55 10 3636 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/aed009c3200cc4d006d58a14f6bed756.jpg 8bc2f3620dc90be7df68e3ff85b8ca87 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/897a66ff5274f1e255ad35bbedb70cd5.jpg 4519cff9c6eda6f47255b74eb36f67f5 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 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 Charles Sun, Amherst, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, April 11, 1928 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Charles Sun, Amherst, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, April 11, 1928 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Charles 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 11, 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 Charles Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/46802982f461464ac4c7c48f5905781f.jpg 1c3cd91043bfa8e225c12216d96728a3 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 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 Alfred E. Stearns to Charles Sun, Amherst, Mass., April 14, 1928 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Charles Sun, Amherst, Mass., April 14, 1928 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 14, 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 Dear Charlie: Many thanks for your good letter which I have read with keen interest. That League of Nations assembly must have been a wonderfully interesting as well as instructive occasion, and I am delighted to know that you had a part in it. Professor Bradley, as you doubtless know, is an old Andover boy as well; so that Phillips Academy seems to have contributed her share to the success of the undertaking. Trusting that your spring term will prove to be the best ever, believe me Faithfully yours, Charles Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/607687fd9fb8bfa0b59a234c997b4059.jpg 554db40e3a49b6830dab7ec931e36328 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 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 M.A. Harris, Dean, Elmira College, to Alfred E. Stearns, April 12, 1928 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from M.A. Harris, Dean, Elmira College, to Alfred E. Stearns, April 12, 1928 Relation A related resource My dear Mr. Stearns: I think you are exactly right in regard to Mary Sun. Nobody here doubts that she has ability. Our doubt is in regard to her interest. Is it not possible that her father might be induced to approve of a shift in her college course which would allow her to do what a number of American girls are doing here. The course they take is a five year course. If Mary took it it would be necessary for her to work three more years. The five year course specializes here at the college in Physical Sciences and allows the student to take practical work and instruction at the Arnot Ogden Hospital so that at the close of the fifth year they are able to graduate with a B. S. degree from this college and to take their diploma in nursing at the hospital. This program calls for summer appointments at the hospital and is likely to take also other vacations but the girls who are taking the course are full of enthusiasm and do not seem to grudge the time that is stolen from what would otherwise be recreation. If Mary Sun’s people desire for her the advantages of a thorough college education and if they are willing to compromise with her in the way I suggest it may be that her problem will be solved. If you are in correspondence with her parents or can bring pressure to bear through other friends in China it seems to me that a very great kindness would be done both to the family and to Mary. If something of this kind can be arranged I think that so far as the college is concerned Miss Sun’s present low stand work will be overlooked in the hope of better results next year. If something of this kind cannot be done it seems to me unjust to the girl and her classmates and the college for the present situation to continue. Our president, Dr Frederick Lent, is and has been for some weeks quite ill so that it is and has been impossible to report any college matters to him. I feel however that he is likely to approve the plan I suggest and I shall be interested to hear what you, who know more about the conditions at Miss Sun’s home, regard as possible. Very cordially yours, M.A.Harris Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource M.A. Harris 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 12, 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns M.A. Harris Mary Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/273d0b4e39664c45ee8407b38c2ff6e7.jpg fc52c2d9e97a5764993b785c6d342672 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 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 Alfred E. Stearns to Dean M.A. Harris, Elmira College, April 17, 1928 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Dean M.A. Harris, Elmira College, April 17, 1928 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 17, 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 Miss Harris: I am grateful to you for your very frank letter about Mary Sun, and I am taking the liberty of sending a copy of that letter to Mr. Sun, Sr., for it may help me in my efforts to persuade that oriental gentleman that he is pushing his daughter in the wrong direction, at least in my judgment. In the meantime I hope you can be patient with Mary until I can get at least one more reaction from the father and in the hope that that reaction may enable us to handle the case in a way that will tend to arouse Mary's fast lagging ambition and give her a new start. Very sincerely yours, Dr. Alfred E. Stearns M.A. Harris https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/de7350f33ea533a37d90da1829e43876.jpg 1e9d9ed9f16cecd3cf273826ebae8052 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/bc9668d7595d7b33f2542a4aba1ae923.jpg 5d162be40b7ed97fd9bc0fef3bc75d40 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 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 Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, April 17, 1928 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, April 17, 1928 Relation A related resource My Dear Mr. Sun: A short time ago I received word from the Dean of Elmira College that Mary's work in at least two subjects was very unsatisfactory and that her status in the college was consequently precarious. I wrote at once to the dean and asked for a frank analysis of the situation as the college authorities viewed it, and I am enclosing herewith a copy of the Dean's reply. Mary's case has worried me a good bit for some time. Early in the year she wrote me a letter, prompted evidently by her dissatisfaction with her work and distress over the situation in general. It has been my feeling that Mary has plenty of ability to meet the college demands, even on the basis of her present schedule of work, but that her utter lack of interest in most of the subjects she is taking and her failure to find in the general college course that which she believes will be of value to her in later life have completely undermined her ambition and that without that ambition progress has been rendered practically impossible. I still feel that, if Mary’s interest in nursing, for example, could be encouraged and permission given her to shape her work along that general line, it would mean a complete change in the picture, and for the better. Dean Harris evidently shares my views, though I do not recall that I have ever discussed this particular phase of the matter with her; nor did I know before that Elmira College provided a course of this kind. Very probably Mary herself may have told the Dean of her ambition, though I can only guess as to that. As I view the matter now, it looks very much as if the college authorities would feel that Mary's work did not justify them in allowing her to return her membership in the college much longer and complete the college course and graduate. Frankly, I should be very anxious as to the effect on Mary of a forced termination of the college career. Such a distressing outcome should be avoided if possible, and I am beginning to wonder whether that can be done without altering completely Mary's present course of study and allowing her to choose a different goal and one more in accord with her natural tastes and ability. I shall, of course, accept your judgment in the matter and urge Mary, as I have always done in the past, to abide by your wishes and do her best to justify your hope; but these latest reports from Elmira naturally make me anxious and lead me to wonder whether we are handling the case to the best advantage of all concerned. May I rely on you to advise me frankly on receipt of this letter just what I ought to do under the circumstances. Please give my warmest regards to Arthur, and believe me with constant good will. 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 April 17, 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 C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/d259f09b61f353dc67255999edeee5db.jpg d7670280417910d5ca790e1bf21382d6 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/816f3f36ed692aa91d122a94b8dac053.jpg 38e24549009775b08841bbdf15820df7 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/b82777ae6229e857c462a7f984e69e43.jpg a4fe1b39357bae740c179287ecbc794f 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 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 Mary Sun, Elmira College, to Alfred E. Stearns, April 15, 1928 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Mary Sun, Elmira College, to Alfred E. Stearns, April 15, 1928 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 April 15, 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Mary Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/0a2870f89d3d8676e149f9945e522e94.jpg 24e03c68519a1b2993bb9798dcec66f7 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 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 Alfred E. Stearns to Mary Sun, Elmira College, April 18, 1928 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mary Sun, Elmira College, April 18, 1928 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 18, 1928 Relation A related resource Dear Mary: I have just read with interest your letter written last Sunday and am sorry to learn that your father has once more vetoed the nurse proposition. Curiously, after hearing from your Dean only a few days ago, I wrote your father enclosing the Dean’s letter and urging once more that favorable consideration be given to your expressed desire to train for nursing. As Miss Harris and I are both agreed that this would seemingly be wise, I dared hope that our joint recommendation might produce some effect. From what you write me, however, I am naturally fearful that we shall not accomplish much. In the meantime if your father has expressed his desire for you to take shorthand and typewriting, go at this at once and with all the enthusiasm you can command. At your age it will mean hard and steady work, but you can accomplish much even against the handicap of age, provided you will give the work your serious and constant attention. I am very much disappointed at the low marks lately reported from the Dean’s Office, for it is evident that, unless your standing can be distinctly bettered, the college authorities are not likely to be willing to have you return next year and complete the course. That would mean that a transfer to another college would be wholly out of the question I can’t believe that you need to or will be willing to face a real catastrophe like this and I am still convinced that earnest effort on your part can prevent it. Since your father has expressed himself so definitely, there is only one thing for you to do and that is to abide by his wishes and do the best that is within your power with the courses you are carrying. I shall look forward hopefully to later reports which I earnestly trust may be of a far more satisfactory kind. With all good wishes, believe me Ever sincerely yours, 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Mary Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/622de559e649fcef8a60462d5f8eb5c1.jpg 5e58f240dea83bcf3cdc57f6097c34a3 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 Mary Sun to Alfred E. Stearns, January 1, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Mary Sun to Alfred E. Stearns, January 1, 1931 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 January 1, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Mary Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/07bf4c0b67011ec1eb3f582a1065a482.jpg 91f17d700f210823013238023ba0d801 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 Alfred E. Stearns to Mary Sun, New Haven, Conn., January 2, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mary Sun, New Haven, Conn., January 2, 1931 Relation A related resource Dear Mary: Many thanks for your good note received this morning, and good luck to you on those State Board examinations. Thanks, too, for the combination Christmas present from yourself and Tommy, a present which I appreciate doubly because of the source from which it comes. It will prove useful, I am sure, in the days ahead, and will always have a fragrant little suggestion of two former members of my family circle. If you haven’t recently heard from your father, I have some good news to report to you, for only a couple of days ago I received a long letter from him in which he tells me of the plans he has settled upon for your return to China after your graduation in June. He says that he had previously promised you a trip to Europe, and since you did not take the trip at the time, he expects you to make it after your graduation and before your return to the home land. He has asked me to see that you have funds for this and also later the additional amount you will require to cover the passage to China. Evidently he assumes that you will go to Europe and then return to America, making the home journey by way of the Pacific. He explains also the method by which any balance to your credit should be transferred in gold dollars to the National City Bank of New York at Tientsin. These are matters, however, which we can talk over together at some later date, though if you will tell me just when you will be prepared to start for Europe after the graduation in June, perhaps it would be well for me to start inquiries in regard to your steamer reservations, etc. Naturally I am hoping that all this will come as real and welcome news to you, and will aid in making this New Year the happiest ever. Let me know what I can do to help you and count on me for all the help that it is in my power to give. With every best wish, believe me Always 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 January 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Mary Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/ff71f800022290a99e8bc37ad32e69e1.jpg fa7f744832b01d51b4b11b173dfd855d https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/0ffc2a1a10fe1d192617a6fb4c5ee13b.jpg faf071acf0249526f3139df82598e3f0 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/598d292879059d17a37ee39b409d6029.jpg 2a266f7bb9b331eb941a694117d93e07 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 January 3, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Thomas Sun, New Haven, Conn., to Alfred E. Stearns January 3, 1931 Relation A related resource My Dear Dr. Stearns, I received a letter from home yesterday and the contents therein gave vent to rather sad feelings. It occurred in the family three deaths consisting two aunts, who had been living with us ever since we were born, and our third sister, Dorothy. The news took me by surprise, but I managed to keep rather composed. I guess the ten or more years in the States hardened me to face such circumstances. However, I do feel deeply affected by it, but, at the same time, I did not go into hysterics. What is worrying me is breaking the news to Mary. She, being a woman, naturally will take it more to heart. Originally I planned to have a face to face talk with her, but she is, at the present moment, sick in bed, so I told her over the phone about the deaths of the two aunts and refrained to disclose the news concerning Dorothy. I did not expect that she will go into tears to receive the news which I did give her. I thought that, being a nurse, she will look upon death because of old age is a natural thing, but she did not apparently think so. But, I am sure that in a day or so, she will feel much better and will be cheerful again. But to tell her about the death of Dorothy will be real difficult, because she is so young when she passed away, and also because they are such good pals. I shall use my discretion in doing so. But on the other hand, since Dorothy passed away last April, I see no reason to tell her about it right away. I went to the New Haven Hospital this morning and had an occasion to talk with the Director and Superintendent of nurses and they were very kind to me. I arranged matters with them so that Mary can have a few days off if she wishes. But if she insists upon staying on duty, I have also arranged to have her put on call duty thus leaving her little time to mourn, in which case, she will be fully occupied for the better part of the twenty-four hours of the day. I did all this all within my own responsibility, because I think it is best for her. Being her brother, I feel that it my duty to look after her although she is older than I. I think, under such circumstances, my judgements will be better than hers because of her softer heart. However, I think a cheerful letter from you with no mention of the deaths will also add much to her disposition. In the mean time, I shall do all I can to cheer her up. I plan to take her to a concert given by Roland Hayes, the famous Negro tenor. I am sure it will be a good thing for her. I shall also see her to-morrow after she comes off duty. I am getting along nicely, although the work here is very difficult and volumnous [sic]. At the present rate I am goin [sic], I see little chance to finish so as to receive my degree ahead of time as I originally planned. But with a little work during the two summer vacations to come, I hope to achieve some toward that end. I have had several talks with Mary concerning her future after graduation from the hospital. I am of the opinion that she wants to go home in June. Personally, I think it is the best thing for her. Because of the acute unemployment situation in the nursing profession, it is rather difficult to find the position she wants. If she means to remain in this country, I strongly believe she will have to take a position at the New Haven Hospital under contract for at least one year, which she has no intention of doing. It is almost next to impossible for her to secure a position at some other hospital either in New York or elsewhere, because of the fact they all have their own trained nurses on their registry. Furthermore, she will be able to secure a better position in China where nurses are in great demand, and her value there will be of greater opportunity for her. As for myself, I am ready to do what Father says. I have been in this country so long now that it is of little importance whether or not I stay another year. However, I am looking ahead anxiously---to the day when I shall embark for homeland. After all, I have a home there where Mother is waiting, and she is getting old, and also Father. That is my field of my future work, and I can never neglect it too long. I am moving either to-day or to-morrow to my new quarters in the new Law School dormitory which has just been finished. I am sure I will like the room there, because I shall be right in the midst of intellectual surroundings which undoubtedly will give my greater incentive to work. The house where I am staying is rather distanced from the library or the classrooms where I spent all my time, but my new quarters is only next door to the new library and it will be immensely more convenient. I had an occasion to go to New York for a two-day vacation during the Christmas holidays and found out to my surprise that I can speak Chinese much better than I expected of myself. However, I am still painfully ignorant as to reading and writing. I hope, in time, that will also come back to me with some practice. I hope you will have a very successful 1931. Please give my regards to Miss Clemens and Marjory. I am Very 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 January 3, 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Thomas Sun