1 10 9 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/6edb0f207021028af9efce57b1982bab.jpg 9d1e8db15fe1bd8386e175c8b734d2b5 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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, Home Camp, Pittsburg, New Hampshire, to Florence Bigelow (Walnut Hill School), Rockport, Mass., September 3, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns, Home Camp, Pittsburg, New Hampshire, to Florence Bigelow (Walnut Hill School), Rockport, Mass., September 3, 1927 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 September 3, 1927 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 My dear Miss Bigelow: Thank you for your careful and helpful letter in answer to mine of recent day. I had not realized that the Walnut Hill School limited its work to college preparation. This fact, I feel, will prevent me from taking advantage of your offer, based on a possible vacancy later. Apparently, Miss Tsai’s father is not enthusiastic over a college education for his daughter, but prefers her to secure in America a not limited, but general education. As I am somewhat limited in my knowledge of girls schools, would it be asking too much of you if I were to request suggestions and advice on this subject? Miss Tsai is an unusual girl and her father craves for her, as I desire, a school and influence of the old-fashion American type, so seemingly difficult to find in these modern times. It was on this round chiefly, that I was prompted to look with favor on Walnut Hill School where I have a feeling that the old and tested ideas still hold sway. Miss Tsai’s father is amply able to pay for the best, but neither he nor I desire a fashionable school, but rather one where the emphasis is placed on character and sound scholarship. If you can, and are willing to give me any suggestions long these lines, I shall be very deeply grateful. Very sincerely yours, Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Florence Bigelow https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/16674c643664b301754088983dcfdd77.jpg a54aab63e580a083f0a63821881622da https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/8ed95395dff29af221dc5ff890de5923.jpg afddad8a713b3ed83d8f87d62a508113 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Florence Bigelow (Walnut Hill School), Rockport, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, August 27, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Florence Bigelow (Walnut Hill School), Rockport, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, August 27, 1927 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Florence Bigelow 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 August 27, 1927 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Florence Bigelow https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/133c7039dac8b047550bf866204c75c4.jpg f7b382a765c8c46b73fb0898b116684b https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/eae898bdae7686489e597ad85e1602fc.jpg 1717a326064c5d918375bff3f891d5c4 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Florence Bigelow, Walnut Hill school, Natick, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, September 8, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Florence Bigelow, Walnut Hill school, Natick, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, September 8, 1927 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Florence Bigelow 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 September 8, 1927 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 My dear Dr. Stearns: Your acknowledgment of my letter in reply to your questions about Miss Tsai reached me this morning, sent on to me from Rockport. I really wish that I could have Miss Tsai at Walnut Hill for we have always found the Chinese girls here were interesting and they set such an example of scholarship that they have proved an inspiration to the rest. As I wrote you our course is limited to college preparation and Miss Tsai should have a more general course. It is a very difficult thing just now to find a school where the old-fashioned American influences prevail. Whatever the standards and attitudes of the teachers the girls who come almost always bring in some of the modern ideas which I at least should be glad to keep out. I do not know that I can give you any very valuable suggestions but I can at least tell you what my impressions of certain schools are. I think very highly of Abbot Academy which you of course know well and I more often recommend people whom we want to help but cannot take here to Abbot Academy than to any other school. Another school which Miss Conant and I have visited and like very much is the Shipley School at Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania. Miss Howland and Miss Brownell, the principals, are very charming ladies with what I fancy are the old Philadelphia ideals and standards. They have a graciousness and a motherly attitude toward the girls it seems to me and it seems quite characteristic that they have each adopted a little child and maintain a home for these children near the school or possibly in connection with it. Another school that I believe is thoroughly sincere and maintains a high standard of character and work is the National Cathedral School in Washington, of which Miss McDonald is principal. Miss McDonald is a Wellesley woman whom I knew a little while she was still in college and I have always had a high respect for her ideas and her ability. She was brought up in Washington and knows the city thoroughly and has a very large circle of interesting and notable friends. The school as you know is under the management of the Episcopal church and the school buildings are in the same enclosure with the new cathedral which is going up. The grounds are large however and I understand that the girls have a great deal of out door life with many opportunities for all sorts of interesting experiences in Washington. At this moment I cannot mention any other schools which I myself know well where I think the old American ideals are as well maintained as in these three but of course there are very many excellent schools and they lay the emphasis in different ways. Since Miss Tsai is eighteen years old and I imagine a girl of some considerable independence of character as most of the Chinese girls I know have been she very likely would be interested in the city of Washington. If you think the Washington life would be undesirable for her (of course the girls in the Cathedral School are much secluded and do not go to the city except for sight seeing and visits to educational institutions) there is a small school in Concord, New Hampshire St. Mary’s School which I think is simple and sincere and not sophisticated. We have had a number of girls come to us from that school who have all been well trained in manners and morals and have good ideals of work and conduct. I have never visited the school but Miss Ladd has visited Walnut Hill. She is a woman of conservative ideas and I think that the school is less gay and probably less dressy then some others. In the four schools I have mentioned and I have visited the other three, I have always noticed a very delightful spirit of friendliness and comradeship between the girls and teachers and they have not seemed to me ultra fashionable nor given up to the modern social ways. I am afraid this is not very clear nor very definite but I believe that Miss Tsai would find broad-minded people whom she would like and respect and who would present the best standards of American life to her in all these schools. Sincerely yours, Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Florence Bigelow https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/018e86b2742cd786789d608107c607af.jpg 0fc4f113567d55dc72ec29d954617a83 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., September 14, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., September 14, 1927 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 September 14, 1927 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 My dear Miss Bigelow: Thank you so much for your more than generous response to my recent letter of inquiry. I know what it means to take time and thought to write such a letter as yours at this, the busiest time of the year. I am indeed grateful. I have read and shall consider with care the suggestions which you have made about a desirable school for my Chinese ward. Unfortunately, I did not have a very happy or satisfactory experience with Abbot Academy in connection with the only other Chinese girl for whom I have been asked to serve as guardian, and consequently I feel compelled to eliminate that school from consideration, although I rate its scholarship standards very high. The suggestion of the Washington school has special interest because the recent Chinese Minister in Washington is a close friend of Miss Tsai’s father. The plan, therefore, right have special advantages for that reason. I had also thought of St. Mary’s School up on the Hudson, a church school of a somewhat similar kind and of which I hold a very high opinion. The Concord school, if not too small, would have special attraction because of its locality. I shall give the matter further thought before reaching a final decision. Again let me assure you of my very deep appreciation of the kindly interest you have taken in my problem and the help you have so generously offered, believe me Very sincerely yours, Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Florence Bigelow https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/d62a733024c426cd44c971d082b6a3b3.jpg 001a1bc86bec142e6980b13d3bfe8dc1 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., January 3, 1928 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., January 3, 1928 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 3, 1928 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 My dear Miss Bigelow: Your letter addressed to Dr. Stearns has been received during his absence from Andover for ten days or more. He will return to the office about the 10th of January, at which time your communication will be called to his attention. Very truly yours, Secretary to Dr. Stearns Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Florence Bigelow https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/453dc5d5d1fc2eca51aff765d8dc6720.jpg b44bed71e80daae69579447e5aabc041 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/e7c8853bfa10307b4984cbe73891dbe5.jpg bbc0590c2a503939f40cf0d000928eff https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/77ac4e7bbeb2721b7528343eb242547e.jpg 03b720371270b8ca804a0935fa90fae9 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, December 29, 1927 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., to Alfred E. Stearns, December 29, 1927 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Florence Bigelow 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 December 29, 1927 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 My dear Dr. Stearns: Thank you very much for your letter of December 1st and for your suggestions with regard to the Chinese woman who is a student at the University of Pennsylvania. I have written Mr. Elliott Speer as you suggested and he has been kind enough to reply, speaking of several persons who might be interested. I have also had encouragement from Mr. Archie E. Palmer of the Institute of International Education and from Mr. Kuo, director of the China Institute in America, so that as soon as I can get Miss Cora Wong’s definite address I think we shall be able to secure what financial help she needs. You spoke in your letter of your "little Chinese friend Helen Tsai”. I wish we could have her at Walnut Hill especially since you consider her a remarkable girl. While I should hesitate to claim that we could give her what you want, it is our aim and purpose, as it has always been, to emphasize, the spiritual aspects of life. What does she wish to study? Of course, we can give her good work in English, French and German as well as in Latin, Mathematics and Science. She would also have an opportunity for lessons in drawing during the winter and in music of various sorts. We usually send our advanced pupils in music to the Wellesley College Music School. Their charges are moderate and they have very good teachers of the voice and harmony. A little effort is involved in getting over there, but several girls are accustomed to go once or twice a week and I think it probably would not be difficult for a stranger to do the same. If Miss Tsai would find within the limits of our rather narrow course the studies which you think she ought to take, we should be very glad to have an opportunity to meet and talk with her. Could you not bring or send her to Walnut Hill to see the school sometime before very long? Do you ever leave the Academy on Sunday for such a purpose as to give a talk to a girls’ school? We always have a Sunday afternoon or evening talk in our assembly hall and very often the preachers who have been at Wellesley in the morning speak to us in the afternoon. It would be a great pleasure to us if you could speak to our family some Sunday afternoon during the winter. I think the girls are particularly interested to hear from teachers of boys. Although I realize you are probably far too busy to consider giving a talk to another school, I am going to mention one or two Sundays for which we have not yet arranged our evening services, Sunday, February 19th or Sunday February 26th. If by any chance it would be possible for you to speak to us on either of those days, we should be very glad to have you do so, and to give you the sum we usually allow for a Sunday evening address, namely, twenty-five dollars. I should be glad to know within a week or ten days about the Sunday address as we are obliged to plan for those a considerable time ahead. With kind regards and warm thanks for your interest in my problem regarding Miss Wong, Very truly yours. Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Florence Bigelow https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/5f7e3b87e274ddd82450ee654b02d3b2.jpg c89427c6c0d34e7afb4dde35090f657c https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/2532fcbd00cd346ea7593ab50cf2d0f5.jpg bccd8576269070c1befb3465f68a3c03 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass. , January 9, 1928 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Alfred E. Stearns to Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass., January 9, 1928 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 9, 1928 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 My dear Miss Bigelow: On my return to Andover after a brief holiday I find your most interesting letter of December 29 and am glad to learn that my suggestion that you write to Mr. Elliott Speer appears to have proved of help. I should immensely like to have Helen Tsai with you, and for two reasons: first, because I have always felt that the atmosphere and standards of Walnut Hill fit in so well with what I believe a good girls' school ought to sustain and which in these modern days seems so hard to find; and, second, because I do not like to send the girl too far away. Unfortunately, however, her father, in answer to my definite request for information, has stated that he does not wish her to prepare for college but to get the best all-round training that can be had and of a general character. Very possibly she can secure with you all that she could get elsewhere, even if she does not go to college, but in view of the fact that she must do her work through the medium of the English language, a foreign language course to her, I do not like to have her loaded too heavily with the language course regularly required by our American colleges. With only two exceptions, some sixty Chinese boys whom I have guided in their American education carried no Latin on their schedules, and it is my impression that about the same ratio would hold in connection with German. I like very much your suggestion of paying you a visit some time in company with the girl, so that we can see and talk things out for ourselves. If this present weather holds and I can find a spare day and if not early in the spring, I shall endeavor to realize this hope. I greatly appreciate your invitation to me to talk to your girls at one of your vesper services during the year. While most of my speaking engagements are limited to male audiences, I have accepted engagements for a number of years now at the Spence School in New York, but always in connection with other appointments in the vicinity. I finally yielded, after several years of pleading on the part of Mrs. Houghton, to speak at the Knox School this year. Miss Potter at Lasell, too, has been very generous in asking me to go there. This is all preliminary to saying that I am not disposed to shy at though not given to seeking appointments at girls' schools. But frankly I fear that I cannot add any other engagement to my list for the current year, owing to the fact that the extra pressure connected with preparations for our Sesquicentennial which we plan to celebrate this coming May is going to take all of the extra time and strength that I can spare. Perhaps at some later date you will be good enough to extend the invitation again and I in a position to accept. Very sincerely yours, Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Florence Bigelow https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/43e002dae3c5a25a81d71588de583045.jpg 6abca01cca1d4867be2c98900bef5846 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Secretary to Dr. Stearns to Florence Bigelow, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass. , June 22, 1928 Subject The topic of the resource Secretary to Dr. Stearns to Florence Bigelow, Walnut Hill School, Natick, Mass. , June 22, 1928 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Secretary to Dr. 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, 1928 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 My dear Miss Bigelow: Referring to our telephone message earlier in the week Dr. Stearns has asked me to say that recent developments in the situation have brought about a change in the plans for Miss Tsai, for whom he is guardian, and it now seems unlikely that he will be able to place her at Walnut Hill. He is grateful to you for your cooperation and is glad to have your catalogue for future reference. Very truly yours, Secretary to Dr. Stearns Florence Bigelow secretary to Dr. Stearns https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/292c08dd7d5ff725c170851513f960d5.jpg 6f918d89058a6b884e382e15c640d7e7 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 27 Folder 3 Alfred And Helen Tsai, 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 Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnet Hill School, Natick, Mass., to Mabel L. Jones, Secretary, Phillips Academy, June 25, 1928 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Florence Bigelow, Principal, Walnet Hill School, Natick, Mass., to Mabel L. Jones, Secretary, Phillips Academy, June 25, 1928 Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Florence Bigelow 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 25, 1928 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 My dear Miss Jones: Thank you for your note of June 22nd, received on Saturday. Please tell Dr. Stearns that I am sorry that the plans regarding Miss Tsai have changed. We are always interested in the Oriental students and should very much enjoy having here another Chinese girl as delightful as those whom we have previously included in our number. FB:C Very truly yours, Florence Bigelow secretary to Dr. Stearns