Colonel Williem C. Washington,
Comerant, ReOePCos

We have sent out inquiries to four different firms in regard
to prices and their abllity to furnish gym equipment for the
Army students expected at the University on August 9th. )

. Phe outléok is not too encouraging. We have received replics

from two firms, and doubtless will hear from the others in a

day or 80. One firm says “Even on the onjers in these quantities,
the actual production costs will exceed the comparative price
quotations given by the Director of the Training Division, go we
are led to the conclusion that these prices must have been taken
from @ schedule that is decidedly on the obsolete side." They

: Those prices are more than the $1.85 qioted in the tulletin
from the Seventh Serviee Command. |

Gym shirts are diffieult to cbtain, and the sweatsuits will
be even more difficult to get. This type of gym equipment has
been purchased in tremendously Sus coamitian te wees wees
ing programs ~ some of which have bean in operation for more
then a year. As one firm says, the real problem will be to
ee sen a ICS Slee Ay eee
any preference rating |

I have also written to lr. Frank Leahy; director of athletics
at Notre Dame, who is in charge of the Keds Sports Department of
the Ue. 8. Rubber Comany. I have not heard from hin as yet, but
re ee

Very sincerely yours,