THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE

OFFICE OF

THE CHANCELLOR September 7, 1938

Dr. F. C. Allen
University of Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

This will acknowledge receipt of your letter
of September 6 concerning the conflict in dates between the
Lecture Course and the basketball game on February 9. On
receipt of your letter, I wired immediately to the bureau
manager, requesting a change in date if possible. His re-
ply, just received, indicates that no other satisfactory date
is open. Remembering my correspondence in connection with
the lecture by Mr. Gunther, I thought that there would probably
be no alternative date, but I wired in the hope that a change
in his lecture schedule in recent weeks would leave a date

open.

I am sorry that it is not possible to shift the
date, because I should like to accommodate your proposed
basketball schedule. Mr. Gunther is the star of the second
semester lectures, and cancellation at this date, even if it
were possible, would be out of the question. I have con-
sidered your suggestion that the basketball game and the
lecture be held on the same night in the Auditorium. I think
this is out of the question, because of the disrupted seating
arrangement that the Lecture Course patrons would have.

For years we have followed the policy of cen-
tralizing calendar reservations in the Chancellor's Office.
We have found from experience that conflicts can be avoided
in no other way. If a check is not made with this office
before a contract is signed and if the event is not reported
promptly to this office as soon as arrangements are completed,
some conflicts are inevitable. Under the circumstances, the
only defensible policy for us to follow is to give preference
to the event which was scheduled with us in the recogni zed
procedure.

I shall be glad to discuss the problem of the con=
flict with you. I hope, however, that you will be able to
arrange another date with Mr. Iba.

With best regards, I am
Sincerely yours,

Mates

EN: R z tive Secretary