Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Y.N. Chang, September 29, 1922
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Title
Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Y.N. Chang, September 29, 1922
Subject
Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Y.N. Chang, September 29, 1922
Description
Typed letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Y.N. Chang, father of Sinley K.Y. Chang, informing Mr. Chang that he agrees with his method of handling his son's funds and imploring him to visit America at some point.
Transcription
29 September, 1922
Mr. Y. N. Chang
Industrial Development Bank of China
Peking, China
My dear Mr. Chang:
Let me thank you for your very generous and friendly letter of August 28th which has just reached my desk. It has been a real pleasure to know your boy and to do whatever I could, which has been little enough, to make his stay in America a happy and a profitable one as well. He has been most responsive and always ready to cooperate to the fullest extent. I have, missed him greatly since he left us to take up his course in college.
I fully approve of your method of handling the boy’s funds. The
only question in my mind was prompted by the fact that in a number of instances bills have been sent to me for payment; though no funds for such purposes had ever been placed in my hands. I think I once raised the question with Sinley himself as to whether you had any wishes in the matter; but I had not the slightest intention of suggesting a chance in the arrangement.
I do hope that you will find it possible to visit America some day, as suggested. My relations with the Chinese students who have come to us and with their families at home extend now over a period of more than twenty years and have been most delightful. At the present time, as you perhaps know, I have several of them staying in my own home. My own altogether too brief visit to China in the winter of 1912-1913 is still, and always will be, one of the pleasantest memories of my life.
Again thanking you for your friendly sentiments and with personal regards, believe me
Very sincerely yours,
Mr. Y. N. Chang
Industrial Development Bank of China
Peking, China
My dear Mr. Chang:
Let me thank you for your very generous and friendly letter of August 28th which has just reached my desk. It has been a real pleasure to know your boy and to do whatever I could, which has been little enough, to make his stay in America a happy and a profitable one as well. He has been most responsive and always ready to cooperate to the fullest extent. I have, missed him greatly since he left us to take up his course in college.
I fully approve of your method of handling the boy’s funds. The
only question in my mind was prompted by the fact that in a number of instances bills have been sent to me for payment; though no funds for such purposes had ever been placed in my hands. I think I once raised the question with Sinley himself as to whether you had any wishes in the matter; but I had not the slightest intention of suggesting a chance in the arrangement.
I do hope that you will find it possible to visit America some day, as suggested. My relations with the Chinese students who have come to us and with their families at home extend now over a period of more than twenty years and have been most delightful. At the present time, as you perhaps know, I have several of them staying in my own home. My own altogether too brief visit to China in the winter of 1912-1913 is still, and always will be, one of the pleasantest memories of my life.
Again thanking you for your friendly sentiments and with personal regards, believe me
Very sincerely yours,
Creator
Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
September 29, 1922
Rights
All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence