Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Annie W. Goodrich, Dean, Yale School of Nursing, April 19, 1930
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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Annie W. Goodrich, Dean, Yale School of Nursing, April 19, 1930
Subject
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Annie W. Goodrich, Dean, Yale School of Nursing, April 19, 1930
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My dear Miss Goodrich:
Thank you for your letter of April 17 in which you have answered so fully my inquiries about Miss Sun.
I do not think that Mr. Sun intended to have his daughter return to China for a vacation only, for he has never done as much as that even for the boys, and as you doubtless know, the daughters of the household do not regularly receive as much consideration as do their brothers. The questions put to me was merely as to the date on which Miss Sun would complete her course at Yale.
I am delighted to hear that Mary is doing so well in her practical work, and I trust that the one deficiency which still stands against her in her studies will be cleared away in time.
It is too bad that you were not able to meet Mr. Sun when you were in Peiping recently for he is a very unusual man and I am sure would have enjoyed meeting, as you would have enjoyed meeting him. If I had known that you were to be in Peiping, I would have been only too glad to write Mr. Sun myself. One simply cannot trust Chinese in matters of this kind, as I have long ago discovered, and I have no doubt that the daughter for some reason, probably known only to herself, may have decided not to write at all. Perhaps I am unfair in this suspicion but from experiences of my own it is a natural one.
Again thanking you for your helpful letter, believe me
Very sincerely yours,
Thank you for your letter of April 17 in which you have answered so fully my inquiries about Miss Sun.
I do not think that Mr. Sun intended to have his daughter return to China for a vacation only, for he has never done as much as that even for the boys, and as you doubtless know, the daughters of the household do not regularly receive as much consideration as do their brothers. The questions put to me was merely as to the date on which Miss Sun would complete her course at Yale.
I am delighted to hear that Mary is doing so well in her practical work, and I trust that the one deficiency which still stands against her in her studies will be cleared away in time.
It is too bad that you were not able to meet Mr. Sun when you were in Peiping recently for he is a very unusual man and I am sure would have enjoyed meeting, as you would have enjoyed meeting him. If I had known that you were to be in Peiping, I would have been only too glad to write Mr. Sun myself. One simply cannot trust Chinese in matters of this kind, as I have long ago discovered, and I have no doubt that the daughter for some reason, probably known only to herself, may have decided not to write at all. Perhaps I am unfair in this suspicion but from experiences of my own it is a natural one.
Again thanking you for your helpful letter, believe me
Very sincerely yours,
Creator
Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
April 19, 1930
Rights
All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence