308 10 3636 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/f181382c038e764296c38d9784363144.jpg f6aa720e8d063f0e75add4e85d3dad7b https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/1e714b467907219fe4f67195c7ead798.jpg 14fd9a51636ba3cfaabb336260969225 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/dc5272031d4ed66069faec9ddcd37811.jpg 38603a03bf194782379549f9a9e3949e https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/9e70cd167f0a61091d1e47bb0d7216e9.jpg a03a9bd95fc349de9be115ec984226d8 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/8a9147a64a5ab4c86e1a930db92975bd.jpg 13a01ada3b262ced4cb5b9ebfaab0be2 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 January-June 1927, 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 18, 1927 (includes financial account of Thomas Sun spring term, 1927) Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Thomas Sun, Middlebury College, to Alfred E. Stearns, May 18, 1927 (includes financial account of Thomas Sun spring term, 1927) 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 18, 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, Please pardon the stationary. Inclose please find a detailed account of the 300.00 dollars which you sent me on March 16, 1927. Please look it over to see as whether or not it is satisfactory. I think you will find all the imformation [sic] of the various signs at the end of the third account sheet. The money went faster than I expected. It was mainly on account of my joining the Delta Upsilon Fraternity. I did not know that D.U. wanted me, so I did not figure on that in my financial needs. Just the Fraternity alone cost me $64.25. I had to pay the College $65.00 for the balance of my bill, and 60 for a 4-piece suit. These three data amount up to $189.25. I will thankful if you will send me another check before the middle of the next week. The college is coming to an end, and there is alway [sic] the usual rush, so in order to avoid complication, I rather have the financial part settled. I wrote to the Mass. Water Supply Commission about three weeks ago, and as yet I have not heard from them. The chances are that I do not get a position. In case if I do get the position, I do not expect to receive more than 12 or 15 dollars a week. I will need around three hundred for the entire summer. So please send me the amount stated above, and I will be very thankful. The college ends on the 15th of June, but that includes all the commence exercises, etc. I do not plan to remain for that., but I do plan to go to Andover at around the 10th or 15th of June. I shall give you the exact date later. Please let me know Charlie's, Mary's, and Arthur’s plans for the summer. If I do not get a position to work this summer, I shall for the most part either remain in Andover for part of the vacation, or go to North Bridgton, where the Long Lake Lodges, for a while. I have not, however, made my plan for the entire summer yet that is if I do not get the position I applied for. Please answer me at your earliest convenience. Very truly yours Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Tommie [Tom] Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/d46a8a3604bb271ec1e78ea0d3744a14.jpg e7a52cf9716f927d31d531eda0d9fe35 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/f77dccd4402595822bf69b376da4e81c.jpg bf92425c1c273c5b5f405ded7a0e6914 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/c14ca582655eeb94ec352f0a76c04f86.jpg 586f1b73c1f75538caad9bd9f7468041 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 January-June 1927, 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, June 1, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Thomas Sun, Middlebury College, to Alfred E. Stearns, June 1, 1927 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 June 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 Dear Dr. Stearns: I hope that you have received the statement of my account. I am now in a financial difficulty and it is necessary that I should pay off several laundry bills and other minor ones. I now have only eighteen cents to my name, and I will very much obliged if I can receive the $300.00 I asked for before the end of this week. I will do my best to make that sum last through the summer. In case if you have sent the money already, please disregard this note. I have not heard yet from the Mass Water Supply Commission about the work this summer. In case if I do not hear from them at all, I shall follow the plan of which I wrote to you last time. I receive a letter from Charlie this morning stating that he plans to go to Boston again this summer, whether or not he will go to the Harvard Sumner School, I do not know. He just said that he will go to Boston around the 17th of this month. I also plan to join him in Boston. We shall stay with Arthur. The final examinations come within a week and I have hope to pass all my subject as I did the last time. But the English Litterature [sic] is causing me considerable worry. I shall do my best. However I am not making statements as to my results. There is a question whether or not I want to go to the Harvard Summer School if I pass all my subjects. I leave that for you to decide. I shall be in Andover on the 16th of this month. Sincerely yours Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Tommie [Tom] Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/cf540814e3bcbc05055d8c50e748dfbf.jpg 0bc8dc3d34324b8fc676fba1df97368f https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/eeba483f6f7e26fa989201da9853a61b.jpg 4522e3be9879eba94e0685800224fd89 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/41146747b7e3c0c46b76a66b6aca8f55.jpg 739b3869c856dfb8eac993a0a164c621 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/b8e26a1875273053750269ea5bd2cfc2.jpg 70d06006c715e0c6321cb58698d3915b 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 January-June 1927, 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 1, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Thomas Sun, Middlebury College, to Alfred E. Stearns, May 1, 1927 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 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 Dr. Alfred E. 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Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings July-December 1927, 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, October 6, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Thomas Sun, Middlebury College, to Alfred E. 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For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 29 Sun Siblings July-December 1927, 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, September 6, 1927 (includes financial account of Thomas Sun June 2-August 28, 1927) Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Thomas Sun, Middlebury College, to Alfred E. Stearns, September 6, 1927 (includes financial account of Thomas Sun June 2-August 28, 1927) Relation A related resource Enclose please find the statement of my expenses for the passed summer. I hope that it will be satisfactory. On the third sheet you will find that I have added up the different expenses. That is the way I find to be the most satisfactory, because I had to buy my meals everyday and it will take more than a dozen sheets of rarer to state them day by day. In that case it will confuse you to have so many items to look over, whereas in this way you can get a birds-eye view of the whole thing. I made a trip down to Easton to see one of my friends, and if I put down everything, a large quantity of paper will be used and will be less sufficient, But [sic] if you want that, I have it right here, but not written down in any form so that I can hand it in and have anyone else understand it except me. But I will be glad to do it if you wish it so. As a result I find that staying in Boston is very expenses [sic]. The amount that surprised me is the expenses for subways. But if you come to think of it, that ten cents per trip, the amount will be exceedingly high at the end of the summer. This year I will have additional Fraternity dues to pay, but that will balance the low cost for my room which is 45.00 per semester instead of 75.00 which I had to pay last year. The board has increased from 125.00 to 144.00. I am living and eating at the Fraternity House. I will as last year need 500 dollars for the fall term to pay all the college bills and the fraternity bills, besides I will have to buy books which amount to a big sum last year, and it is likely to be thus again. I am writing this at this time is that am rather short and I also know that you will be very busy around the 16th of this mon the fixing things up and interviewing visitors before Andover opens. I will be making out the schedule in the near future and I have to pay the college bills while making it. I will be glad to receive the money amounting to 500 dollars from you before the twelfth of this month, after then you will be very busy and will be unable to send it to me for a week. I like to have the money on hand when I pay the bills. Last year I had to ask for an extension of a week. I shall hope that I will not have to do that this year. Please let me have the money by the 12th of this month. If I can receive the money I may be able to get bills paid before the rush. Very sincerely, 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 September 6, 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 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/f74a054d55060a26dc408fa9ca5bc1d4.jpg 8a55dfe99cd9ec89eb25bd503e017b0b https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/ba49301be239b8af027d0df76a486b7f.jpg a47a02e5a230b317d7e00d2f33329a28 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/. 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Title A name given to the resource Financial account of Thomas Sun, September 10 to December 1, 1928 Subject The topic of the resource Financial account of Thomas Sun, September 10 to December 1, 1928 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 September 10 to December 1, 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 Financial statement Thomas Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/67279d62d03cc2947bac98707a93d965.jpg 8d406ff25860600bb56cafce48239a9e 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 1931, 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, New Haven, Conn., to Alfred E. Stearns, April 23, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Thomas Sun, New Haven, Conn., to Alfred E. Stearns, April 23, 1931 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, 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 1294 Yale Station Office of the Headmaster Phillips Academy Andover, Mass. My dear Dr. Stearns, New Haven, Conn. April 23, 1931 To make a rather long story short, I received a letter from home yesterday containing the crisp statement:--"Since you have been away for such a long time. But you have already entered Yale University. It will be a great pity to stop your work at this time------why can’t you spend another------? I hope you will be patient for another year time flies like an arrow------- ." It is unnecessary for me to fill out the blank spaces, for their meanings are apparent. Thus ends another story brought about by almost a whole year’s planning and hoping. Like other Oriental sons, I shall obey the Fatherly orders without complaint, but regret in some form can not be helped but creep in the outcome in some way or another. As I remained awake in bed during the small hours of the morning, thoughts of all nature and sorts came into my mind. Among the most prominent is "Who am I?" Born a Chinese and brought up an American! Indeed, a sad state of affairs. I still owe my allegiance to my country, but what, where, and how is my country? From that, the thought of re-adjustment comes into the mind in the most logical and potent way. To describe my feelings would require a ten-volume masterpiece. Since I am not capable of such interpretation, I shall leave it to your free imagination. No meditation is complete without the sentamental [sic] side. I have been away from "home" for eleven years. These eleven years are those which I should spend with my "people" in order to learn to be one of them. But--that was not so. In all the letters which I receive from home, I notice the strained attempt of happiness. One can not be so brainless so as not to realize that Mother is unhappy without seeing one of her OWN CREATION with her own blood. I am not so selfish or narrow sighted so that I do not realize such things. One can not be so ignorant and heartless. In plain words, I am homesick. Then there is another aspect which must come into consideration, and that is my nature. You probably know that I am not exactly the studying kind so as to enjoy to sit in the room and read Rouseau [sic], Karl Marx, or the like. If I do have to admit it, I am the hustling kind, never satisfied with doing the same thing all the time. I like to get out and work--that, at least, is something different from what I have been doing for the past eleven years. I appreciate the value of a scholarly education, but I think I prefer the kind of education which one receives by living and trying to get the next meal, -- adventure, romance, and the thrill of responsibility. That is what I want. I want to look after something. Now the only thing I have to look after are the books. Do not think for a moment that I am defying Father’s orders. On the contrary, I think his advice is sound and well-planned for most people, myself included. I am just lamenting the fact that my vagabond life is being prolonged—vagabonding alone with only the illusion that I may arrive at the desired pedestal, and then face it with a possible empty heart. Ah, what a situation for a poet. I am making plans accordingly and will go ahead without a murmur of complaint of dissatisfaction. Very sincerely yours, Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Thomas Sun