Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Thomas Sun, Middlebury College, February 28, 1928
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Title
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Thomas Sun, Middlebury College, February 28, 1928
Subject
Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Thomas Sun, Middlebury College, February 28, 1928
Transcription
Dear Tom:
Thanks for your interesting letter of February 14.
The problem you raise is too big for me to attempt to aid you in solving it through the media of a letter. My suggestion is that you plan to come down here during your Easter holiday so that we can have a chance to talk the thing out face to face. Frankly, though, I don’t see how you are going to keep your Chinese up much better if you drift to New York or some other center where there are more of your countrymen unless you do it at the expense of the college work which is your main job for the moment. I can not believe that your case can be very different from that of many Chinese boys who have been here before you and who on the return to their native land, while embarrassed a bit at first, have easily and promptly been able to revive and make use again of their native tongue.
Faithfully yours,
Thanks for your interesting letter of February 14.
The problem you raise is too big for me to attempt to aid you in solving it through the media of a letter. My suggestion is that you plan to come down here during your Easter holiday so that we can have a chance to talk the thing out face to face. Frankly, though, I don’t see how you are going to keep your Chinese up much better if you drift to New York or some other center where there are more of your countrymen unless you do it at the expense of the college work which is your main job for the moment. I can not believe that your case can be very different from that of many Chinese boys who have been here before you and who on the return to their native land, while embarrassed a bit at first, have easily and promptly been able to revive and make use again of their native tongue.
Faithfully yours,
Creator
Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
February 28, 1928
Rights
All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence