Letter from C.Y. Sun, Chinese-Foreign Famine Relief Committee, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns August 31, 1927
Dublin Core
Title
Letter from C.Y. Sun, Chinese-Foreign Famine Relief Committee, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns August 31, 1927
Subject
Letter from C.Y. Sun, Chinese-Foreign Famine Relief Committee, Shanghai, to Alfred E. Stearns August 31, 1927
Transcription
Shanghai, August 31st, 1927
My dear Mr. Stearns:
Many thanks for your kind letter dated July the 8th. I am so glad to know that all of my children are getting alone fine. I noticed that Mary has well settled down at Ithaca for her summer school. I hope that will help her a great deal in her college work of next year. I have learned, also that neither Tommie nor Charlie had succeeded in finding a summer job. But anyway their ambions L spirits are very applausible.
Arthur and Quincey arrived at Shanghai safely on the 4th great of this month. They had a very nice journey. It was a very great pleasure for me to welcome Arthur back, who at last graduated, from one of the very best engineering schools as M.I.T is rather a hard school to get through. I am very proud of him. Thank you so much for all your kind efforts & guidances towards him without which I am sure he won't be so well of as he is now. I sincerely hope that the rest of my children will come back with the same honor, if not better. Arthur is now busying looking into the things of his line of interests, such as water etc. Most probably he is going to join The Native City Water Works of Tientsin.
I am so proud of Quincey who graduated from Bowdoin with high honor and distinction, but his appearance confirmed, me about your constant warning to him for his lack of exercise. He is facing rather a hard problem in scouting a teaching profession, which is very difficult at this time of the year. But undoubtly he will find something in time.
As for their travelling expenses, it is only natural that they have appealed for extra remittances. I understand that they bought quite a few books with them as well as some presents for their families and relatives.
Shanghai this year has an unusual weather. I thought it won’t be anything unbearable after the summer but I am experiencing another very trying damp heat after suffering a temperature of 120° under shade in Tientsin a month ago.
Hope you have had an enjoyable & pleasant summer vacation, and also had a very nice rest. With warmest regards,
Very sincerely yours,
C.Y.Sun
P.S.
I had ordered, a remittance of $5000.00 from London to be mailed to you after 1st July, I hope it has reached, ere this.
My dear Mr. Stearns:
Many thanks for your kind letter dated July the 8th. I am so glad to know that all of my children are getting alone fine. I noticed that Mary has well settled down at Ithaca for her summer school. I hope that will help her a great deal in her college work of next year. I have learned, also that neither Tommie nor Charlie had succeeded in finding a summer job. But anyway their ambions L spirits are very applausible.
Arthur and Quincey arrived at Shanghai safely on the 4th great of this month. They had a very nice journey. It was a very great pleasure for me to welcome Arthur back, who at last graduated, from one of the very best engineering schools as M.I.T is rather a hard school to get through. I am very proud of him. Thank you so much for all your kind efforts & guidances towards him without which I am sure he won't be so well of as he is now. I sincerely hope that the rest of my children will come back with the same honor, if not better. Arthur is now busying looking into the things of his line of interests, such as water etc. Most probably he is going to join The Native City Water Works of Tientsin.
I am so proud of Quincey who graduated from Bowdoin with high honor and distinction, but his appearance confirmed, me about your constant warning to him for his lack of exercise. He is facing rather a hard problem in scouting a teaching profession, which is very difficult at this time of the year. But undoubtly he will find something in time.
As for their travelling expenses, it is only natural that they have appealed for extra remittances. I understand that they bought quite a few books with them as well as some presents for their families and relatives.
Shanghai this year has an unusual weather. I thought it won’t be anything unbearable after the summer but I am experiencing another very trying damp heat after suffering a temperature of 120° under shade in Tientsin a month ago.
Hope you have had an enjoyable & pleasant summer vacation, and also had a very nice rest. With warmest regards,
Very sincerely yours,
C.Y.Sun
P.S.
I had ordered, a remittance of $5000.00 from London to be mailed to you after 1st July, I hope it has reached, ere this.
Creator
C.Y. Sun
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
August 31, 1927
Rights
All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
Language
English
Type
Correspondence