Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Arthur Sun, Cambridge, Mass., November 30, 1926
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Title
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Arthur Sun, Cambridge, Mass., November 30, 1926
Subject
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Arthur Sun, Cambridge, Mass., November 30, 1926
Transcription
Dear Arthur:
Many thanks for your letter of November 29 and for the interesting news it contains. I am taking the liberty of sending it on to Mr. Murray, so that he may know just what you are doing and how you feel. Evidently it is proper that you should stick to your present job, for the time being at least, and I am inclined to think that you will find it increasingly valuable as you go on. If it doesn’t prove so, we can then think about other possible plans. Don’t get discouraged, anyway, but give it the very best you have in you and make yourself indispensable to your present employers. Promotion, except political promotion which never does anyone any good in the long run, comes only in this way.
No, I have not heard from your father for a long time, and I am naturally a bit anxious in view of the very disturbing conditions that prevail in China today. Helen Tsai, my latest Chinese ward who came this past fall, tells no that she hears constantly from her parents in Peking and that they don’t seem to be unduly anxious over the situation. I can’t quite understand this but only hope that they know more about things than we do here and are justified in their optimism.
I am dreadfully sorry to hear about the trouble you have had with your teeth. Don’t go to any but a first-class dentist. If you are to have anything savoring of an operation, it doesn’t pay either physically or financially to go to any but the best in a case of this kind. I have recently had some very important work done myself, and, if you are looking for a first-class dentist who knows what he is about, I think you would do well to consult Dr. Durant, who is now located at 6 Marlboro Street, Boston.
With all best wishes, believe me
Faithfully yours,
Many thanks for your letter of November 29 and for the interesting news it contains. I am taking the liberty of sending it on to Mr. Murray, so that he may know just what you are doing and how you feel. Evidently it is proper that you should stick to your present job, for the time being at least, and I am inclined to think that you will find it increasingly valuable as you go on. If it doesn’t prove so, we can then think about other possible plans. Don’t get discouraged, anyway, but give it the very best you have in you and make yourself indispensable to your present employers. Promotion, except political promotion which never does anyone any good in the long run, comes only in this way.
No, I have not heard from your father for a long time, and I am naturally a bit anxious in view of the very disturbing conditions that prevail in China today. Helen Tsai, my latest Chinese ward who came this past fall, tells no that she hears constantly from her parents in Peking and that they don’t seem to be unduly anxious over the situation. I can’t quite understand this but only hope that they know more about things than we do here and are justified in their optimism.
I am dreadfully sorry to hear about the trouble you have had with your teeth. Don’t go to any but a first-class dentist. If you are to have anything savoring of an operation, it doesn’t pay either physically or financially to go to any but the best in a case of this kind. I have recently had some very important work done myself, and, if you are looking for a first-class dentist who knows what he is about, I think you would do well to consult Dr. Durant, who is now located at 6 Marlboro Street, Boston.
With all best wishes, believe me
Faithfully yours,
Creator
Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
November 30, 1926
Rights
All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence