1 10 2 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/b56d8b715e35b8b42229f8a59f9e4658.jpg 5e3b468e0536a4447ce4f11ab1a462d9 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/afa120c592f185b8c5b4647beb0e8afd.jpg 44b3eef75520363907cef4cd57108aa5 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 Alfred E. Stearns to Henry Smith Leiper, American Board Mission, Tientsin, September 9, 1920 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Henry Smith Leiper, American Board Mission, Tientsin, September 9, 1920 Relation A related resource My dear Mr. Leiper: Yours is, I believe, the fifth letter that I have dictated this morning to either parents or friends of the group of Chinese students who are expected to arrive in Andover in a couple of weeks. The party to which you refer in your letter has evidently grown a bit since you wrote; though I am still not quite sure whether five or seven will be the final number. I feel confident that I understand fully just what the parents desire for their children; and you may rest assured that I shall not betray the trust and confidence which they have so generously placed in me. I have been more than touched by it all, and tremble a bit as I realize the responsibility which the trust involves. Of one thing these parents may rest assured, and that is that their children will have as constant and thoughtful care from me as would my own. At present I am hoping to be able to provide accommodations for several of the group in my own home. It will probably be necessary to allow the boys to board at the school dining hall or outside the house, in order that the strain on the kitchen may not become too great. The young girl, however, I think I think I can include as a regular member of my family circle; that, at least, is my present intention. On this basis she would be able to go as a day scholar to Abbot Academy, or perhaps even better, for a year at least, attend our local high school where my daughter is at present enrolled, and where I believe, with such help as she would undoubtedly secure from my housekeeper, who has devoted her life to the teaching of children, she would gain as much in the way of American education as could reasonably be expected at the present time. From an experience of fifteen or twenty years with Chinese students, I have come to appreciate pretty fully what those parents and youngsters desire; and I know the depth of that desire through the knowledge of the immense sacrifice involved in sending those dear ones to the far corners of the world to secure those things which are believed to be necessary for this high accomplishment. They shall have the best I can give them in interest and affection; more than this I cannot well promise to do. With deep appreciation of your thoughtfulness in sending me such full information in regard to those travelers, and with warm personal regards and sincere good wishes, believe me always Faithfully yours, Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource September 9, 1920 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 Henry Smith Leiper https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/9476f3b2e8721ba8e0138d4a27893fd0.jpg 6bbb52c6643da3bea3a9100a316b499b https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/c9ee04d39244cd9041fe30471327ebac.jpg 095ce873e0258078eca7dcfcdab14d90 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 Henry Smith Leiper, American Board Mission, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns, June 25, 1920 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Henry Smith Leiper, American Board Mission, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns, June 25, 1920 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Henry Smith Leiper 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 25, 1920 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource Dear Dr. Stearns : My friend Mr. C.Y. Sun, a prominent retired business man of Tientsin, is sending two of his sons and two of the sons of friends of his to America this summer to enter them at Phillips Academy. He has asked me to suggest some one whom I could commend to his as a guardian for the boys, and I at once thought of you, inasmuch as I knew of your great interest in all young students, and especially in the boys who come overseas to study in America. There are a number of matters which Mr. Sun wishes me to take up with you in this connection, and I shall try to state them as clearly and briefly as possible. First let me give you the names of the boys with the dates of their births: Sun Huang I 1900 Ling Cheng Fan 1904 Sheh, Quincy Sun 1905 Kwang Hua 1907 As you will at once observe, the oldest and the youngest are the sons of Mr. Sun. The third boy mentioned already has an English name, the others have not as yet adopted any. The fathers of these fine boys are all anxious for them to have a thorough Christian training, and to that end are very anxious to have the boys placed in Christian homes for the first years of their stay in America, should that prove feasible. In such homes they will as nowhere else learn to understand the life and principles of those who have for generations been heirs of the Christian tradition. It is the desire of these wise fathers that the boys be taken to Church regularly and given every opportunity to see and understand the normal Church life of America. Similarly, the fathers are anxious to have the boys attend the Summer Conferences of the Y.M.C.A. and the gatherings held by the Chinese Christian Student Association each summer. Money matters are to be in your hands, and the boys are directed to make monthly statements which you will please kindly sign and send at intervals to Mr. Sun here in Tientsin. Among the things which Mr. Sun also specifically mentioned to me is the desire that the boys shall have training in sports and in etiquette, so that courage and gentlemanliness will be instilled into their lives thruout their stay in America. The future study of the boys is not determined except in the case of the oldest, Sun Kuan I. He wishes to go to Massachusetts Institute of Technology, to study civil engineering. But I have urged Mr. Sun to let him take two years of academic work in some small college before entering Tech, and Mr. Sun directs that the matter be left with you for decision in the light of the circumstances later on. For the other boys, Mr. Sun wishes you to choose for them from the four following institutions: Amherst, Cornell, Harvard, Yale. I have quite strongly urged their going to Amherst, for reasons that you will of course appreciate, but when the time comes for them to enter college there may be reasons why you deem wise some other choice among those here indicated as possibilities. Altho I know how busy you are and how many things you are called upon to do, I feel sure that you will gladly undertake this personal responsibility for these Chinese lads who are starting out on the great adventure. With such splendid homes as those from which they come to give them a start, their lives are full of promise for this great land in which the need of qualified leadership is greater than perhaps in any other at this time. I recall with pleasure and enthusiasm the few times that I have seen you in Amherst, and hope that when I next return to America I can see you in Andover or Amherst and get better acquainted with the great work you are doing for boys of the homeland as well as boys from sister Republics. Yours cordially in Amherst C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Henry Smith Leiper