. What I like to do this summer is to go where I please. But there are other things to consider. I have to have French—a reading knowledge--by a year from this coming fall. I have been thinking of staying here for the French School. For that purpose I went to see the Dean of the school, and he told me that what they do mostly during the summer is to get a conversational knowledge rather than reading knowledge. So it is rather impractical to come to Middelbury [sic]. Mary asked several time to go to Ithaca with her and spend the summer with her. Ithaca may be a nice place, but there is nothing to offer me in the line of what I want. I also have thought of going to New York again, and stay at the International House and take lessons from a real Frenchman, and hope in that way to get a reading knowledge. I can not decide what I will do. I don’t like the city, especially during the summer, but it is the most practical. In this respect I seek your advise. But I do wish I can travel this summer though. I received a letter from Mary a few days ago, and she seemed to be rather anxious about the car also. I have not written to her and tell her the consequences as yet. One other thing that bothers me. In case if I do go to summer school, what will I do between the time after graduation and the time summer school starts? There are about six weeks there, and I surely can not pass those six weeks just sitting around. I have to do something. And furthermore what am to do during the time after summer school and before the regular session starts at Yale? There are again about six weeks there, and surely I do not want to sit around for twelve weeks. The result in which case will probably be that in the end I will be sitting in an insaned [sic] hospital. Please advise me concerning what I shall do. I am in such a desparate [sic] mood, I am ready to take most offers. This year is different for me. I am graduating this June, and therefore I can not stay in the Fraternity House after college closes as I have been doing in the past. Can’t you see some way clear so that a car will be possible? It will help the situation a lot. I have been busy trying to put out another issue of the "Circle", our official chapter publication. It has been rather hard until recently when I received some help from some of the brothers. I hope to have the paper in press to-morrow, and it probably come out Monday or Tuesday. Please consider my situation and advice [sic] me accordingly. Sincerely yours Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 16, 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Tommie [Tom] Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/703e23adbabb515271a05c61aa343f22.jpg 35307eae01f152470d841fc4111a8fce Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1930, 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 Charles Sun, London, May 19, 1930 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Charles Sun, London, May 19, 1930 Relation A related resource Dear Charlie: I have your interesting letter of May 9. I have learned from Mary's dean that graduation for Mary will not take place until a year from this June. If I recall aright, Mary will actually complete her work a few weeks in advance of that time, but the authorities are very anxious to have her remain until the formal graduation exercises which take place later. Whether Mary and Tom are to go back home together, I do not know. Nothing has been said to me definitely by your father on this point as yet. Tom seems to be a bit upset to know what he is to do, especially for this summer, though he has signed up at Yale for some graduate work next year. I don't wonder that you can't get enthusiastic about London, though perhaps spring and summer will clear away some of the fog and murk which made it seem to me, at least, a terribly depressing place during the few weeks I was there last winter. The good clear American skies and the snappier and more bracing air certainly appeal to me more strongly than anything London furnished me. Still we have to get accustomed to all sorts of conditions of weather and surroundings if we are to fill our places and do our proper work in the world. While I do not think for a moment that you will settle permanently in London for your life's job, I am sure that you can do a good work there while you stay, and I believe that you will gradually come to find the place and surroundings increasingly congenial. I hope so, anyway. With all good wishes, believe me Ever sincerely yours, Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 19, 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 Charles Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/da3ab28d79f3a98d52507aceaf78dac4.jpg 4ddcd5c08e50276bd2091dfe9682839d https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/1f265e8ce28b259c21e087eb7ae4701f.jpg 7fe03a3941da24955de29c78a50e836a Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1930, 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 Charles Sun, London, to Alfred E. Stearns, May 9, 1930 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Charles Sun, London, to Alfred E. Stearns, May 9, 1930 Relation A related resource May 9, 1930, London Dear Dr. Stearns: Thank you, Sir, most kindly for your nice letter of April 14th, in which you were good enough to inform me that the piece of jade has reached you in safety. Both Minister Sze and I are glad that you have finally received it in good condition. As you have already notified my father of its receipt, I shall not do so again. I should feel very much obliged if you would send me the information as to the date of Mary’s graduation. My father made mention of his intention of having Mary and Tom coming home together but did not say when. I for my part really do not know just what he meant, smoothly My work in the office is coming along and I am no longer as lonesome as before, having now a few friends with whom I dine and have chats every evening. Last Saturday I moved from where I lived when you and Miss Clemons were here to a house located right next street. Here the room is much more elegantly furnished and the rent is also lower. I find this place on the whole very much more respectable, comfortable, and, may I say, wholesome than the former place; although the lack of running water annoys me a great deal. However, comfortable and satisfied as I am, I still don’t seem to be able to adapt myself to London, which never can be like home to me, and I wish all the time that I would go to somewhere else. It’s funny how I am unable to get used to England as I did America. I know, Sir, you are a thousand times busier than I am, but when you have time, please remember that I shall love to hear from you. With best regards, Sincerely yours, Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Charles Sun Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 9, 1930 Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy 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 Charles Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/68c5fd7562774aea7b0eb00769a28e88.jpg 6d6f9b1c69f62dab7e2aac865a5d4b40 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1930, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mary Sun, New Haven, Conn., May 14, 1930 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mary Sun, New Haven, Conn., May 14, 1930 Relation A related resource Dear Mary: Thank you for your good letter of May 13. I am immensely interested in hearing of your work among the foreigners. It is a great experience, and you ought to be ready for about anything when you get back to China and work among your own people. From the fate at which they seem to be wounding each other over there, at present, you ought to have a lot to do. I do hope that the day may speedily come when these warring factions will stop their nonsense. and get down to the main task of straightening out China's troubles and putting the country soundly on its feet. You are certainly old enough to make your own decisions now-a-days, and I am perfectly willing to have you go to Ithaca for your summer vacation if that is your preference. It sounds like a good proposition to me. With all best wishes, believe me Ever faithfully yours, Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 14, 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Mary Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/c81cb2064d2ba671f991037f8a01f5f2.jpg 7f39e0b737b76ea6916be05dea63a7cc https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/b5cf0bc57e9aca6563804132087e78db.jpg dccb99873d267470e9662633f2efe54c Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1930, 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 form Mary Sun, New Haven, Conn., to Alfred E. Stearns, May 13, 1930 Subject The topic of the resource Letter form Mary Sun, New Haven, Conn., to Alfred E. Stearns, May 13, 1930 Relation A related resource 350 Congress Ave New Haven, Conn. May 13, 1930 Dear Dr. Stearns: I am sorry that I haven't written you so long. I have been very busy writing papers and working on the district. I have two more weeks of district work to go. I will be glad when it is over although I enjoy it. The weather is getting too hot to work around the streets and riding on the trolley from one end of town to another. And sometimes I get car-sick then I have to get off. At present I am taking care of Italian patients mostly. They speak very little English or none and I don't speak Italian. I have the loveliest trying make them understand by moving my hands & what Italian I learned from them. So far we get along pretty well, they haven't yet discouraged me. All my instructions were carried out so far. I have four weeks of vacation in July. A friend of mine has invited me to spend it in Ithaca N.Y. with her. I said like to go. Do you have any objections about my going? I shall be paying my own expense coming & going etc. Please let me know at your convenience. Sincerely yours, Mary Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Mary Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 13, 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Mary Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/384e37261a58e23cebdde516cbe20566.jpg 7194c203b9e25a679bfaff6418edb712 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1930, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Thomas Sun, Middlebury, Vermont, April 28, 1930 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Thomas Sun, Middlebury, Vermont, April 28, 1930 Relation A related resource Dear Tom: I have had to delay answering your letter of April 19 because of the recent Trustees' Meeting and the extra work that that involved. I do not think your father now intends that you should go back to China with Mary, whenever that happens to be, at least if you are in the midst of the process of getting your Master's Degree. Anyway, you should push ahead with the Yale plan with the full intention of completing the course, at least for the Master's Degree. The question of the Doctor's Degree and the extra year can be settled later. I really can’t see my way clear to sanction the purchase of the Ford car at this time, In view of the fact that you are so soon to finish at Middlebury and are to take up the work at Yale not much later. Certainly at Middlebury there could be no good ground for an indulgence of this kind, which even the colleges regularly frown upon and grant only to a limited number of students, as you know. I should feel it necessary in any case to have your father’s sanction, and of course that would take time. So let’s not worry about this for the present, but round out your course at Middlebury with the best kind of a record on which to build your later work. Ever yours, Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 28, 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Tommie [Tom] Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/64d7261d9d3cab85746266835d985154.jpg bd2fdc4865731287a0f7d78421533bfc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1930, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Thomas Sun, Middlebury College, to Alfred E. Stearns, April 19, 1930 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Thomas Sun, Middlebury College, to Alfred E. Stearns, April 19, 1930 Relation A related resource My dear Dr. Stearns, Your letter of the 17th was received. I am surprised to hear that Father intended that I should that I should go back at the same time that Mary goes back. Now I am enrolled in Yale, the Master’s degree is a two- year course, and the Doctor’s degree is a three year’s course, I have good intentions of finishing up with the Doctor’s degree--that is, however, is I get the Master's degree. I have never told you outright, perhaps, that I have no intention of doing further studying. I am going to Yale because I want to please father. I know that he will be disappointed otherwise. Well, that is settled. I had an occassion [sic] to see Mary while I was down in New Haven. We came to the conclusion that it will be all right if we buy a car. She will put up one hundred and fifty dollars($150) and I will put up two hundred and fifty dollars ($250). Then we will be able to buy a second Ford. I am sure that I will not abuse the privilege. So if you will send me four hundred dollars, $150 of it will come out of Mary’s account and 250 dollars will come out of my account. We agreed on that ratio. I know of one car now in town, new last fall, which he said that he will be willing to sell for four hundred dollars. I hope that you will consent to this. If you will send me four hundred dollars by next week, I will be more than appreciative. I hope sincerely that you will see to it. It will mean a lot to me. I expect a letter from Yale in a few days formally accept me into the graduate school. Sincerely yours Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 19, 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Tommie [Tom] Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/0955f6d6a5a80294a5beffe36cd54b76.jpg c933be0d1e77c5e3be00ba3810630278 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1930, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Thomas Sun, Middlebury, Vermont, April 24, 1930 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Thomas Sun, Middlebury, Vermont, April 24, 1930 Relation A related resource Dear Tom: I am returning the bondsman’s blank filled out as required. Sincerely yours, Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 24, 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Tommie [Tom] Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/1296c5c5437457a1cf6be91f640c45dd.jpg c370bf219858303bf51e9ebcb369dd82 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings 1930, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Thomas Sun, Middlebury College, to Alfred E. Stearns, April 23, 1930 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Thomas Sun, Middlebury College, to Alfred E. Stearns, April 23, 1930 Relation A related resource My Dear Dr. Stearns, I am sending you the bond form which I received from Yale University. Every student at Yale, as I understand, must fill one out. If you will kindly fill out the necessary spaces, please send it back to me. I will endorse it and send it to Yale University. This is the last thing I have to do in order to be formally admitted into the University. Sincerely yours. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Thomas Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 23, 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Tommie [Tom] Sun