Letter from Arthur Sun to Mr. Stearns June 1, 1926
subject: Letter from Arthur Sun to Mr. Stearns June 1, 1926
creator: Arthur Sun
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: June 1, 1926
rights: All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
language: English
type: Correspondence

Letter from Charlie Sun, Amherst, Mass., to Dr. Stearns May 31, 1926
subject: Letter from Charlie Sun, Amherst, Mass., to Dr. Stearns May 31, 1926
creator: Charlie Sun
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: May 31, 1926
rights: All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
language: English
type: Correspondence

Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Charles Sun, Amherst, Mass. June 2, 1926
subject: Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Charles Sun, Amherst, Mass. June 2, 1926
creator: Alfred E. Stearns
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: June 2, 1926
rights: All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
relation: June 2, 1926 Mr. Charles Sun 35 Woodside Ave. Amherst. Mass. Dear Charlie: Thank you for your good letter received this morning. I am returning the list of studies, etc., as requested, and am prepared to endorse generally your selection of studies for the coming college year. If I were to raise any question, it would be in the matter of the Greek, for, while I am a keen believer in the value of Greek to the average student. I am not so sure that the investment of time and effort required of a foreigner, who must necessarily work with two foreign languages instead of one. is worth the struggle. Of course if you like the Greek and find it not too difficult, I am sure you will profit by it. I don't quite understand what you mean by your note "required of me". If you have to take it, that is another matter, but unless there are some very unusual conditions involved. I can't for the life of me understand why Amherst College should make Greek a requirement for a foreigner. Frankly, I am inclined to raise a row at the College Office if this is a fact. I also agree with you in your preference for Philosophy over the other two subjects mentioned under No. 3; but the value of a course in Philosophy depends more than anything else upon the character and point of flow of the instructor. With some instructors you would be far better off to leave the subject ahbieoly alone; with others, if they are men of high ideals and spiritual as well as intellectual power, Philosophy becomes perhaps the most stimulating subject in the whole list. It was a certainly that and more in my day in Amherst College under Professor Garman. The above are only suggestions, of course, add shall be ready to accept your final judgment, for I know that your judgment is regularly sound. If I can help you further, however, do not hesitate to let me know. I am still a bit upset about Mary’s surfer plans. Mr. Sze suggests that she go to Ithaca, N.Y., and live in a woman’s dormitory there while tutoring. At fir…
language: English
type: Correspondence

Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Sao-Ke Alfred Sze, Chinese Legation, Washington, D.C. June 5, 1926
subject: Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Sao-Ke Alfred Sze, Chinese Legation, Washington, D.C. June 5, 1926
creator: Alfred E. Stearns
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: June 5, 1926
rights: All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
relation: June 5. 1936 Hon. Sao-Ke Alfred Sze Chinese Legation Washington. D. C. My dear Dr. Sze: Again my thanks for your prompt reply to my recent communication. Miss Bickford tells me that applications for the summer session at Sea Pines threaten to overcrowd them already and she is anxious to have me decide definitely within the next few days whether I wish to enter Mary for that session or not. Of course in sending Mary down there at this time I had in mind providing for the interim period between the closing of her last school and the opening of the Cornell session. At the same time, I recognized that, if the arrangement should prove satisfactory to all concerned. it might seem from all points of view wise to continue it through the summer. Naturally I should not have thought of this, had the original plan of having Mary live and tutor with a member of the Elmira faculty proved workable. Unless, therefore, you feel that there are reasons why Mary ought to go to Ithaca. I shall feel disposed to tell Miss Bickford that I am inclined to favor the Sea Pines arrangement for the summer and am ready to make a tentative application for Mary’s enrollment there, subject to cancellation in case to find that Mary is not going to be happy under this scheme. When Miss Clemons met Mary in Boston Thursday and turned her over to Miss Bickford. Mary made many inquiries about the school. Then she found that it was on the shore, that there would be a large group of girls there for the summer, and that tennis courts and other facilities were provided for a wholesome and active life, she seemed quite enthusiastic over the plan, and said she liked the idea of it very much. If her hopes are realized, therefore, I am inclined to think that she will take kindly to the suggestion of making that her summer home, and I am very sure that she could not be under better influences. A note from the Registrar of Elmira College received yesterday tells me so that the college will allow Mary 14 1/2 credits…
language: English
type: Correspondence

Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Arthur Sun, MIT June 5, 1926
subject: Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Arthur Sun, MIT June 5, 1926
creator: Alfred E. Stearns
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: June 5, 1926
rights: All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
relation: June 5, 1926 Mr. Arthur Sun '93 Technology Dormitory Cambridge, Mass. Dear Arthur: I am sorry that we have not been able to get together, as planned. four telephone message the other night came after I had gone to bed; so that it was not possible for me to talk things over with you. Mary left for the Sea Pines School at Brewster, Mass., last Thursday. Hiss Bickford, the principal, and her sister, who acts as assistant principal, arc exceptionally fine people and are anxious to do their best for Mary. When Mary found that there was to be a large group of girls there for the summer and that facilities for tennis, bathing, etc, were provided, she became, apparently, quite enthusiastic over the prospect. I had planned to have her there only during the period intervening between the close of her school year at Merrimac and the opening of the Cornell summer session. I can’t help feeling, though, that if Mary finds the surroundings down there congenial, it would be much letter for her to stay there throughout the summer rather than to go to Cornell. She can get at Sea Pines all of the tutoring she will need and, at the same time, enjoy with plenty of girls of her own age the wholesome and invigorating life with all that the seashore offers. I have written to Mr. Sze, explaining matters in full, and I am inclined to believe that he will fully approve of this plan; indeed he has said as much in the letter received from him this morning. I should like, of course, to have Mary present at your graduation, but I do not quite see how I could fairly keep her over for nearly a week for this event with not even the assurance that you were to get your degree. My impression is that the school authorities at Sea Pines would hesitate to encourage her to make the trip back to Boston so soon after starting her work with them, unless we all felt that the occasion was of sufficient significance to justify another exceptional measures. I feel sure that will concur in this opinion. Trusting m…
language: English
type: Correspondence

Letter from Carlie Mallett, Elmira College, to Alfred E. Stearns June 1, 1926
subject: Letter from Carlie Mallett, Elmira College, to Alfred E. Stearns June 1, 1926
creator: Carlie Mallett
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: June 1, 1926
rights: All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
relation: Mr Alfred E. Stearns Principal, Phillips Academy Andover, Massachusetts Dear Mr Stearns, According to the papers that you sent us in your letter of May twenty-fifth. Miss Sun will have 14 1/2 units to offer entrance. If she can make up one-half unit of intermediate algebra she should have sufficient units and the required subjects for admission. Sincerely, Carlie Mallet Registrar
language: English
type: Correspondence

Letter from Mary Sun, Sea Pines School, Brewster, Mass., to Mr. Stearns June 4, 1926
subject: Letter from Mary Sun, Sea Pines School, Brewster, Mass., to Mr. Stearns June 4, 1926
creator: Mary Sun
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: June 4, 1926
rights: All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
language: English
type: Correspondence

Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mary Sun, Sea Pines School, Brewster, Mass. June 7, 1926
subject: Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Mary Sun, Sea Pines School, Brewster, Mass. June 7, 1926
creator: Alfred E. Stearns
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: June 7, 1926
rights: All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
relation: June 7, 1926 Miss Mary Sun Sea Pines School Brewster, Mass. My dear Mary Thanks for your note received this morning. Of course I know only too veil that you are bound to be a bit lonesome at the start with new surroundings, new faces, and new contacts. All of us have to through that. What I do feel is that, with such surroundings and facilities as you have there at Sea Pines, you ought in a short time to be happier than in any other piece I can think of. Anyway, don’t pass judgment too soon, for we must plan something for the summer and the summer work, and I don’t know where we could do better than at Sea Pines. The Elmira authorities have written me that they will give you almost enough credits on your work to date to assure your admission to the college in the fall. They will require you, however, to do some more Algebra during the summer and strongly advise further work in English and possibly one or two more subjects. Algebra first and English second, however, seem to be the prime requisites. By all means get the blanket if that is necessary, though, unless you are to be there during the summer, it would seem to be rather heavy expense for a month only and it is just possible that Miss Bickford may be able to arrange for you to rent for the time being certain bedding you require. Ask her direct what you ought to do, and tell her that I will gladly meet the expense of the blanket if she says it is the proper thing to do and will kindly order one for you at once. Of course the same thing applies to the jacket. Ask Miss Bickford to authorise in writing, so that I can have the record of the purchase of those articles, and then I will, of course, pay for them. I have just this morning received a note from the secretary of Boston Tech, telling me that Arthur will not secure his degree this year. I haven’t heard this from Arthur yet, as he told me only last week that he still hoped that he would graduate. This is altogether too bad, and I hardly know what to think or …
language: English
type: Correspondence

Letter from A.L. Merrell, MIT, to Dr. A.E. Stearns June 4, 1926
subject: Letter from A.L. Merrell, MIT, to Dr. A.E. Stearns June 4, 1926
creator: A.L. Merrel
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: June 4, 1926
rights: All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
relation: Dr. A.E. Stearns, Dear Sir: I regret to write you that, in view of the unsatisfactory record of your ward, A.K. Sun, he is not recommended for the degree of Bachelor of Science. The Faculty will, on petition from him, inform him of the further requirements for his graduation. Secretary. June 7 1926 Mr. A. L. Merrill, Secretary Massachusetts Institute of Technology Cambridge, Mass. My dear Mr. Merrill, I am sorry indeed to learn that Arthur Sun has again failed to meet the requirements of the Institute for his degree. I shall, of course, be glad to learn what will still be required of the boy to permit him to obtain this goal, which I happen to know his father very earnestly cherishes for him. Frankly, I have never quite been able to decide whether Sun’s failure to make a better record with you is due to lack of ability or lack of the earnest effort that should have characterized his work. Very sincerely yours
language: English
type: Correspondence

Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Faith Bickford, Sea Pines School, Brewster, Mass. June 7, 1926
subject: Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Faith Bickford, Sea Pines School, Brewster, Mass. June 7, 1926
creator: Alfred E. Stearns
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: June 7, 1926
rights: All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy
relation: June 7, 1926 Miss Faith Bickford Sea Pines School Brewster, Mass. My dear Miss Bickford: I have just received a note from the Register of Elmira College relating to the admission of Mary Sun. and it reads as follows: "According to the papers that you sent us in your letter of May twenty-fifth, Miss Sun have 14 1/2 units to offer for entrance. If she can make up one-half unit of intermediate algebra she should have sufficient units and the required subjects for admission.” This gives us a good idea. I think, of what Mary will have to do in the way of tutoring this summer, but as her school work to date has been more or less broken and not regularly along college preparatory lines, I am sure that she should continue work this summer in English, at least, and possibly in French or History. The stress, it seems to me, should fall on the Algebra first and English second. Possibly this will be enough. It is never possible for me to tell exactly from Mary’s letters what her inner feelings are. A letter received from her this morning: conveys the news that she is more lonesome than ever before, but whether that is a fact or not, I can’t say. In any case, I am confident that within a few days her tone will change and her reaction be more normal. Further, from a letter I have just recently from her father in which he expresses the earnest hope that Mary can be located for the summer in a Christian home and under Christian influences, I am sure that he would be better satisfied to have Mary stay through the summer with you than to attempt the suggested contact with the Cornell Summer School at Ithaca. For that reason I am very hopeful that you will find a wholesome and friendly reaction on Mary’s part, if indeed such is not already in evidence. I think I can pretty safely promise you that Mary will stay with you through the summer. The moment I have more definite word from the Chinese Minister at Washington, I will wire you. In the meantime, I appreciate your forbearance and c…
language: English
type: Correspondence