26 10 3636 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/684f9d93fc1dd6dc8b5e8e342e17490b.jpg 65912f0014993aa36474066ece10f91f https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/481c277214deffa9a774c0dbc7576d1d.jpg bd806dae300cb283ce86df66606215a1 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns May 2, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns May 2, 1932 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource May 2, 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource May 2nd 1932 My dear Mr. Stearns, Your most kind letter of March 16th was received and hereby acknowledged with many thanks. It was a great pleasure to learn that your health, not only restored, but improve d* after the operation. Your impartial statement on the Japanese question is deeply appreciated; and it is doubly significant, because it came from a man like you. You asked me to give you some inner reasons for the Japanese action. It is a long story and will require volumes of writing if one is to be explicit, and I don’t think I am in a position to tell you everything correctly. But anyway I shall try to relate to you what I know. I believe that the real motive of the Japanese to cause the present trouble is mainly an attempt to re-enforce the twenty-one demands which are familiar to the whole world. They took a series of actions as follows: — First. Before the Mukden occupation took place, the Japanese instigated with false rumors to arouse the Korean feeling to such an extent that a few hundred innocent Chinese were killed without interference from the authorities. Second. In the Wanpaoshan case, the Japanese took the law into their own hands and started irrigation by diverting water from the main river without the consent of the Chinese Government. Third. Mukden was occupied on the night of September 18th, 1931 without the least bit of provocation and warning and continuously they occupied the whole of Manchuria and formed the so- called the Manchurian Government or Manchukou in order to obtain what she could not get in any other manner from the Chinese government in connection to the twenty-one demands. Fourth. The Tientsin incident started, as that of the Mukden affair, without the least bit of indication the night the attack was launched. The attackers were Chinese morphine fiends who were customers to Japanese suppliers. They were forced to take the front line after being reminded that they would be mowed down by machine guns if they retreat. In this manner, hundreds of morphine victims were killed. Fifth. In the dreadful Shanghai affair, the Japanese took the excuse of a slight quarrel between a few Japanese priests and the people in the Chinese City. It was nothing of any importance that can be called " serious". The Japanese consul-general made four demands with which the Mayor of Shanghai painfully and reluctantly complied. The document of this compliance was delivered at the Japanese consulate-general between one and two o’clock, and the Japanese consul general had declared his acceptance and also signified his satisfaction of the settlement. About four o’clock in the same afternoon, the Japanese admiral occupied the Chapei district where they found no Chinese soldiers. This was confirmed by the eye-witness of the Reuter agency who was at the Chapel railway station when the Japanese took possession of that region. The very first things the Japanese started to do was to bomb from the air the Commercial Press and other industrial factories. The former was a gigantic concern and was the main source of supply for our educational purposes. And the atrocities inflicted upon the inflicted and defenseless inhabitants within that region was so horrible that it is too cruel to repeat in writing. There is another thing which the Chinese could not understand, and that is the International Settlement should allow the Japanese to land within this area and fight the Chinese with it at their back and the Shanghai River(Huang Poo River)at their right thus making it impossible for the Chinese to outflank them in the manner with which they can do to us. For one instance, that may be worthy mention, that is our soldiers had once driver back the Japanese forces back to the Yangtsepoo Road and came quite near to the International Settlement. And our poor soldiers had to retreat in order to avoid International complication. This certainly will contribute something new to the rule of War. Tom is joining the Kailan Mining Administration in Tonshan as a member of the senior staff. He leaves to-morrow, but still hopes for a chance that some opening in the Government service might be found for him in the future. Mary is also leaving for Shanghai in a few days to offer her voluntary service in a Mission Hospital. Charlie will arrive in June 7th on the steamer Cange of the Lloyd Tristino Line. And Arthur is serving the Government with a nominal pay of $50- per month and happily accept the situation quietly. It is indeed a joy to have all my children back with me. As for me, ever since I came back to Tientsin last year from Shanghai where I helped to conduct the Famine Relief Campaign I have been suffering from certain kind disease which cause numerous eruptions on my body. Now I have fully recovered and expect to go down South again in a few days to see what service I can render for our common cause. Regarding the balance of Mary’s account of $3963,80, and Tom’s of 2251,99. totaling $6215.79., I have written you a letter (copy of which is herewith enclosed for your reference) gave it to the Tientsin Branch of The National City Bank of New York to advice their home office to collect from you the said sum of $6,215,79. Please note in that letter I used the word ($6,215,79) or “thereabout”. I did so because there might be some Charges against my children’s accounts not yet entered. I wish to take this opportunity to thank you again for all the kindess you have done to my children. Trusting this will find you in better health. With Kindest regards, Yours most sincerely C.Y.Sun C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/913632b8626d95fc94f8e90f08a5ee9a.jpg 68c47c86f459c474a07449d58ea861b4 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/3adcf6a24baa31dfaaeed251915341fd.jpg cbc0d0b238f011008095ca3e94045ef0 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin June 22, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin June 22, 1932 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 22, 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource June 22, 1932 Mr. C. Y. Sun 44 Cambridge Road Tientsin, China Dear Mr. Sun, Your good letter of May 2 was duly received. Shortly afterwards I was advised by the national City Bank of New York of their wish to withdraw at your request and in your behalf the balance of the funds which I have been holding for you here in Andover. I am consequently enclosing herewith the notice from the Andover Bank indicating that my check for $6,328.82 had been cancelled, and the statement from the National City Bank of New York indicating that the amount in question had been paid. You will note that the amount finally remitted is larger by $113.03 than the amount shown on my earlier report. This additional money represents the interest received from our local bank on $6,000. deposited by me in the Savings department on receipt last fall of your request that I should hold your balance here for some time, awaiting further instructions. I am only sorry that I did not feel justified in holding out three weeks longer so that I could have received an additional $50., or thereabouts, due on the next quarter and paid July 1st. Your instructions, however, and the notice from the National City Bank of New York were of such a character that I did not feel that X could properly assume this responsibility; so I sent along what I had with the accommodation noted. I can’t begin to thank you for the clear-cut and illuminating statement that you have given me of the background after the Japanese activities in China. That Japan has been doing seems too incredible almost to believe, and yet the facts are there and speak for themselves. Only a moment ago Professor Forbes, of our Faculty, who was present at the Brown College Commencement, told me an incident which will illustrate the general feeling of the American public towards the Japanese at this time. President Barbour of Brown College had just returned from a trip to the Far Bast and undertook to tell the audience of the exceptionally friendly treatment accorded him by Japanese officials. Forbes says that he misjudged completely the temper of his audience, for his announcement was received in silence and one elderly man was heard to remark; "I guess he doesn’t appreciate what we have come to think of the Japanese since he was last here." Sometimes I wonder whether any of us can truly call ourselves civilized in these strenuous times. Certainly there is a long and difficult road ahead before we have obtained anything that savors of the true brotherhood of man, of which we so casually and glibly talk in our moments of idealism. All the harder, therefore, must those of us who profess more than a lip service to those ideals work for their ultimate attainment. The news of the children is welcome indeed, for I shall always think of them in a very real sense as members of my own family. I am delighted especially to learn that Mary has offered her services for hospital work, service for which there must have been a tremendous demand at that time. Remember me to than all, please, and give them my friendliest and heartiest greetings and good wishes. I rejoice also to learn of your own improved health. With sincere and constant good will and with warmest hope that, even though the children no longer furnish the intimate contacts of old. I may still be privileged to keep in touch with the various members of the Sun family and their doings, believe me with kindest personal regards Very sincerely yours. C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/f9e7822986eeaf91f08c6477bedec803.jpg 4553b7abc3ee3fe0b9c3924074c6c683 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/160758f0ef5ac2a60bfde50e1507484e.jpg 3c7f7b42c5292da3de256bd32c084258 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns July 25, 1932 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns July 25, 1932 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 25, 1932 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource Tientsin July 25, 1932 Dear Dr. Stearns; I wish to thank you most kindly for your good letter of the 22nd June, informing me that you have been advised by the National City Bank of New York of their wish to withdraw at my request the balance of funds in your holding in Andover and enclosing the notice from the Andover Bank indicating that your check for $6,328.82 had been cancelled, and the statement from the National City Bank of New York indicating that the amount in question had been paid. I note that the amount finally remitted is larger by $113.03 than the amount shown on your earlier report; this, as you say, represents the interest received from your local bank. As indicated by your letter, everything is just as I wished and it couldn’t have been done in a wiser manner. I beg to thank you for all that you have done and the trouble gone through by you. I am very glad to hear the kindly and friendly interest you take in the Far East and I thank you in return for the little incident which Professor Forbes had at the Brown College Commencement. I quite agree with you a great deal more than mere lip service has to be done before we can attain that ideal statement, where peoples of all nations live in concord regardless of race, color and creed. The high thinking people of your great American State have set an example, and it is up to the rest of us to cooperate to the fulfillment of this ultimate attainment. I think am expressing the sentiment of all my children when I say that we deeply appreciate your saying that you will always think of them in a very real sense as members of your own family; because during these ten years of their sojourn in the West you have been to them not merely a gardian but a second father, who, though not the author of their birth, has been kind and loving to them as I myself would. I think I have told you in my last letter written in Shanghai that Mary is married. She now stays in Shanghai, where she will take up hospital work in August. Arthur and his family after a short visit to Tientsin are now also back in the South. Tommie, who is with the Kailan Mining Administration, is at present in the town of Lin Hsi, where he is undergoing a vigorous course of preliminary training requisit during the probational period. Charlie is with us at home. He is just yet undecided as to what to do, but whatever line he follows, he will probably go South either to Shanghai or Nanking. It goes without saying that the old contact the children made with you in America will be carefully and willing preserved, and it shall be a pleasure for all of us to keep alive that contact by maintaining a regular correspondence with you. Please remember that any news concerning the person of good old "Al" (as my children sometimes call you) will be more than a mere interesting welcome to the Sun family. With sincere wish for your health and most cordial regards, Very sincerely yours, C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns, Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass., U. S. A. P.S. I am sorry that when writing the above I did not realise that I have, not yet said anything about Charlie since his return to China. He arrived in Shanghai on the 7th of June, while I was also in the city on business. He stayed at Arthur’s house but we had occasional chats together, from which I am glad to say I find that he confirmed what you have said of him. He impressed me more than ever with your kindness to my children and the unfailing attention both you and Miss Clemons had given them during their stay in the States and to Charlie even after he had gone to England. It would be hardly adequate for me to say that I thank you, but insufficient as it is, will you please accept this my simple but most heart-felt expression of appreciation for all that you have given to my children. Charlie is now back with us in Tientsin. He is either going to join the Diplomatic Service again or find some other kind of job in Shanghai. I personally feel that as his training in college was along the political line, he should by all means continue what he has learned and also what he has actually experienced in the London Legation. Whatever he does, I trust that he will not disappoint what you and Andover have given him, and I have confidence that that he will not do. Charlie, I think, has written you himself; I, therefore, leave the rest to himself to say. C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/c7b9ce660cec203c1d078c22151bb4f5.jpg fd1f5aec7fddc4a6d38d51f3f0f98fc7 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/f7ea059fe7fa8ba2125f4b14e809e742.jpg 6455b9be23d9eb235c0bf754078ae1c0 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/ce43c642501346f6f82816f2218709b3.jpg 5119b98dc79ee48c2d10da2d52c3f206 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun to A.E. Stearns November 8, 1930 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun to A.E. Stearns November 8, 1930 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource November 8, 1930 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource 44 Cambridge Road TIENTSIN, 8th.November, 1930. Dr. A. E. Stearns Phillips Academy, Andover, Mass. U.S.A. Dear Dr.Stearns: After her graduation in June and receiving her diploma Mary will be returning to China .and it will be necessary to make all arrangements ahead so I am writing you now with some details. I had previously promised Mary a trip to Europe, and although she did not take this trip, I have to keep my promise, so you might please arrange that she have $1000-which is about the sum this journey to Europe would have cost. In addition you might please pay her a further $500-to cover her passage to China and incidental expenses. With regard to the $1000-she may use a part of it to buy presents she may wish to take back with her to China. But after everything is covered she will have a good balance in her own bank account which balance she should have transferred, in gold dollars, (not in silver currency) to her credit with the National City Bank of New York, Tientsin branch. Please tell her to be sure and have this balance credited to her at Tientsin n gold dollars. If you find there is not enough to the credit of Mary in your account to meet all of this $1500 you might please make it up from the balance on your account for Tommy. And on the other hand, if you find there is a balance over on Mary's account after meeting this $1500- then this balance over you can place to the credit of your account for Tommy. With regard to Mary’s return home, it may be necessary to make reservations etc now, and her best plan would be to go to Cooks, or the American Express and have them make the necessary train and steamer reservations etc. The southern sea-trip from San Francisco via Honolulu would be better as it is not nearly so stormy as the northern route from Seattle. I trust I have made all this clear. In all $1500-to be paid to Mary of which she will want approx. $500-for her tickets and incidentals to China. As I have said she may want to spend, something for presents, but she will have s good balance over to be transferred to her credit in gold dollars with the National City Bank of New York Tientsin branch. Mary should be able to give the instructions to her banker, but she may want a little help from you in case of any difficulty. She can give the Bank her home address— 44 Cambridge Road, Tientsin-so that the transfer can be easily verified. I trust all these arrangements for Mary will not be troubling you too much. To some extent I realise how much you have done end are doing for my children and I appreciate all your care and thought. But for all your valued assistance through the years it would have been an almost impossible task to give them the best possible education and care to fit them to take their places in their life and work in their home land. And I never cease to express my very grateful thanks for all your very kind help, but my words are unable to convey to you all that my heart feels for all your kindness. With best wishes, I am. Yours very sincerely 8th.Dec. 1930 P・S・ From the above letter head you can see that this letter had left on the machine over a month. This was due to some sick persons at home and myself was not too well neither and confined in bed. The death of my wife delayed this too until now when I have to let Arthur type this, who just came back. Please pardon me for disclosing you my private sad news but I want to explain why I delayed in answering your kind letters. I want to thank you heartily for all these troubles I asked you to do for Mary and also to acknowledge the various kind letters of yours up to the present time. Thank you again. C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/0ff72c9865c69378b31f9d9a4696e4da.jpg 9f3252ecf9b40dc226d88333a2ff664c https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/a19908ae06953bae9c10d34a05504ba9.jpg f0564822183d721c3f33a51f83ad83cf Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin January 5, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin January 5, 1931 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource January 5, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource January 5, 1931 Mr. C. Y. Sun 44 Cambridge Road Tientsin, China My dear Mr. Sun： I have received and read with the deepest interest your letter of November 8, which as you have explained was delayed in starting from China owing to sickness in your hone. First of all, let me express my heartfelt sympathy with you in the great losses you have recently suffered in your home circle. This must have been a hard year for you. but I am sure that you have faced these new sorrows and borne the added load with that same courage and fortitude which your friends have always noted and admired in you in the past. My sympathy and my best wishes for you all are very deep and very sincere. I have passed on to Mary the good news of her coming return to China, and have told her of your wish that she should make the European trip before she returns and in accordance with your earlier promise to her. There will be ample funds from those which I hold to your credit at the present time to care for all of this extra expense, and I will take steps just as soon as I hear definitely from Mary to have the proper reservations for the journeys made. I assume from your letter that you plan to have Mary return to America from Europe and go back to China by the way of the Pacific route. If I am wrong in this assumption* please do not hesitate to advise me. In order that you may have the financial situation up to date, I am enclosing a statement covering both Tom’s and Mary's recent receipts and expenditures and present balances. Of course, I cannot say what sums they may carry in their personal accounts at the present time, as I have found it necessary since they are no longer in immediate contact with me to furnish them lump sums from time to time to cover their charges and necessary expanses. Further, I have felt that in view of their years it was educationally important that they should develop an increased appreciation of the value of money and sense of responsibility towards it by handling their own accounts for themselves. I have no reason to believe from the expense accounts they have submitted to me from time to time that they have in any way abased this confidence or spent their money extravagantly. Assuring you again of my readiness to aid and help you and your children in any way and at any time up to the limit of my ability, and trusting that in spite of the sorrows of recent months your coming New Year may bring you real satisfaction and even happiness in the contemplation of the fine and permanent services you have rendered to mankind, believe me always, Very sincerely yours C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/3616c90a1b723e576ce2ea0e952f3a15.jpg 1691da2e8632277bdf13f2e197efa1d6 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin February 27, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin February 27, 1931 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource February 27, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource February 27, 1931 Mr. C.Y.Sun 44 Cambridge Road Tientsin, China My dear Mr. Sun: Several weeks ago I received from London a draft for three thousand dollars, which I assumed was from you, but as the letter form the National City Bank of New York which accompanied the draft did not specify definitely the sender, I wrote to London to check up. Yesterday I received their reply, stating that I was right in my supposition that the dollar draft referred to was for your account. Consequently, I have credited the sum in question, one-half each, to the accounts of Mary and Tom. I am taking the liberty, also, of enclosing statements of their accounts to date. As you will note, each has a generous balance. Apparently Mary doesn’t care to take the European trip before returning to China, but desires very much to start for home as soon as she completes her work and receives her degree at Yale. Evidently Tom, too, has reached the point where his homesickness is likely to interfere a good bit with his progress in his studies. No doubt this is accentuated a bit at the present time as the boy realizes that his sister is going home so soon. I can’t help feeling, though, and very strongly from what I have seen of and heard from Tom in recent months that even if he were to continue his postgraduate work for the next year or two, a short visit home this summer would be of inestimable value to him and would give him a real and much needed freshening up. Viewing the situation only from my own personal angle and hence perhaps in a limited way, I can’t help feeling that it would be wonderful thing if Tom could accompany his sister home this coming summer, even if he were to return to America later. With every best wish to you and yours, and warm personal regards, believe me Very sincerely yours, C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/161ca3848ae8a4a0c853fe31d69b38ad.jpg b545b4003478390c0bc58856f6b0b309 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/411f3e2dd6d3a1322bf0cf895c9bfe26.jpg 986d1cd6d889c6e4d48414bb28466760 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns April 2, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns April 2, 1931 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 2, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource 44 Cambridge Road, TIENTSIN, 2nd. April, 1931 My dear Dr. Stearns, Very many thanks for your kind letter of 27th February. I must apologise for not advising you of that $3000- and I regret very much that I caused you all the trouble and bother of having to write over to London to check-up on it. I wish to thank you for sending me the accounts for Mary & Tommy. By this time you wil1 have had my letter of the 15th. February with the explanation, making it clear that Mary is not now going to take the trip to Europe but is coming home as soon as she completes her course and gets her diploma at Yale. I also confirm what I said in my last letter, that you should give Mary the $500-for her passage to China and an additional $1000- With regard to Tommy and your suggestion that he might take a summer-trip to China, I have given the matter very careful consideration, with just the one main thought before me, that his education & training should work out for his lasting good in enabling him to take a creditable place in after life. It is only natural that he should miss his sister when she leaves for home but he will get over that. I recall that Mr.Liang’s sons spent 15 years in England to get a thorough education and when one left for home, the other one felt badly at first but remained on and completed his studies, all to his lasting good in his future work in China. I feel that if Tommy came here for the summer it is almost certain that he would not return to America. And Yale influence is very great here and his coming home now might be construed to mean that he had been a failure, and this would be fatal to his future life and prospects here. Tommy is young enough to go right on and finish his post-graduate studies. So putting everything together, I feel sure that he should continue in America until he completes his studies. You will add one more to your many kindnesses if you will be so kind as to place this matter before him in your own persuasive way, so that he will be encouraged to go forward and finish his studies. And I am here reminded of how very much I owe to you through a long period of years, for all your untiring and wise assistance to my children in our endeavor to give them a worth while training and education for their future success in life. I can never tell how much I feel, please accept a father’s most grateful thanks for your never failing help. And with my very best wishes and kindest regards, I remain, Yours very sincerely C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/80490951d723f3d7bbc8f3f67d9de50e.jpg f71761814df4f3983b78f547d1eb8c54 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin April 25, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin April 25, 1931 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource April 25, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource April 24, 1931 Mr. C. Y. Sun 44 Cambridge Road Tientsin, China Dear Mr. Sun: Thank you for your good letter of April 2. It has just reached my desk after having made seemly an unusually fast trip to the States. I have written Mary telling her of your decision that she is to return direct to China without going to Europe, though I imagine you have already yourself sent her this information. I have also told her that I am ready and I shall be glad to arrange at once for the proper reservations as soon as she tells me when she will be ready to sail. She spoke in a recent letter of desiring to go on the same boat with some good friends of hers and hence I imagine she has definite ideas of the boat and time of mailing. I will see also that she has not only the necessary passage money but the additional one thousand dollars as requested. I am disappointed, naturally, at your decision in regard to Tom who I very much fear may not so fully as you anticipate realize your ambitions by remaining in this country. Tom has been pretty desperately homesick and a bit discouraged since his graduation from Middlebury, where he did so well and stood so high in the estimation of his many friends. It is not for me, however, to dispute your judgement or question your vision. I shall do everything in my power to encourage Tom to put his best effort into the work before him and to justify your high hopes in his behalf. My great fear is that by his long continued stay here, Tom will have grown so far away from his own country, its customs, traditions, and ideals, as to render him less efficient when he does return for the high service he ought to be able to render. Perhaps my fears are ill-founded. I hope so, anyway. With renewed assurances of my esteem and friendliest greetings to you and the other members of your family circle, believe me Very sincerely yours, C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/01e8996bd7f87061997c04253eb6676b.jpg 7594c11bab262ed979114676d753c9f4 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/093b58b63bf990aeea51ae23a9bb1992.jpg bdc363589a532ccfbb3b1cf7757585f8 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns June 12, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from C.Y. Sun, Tientsin, to Alfred E. Stearns June 12, 1931 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource C.Y. Sun Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource June 12, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource 44 Cambridge Road, TIENTSIN, 12th June, 1931 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Phillips Academy Andover, Mass. My dear Dr. Stearns, I beg to acknowledge receipt of your long and very kind letter of April 25th. the contents of which have had my very careful consideration. Please accept my hearty thanks for your frank and most friendly expression which I value very highly. As you know, I have been separated from my children for tea years .and when it comes to a question of their development during that period of time, and what is best for them, I realise that I am not in a position to know them and their present needs as well as you do. This realisation prompted me to accept your sound and much valued advice to allow Tom to return to China, so I sent you a cable as follows— “Stearns, Phillips Academy, Andover. Thanks for your advice please order Tom come home and pay him extra one thousand dollars if he refuse visit Europe. Sun." I had already made a promise to Tom of a trip to Europe (just as I did to Mary) but in case he does not wish to make this trip, please give him his extra G.$1000-in addition to the necessary passage-money. And please be so kind, as to advise him how to handle this money, as you must have done to Mary. My dear friend…now all my children will soon leave your great country where they have secured not only a good education but also a very high training under your unfailing guidance and unusual consideration and care. I know the task has not been a light one and you will permit me to take this opportunity of expressing my deepest appreciation of all you have done in, so many ways for my children. My poor words cannot find expression as I try to tell you how very grateful I am. But this I know, that whatever good service my children may be able to render to our humble country in the coming years, by far the major portion of the credit belongs to for any success they may achieve. In coming to a decision on this important question of Tom’s return, I have been under great strain, for my present state of health is not at all satisfactory. But before I close this altogether inadequate letter I wish to express my profound gratitude and a million thanks for all your wonderful help to my children. I am sure we both hope and trust that they will live up to our expectations. With kindest regards and. every good wish, believe me, Yours very gratefully, C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/de46cd077170fb5c913bc5c1934d6d86.jpg 783345867208c2e766c09d5792695de8 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/9124cb1eb25b0444f41b2b47b509aaa7.jpg a6fb74f24c094f3fc98400b6a5f0dd68 Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Box 30 Sun Siblings 1930-1932, Head of School (Stearns) Records Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin July 15, 1931 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to C.Y. Sun, Tientsin July 15, 1931 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Alfred E. Stearns Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource July 15, 1931 Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved by Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource English Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence Relation A related resource July 15, 1931 Mr. C.Y.Sun 44 Cambridge Road, Tientsin, China Dear Mr. Sun: Your very kind and generous letter of June 12 has been received and has given me very great pleasure. Certainly no one could have written in a more kindly vein, and I appreciate very very deeply your unwavering confidence in me and your evident appreciation of what little I have attempted to do for your children. It seems hardly possible that the last of your family have finally passed out of my immediate life and care. Frankly, it seems to me a pleasant thought, and yet I know it is time that they were on their way to larger fields of service and usefulness which I hope and believe they will find in their own homeland. The letter which I have just received from Tom tells me of his meeting with Mary in San Francisco and their plan to sail a day or two later. If they sail as planned, they are well out on the Pacific at this time, eager and excited, I have no doubt, as each new day brings the home land nearer. My good will and best wishes will follow them across the sea and wherever they are during the years ahead. That you will feel that they have profited by their American life and experiences is my earnest hope. Needless to say I shall never forget your many kindnesses to me and your confidence in my judgments and your generous cooperation in every effort put forth in your children’s behalf. It has been a delight to me personally to feel that I could do for the children of those in a foreign. Land what I should love to feel others were doing, if the opportunity had been offered them, for my own children under similar circumstances. This I have tried to do, but I know that I have falled, at times, for short of the ideal I have set myself. Anyway, I am prompted to believe that all of them have come to appreciate more fully in their mature years the necessity for some of the disagreeable restraints and even such slight discipline which occasionally I found it necessary to impose in the earlier days of their American life. Tom has just written me a very beautiful and appreciative letter, Charlie again and again has expressed and shown appreciation, and even Mary the past year or two has, I think, developed an attitude of increasing friendliness. Anyway, I hate to lose them, though I love to think that they are once more in the home land and in touch again with those who love them most. I shall count it a pleasure and a privilege to hear of and from them whenever and if ever they feel disposed to keep me advised of their activities and progress. Within a short time I will send, possibly even with this letter, a statement showing how the financial accounts stand to date. There is a considerable balance in your favor, I am sure, and I am wondering in what form you will prefer to have me remit it to you. Unless I am mistaken the exchange today is far more favorable for the sending of money from America to China than it is for those who are forced to send it the other way. Please let me know your wishes, and I shall be glad to see that they are fully carried out. With kindest personal regards and renewed assurance of my deep and abiding appreciation of the pleasure I have found in uncovering and working for an unseen but highly valued friend, believe me, Very sincerely yours, C.Y.Sun Dr. Alfred E. Stearns