1 10 16 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/f0c0e5495300cc89429d59fb5d8ec6e6.jpg 71d23feb4ecb5629336ec13b871fd270 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/d035ce56c25437abfa0f9b75970d7d41.jpg 7fc4882800864cb967081f622dfbc768 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 Stearns Folder 4415, 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 a letter cover to W.Chu Subject The topic of the resource a letter cover to W.Chu Description An account of the resource a letter cover to W.Chu Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource W.Chu's father Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Phillips Academy Rights Information about rights held in and over the resource All Rights Reserved By Phillips Academy Language A language of the resource Chinese Type The nature or genre of the resource Correspondence W.Chu https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/ac640f68b8c87fa92c18085ed72cb780.jpg 7028b134c5c1737e47ebcaede1d9fcdb https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/6520fc5d979e3f91c91c5a85d1724331.jpg 03182538ee9232fcb4cd5a934c373ee8 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 Stearns Folder 4415, 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 Wellington Chu and P.S. Fang to Dr. A.E. Stearns, September 18, 1920 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Wellington Chu and P.S. Fang to Dr. A.E. Stearns, September 18, 1920 Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wellington Chu and P.S. Fang 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 18, 1920 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 P.S. Fang W.Chu https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/f2aa11e92e7a381511fea0f7b00f4603.jpg 6af1aa8fcde7594d89818fd41570b64d https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/f0e04844013719645c0d5ffe42768419.jpg 05b7a54d7bb207fed3cd0cef8991048e https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/e0ecb01961da558adb0e74f84e45533c.jpg b29f66bbbf7cdf90d844e0d69aff0920 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 Stearns Folder 4415, 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to S.Y. Hu, October 1, 1920 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to S.Y. Hu, October 1, 1920 Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dr. 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 October 1, 1920 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 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 had come to my attention where there seemed to be an utter lack of appreciation of what their friends here had attempted to do for them and a willingness to adopt high-handed methods of procedure which in themselves showed complete lack of proper and gentlemanly conduct. The other Chinese boys in the school felt so strongly on this score that they held an indignation meeting and drew up a statement expressing their keen regret and offering their apologies for this unseenly and unjustified conduct on the part of their countrymen. I am writing to you frankly, for I know of your keen interest in these boys and your desire to haws them at Andover. From all I can gather, some outside influence has been at work to make the boys discontinued. I understand that they are planning to stay in Boston for a time, that they have already engaged rooms there, and that they are talking of entering Boston University or some other institution, the standards of admission to which are not of the highest, later in the year. I cannot help feeling that such a course would be about the worst thing that the boys could possibly do, for they need the discipline and routine of regular school life and are not likely to gain anything of value by hanging around a large city at this stage of their American careers. Of course I have not the slightest desire that the boys should return to Andover so long as they are satisfied that they cannot be happy here. I hope, however, that they can be persuaded to take a little different view of their obligation opportunities in this country and will not spoil their chances of successful careers, as some other Chinese boys have done in the past, by refusing to meet those standards and requirements which we expect of our own American students and which the large majority of Chinese students have most willingly accepted as necessary and wise. Very sincerely yours, Dr. Alfred E. Stearns P.S. Fang S.Y. Hu W.Chu https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/8093d92e6a05d8dce75e4fddb01c5cf2.jpg 3bd0452f09ca7d6d62303cb7a3879c4e 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 Stearns Folder 4415, 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to S.Y. Hu, October 22, 1920 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to S.Y. Hu, October 22, 1920 Description An account of the resource 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 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 October 22, 1920 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 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, Dr. Alfred E. Stearns P.S. Fang S.Y. Hu W.Chu https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/25d405a06a871477ec7f0a3dbc65de2c.jpg 163777109b4e37649eb4ad71ba6be3b7 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 Stearns Folder 4415, 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 S.Y. Hu to Dr. A.E. Stearns, October 19, 1920 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from S.Y. Hu to Dr. A.E. Stearns, October 19, 1920 Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource S.Y. Hu 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 October 19, 1920 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 P.S. Fang S.Y. Hu W.Chu https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/f96effc087fbf3751c6f834fc55466b4.jpg 34c7f7cc55eab1eb1986463f80b36e0d https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/c0478dca37134ef49e1e3690a36e2822.jpg f4cdb971d09fceb2922353555e68a1bc https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/ad78642d6192c75b02d2a140dd9ce43d.jpg 0a076877fcf4e9c55d349e2689f55e55 https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/cb119984760d31b373e522bd7a2fdb4a.jpg de20ba5faf0fbd85e2a2ade0a388f3d0 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 Stearns Folder 4415, 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 Wellington Chu to Mr. Hu, October 5, 1920 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Wellington Chu to Mr. Hu, October 5, 1920 Description An account of the resource Handwritten letter from Wellington Chu to Mr. Hu detailing his recent arrival at Phillips Academy, his course selection, and first weeks at the school. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wellington Chu 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 October 5, 1920 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 S.Y. Hu W.Chu https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/a4f5177bc893b283c7a4071c5f60e049.jpg 55c97408f98464f301d2d3ed5c5a1f1c https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/4a96e512abffa8b858f19c82dede0fd6.jpg 31b8148ec521063a005bd802c10869fd 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 Stearns Folder 4415, 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 Wellington Chu, P.S. Fang to Dr. Stearns, October 16, 1920 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Wellington Chu, P.S. Fang to Dr. Stearns, October 16, 1920 Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Wellington Chu and P.S. Fang 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 October 16, 1920 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 P.S. Fang W.Chu https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/77e093829ab0f48a1aef9a78832fa9db.jpg 9b523b174c1d0a3bed461b1eda157fed https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/fcd468ffcb4e74d708b280c404fff722.jpg 7417d949ff57249834712eb2e38adb5f 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 Stearns Folder 4415, 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Dr. Paul S. Reinsch, November 11, 1920 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Dr. Paul S. Reinsch, November 11, 1920 Description An account of the resource Typed letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Dr. Paul S. Reinsch updating him on the situation of Wellington Chu, recently departed unceremoniously from Andover. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dr. 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 November 11, 1920 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 November 11, 1920 Dr. Paul S. Reinsch Southern Building, Washington, D.C. My dear Dr. Reinsch: Let me thank you for your letter of recent date in relation to Mr. Wellington Chu. The boy’s ease is a peculiar one, and interests me deeply. Perhaps I will be able to be of some help in the matter. Let me say at the outset that Chu is no longer at Andover, having departed rather unceremoniously only a few days after his arrival. Just what prompted him to take this step I have still been unable to discover. Apparently, the other Chinese boys here, of whom there are about a dozen, are equally in the dark. They are all agreed, however, in condemning the boy for his action, and they have made many apologies to me in the belief that his unusual behavior reflected on the generally high standards of conduct and life maintained by the Chinese students as a whole. Unlike most of the other Chinese boys who entered the school this fall, Mr. Chu and a friend named Fang, came with comparatively little advance notice of their arrival. I was finally advised of their intention by a Chinese student who also came to America this fall, and whom I had met in the winter of 1913 at Nanking when the boy was then an undergraduate at the Nanking University. The meeting at that time led to an interchange of correspondence, which has extended up to the present time.Mr. Chu wrote me enthusiastically that he had influenced these boys to come to Andover to be under my care. He himself is now at the Northwestern University at Evanston, Illinois. When the boys arrived I showed them every attention and courtesy, meeting them and the other delegates in person at the Andover station and bringing them to my own house where I kept most of them for the night, until they were finally settled in their regular rooms. A few days after their arrival Chu developed what appeared to be a bad case of homesickness. He seemed generally upset, and I sent him down to our infirmary in order that he might have real rest and receive the best of attention. I visited him on several occasions and tried my best to cheer him up. The boys themselves did the same and finally his countrymen prevailed upon him to get out of bed and go to his work. For two or three days he seemed to have recovered completely, when to my complete surprise, after a day’s absence from home, I learned that he and his friend had departed unceremoniously. Two of the other boys started in pursuit and succeeded in finding the wanderers and bringing them back to Andover, for the purpose of assuring a proper severance of the school connection. This was done, and the last I heard of the boys was that they were in Boston attending a private school. Their friends, however, seem to feel that the school interest in not primary with them just now though I cannot speak definitely on this score. I know that Chu’s first contention, after he had been here a few days, was that he had supposed he was entering a college and was distressed to find that he had landed only in a preparatory school. He even made an attempt to gain admission to Cornell but found he was underprepared. When he finally left he gave as hie excuse that the work was too hard. Please excuse this long explanation of the situation but I confess that I am very much distressed by it, for after having dealt at close range with these attractive Chinese visitors for nearly twenty years, I must admit that this is the first time that I have over encountered a problem just like this one and I am naturally concerned that the boys involved should not go astray under the American conditions, or miss the one thing for which they wore supposed io make the sacrifice involved in their sojourn in this country. Please let me know if there is anything further I can do in the matter, and be assured that I shall be only too ready to cooperate to the fullest extent. I have in my own house at the present time four children of Mr. Sun Chung Ying of Tientsin, three boys and a girl and also the son of Dr. Kung Sing Ring of Shanghai, so that you see I am in a somewhat strategic position to act if any special action is called for. Sincerely yours Dr. Alfred E. Stearns Paul S. Reinsch W.Chu https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/c2ae28897d75887fdb3a719bc3c938f1.jpg f00abe12d1f1f5e0d1a4a206fb767f85 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 Stearns Folder 4415, 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 Paul S. Reinsch to Dr. Stearns, November 11, 1920 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Paul S. Reinsch to Dr. Stearns, November 11, 1920 Description An account of the resource Handwritten letter from Paul S. Reinsch to Dr. Stearns concerning Wellington Chu, a student at Andover. Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Paul S. Reinsch 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 11, 1920 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 Paul S. Reinsch W.Chu https://chinesestudents.andover.edu/files/original/3a86ac3050e832716277aaad60fa1af7.jpg 924cf2f71558ed9871326731605b6166 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 Stearns Folder 4415, 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 Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Dr. Paul Reinsch, December 2, 1920 Subject The topic of the resource Letter from Dr. Alfred E. Stearns to Dr. Paul Reinsch, December 2, 1920 Description An account of the resource 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 An entity primarily responsible for making the resource Dr. 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 December 2, 1920 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 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. Dr. Alfred E. Stearns P.S. Fang W.Chu