Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Chinese Foreign Famine Relief Committee, Shanghai June 26, 1930
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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Chinese Foreign Famine Relief Committee, Shanghai June 26, 1930
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Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Chinese Foreign Famine Relief Committee, Shanghai June 26, 1930
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June 26, 1930
Mr. C. T. Sun
Chinese Foreign Famine Relief Committee
13 Jinkee Road
Shanghai, China
My dear Mr. Sun:
I have read with the greatest interest your frank and friendly letter of May 27, and thank you heartily for it, and also for the friendly way in which you have accented my perhaps unwarranted suggestions as to Tom and Charlie and their futures.
First, let me express my heartiest sympathy with you in the loss of your daughter. I shall say nothing to the children, of course, though as you say the news may naturally filter through to them by way of other channels. I am sorry indeed that you have had to carry this added burden after the load you have carried for so long in behalf of others.
The latest plan for Tom, after further talks with him, is that he shall put in the current summer in the special summer school in French held each year at Middlebury College. This is one of the best modern language schools of its kind in this country, and I feel that Tom will be far better off in this old environment where he is so well adjusted than he would be if he were wandering about, or especially located in New York. In the fall he will go to Yale for his post-graduate work, unless, of course, something develops in the meantime to alter the plan by offering a more attractive opportunity elsewhere. It is doubtful, of course, whether I can hope to get him a position in our State Department, but I am willing to inquire of Secretary Stimson, who is a personal friend, and who just possibly may be able to give us some worth while advice.
Again my thanks for your very kind and explicit letter, and with warm personal regards, believe me
Very sincerely yours,
Mr. C. T. Sun
Chinese Foreign Famine Relief Committee
13 Jinkee Road
Shanghai, China
My dear Mr. Sun:
I have read with the greatest interest your frank and friendly letter of May 27, and thank you heartily for it, and also for the friendly way in which you have accented my perhaps unwarranted suggestions as to Tom and Charlie and their futures.
First, let me express my heartiest sympathy with you in the loss of your daughter. I shall say nothing to the children, of course, though as you say the news may naturally filter through to them by way of other channels. I am sorry indeed that you have had to carry this added burden after the load you have carried for so long in behalf of others.
The latest plan for Tom, after further talks with him, is that he shall put in the current summer in the special summer school in French held each year at Middlebury College. This is one of the best modern language schools of its kind in this country, and I feel that Tom will be far better off in this old environment where he is so well adjusted than he would be if he were wandering about, or especially located in New York. In the fall he will go to Yale for his post-graduate work, unless, of course, something develops in the meantime to alter the plan by offering a more attractive opportunity elsewhere. It is doubtful, of course, whether I can hope to get him a position in our State Department, but I am willing to inquire of Secretary Stimson, who is a personal friend, and who just possibly may be able to give us some worth while advice.
Again my thanks for your very kind and explicit letter, and with warm personal regards, believe me
Very sincerely yours,
Creator
Alfred E. Stearns
Publisher
Phillips Academy
Date
June 26, 1930
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Language
English
Type
Correspondence