97 10 3636 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/896bb29ee8455716b58984150e826503.jpg 229ed572e8a5fd2c29e0e2b6fbe2f70e 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 1920-1924, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns, July 22, 1922 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns, July 22, 1922 Relation A related resource My dear Stearns;- In continuation of my letter of 16th inst, I regret to have to say that the information I previously gave in respect of the amount receivable by Arthur from his Tsing Hua Scholarship was not correct. It appears from a letter from the Tsing Hua College Authorities recently received here that the partial Scholarship awarded to Arthur would only entitle him to a receipt of G. $480,00. a year payable in 12 monthly instalments [sic]. You will be interested to know that the 2 youngest Children (Grace and Thimaos [sic]) of Mr Liang are to proceed to the States in August next for the completion of their education. They will be put under the charge of Mr G.C. Gardener of Springfield, Mass, whose father had looked after Mr Liang when he was in America 40 years ago. I anticipate taking a short trip to Shanghai to participate in a scheme for the conseravcy [sic] of the Hwai River that is proving such a havoc to central China by its frequent overflooding. My interest in the project is purely philanthropic as these perennial visitations are too sad to be allowed to continue without affecting all of us. The Government should be undertaking work of this nature and it is believed that if private individuals should interest themselves in the initiative the powers-that-be may be sufficiently awakened to do the needful. there is a proposition of inviting Dr. John R. Freeman of Providence, R.I. to come to China to assist in the carrying out of the scheme. You may know him. With kind regards to all Yours very truly Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 22, 1922 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/97795ad44bb739c7c273e79f44572ee6.jpg b77b4b298bcc492d366c8cb6fecd07d7 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/8e56a52039cc0a5ea22d5ff21e704571.jpg 279519431a2c3d28e16d410498f8b362 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/a20f867ae78293df88dc6c8055339f2b.jpg efa1f54d6ba0947c9c1bbffcc2221ce6 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/5292288d60a0f1e3272ea0093daff55d.jpg 6db0a27db87d57bf82bf3e9c3f4e5f30 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 1920-1924, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns, February 20, 1923 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns, February 20, 1923 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 20, 1923 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource My dear Dr. Stearns I beg to acknowledge the receipt of your letters of 9th Sept, 29th Nov, and 19th Jan, last for which I thank you. Before I begin dealing with the matters referred therein I should apologize for not having answered the earlier messages from you some time ago and the excuse I have for the delay is that on my arrival home here from Shanghai I found other work so pressing that I was compelled to attend to it in preference to my family matters. Needless to say, that my work in Shanghai recently was a heavy one. Happily it has very promising prospects and if matters are not interfered with, it is hoped that the Hwai Valley Conservancy Scheme may soon find solution and thus end for that district the perennial innundation that has caused such untold suffering there, The project should have been initiated by the Government but as it has taken no move in the matter it remain for private individuals to lend a helping hand which I have been doing now close upon a year in conjunction with other friend, Chinese & Foreign purely & simply out of sympathy and good will towards those inhabiting that region who appear so helpless in helping themselves. The scheme involves in hydraulic engineering and the raising of a large fund. In this connection it is hoped that Dr. John R. Freeman of Providence R. I. will be persuaded to come to China supervise the technical part of the project. Schemes of this nature do meet with considerable opposition from various quarters arising from ignorance and deeply rooted traditions and were it not generally recognized that all who are now engaged in pushing the matters actuated by charitable and public spirit motives, the large undertaking they have now in view should not have made the progress that now marks it. You will now understand that with this burden hanging heavily upon my mind and the work that was necessary to pave the way to facilitate the successful consummation of the scheme left me little leisure to attend to my own affairs. Now I come to your letters, they are to me a treasure and in dealing with the matters referred to, a pleasant diversion from the heavy deliberations of the recent months that have been extremely enervating. I now dwell upon your letters in their order. The camp life the children have had will stand in their good stead. Mingling with the children of the land will give them an insight into American life unobtainable otherwise. The open air, the inseparable activities, the teachers, the companions etc all fused into one and in closest contact must be a feature admirably sound and commendable which I hope some day will be introduced into my country here. The slight disappointment which you met when the young people were left to themselves with their guide after the close of the camp session is one of the usual passing phase when yought [sic] are tried without intellectual direction. In regard to Arthur’s Tsinghwa Scholarship, Dr. Alfred Sze who has returned on furlough has told me that it must be renewed every year to secure continuity and that as applications for it are mailed from the Educational Mission each year about this time for approval of the Tsinghwa Authorities in Peking, he recommended that early step be taken in behalf of Arthur so I cable you accordingly in confirmation of which I send you copies of the messages depatched [sic] from here, one of which you will see was from Dr. Sze himself to his colleagues in Washington directing them to assist you in filing Arthur’s application. The person of Dr. Yung Kwai I presume you know- at least you have heard of him. He is now the Councilor of our Legation in Washington and is Locum Tenens of Dr. Sze during the latter’s absence. I hope there will be no difficulty in the renewal of Arthur’s Scholarship but should the application be too late for inclusion with this year’s submission, it would not disappoint us. Rather, it would serve as a lesson to us in the future in our sending in the necessary papers in time to go with the batch. I am not certain that an oversight has not occurred in the payment of Arthur’s Scholarship allowance as I think the remittance would be in hand if an oversight had not happened as Dr. Sze has intimated that of the 3 applicaants [sic] he assisted, 2 already have had their dues snet [sic] them. Please let me know further to enable us to look up the matter if necessary. Now I come to your letter of 29th Sept, enclosing statement of account of the children which appear to us entirely satisfactory, as you say which we duly appreciate that present day prices are not what they were during the pre war days and judging from the prospect of the immediate future high ruling would probably prevail for a long time to come for with heavy taxation and heavy rate of wages as a vicious circle continuing, we must bow to the inevitable. Your remarks about the young folks are all encouraging- particularly those concerning Charlie who seems to be developing in the right way, Tom is not up to Charlie in many respects and this may be partially due, as you say, to his being younger. If Latin is too hard for him just leaving it aside for the time being would seem best. I can well imagine what a problem you have on hand in Mary, and duly appreciate the difficulties Miss Clemons may have with her st tiems [sic] in persuading her to take to the open air and the necessary exercise, when she was here we always found her prefering [sic] her room and books and it was a bit of a trial to make her to do the needful for her health. Your suggestion that she may be sent to a boarding school where she would have to accept the definite routine provided for all the school girls may be the wisest change, as you, like us here have found it so difficult to make her come into line with our idea of physical and mental developement [sic]. Arthur is doing well in M.I.T, and we presume would be finding things easier as he progresses. We are sorry to hear that Lin is finding his school work somewhat of a trial, difficult preparation is probably the chief cause of his difficulty which seemed rather common with the Chinese students at the beginning in European and American institutions partly due to their imperfect knowledge of the English lanusge [sic], but as they improved in it they found their situations gradually become easier and finally not only they negotiated through but in many cases graduated with honors. Sheh we presume is advancing as usual. He should turn out well as he is thinking lad. I understand from friends that some of our youths abroad are musically inclined and some prone towards drawing or painting and it is suggested that as a side issue a little cassuai [sic] training might be given them to bring out their latent talent. We do not know if any of our children are inclined that way but if you should see that they are, some encouragement might be given them as a trial as it is possible there may be in some of them latent inclination which should be developed. I mention this as in this country music and art do give the posessor [sic] a status which much appreciated. There is one matter which I should have mentioned before and that is the training of Chinese youths in Europe and America one factor of importance to observers here is that there is dome [sic] difference in them arising from religious Conviction. We find those that are Christians doing the best work in China- hence we are deeply impressed by the fact- and that being so I would very much like to have my children developed religiously as well. If you will persuade them to become members of some Church you would be meeting our views here. I speak, of course, for my children only and should Mr Lin and Mr Sheh feel in the same way as I do I would advise further. If I am right, Sheh is already a Christian. The articles dispatched from here to which your kind letter of 19th Jan made reference will, it is hoped turn up soon and in good condition. There has been a delay in their transmission and of this nature are generally the rule than the exception in our present day conveyances. The world apparently has not got over certain war conditions and until absolute normalcy has returned losses and delays will remain the disturbing factors in our inter-traffics. I am sending articles to you we are exercising our little judgement here which may not at times turn out as we would wish i. e. in despatching things better choice of what you need might have been exercise had we had some guidance. We would, therefore, be very glad at all time to receive some direction from you as what would be suitable and useful for your personal and household purpose to enable us here to do the right selection and in this I hope you will not be too modest to hesitate. I remitted you by telegraphic transfer in December last G. $5,000.00, which I hope has been made over to you for credit in the usual way as you have been doing. Our North China lacks rain while in the States, according to reecnt [sic] press telegrams, there has been wintry storms more than wanted, a little exchange between us would be welcomed but unfortunately it could not be done through human agency. With very kind regards from all here to your goodself, Miss Clemons and the other members of the family. Very truly yours P. S. Copies of Telegrams as follows Stearns Andover Massachusetts Application renewal Arthur Tsinghwa scholarship must made Immediately consult Yungkwai Legation Sun (Tientsin 17/2/23) Chinese Legation Washington Yungkwai Stearns Andover will apply for Sun Kwan I renewal Tsinghwai scholarship please see Chao at once and both help Sze (Tientsin 17/2/23 ) Dr. Alfred Sze Peking Chao re (regarding) Sun Kwan I's scholarship application immediately favorable attentioning [sic]. Yungkwai (Washington 20/2/23 ) C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/119a5c424162aba989311bf8a2e285b7.jpg fff30fc5daeb80c3d1f52150e41df9e7 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/b87f8056bba3b6cbad82b7f9fe5f12c0.jpg 4196fe51082565133ed75f942703c99d 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 1920-1924, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Chinese Foreign Relief Committee, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns, February 20, 1923 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Chinese Foreign Relief Committee, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns, February 20, 1923 Relation A related resource My dear Dr. Stearns, I am very glad, to have your letter of the 14th of April and thank you most cordially for all you have done for my children. It is a great pleasure to hear all the kind reports you send about my boys. No doubt your correspondence regarding Arthur’s Tsing Hua scholarship will result in a satisfactory settlement, and I am sorry you have had so much trouble in this matter. To hear the news that Charles is asking to be baptized is such as causes me much rejoicing and I am naturally more pleased than you at this decision Charles has made. The problem about Mary is concerning me very greatly. I had not thought of Mary as being deceitful. I have not mentioned it to you before as I did not want to trouble you, but Mary wrote me sometime ago and told me very frankly of her fault in carrying tales and in disobeying the orders given her. She also told me that she was very sorry and had apologized to Miss Clemons and had tried her best to show by her actions to Miss Clemons how sorry she was. However, I see from your letter that you are so very good, as to watch the situation carefully, and no doubt your wise judgment will find a satisfactory way out of the difficulty. I shall be anxious until I hear from you just what you think should be done. You will fully understand how hard it is at this distance away for me to form a true opinion on Mary, but it seems to me that she is unhappy and that is going to affect her in her studies and in her conduct. I really must apologise for being so much trouble to you about my daughter Mary and I truly hope there may be some happy solution come to, for it would be a great blow to have her finishing years cut off in America. Still, I will wait your fuller report and your reply to this letter before coming to any decision. You are quite right in thinking that there was some mistake as to the assignment of the three mandarin coats; the largest and most elaborately embroidered one was intended for Miss Clemons and the two smaller ones for the girls. I am sorry about the mistake evidently made at the Customs House. I am arranging for a draft for $5,000.00 to be sent you from Tientsin. With kindest regards, Yours sincerely, P.S. Since writing the above, letters have come in from my son, and from their reference to Mary, I am more of a mind to think that she would be happier in a boarding school like Northfield, and, if in your opinion this is a wise step for her, I would agree with you. I am sure we are both looking at this from the same point of view for the lasting benefit of Mary and I want to leave this decision entirely in your hands. I hope to soon have good news from you about Mary. Thank you again for all your interest in her and in my boys. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 20, 1923 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/03be6d74f4d51fd2beb1ff3da187b6c1.jpg f4e5da8b2e54e0a86218b0e3fd2098a9 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 1920-1924, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Chinese Foreign Relief Committee, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns, June 22, 1923 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Chinese Foreign Relief Committee, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns, June 22, 1923 Relation A related resource My dear Dr. Stearns, Regarding the draft for $5,000.00 (Gold) mentioned to you in my letter of May 18th, I have received official intimation from the Bank that this amount has been transmitted by telegraph through the Irving Bank, Columbia Trust Company, to your credit. Trusting this draft has reached you long before this confirmatory information arrives and that you will credit this sum to the children as usual. With kind regards, Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 22, 1923 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/22b990c492a13d06a3b1e9523c612986.jpg 5b76bb410dc31990d2d3c10980066303 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 1920-1924, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns, October 2, 1923 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns, October 2, 1923 Relation A related resource Dear Dr. Stearne [sic], I thank you most cordially for your letter of the 25th.June and for all the good news it brings me. I am very glad to hear you say that Mary is settling down and making an earnest effort towards progress. I am also glad that the others of the family are doing well, and I thank you for your arrangements for the summer holidays. When I read of the good times the children have had at camp I wish I were back at school again. Mary is fortunate in having such good friends and I am sure you will be able to work out a plan that will enable her to do even better work in the coming year. A boy or girl seems to be so made-up that only in after years do they appreciate their advantages during the days at school, and their experiences help them in dealings with others later on. In thinking out plans for the children I have been asking myself if it would be possible to have shorthand and possibly typewriting included at some stage in their progress, but you can best give advice on this matter. I notice from Arthur’s report, sent me from the school, that he has failed in two subjects, and I would appreciate a report or comments from you after you have found out more particulars about these two failures. I note that you have received the $5,000.00 and will be sending the accounts in the usual course. Thanking you for all your help, and with kind regards, I am, Sincerely yours, A box of silver is being sent to your care and I trust you all like the little presents. I am asking my friend in Shanghai Mr. W.E. Souter to forward this box and his name will likely appear as sender: and the American Express Co. are the forwarding agents. I also enclose a letter to Miss Clemons mentioning her little present. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource October 2, 1923 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/419927566d38e0b4bc72caa2abc748f7.jpg c3918b9b9c769f68ece855c3cef4ecec 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 1920-1924, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns, December 4, 1923 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns, December 4, 1923 Relation A related resource My dear Dr. Stearns: I thank you for your letter of the 12th.Septr. and for your most excellent care of the children during the holiday time. Charlie, Tom and Mary under your direct care, and Arthur at the Tec. camp all seem to have had a fine summer holiday; and they are lucky ones for their father was grinding away through the heat here without a holiday at all. Arthur mentioned in a recent letter that he had been to Phillips for examination for a diploma, but he seems to have failed whereat I am sorry. With regard to the Tsing-Hua scholarship for Arthur, I hope the scholarship money has been sent to you as previously arranged for. I am very glad that Mary is making better and steadier progress. If I remember rightly she was weak in her English, but now that she is shaping better it might be possible for her to hold her own in her English work, and in her other work at Northfield. I think she would be very happy to go there if that could be arranged and met with your approval. Charlie mentions that he had dropped Latin- where he has dropped it he does not say, but he does mention that he finds the work beyond him. However I had not heard him complain before of this subject,; and I think he has been doing this study for some time. Tom seems to have taken to music and is very proud of his election to sing in the church choir. If he really has any gift for this, do you think he ought to take music lessons? You will be able by this time to know if he would profit from such lessons. I am very pleased that he has taken to the church choir and is interested in the whole service and work of the church. I trust the children continue to keep in good health and spirits. I am much indebted to you for your most excellent care of them and for all the trouble you have taken. With best wishes for a very happy New Year, I remain, Yours sincerely, C.Y.Sun Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource December 4, 1923 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/8c7413c0bd119b3e76bc2c8fd545bfe5.jpg e0fd0b034db7debadc85cbb985e94b8f 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 C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns, May 2, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns, May 2, 1932 Relation A related resource My dear Dr. Stearns: I am instructing the Tientsin Branch of the National City Bank of New York to advice their home office or their agent to collect from you the sum of six thousand two hundred and fifteen dollars and seventy-nine cents ($6215.79) or thereabout. On presentation of this, please make the payment, and I will feel obliged if you will advice me when the said payment is made. Sincerely yours, C.Y. Sun Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 2, 1932 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/0f72c8c551e0ec5c65e7398afe369af3.jpg 0ffa0f8dd50c7a3ee7f1a670066da29b 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 Telegram from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns, June 8, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Telegram from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns, June 8, 1931 Relation A related resource Stearns Principal, Phillips Academy Thanks for your advice. Please order Tom come home and pay extra $1,000. if he refuse visit Europe. (Signed) Sun Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 8, 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 Telegram C.Y. Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/774f45df8f7627e7ea4504df9b89a833.jpg 812838e9a21784fade870c07400320c7 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 30 Sun Siblings 1923-1926 Folder 2, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns, July 16, 1926 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns, July 16, 1926 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 16, 1926 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource Shanghai, 16th July 1926 Dr.Alfred E.Stearns, Principal, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. My dear Dr. Stearns, I must apologise for not answering your two letters of the 7th & 24th June. I have been on a visit to Shanghai,and your letters were sent on to me here which caused delay. You have no doubt received the G.$7,500.00 which should have reached you around the 10th.July Your two letters brought me most cheering news about Mary, and I am really very very grateful to you for all the work you have put into the arrangements, as well as the kind thought and large hearted interest in Mary. I do not know how to thank you enough for all you have done, not only for Mary but for all the children. Please accept my most greatul thanks, and I hope one day to be able to thank you in person, and, until then, all I can do is to try and put together a few words on paper, but they cannot convey how I really feel towards you for all the care and interest you have taken particularly in Mary. I am glad she is being admitted to Elmira; and I feel sure that the arrangements you most kindly made for her during the summer (when Dr.Sze’s tutoring arrgt. fell through) will work out all right and not only prove a good holiday and change for Mary but enable her to brush-up her work before she makes her entry into Elmira. Again I am much indebted to you for the kind arrangements made for Mary’s summer. As to Tommy-it is so difficult being so far away, and after a period of years separation, to have very settled views as to what ought to be done. I am leaving the matter to you, and if you decide that a military school is what is necessary then I am quite willing. I am writing to Tommy, and he will follow your decision. His trouble has been that he was too popular in things other than lessons. You all did your best for him, but, in spite of all the warnings he has had, he has let things slide, and now he cannot complain if he has to make up for lost time. I am writing him quite plainly so that he falls-in with whatever plans you may decide on for him. Once again allow me to thank you most sincerely for your most generous help and deep sympathy and interest in my children. Very cordially yours, C.Y.Sun C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/1bf34caf85ddba7632ea3226ea4651c8.jpg 3b591fa99ebf509330d0c14407a350c5 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/cf5208e3ae6f836b40a9e3449c09a116.jpg 78ebc0f324858dacc94560bcffc585c8 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/13b7ca5ccc33cc4bb3ee412cc2c42957.jpg 4febdac29dab73ffa1c53d0727c366fc Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 30 Sun Siblings 1923-1926 Folder 2, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns, May 12, 1926 includes copy of letter from C.Y. Sun to Arthur G. Robinson, Kansas City, May 12, 1926 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns, May 12, 1926 includes copy of letter from C.Y. Sun to Arthur G. Robinson, Kansas City, May 12, 1926 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 12, 1926 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Description An account of the resource SHANGHAI ,12th.May,1926 My dear Dr.Stearns, I received your letter of April second as I was about to leave Tientsin for Shanghai. I also received, at the same time,a letter from Dr.Sze enclosing copies of his letters to you of date Easter Sunday and April 5. I had hardly been in Shanghai a day or two when I received a cable-message from Dr.Sze informing me that Mary’s affairs had been settled and that she is apparently satisfied and happy. I at once cabled to Washington as follows-"SZE STEARNS SINOLEGATE WASHINGTON THANKS FOR SATISFACTORY ARRANGEMENT HAVE INSTRUCTED ROBINSON ACCORDINGLY SUN”. Dr.Sze would send this message on to you. Mr.Robinson was just about arriving in America when I received Dr.Sze’s cable, so I cabled Mr.Robinson to await a letter from me before seeing you. Mr.Robinson was,of course,in ignorance of the arrangement come to by the wise counsel of you & Dr.Sze. I have accordingly written Mr. Robinson by this mail and a copy of this letter is sent you herewith. I appreciate beyond any poor feeble words I can put down in paper the wonderful spirit and the care and thought you have put into the handling of Mary’s case. I am very sorry to have put you to all the trouble of visiting Washington. Dr.& Madam Sze having Mary and Charlie with them on a visit helped to consolidate the wise arrangement made. I wish to assure you of my entire approval of what you have done for my children, and I want to express my sincere regret for whatever trouble my second cable caused you. The only reason I can offer for my action was my thought that Mary may not at all be able to qualify for college and the ambitious parents desired to get what she might be able to get. However I am glad that you L Dr. Sze rightly took my cable as a suggestion and worked out the satisfactory arrangement for which I thank you again. There seems only one thing more to arrange for, and that is some way ahead. I mean the fixing-up affairs at New York for Mary when she enters Elmira. If Mary is to stay with a private family I would like her to be in a Christian home with people who would like to have a Chinese girl with them. Again thanking you for all you are doing and assuring you how much I appreciate it all. I remain, Very cordially yours, C.Y.Sun SHANGHAI. 12th May 1926 Mr. Arthur G. Robinson c/o Mr.A.D.Rider, 2524 Forest /venae, Kansas City, U.S.A. My dear Robbie, After you left Tientsin I received letters from Dr.Stearns (2 April) and Dr.Sze(5 April) with copies from Dr.Sze of 2 letters written by him to Dr.Stearns. Then, a day or two after arriving in Shanghai I had a cable-message from Dr.Sze which was delayed somewhat owing to it having come to Tientsin and then to me by steamer here. I enclose copies of all these communications and, after you have read them all, you will understand my cable to you on board your steamer. The Dollar Co. assured me it would reach you at Seattle. I enclose a copy of this cable, also a copy of a cable I sent off at the same time to Dr.Sze & Dr.Stearns. The satisfactory arrangement for Mary made by the kindness of Dr.Stearns & Dr.Sze meet with my entire approval, and it is nice to have the message from Dr.Sze informing me that Mary is apparently satisfied and happy with the arrangement, which I am sure you will find full and complete by the time you see Dr.Stearns at Andover. You remember we spoke together of the possibility of Mary taking up music? You might talk this over with Dr.Stearns. Has Mary the music-sense? Does she fancy taking up music and working at it? I am reminded here that Dr.Stearns quotes Mrs.Russell the principal of "Whittiers and advises that in Mary’s college work she should "Take the broader courses in College", and I wonder if music would come under this head. So now, Robbie, most if not all of the difficulties you were good enough to plan to help me with have been done away with through the very kind efforts of Dr.Stearns with the help and backing of Dr.Sze. But if there is any way in which you can help Dr.Stearns in points that may come up as you talk things over I shall appreciate such help. I do not know how to find words to thank Dr.Stearns for all he has done and is doing for the children. Please thank him in person for me. You might talk over with Dr.Stearns the New York arrangements for Mary. If she is to stay with a private family, you know how my heart is set upon having Mary with a Christian family who would welcome a Chinese girl to their home. Accept my sincere thanks for all your interest and help. For you and your family I wish the best of times at your own home and in all your stay in America. Yours sincerely, SGD C.Y.Sun 11 May.1926 Admiral Oriental line Seattle. Send following telegram to Arthur Robinson passenger President McKinley, Account developments await receipt of letter before visiting Steams Sun. Arthur G. Robinson C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns