P.S.Fang's Father's Letter to Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
subject: P.S.Fang's Father's Letter to Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
description: Fang's father says P.S.Fang has a study trip in Phillips Academy thanks to the introduction of S.Y.Hu. He asks Dr.Stearns to give an exception to Fang and return some of the tuition. He understands it should not have been returned but his son doesn't study in the school for long time so he asks Dr.Stearns to return some of the money.
creator: P.S.Fang's father
publisher: Phillips Academy
rights: All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
language: Chinese
type: Correspondence

P.S.Fang's Father's Letter to Dr. Stearns
subject: P.S.Fang's Father's Letter to Dr. Stearns
description: P.S. Fang's father asks Dr.Alfred Stearns to return some of tuition and give the money to S.Y.Hu.
publisher: Phillips Academy
rights: All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
language: Chinese
type: Correspondence

Letter from Wellington Chu and P.S. Fang to Dr. A.E. Stearns, September 18, 1920
subject: Letter from Wellington Chu and P.S. Fang to Dr. A.E. Stearns, September 18, 1920
description: Handwritten letter from Wellington Chu and P.S. Fang to Dr. A.E. Stearns announcing their arrival at San Francisco and their planned departure for Andover shortly. Expect to arrive at Andover no later than the 27th and look forward to their arrival.
creator: Wellington Chu and P.S. Fang
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: September 18, 1920
rights: All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
language: English
type: Correspondence

Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to S.Y. Hu, October 1, 1920
subject: Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to S.Y. Hu, October 1, 1920
description: Typed letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to S.Y. Hu informing him of the sudden and unannounced departure of Chu and Fang from Phillips Academy. Expresses lament over the boys' departure and requests that Hu, who has an interest in the boys' well-being, try and steer the boys onto a better path.
creator: Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: October 1, 1920
rights: All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
relation: 18 October, 1920 Mr. S.Y.Hu Northwestern University Evanston, Ill. My dear Mr. Hu: I am sorry indeed to have to report that your plans for your fellow students from Nan Kai College have gone badly astray and that your generous efforts in behalf of these boys hare seemingly been misplaced. As I wrote you some time ago, our friend, Pih, gained admission to the Massachusetts Institute of Technology where I hope he will be able to maintain a proper pace. His companions, Chu and Fang, s eased very much unsettled here for the first few days of their stay. Chu was extremely homesick and was in the infirmary for several days, finally he was persuaded by other Chinese boys to get out of bed and go about the usual school activities, with the result that the homesickness promptly disappeared. I saw both of the boys frequently after that time and found them in the best of spirits and apparently happy and contented. During the latter part of the past week I was compelled to be out of town and on my return, learned, to my surprise, that Messrs. Chu and Fang had suddenly left school without notifying any of us of their intentions or securing the necessary official permission to withdraw. The other Chinese boys were so disturbed by what had occurred that they sent two of their representatives to Boston to hunt up the boys and bring then back. This they did. We were not able to change the minds of there wanderers, however, and though I talked with them at length I could only secure from them the statements that they found the work too hard and proposed to leave. This last attitude is a bit interesting, in view of the fact that their first dissatisfaction was attributed by them to their belief that the work here would be altogether too easy and that they ought to be in a higher institution. Under the circumstance I could do nothing but allow the boys to withdraw; though I assured them that in all my dealing with Chinese boys for the past twenty years, this was the first instance that…
language: English
type: Correspondence

Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to S.Y. Hu, October 22, 1920
subject: Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to S.Y. Hu, October 22, 1920
description: Typed letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to S.Y. Hu thanking Hu for sending him his letter received from Chu and Fang concerning their departure from Phillips Academy. Desire to uncover the real facts concerning their departure, and requests that Hu share him any more information he has regarding it.
creator: Alfred E. Stearns
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: October 22, 1920
rights: All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
relation: 22 October, 1920 Mr. S.Y.Hu 1006 Ayars Place Evanston, Ill. My daer Mr. Hu: I am grateful to you for sending me the letter of Messrs. Chu and Fang, written to you short before they left us. The boys here are still at a loss to account for the unusual action of these two boys; but they all seem pretty well agreed that some outside of influence has been at work. As a matter of curiosity, if for no other reason, I should be glad to learn the real facts if you are ever able to secure them. Very sincerely,
language: English
type: Correspondence

Letter from S.Y. Hu to Dr. A.E. Stearns, October 19, 1920
subject: Letter from S.Y. Hu to Dr. A.E. Stearns, October 19, 1920
description: Handwritten letter from S.Y. Hu to Dr. A.E. Stearns regarding the departure of Chu and Fang from Phillips Academy. Hu includes the letter he received from Chu and Fang regarding their departure.
creator: S.Y. Hu
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: October 19, 1920
rights: All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
language: English
type: Correspondence

Letter from Wellington Chu, P.S. Fang to Dr. Stearns, October 16, 1920
subject: Letter from Wellington Chu, P.S. Fang to Dr. Stearns, October 16, 1920
description: Handwritten letter from Wellington Chu and P.S. Fang to Dr. Stearns announcing their plan to leave the school shortly to due their academic difficulties.
creator: Wellington Chu and P.S. Fang
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: October 16, 1920
rights: All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
language: English
type: Correspondence

Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Dr. Paul Reinsch, December 2, 1920
subject: Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Dr. Paul Reinsch, December 2, 1920
description: Typed letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Dr. Paul Reinsch expressing his dilemma over the return of tuition, room, and board to Chu and Fang. Stearns feels that a good portion of the money should be returned given the students' short stay at Andover, but feels that since the students are going against their parents' best wishes in leaving the school to seek education out West, the money wouldn't be spent wisely.
creator: Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: December 2, 1920
rights: All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
relation: December 2, 1920 Dr. Paul Reinsch Southern Building Washington D.C. My dear Dr. Reinsch: Since my last letter to you I have been wondering just what ought to be done with the money naturally due Messrs Chu and Fang in the way of rebate. When the boys first came to us they made the customary payment on room, board and tuition. In view of their short stay, and although they put us to very serious inconvenience in some ways by their erratic actions. I cannot help feeling that a good part of this money should be returned. I have hesitated, however, to send it to the boys direct, because I have felt that they were not carrying out their parents’s wishes at the time, and that it would not be wise for them to have on hand any more free spending money than necessary. A letter received only yesterday and signed by both of the beys, tells me that they have been tutoring in Boston, but that owing to the high costs of things there they have decided to go west and enter some small college probably after Christmas. I am afraid these two youngsters need at this moment a pretty stiff hand over them if they are not to make a bad mess of their American life and education. I shall deeply appreciate any suggestions you may care to make as to the proper disposition of the money in question. Very sincerely yours.
language: English
type: Correspondence

Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to S.Y. Hu, November 29, 1920
subject: Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to S.Y. Hu, November 29, 1920
description: Typed letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to S.Y. Hu expressing his regret concerning Chu and Fang's departure from Phillips Academy for private tutoring in Boston in the hopes of attending Boston University, an "easy" university Stearns feels is not academically rigorous enough. Catches Hu up on various Chinese students currently at Phillips Academy and talks briefly on the politics and government of China.
creator: Dr. Alfred E. Stearns
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: November 29, 1920
rights: All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
relation: November 29, 1920 1003 Ayars Place Evanston Illinois My dear Mr. Hu: Let me thank you for your most interesting letter of November 24th. The Chinese boys now here give me reports from time to time of Messrs Chu and Fan, and it is apparently the consensus of opinion that these two wanderers are making a sad mistake and are not realizing to the full, here in America, the high ideals and purposes which supposedly prompted them to come to this country. I understand they are tutoring in Boston. With whom and how ofter I cannot say, and for the purpose of entering Boston University later. While it is not my place to criticise, Boston University does not, of course, rank with our best colleges and scientific schools to which the majority of our Chinese visitors naturally look for the education desired. I cannot help feeling that Boston University, in this instance, is selected because it offers an easier read for the two boys in question. 1 have been having some correspondence recently with Dr, Paul Reinsch, who tells me that he is a close friend of Chu’s father and is interested in the boy’s American career. Dr. Reinsch was very much surprised that the boys had left Andover and I imagine that he may endeavor to use his influence to direct them sanely in their plans for the future. The other Chinese boys here are all doing well and showing find spirit. The Suns, as you probably know, are all members of my household. Arthur, the oldest, is doing good work at Phillips Academy. The two younger boys and their sister are attending the public schools. You have certainly sized up young Thomas when you say that he is “naughty at times”. He has a most astounding temper, which makes one fear that he may commit murder when the attack is on, but he soon gets over attacks of this kind and appears to be genuinely sorry for any damage resulting from the storm in question. I am beginning to wonder, however, whether it will not be better for these two younger boys to be separated next term…
language: English
type: Correspondence

Letter from S.Y. Hu to Dr. A.E. Stearns, November 24, 1920
subject: Letter from S.Y. Hu to Dr. A.E. Stearns, November 24, 1920
description: Typed letter from S.Y. Hu to Dr. A.E. Stearns giving him an update on Chu and Fang and asking Stearns for information regarding various Chinese students studying at Phillips Academy. Catches Stearns up on recent political and economic developments in China as well.
creator: S.Y. Hu
publisher: Phillips Academy
date: November 24, 1920
rights: All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy
relation: 1008 Ayars Place Evanston, Ill., Nov. 24, 1920 Dr. A. E. Stearns Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. My dear Dr. Stearns: I have received both of your letters of October 18 and 22 for which please accept my best thanks. Please excuse the delay in answering. To-morrow is our Thanksgiving Holiday so I take this opportunity to write you a letter. First of all I wish you a most enjoyable Thanksgiving tomorrow. I have been invited out to a Thanksgiving Dinner by the College YMCA here eo I anticipate to have some nice turkey and cranberry to eat then. Allow me to tell you some thing about the two restless boys,Chu and Fang, who after a few weeks’ private study found that they might not be able to get into the Boston University next Spring thus causing them to think of coming over to some small college in the Mid-West but I am afraid that might act thotless again and I really do not know what to do with them. I wish they could see their follies and reform. How about other new Chinese boys there? I know the Sun Boys and their sister. One of the Sun boys, Thomas,is naughty at times. How is Lee Tsoo Yung? I insisted on his entering your school when we were on the boat coming over. He is a brilliant boy and I like him. I believe all of them could do first-rate work if they only try their best. Please remember me to all of them and ask them to write me at their convenience. I would like to hear from them regarding their experiences there. Their experiences if told must be quite interesting. Thanks! I stand by strict "discipline" in the practical sense of the word with the High School boys who need it badly and on which their future as useful citizens depends. China must feel very grateful to you for your invaluable services to her sons at this time-time of regeneration in more ways than one. Let me tell you briefly what heart-rending news I have heard from China regarding both of her political status and her economic status at present. Politically China has been worse than ever as…
language: English
type: Correspondence