Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Admiral Tsai Ting-kan, February 21, 1927
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Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Admiral Tsai Ting-kan, February 21, 1927
Subject
Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Admiral Tsai Ting-kan, February 21, 1927
Description
Typed letter sent from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Admiral Tsai Ting-kan. Acknowledges receipt of draft for $9,000 and sent cable per instructions. Plans to place some of the money in a savings to accrue interest. Plans to place the children in summer camps during summer vacation. Explains there will be period between the start/end of school and camp where accomodations for the children should be made. Plans to choose the best places for the children.
Transcription
February 21, 1927
Admiral Tsai, Ting-kan
9 Ma Ta Jen
My dear Mr.Tsai:
This letter is written to acknowledge the receipt of your recent letter of January 20 and follows by only a day or two my letter written you on receipt of the draft for the $9,000. 00 in question. I have also cabled you in accordance with your instructions and as follows:
“Tsai, Ting-kan. Peking. Races.”
With these two assurances you will not need anything further, I imagine, to make clear that the money in question have been duly received and deposited in the bank to the credit of your two children. As I wrote you, I shall doubtless place part of it, for a time at least, in a saving bank or banks, so that you may have the advantage of the 4 ½ or 5 percent interest which these banks allow.
My own idea has been to have the children go to some summer school or summer camp; if the latter, a camp which provides for definite study. This has been the usual practice of most of my Chinese wards and is the plan adopted by a good many of our American boys and girls as well. There are bound to be periods at the beginning and end of the summer between the closing of school and the opening of the camp season and the closing of the camp season and the opening of the school in the fall which are a bit difficult to handle. I hope, though, that we can provide even for these periods in a way that will be satisfactory to the children and that will offer them a happy let-down from their regular work. I should, of course, attempt to select a place or places that would offer the best possible associations and surroundings.
Very sincerely yours.
Admiral Tsai, Ting-kan
9 Ma Ta Jen
My dear Mr.Tsai:
This letter is written to acknowledge the receipt of your recent letter of January 20 and follows by only a day or two my letter written you on receipt of the draft for the $9,000. 00 in question. I have also cabled you in accordance with your instructions and as follows:
“Tsai, Ting-kan. Peking. Races.”
With these two assurances you will not need anything further, I imagine, to make clear that the money in question have been duly received and deposited in the bank to the credit of your two children. As I wrote you, I shall doubtless place part of it, for a time at least, in a saving bank or banks, so that you may have the advantage of the 4 ½ or 5 percent interest which these banks allow.
My own idea has been to have the children go to some summer school or summer camp; if the latter, a camp which provides for definite study. This has been the usual practice of most of my Chinese wards and is the plan adopted by a good many of our American boys and girls as well. There are bound to be periods at the beginning and end of the summer between the closing of school and the opening of the camp season and the closing of the camp season and the opening of the school in the fall which are a bit difficult to handle. I hope, though, that we can provide even for these periods in a way that will be satisfactory to the children and that will offer them a happy let-down from their regular work. I should, of course, attempt to select a place or places that would offer the best possible associations and surroundings.
Very sincerely yours.
Creator
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
February 21, 1927
Rights
All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Manuscripts. Correspondence.