98 10 3636 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/5eae2460b2388e2a96587453fcf85811.jpg 5d3fdd7f60f8f43470450a7b4c9fd8f2 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 Copy of undated cable from C.Y. Sun to Sze, Chinese Delegation, Washington, D.C. Subject The topic of the resource Copy of undated cable from C.Y. Sun to Sze, Chinese Delegation, Washington, D.C. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun 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 Description An account of the resource Sze Stearns Sinolegate, Washington D.C. Thanks for satisfactory arrangement have instructed Robinson on accordingly Sun 3 Hankow Road, Shanghai. C.Y.Sun Sao Ke Alfred Sze https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/f0a88284acaec508723e0d5f381000dd.jpg 71aa143c309b6622e3ea78bbd0a0bc81 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/6322244b7c6e94370d0bd8821c73f5fa.jpg 2bc20992ba3f4fc3e390b77418b6e0b2 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/4587318f9e49ac1d9ebb19bc63cb2c2c.jpg d0c8ef5648a24ab36a81664229a0287c 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, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns April 21, 1926 includes copy of C.Y. Sun letter to Arthur G. Robinson, Kansas City Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns April 21, 1926 includes copy of C.Y. Sun letter to Arthur G. Robinson, Kansas City 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 April 21, 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 21st April, 1926 Dr Alfred E. Stearns, Philips Academy, Andover, Massachusetts, U. S. A. My dear Dr. Stearns, I have your cable as follows: " DONT WORRY MARYS MESSAGE AWAIT MY LETTER " and on receipt of your long letter of explanation on March 19th I replied as follows " GRATEFUL LETTER DETAILS GIVING CONCENSUS OPINION CLEMONS, BAILEY, ARTHUR REGARDING MARYS COLLEGE QUALIFICATIONS. I NOW EMPHASIZE COLLEGE LESS, MAY I SUGGEST MARY RETURN ABBOT FOR DIPLOMA. ROBINSON WILL DISCUSS FUTURE PLANS PERSONALLY " I trust this cable to you made clear my reaction to the situation concerning Mary. I am very sorry for any worry and distress this matter must have caused you and I want you to know that I appreciate very much every thing which you have done. I can fully appreciate the difficulties under which you were labouring, we are both working at long distance, - and I would answer you that my cable implies no criticism of anything which you had done previously. It only seemed to me considering the opinions expressed by Misses Clemons, Bailey & Arthur that Mary may not have qualifications fitting her for college work that at least Mary had better finish up at Abbot and have this one item out of the way. Then we can talk the future. As to that future, I had thought of the possibility of getting to the States this Summer but that is quite out of question. Fortunately Mr & Mrs Robinson are going home on furlough and he will be able to take up with you, the question of Mary’s future, of course I am ignorant of every thing in the States, never having there, and you will have to overlook this disability on my part but I have talked things over very thoroughly with Mr Robinson and am empowering him to act fully on my behalf and shall abide by whatever decisions he reaches after consultation with you. I want to thank you again most heartily for all the painstaking thought & care you have given to all the matters. Thank you for the clipping from the paper giving Quincy Sheh’s picture as Odist at Bowdoin. We all feeling very proud of the boy and thanks for your training that he had received from you. I should say a word as to why my answer has been delayed so long. For one thing Mr Robinson had been in Hospital which made it difficult for me to consult with him, and in the second place we have been up set in Tientsin by the recent military disturbances that it had been most difficult for one to concentrate one’s mind on the normal affairs of life however important. With kindest regards Yours very cordially Enclosure:- One copy of letter dated 21st April to Mr A. G. Robinson. P. S. : Your letter of March 19th has just came in, I think I need add nothing more than I have already said regarding Mary’s plans etc. In reference to Tommy I am quite in agreement with what you say. If he should continue to wish to take a course of training fitting him for business I should desire him to go to Wharton but I would advise that he go to college as you suggest, and then go to Wharton. He will be much better prepared for real usefulness and leadership if he has back of him the four years of intellectual training which college should give him. I agree to Amherst as you suggest where Charlie will be able to keep an eye on him. Arthur G. Robinson C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/dd705b7982148fe3a07522b1d945c86d.jpg b47018b79dea4400d83e81146468b4e8 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 1, 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 E.R. Greenwood, Secretary to Dr. Stearns August 20, 1926 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to E.R. Greenwood, Secretary to Dr. Stearns August 20, 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 August 20, 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 20 August 1926 Mr E. R. Greenwood, Secretary to Dr Stearns, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass,U. S. A., My dear Mr Greenwood, I beg to own receipt of your kind letter of the 26th July enclosing the statements of accounts of my children and Quincy Sheh, for which I beg to thank you. With kind regards C.Y.Sun E.R. Greenwood secretary to Dr. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/2e9ded129e0c2aa2d434f76769034a74.jpg d02a0033970fdc2c3a7ae6be73731219 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/0998971c9b757bc0baf8b00ca951a448.jpg 9f52a594ad97e3ab59cd6b6970c23af4 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 1927-1928, 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 C.Y. Sun, Chinese-Foreign Famine Relief Committee, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns August 31, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Chinese-Foreign Famine Relief Committee, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns August 31, 1927 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 August 31, 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 Shanghai, August 31st, 1927 My dear Mr. Stearns: Many thanks for your kind letter dated July the 8th. I am so glad to know that all of my children are getting alone fine. I noticed that Mary has well settled down at Ithaca for her summer school. I hope that will help her a great deal in her college work of next year. I have learned, also that neither Tommie nor Charlie had succeeded in finding a summer job. But anyway their ambions L spirits are very applausible. Arthur and Quincey arrived at Shanghai safely on the 4th great of this month. They had a very nice journey. It was a very great pleasure for me to welcome Arthur back, who at last graduated, from one of the very best engineering schools as M.I.T is rather a hard school to get through. I am very proud of him. Thank you so much for all your kind efforts & guidances towards him without which I am sure he won't be so well of as he is now. I sincerely hope that the rest of my children will come back with the same honor, if not better. Arthur is now busying looking into the things of his line of interests, such as water etc. Most probably he is going to join The Native City Water Works of Tientsin. I am so proud of Quincey who graduated from Bowdoin with high honor and distinction, but his appearance confirmed, me about your constant warning to him for his lack of exercise. He is facing rather a hard problem in scouting a teaching profession, which is very difficult at this time of the year. But undoubtly he will find something in time. As for their travelling expenses, it is only natural that they have appealed for extra remittances. I understand that they bought quite a few books with them as well as some presents for their families and relatives. Shanghai this year has an unusual weather. I thought it won’t be anything unbearable after the summer but I am experiencing another very trying damp heat after suffering a temperature of 120° under shade in Tientsin a month ago. Hope you have had an enjoyable & pleasant summer vacation, and also had a very nice rest. With warmest regards, Very sincerely yours, C.Y.Sun P.S. I had ordered, a remittance of $5000.00 from London to be mailed to you after 1st July, I hope it has reached, ere this. C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/cff480813a663c4241e4ec3cc3b918b6.jpg 2ada1180b948be08b2f06211e9da0caf 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 1927-1928, 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 C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns May 31, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns May 31, 1927 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 31, 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 31st May, 1927 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns, Philips Academy, Andover, Mass, U. S. A. My dear Dr. Stearns, I have been sick in bed for about 3 weeks so I have not been able to attend my correspondences. I thank you for the report of Tommy which is indeed a great improvement. As to Charlie's work I am so proud of the boy that I think I can entertain some greet hope from Beth Arthur & Quincy have not yet telegraph us their date of departure for home perhaps they might have address their letters to me at Shanghai where I am going to pay a visit very shortly. As I have so much to write I beg close with very wishes to you. Yours very cordially C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/0cb0d6cea2be9c11738109b14ee684b1.jpg e959c1dd247e435375d1441c4c8331f6 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/027701390d9dd97b1de1d51ee4227c25.jpg 7c0198d5a5c440332d5740b00a064a95 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 1927-1928, 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 C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns November 14, 1928 (includes copy of C.Y. Sun letter to Mary Sun) Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns November 14, 1928 (includes copy of C.Y. Sun letter to Mary 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 November 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 Tientsin, November, 14th, 1928 44 Cambridge Road. Dr. Alfred E. Stearns My dear Dr Stearns, I have received your letter of October 9th and the contents therein mentioned in my sick bed with such a tremendous shock that took me quite a while before I gain my normal state of mind. I feel as so sad ever Mary’s foolish action, which has given you so much trouble and worry for which kindly permit me to apologize. I am feeling so weak after having been operated on a slow carbuncle of a serious nature about twelve hours. But the case of Mary has effected me so much that I feel I can not wait a minute longer to answer you even with a few words. As recommended I have written to Mary and forgive her, copy which I beg to enclose for your reference but in the future whenever you find her not behave exactly as what she is told just send her back to China without asking for approval. Kindly excuse me for this brief letter and accept my deepest appreciation of your kindness towards my children. Yours very sincerely C.Y.Sun P.S. Please find herewith my reply to Mary and forward to her after perusal. Tientsin, November 14th, 1928 44 Cambridge Road Dear Mary, Dr. Stearns has sent me your letter of October 6th which has given me such a shock that has hurt my heart as if a knife pierced into it. This has given me terrific additional agony in my sick bed. Your silly action can never be pardoned, but owing to Dr Stearns’ kind persuasion I am willing to forgive you, but under one condition that henceforth you should be sensible enough to behave better and act exactly as what is ordered by Dr. Stearns failing which you will be sent back to China with disgrace. Your action was undoubtly a most Daring one. No one could ever expect you can do such a thing, the nature of which is so serious that is a case of grave consequence. I hate to interpret its legal nature, but warn you be exceedingly cautions in your future actions. Furthermore I wish to call your special attention to the fact, that ever since you been to America you have given Dr. Stearns endless trouble one after the other. You have certainly abused the old gentleman’s kindess and patience, whose arden object is solely to help to educate you all to be good citizens for our nation, which can never be repaid with remuneration or expression. I hope you are sensible enough to realize and appreciate it. This most sorrowful news or yours has succeeded in setting the whole house into a very mournful state, it seems as if the heaven has came down upon us unmercifully. I have been operated on a slow carbuncle of a very serious nature about 12 hours ago and feeling very weak. Your sad news has made me feel awfully bad which I have no words express fully. I am so terribly effected that I cannot write any longer, but hope you will be more carefully in the future and study and behave better. I am your suffering C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Mary Sun https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/083b599f30f98e9fdd43ae99447cc6ce.jpg 7bbfce634553dd793f09f400adc79d74 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/5808ec36648a022d25e355aad99aa4e9.jpg f5008776ac2bfae7eeeb67e29d61aa56 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 1927-1928, 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 C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns May 23, 1928 (includes copy of C.Y. Sun letter to Charlie Sun) Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns May 23, 1928 (includes copy of C.Y. Sun letter to Charlie 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 23, 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 23rd May 1928 Dr.Alfred E. Stearns Phillips Academy, Andover Massachusetts, U.S.A. My dear Dr.Stearns; Permit me to express my deep indebtedness to you kind letters dated the 17th and 24th April which have come to hand. And I appreciate ever so much the magnanimous effort you have made on behalf of Mary. Should it be convenient to you please also convey my appreciation of the kindness shown by Dean Harris. Having read your letters carefully I cannot but note with regret that Mary should have given you so much trouble. Since Mary is naturally inclined to nursing and you and Dean Harris are of the same opinion, it seems best that Mary should change the subjects of her studies to Nursing which would arouse her interest in her college work. Of late, western medical science has made wonderful progress end I am fully aware of its usefulness. So please kindly make due arrangements with the Elmira College authorities for Mary. I wish also to express here that I am very grateful to your kind effort in averting a catastroph in Mary’s student career. With reference to Charlie, I have just written him a letter and a copy is enclosed herewith for your perusal. Words fail me to express my appreciation of your effective influence upon the boy to have caused him to give up the idea of studying military science. If your further effort can induce him to take up law I would feel greatly obliged, because, I am convinced that a law course is not only good for our country and for Charlie himself but it also suits his natural qualifications. I have much pleasure to inform you that Arthur is getting along very well in his new work in Shanghai. He is working with interest and enthusiasm. The recognition of his merit by his superior was indicated by a recent small increase to his salary. He is at present living in Bickerton Hotel. While Quincy is shown special interest in teaching and living with his brother- in-law in the same city. However, they expect to live together again in some apartment as they did when they were in Andover. With the best of wishes Yours very sincerely, C.Y.Sun 20th May My dear Charlie; I am pleased to receive your letter dated the 23rd March and find it written in such an improved manner. The result of your conscientious work has already given you a good foundation in English, and it gives me pleasure to note the same. With reference to the choice of your professional study, I still believe that a course in law would be very beneficial to you. After you have finished it you may continue and take a course in diplomacy to finish up, so that, when you return, if you do not care to entre into a legal profession, you may still be qualified to realize your ambition of a diplomatic career. But with your reticent and observant nature and a keen sense of conception, I am sure you will have a brilliant career when you have finished a course in law. AS your professor in political science has told you that diplomacy is related to law. His statement is only too true because, without exception, all the most important documents of International Treaties are drafted by qualified lawyers. Not only that, but most of the eminent diplomates of the world are also very good lawyers. Perhaps, it was due to the unsatisfactory practice of law in China that made you averse to study it. If you can bend yourself to it, your action will show all the more the strength of your will. A good knowledge of law will enable you to protect not only the interests of individuals but also the general public as well, and those of our nation which have been so much jeopardized; it will also enable you to uphold true justice for China. Probably you have read in the papers what an estimable reputation Dr.Wang Chung-Hui enjoys. He has nothing that surpasses others nor any unusual talent, except his profound knowledge of law. How proud shall I be when you have prepared yourself to aspire a reputation like his and be serviceable to China. When this letter reaches you I hope that you would have altered your mind as to accept my advice and that of Dr. Stearns which are based on experience and given with the best intentions. Mother and every body at home are well. I am sending a copy of this letter to Dr. Stearns so that he may form his opinion as to which college will be best suited to you to take up a good law course. Affectionately yours C.Y.Sun Charles Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/43b2175985081fbe5d9e961a298bb47a.jpg 017e87dd6f2658a49fb21c195f36b868 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 1927-1928, 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 C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns April 21, 1928 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns April 21, 1928 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 April 21, 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 Dr.Stearns I thank you for your kind letter of the 17th, March which I have just received. I wrote you on the 27th.March and in that letter I think I spoke of what I have in mind about Mary and that I would leave it to your kind decision. From what you say about Mary being depressed etc. makes we wonder if her nervous state will be able to stand the strain of nursing work particularly in operations and dressing of wounds. If you couId try and influence Charlie away from his desire for a military career I would be very glad indeed. As to what you say about Norwich University I am glad to know it. What I wrote you came from the best American scholastic people here and it looks as if they need to have their records brought up to date. I am glad you share my views and judgment about Charlie and I hope he will be ready to give up the idea of a military career. It is very nice to know that Tommy is doing good work at Middlebury. As to Arthur I told you in my last letter about his taking up a position in Shanghai and being happy in his new work. He desires to be most kindly remembered to you. You do not mention it in your letter but I take it that the remittance which you should have received in January reached you safely. With cordial good wishes, I remain, Very sincerely yours, C.Y.Sun C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/07474e3402589997896652cae00fbf6d.jpg c4dc9e4b292fb006e74d3d75cc41ccd1 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 1927-1928, 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 C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns March 27, 1928 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns March 27, 1928 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 March 27, 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 44 Cambridge Road, Tientsin, 27th.March,1928. My dear Dr.Stearns, I am writing this from Shanghai where I have been for the past three months. In a letter just received from Charlie he mentions that he had seen you and that you had spoken of having written me with the suggestion that Mary take up nursing. I have never received this letter from you or I would at once have written in regard to your kind suggestion. It has along been my desire that my children should return home with a College degree. If Mary does not remain in Elmira there seems to be no alternative but to take up nursing. I wrote her last year and mentioned domestic science, but I have not had a reply I also wrote again recently. Do you think desiging work would be a useful thing to take up? If Mary returns home without a college degree she will find it rather hard when she moves around among the returned students from America. However, I leave everything to your kind decision and I am very much indebted, to you for all the trouble you are taking. I am very sorry that your letter to me has gone astray somewhere and trust that you have not been put to inconvenience in this matter. With my thanks and best wishes, I am, Very sincerely yours, C.Y.Sun P.S. I have ordered a remittance or G. $4,000.00 through the National City Bank of New York from their Branch office in Tientsin which I hope has reached you in due course. C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/272e5e535395054fb50344a6ebd85416.jpg dc8f5c3a6b5f8f1d6e01dd9d372f820f https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/830337cb917412593e8013e832a35cff.jpg 5948c1a5607f66f0cde13ac4d858eaba https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/370b88066b58763d579a18282d437c54.jpg bca0fa34355732436dd00d46c0435fee https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/ee3ae773132076f410d60113ea04b32f.jpg 2a1fada9d4cc2a546530cc299c4847cd 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 1927-1928, 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 C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns February 22, 1928 (includes copy of letter from C.Y. Sun to Charlie Sun) Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns February 22, 1928 (includes copy of letter from C.Y. Sun to Charlie 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 February 22, 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 Contributor An entity responsible for making contributions to the resource 44 Cambridge Road, TIENTSIN, 22nd. February, 1928 My Dear Dr. Stearns, I wish to thank you most cordially for the picture of yourself you most kindly sent me. I am specially glad to have this picture for now I can see before me a friend who has done so much in looking after my children and in guiding them in the right way of life. Charlie wrote me last year that he wished to study military science but he later gave that up on account of it being too late for him to start in on the long years of training required. He then thought of a business training, but he also gave that up, and now he writes me expressing a desire to take up the study of military science and asking me to approve of this and an application to enter Norwich University. You will see from the enclosed copy-letter to Charlie that I am strongly opposed to his taking up military science, and unless he is altogether and entirely set in his desire I will not agree to it. My reasons are. 1. Charlie is too old to start such a long training. As for the Norwich University he speaks of Americans here in touch with scholastic things do not know the place at all. If it ever does come to a discussion of a suitable military training there is only one worth considering – West Point, but to enter this is a stiff work for it requires recommendation from the Chinese Government as well as an educational standard of about College graduate class, besides, I believe that now only one student of a foreign nation is admitted and even this is hard to get. 2. The military profession is a very unpopular one here, but even after years spent in training in America Charlie would come back here and require to spend, more years training before he could begin to be of any service while if he took up law or diplomatic work he would be ready as soon as he got back to China to give real service to his people and nation. The military life out here could throw a man with associates who certainly would not be of the same mind as Charlie and his high principles of life would not fit into military work in China. I feel sure he would be greatly disappointed and all his years of training would be wasted so far as his future career is concerned. 3. Charlie is of a quiet reticent nature with some literary bent. and I am sure this would better fit him for a career of law or diplomatic service and in this work there is a future before him in China with many many opportunities for service. My greatest desire is that Charlie would give up all thought of a military career and go in for the study of law or diplomacy. I would only agree to his study of military science if he persists in the matter, but if he does this I confess I do not quite know how to act. I thought he had for ever given up any desire for a military career, indeed he wrote me that he had,but again he returns to this and wants to go into some unknown college. I hope we can persuade him not to think of military science. I have tried to express my strong objections and if you will be so kind as to assist me by talking things over with Charlie I will be very grateful to you. If Charlie agrees to go in for law or diplomatic work I do not know if Amherst provides a suitable course, but if it does not, would you be so kind as to recommend a good school for this purpose. He could take up law alone if that suits him, indeed I could agree to almost any special study & training provided it is not that of military science, although I do think that our land needs good lawyers & judges as well as men trained in the science of government. Again thanking you for the kind thought in sending me your picture which I value highly, and hoping to have soon a favorable reply from you, I remain, Sincerely yours, 44 Cambridge Road, Tientsin, 21st, February 1928 Dear Charlie, In your letter of the 2nd January I see that after you have given up the idea and desire for business you now wish to take up the study of military science regardless of circumstances. All this is so far apart from your former thinking and opens up very real difficulties for you that I want you to reconsider the matter more fully. You know how Tommy gave up all thought of a military career because it was not at all suited to his Christian principles. and I am sure you want to take as firm a stand as Tommy on the question of high Christian principles. Whatever step you take now at your age will settle your future prospects for a life of service to our people and country. And I know you would not want to make a mistake for everything in the future for you depends on your wise thinking now. Think of the years of training you will have to take before you could qualify for a military degree that would be anything in China. You speak of a Norwich University but none of the Americans here who know the standard of college have ever heard of this Norwich University and in any case it would not be worth while thinking of any small college. The only place that is worth considering is West Point and they require a high scholastic standard before you can enter, besides West Point are hardly admitting any foreign students. I think it is one cadet from each foreign nation, and if there did happen to be a vacancy it would require a recommendation etc from the Chinese Government. Now even after the many years of hard training in America (which at your age makes a very difficult problem, for it may be too late) you would return to China and would then have to go in for more years of training in a junior job. You would also be with men who did not have your outlook on life or your high principles, and I am sure you would be very much disappointed at being in an unpopular work where you could not be of service to the people. You would find yourself out of sympathy with your colleagues with little or no opportunity for work of any high order. On the other hand if you took up a training for law or diplomacy you would be ready and able to take up a very useful service for the people and country as soon as you returned here. A soldier can be of service to the nation but without good law and government even the best soldier is not able to function or serve the people or country. The first need if for good men as lawyers and jusges also constructive work in the diplomatic and government service, and work of this kind ranks high in the estimation of all and you would find immediate opportunities for valuable service along these line as soon as you returned to China. Your study of political science would already be of some value to you in taking up the study of law or diplomatic service find your literary bent and your reticent nature would fit into such a study. You could of course take up law alone and if Amherst does not provide for such a course of study you could consult with Dr.Stearns. Dr. Stearns will advise as to & suitable college or university. After taking a degree in America I would be quite willing for you to go to say Oxford or Cambridge for a post graduate course with the object of taking a barristers degree in England. I have written this very fully for it concerns your future career, I want you to know why I am against you taking up a military career and why the study of law or diplomacy would suit you so much better and enable you to be of real and immediate service to our people and land. I would, only agree to your study of military science if you now persist strongly in the desire, and as I said before it would be a waste of time think of entering a small college. West point is the only place where your training and degree would count and I have also stated the difficulties of age and entrance etc. you would meet with in trying to enter West Point. C.Y.Sun Charles Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns