August 29, 1941. To the Night Watchman: Mre Otto Schnellbacher, of Sublette, Kanses, will use a single cot for a few nights in the gymasium It will be only for a short time, not until school begins, Otto does not use tobacco in any form, end I will be personally responsible for any of his acts. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Eduention and Recreation, PCA:AE Varsity BasketLall and Baseball Coach. September 11, 1941. Mr. GC. G. Bayles, Superintendent, Buildings and Grounds. Dear C. &.: main thoroughfare, and this morning I drove down past power house and found that the road was blocked What is a fellow to do Park on the main drag or go to some other sone and get tagged again? I would like to know. Thank you. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA:AH Versity Basketball and Baseball Coach. - Ur. C. G. Bayles Dept. of Buildings and Grounds Campus Dear Cs. Ges @pshi 1°11 say I lest my way. Boy! I didn't even know you ould get around there. For several days I drove down by the ‘big sign stared me in the face “Read Closed"! Then came my breach of parking on the main theroughfare and the other details that I related. | Finally, someone told me that the way they had been getting in was snaking around by the engineering school and then doing a dipsy~doodle up the highway by the hot house. After se many girations maybe a fellow could make it, but I doubt if you could get your crate turned around in that area. Thank you for the progress report. If the rains continue to impede your progress on the intrarmral field and the snow flies to inhibit your work on the turn south of Fowler, then we can just drive around the engineering building. : Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation FCA/pg 3 _ Varsity Basketball Coach THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE DEPARTMENT OF BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS Cc. G. BAYLES, SUPERINTENDENT Sept .15,1941 Dr. Forrest C.Allen Director of Physical Education & recreation Varsity Basketball Coach Dear Forrest: Sorry you lost your way to the Gym. Here are the directions followed by others: Always come in from the west to the Greenhouse, then turn up the hill. There will be no road through the Buildings and Grounds area from now on although as soonas we finish grading the intramural field I expect to improve the turn south of Fowler. This will make it much easier for you. As to the tags - Mr. Malotts instructions you know = we just work here. Sincerely yours, Super inte Department Buildings & Grounds CGBshi Mr. 6. G. Bayles, Superintendent, Buildings end Grounds. Dear Er. Bayles: Dre Elbel called my office this morning and reminded me of the fact that there are some, crading stakes and a steam shovel on the intramural field. I recall Having written you on June 28 asking about the grading and the possible appropriation of the state. I 6lso mentioned the $500 given by the student councils for gradings | Not having heard from you, on July 14°1 wrote the Chancellor asking about the appropriation and mentioned the fact of the grading. On July 19 I further wrote the Chancellor explaining where the $500 came from, and I mentioned to him that the students had paid for the grading on the left intramural field. | Dre Elbel is firmly of the opinion that any grading done there now would spoil his entire intramural program this fall, Not having conversed with you in any wey, I was rather surprised to find the equipment on the field at this inopportune time. I trust that nothing will be done to spoil the intramural program. ‘This grading at this time is contra- indicated. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Bduoation and Recreation, Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coache | Mre C. G. Bayles Buildings and Grounds Campus — Dear Mr. Bayles, fhis letter concerns the glass windows in the gymmasium dow -* stairs and the frosted glass panes in the swinging doors into Every semester there are numerous breakages of both, and we foel that some steps could be taken which would prevent such breakage and elso the subsequent injury which often follows to students who break the pancSe | Would it not be a good idea to place wire glass-protectors in front of ell the windows as have been placed on a few of then? Also, the frosted glass, panes on the doors are unsatisfactory as a persén entering the gyrmasium or leaving cannet tell whether er not another person is ready to come in from the other side. I think clear glass panes would be an improvement for that reasone Also, some sort of bars could be placed over these panes on the inside and thus prevent much breakage on these glass panes on the doorse At the present writing there is e pane out in one of the doors ‘en the west side of the gymeasiun. Will you please look into this matter and give me your opinion? ‘Sincerely, | ) Director of Physical Bducation and Recreation FCA/pe Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach { \ a September 20, 1941. Mr. Ce. Ge Bayles, Superintendent, Buildings and Grounds, University of Kansas. Dear Mr. Bayles: Pursuant to your request as of 17th in which you asked me to submit projects for the Works Progress Reserve, I list~ ing the buildings and other facilities in order of their importance to the University physical education program as I see it. Women's Building ...sse+ceeeetecsenevesneee es « $250,000, Robinson Gymmasium, as you know, was built in 1906 when the enrollment was 1200. We now have an enrollment of over 4,000, and we are endeavoring to take care of the greatly enlarged athletic and physical education department, as well as our new major program in physical education. This building is used from early morning until past eleven o'clock at night from Thanksgiving until April or May. ! came to the University as Director of Athletics in 1919, The basement was chock-full of leckers and each individual student put his gymnasium i E HE E : Hf i E Hr iif of her band and that she was willing to build some sort of a memorial at the University. ‘Some of the women had talked to her and she thought of a swimming poo some other memorial. Mrs. luther Lewis was also women's building. You will recall that Mrs. Watkins gave the hospital, the nurses’ home, and two women's dormitories to the University. The Women's Building will provide facilities for many acti- vities that have heretofore been very limited. One of the outstanding features is the 75 foot swimming pool with standard diving beards and equipment. The bowling alleys will introduce an entirely new activity to our curriculum, one which has been very popular in other schools where the equipment has been available. The rifle range, indoor archery and golf cages will permit the teaching of these courses during the will provide ample space for the gymnasium classes and team sports, such as basketball, volley ball and softball. Intramural games will not have to be played at night, but at 4:30 in the afternoon. Oe he seat at Che ten singe on Seth oe on Se eee g i : E s E g 2 : : | lighting effects for dance programs and exhibitions. The class rooms the theory classes and lecture work. We felt the ideal location for this building would be between Fowler Shops and Rebinson Gymnasium, just west of the greenhouse. This would be accessible to the campus, and yet not teo far removed from the women's hockey field and inframural fields. j i g fe E Ht hs ake ee Te iu * o o 28 toil ii ; i i : + H li Hi bie Fs i i : E g F be fi gE § i provided . : : : A tunne. of gymnasium and built between the greenhouse and handball courts. The estimated cost of this natatorium would be . . . $100}000. 2 a F f : 5 : F z : 3 Naiemith Memorial Palestra . . ese seeseeeeneees e$600 © The next thing in order of importance is Naiami Weismith Memorial Palestra. The cost of this would be at least $600,000. Half of this, at least, could be raised by national subscription. galled ig ot pill Apert waclaneryd gd — on + we wanted to build a memorial for him some day, and I tee ae ee oe oe ee ° J Ws mo i a = Me hoe eek cee of the world, ed hae egtebdiehed & vepdlabion for besketeal3 through the long years of Dr. Naismith'’s active life at the University. At the present tine the Naismith Memorial Committee of 271 [ : E : F F ohn | Intremural University Play Fields, Gelf Course, Swimming Pool and Tennis Courts . oo « + + «© 2 0 « « $75,000, With the rough terrain on Robinson Farm a beautiful 18-hole golf course, @ club house, tennis courts and swimming pool could be built on this fine location. The Yale play field is several miles out of New Haven, and Robinson Farm presents more possibilities than the Yale set-up, because not only is Robinson Farm more accessible but t rough ground could be utilized for a golf course without the expenditure of a great deal of wealth. § Iowa State College built a $75,000 golf course on their farm. I am sure that certain parties could be interested in a large recreational project that would make this feasible. The topography of Mount Oread makes adjacent play fislds impossible. Therefore, this ideal situation should become a reality in 25 or 40 years. fennis Courts and Handball Courts «2. + «+s 2 © # oe © © © © «© 945,000, There is a great demand for handball courts. It is one of the great indoor and outdoor games and we have an ideal location for these courts just south of the gymnasium. The gymmasium serves as a windbreak and the courts could be utilized eleven months in the year. ‘The plan is for concrete outdoor handball courts using the three walls with no top and a short shoulder between courts which breaks down, lending a type of archi- tectural beauty to the gymasium environment. The estimated cost of these eight handball courts is $5,000. Most of the universities in the Big Six Conference (Oklehoma, Nebraska, Missouri and Iowa State) have conorete tennis courts. All of the championship games in California are played on Concrete tennis courts. Such courts are comparable to concrete highways end gravel roads in mainten- concrete tennis courts, replacing the ty-f courts we now have. Zach court will cost about $1600, as estimated by Professor F. A. Russell. Holding companies 120s sseceeeeeeeees eee © « $200,000, Prom 1921 to 1936 the Athletic Association bought the intra- mural field south of the hill, houses and lots, to keep the public from encroaching upon the University domain. We have talked with J. C. Nichols, : Lindley and other people regarding a holding company organized for $200,000 to purchase the three blocks between Mississippi and Maine il We discussed the project of buying all those houses and lots and moving the houses off to adjacent vacant lots so the entire three blocks would be clear. ‘Some streets would be closed, and we would build a large campanile tewer and tennis courts, properly land- 8 : Se : In this connection we had planned a tennis stadium south ef the open end of the present concrete horseshoe. This tennis stadium ca of , large Memorial Stadiu location. —O ee ee ee ee ee E Oe HE long been an eastern activity where it is lerge playgrounds. There are two possible 20 on the quadrangle ($300.00) and the other north of Frenk Strong Hall ($1,000.00), or both. I would suggest bluegrass for the quadrangle and bent for the Frank Strong Hall location. The reason for the difference in the cost is because the sprinkler system together with drainage would have to be supplied for the bent grass. The Fowler Greve location happens to fit into the axis of the mew quadrangle, and by using bluegrass there it could be discontinued at any time, so the expense is not creat. The Lawn Bowls court in the quadrangle would alse fit in EE as ay a g eee there would add much to the beauty and discourage the outting across the campus. We would discourage the highly competitive games, such as Goal-Hi at this end of the quadrangle, and make it more of a recreative feature ee SE SS Ee Se GEE SED ay SEED Se ED activities. Winter Owtdoor Skating Rink ». +. «secs esee eee eve ee eves The flooding of a rink area on the intramural field would provide wafety in our winter skating activity. By utilizing the flood- Cece cae a Gade far Gi Gee facades seceeaiiten ue aothh sauna : this area and have the switch connestions located at the power plant. We could control the situation vory nicely. Someone has estimated that from two to six weeks skating every winter. My idea was to there whe would build log fires and police the situation other activity would be policed. It is possible that a charge of sill Gah te sade tev abn: | A ey i i Summer Recreation « «es sees sececeseesv.s ves 0 & $500. We have lived out of the junk yard so long that we would hardly know how to act with any new equipment. Practically all of the No one single factor has produced as much good will for the University in a general way as has the summer community recreation center. Five hundred dollars will provide additional play facilities that would not mar the appearance of the beautiful quadrangle and yet would enhance the hours of pleasure and enjoyment by a thankful public. I trust that some of these projects will strike a responsive chord in the heart of this committee. Some of these promotions I have dreamed about for over twenty years. I am fast becoming to have the shiiacadiy 4f the Giaecin ae enid, "I aa uot ware whether 5 en Graeme ing life or living dreams." Sincerely yours, : Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA: AE Varsity Basketball and Baseball Ceach. eo UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION September a> 1941. Mr. C. @. Bayles, Superintendent, Buildings and Grounds. Dear Mr. Bayles: Dre Elbel called my office this morning and reminded me of the fact that there are some grading stakes and a steam siicvel on the intramurel field. I recall having written you on June 28 asking about the grading and the possible appropriation of the state. I also mentioned the $500 given by the student councils for grading. Nét having heard from you, on July 14 I wrote the Chancellor asking about the appropriation and mentioned the fact of the grading. On July 19 I further wrote the Chancellor explaining where the $500 came from, and I mentioned to him that the students had paid for the grading on the left intramural field. Dr. Elbel is firmly of the opinion that any grading done there now would spoil his entire intramurs! program this fall. Not having conversed with you in any way, I was rather surprised to find the equipment on the field at this inopportune time. I trust that nothing will be done to spoil the intramural program. This grading at this time is contra-~ indicated. Sincerely ours, FCA: AH 4 June 28, 1841. Uigre Ce Ge ra and Grounds, ‘University of Yansase Dear lire Bayles: I recall that last fall when I d4scussed . wai ae a Pield using the sun of (600.00 given by the two student councils for that purpese, you told me ‘that the Chancellor ms asking for an eescdeeinbee cited tomas tallece ts ees this field and fix it up properly. You suggested that wo hold off our work on this account. I have newer heard whether or ai at appropriation was granted. If it wes not lieve ‘wo should utilize the $600.00 we hea ~~ grading sdk Thad dlndabia the tanaee of tasory o students playing on the field as much es we eens oF saa course, _ with the larger appropriation so much more could be done to’ pub the field in proper shape. W411 you kindly let me lmow what the situation de at this time? Sincerely yours, Director of Hiysies) Muestion and Rearestions — PCAsah ‘Varsity Sasketball Coach. July 19, 1941. Chancellor Deane W, Malott, University of Kansas. Dear Chancellor Melott: Thank you for your letter of the 16th instant replying to my query regarding the large appropriation for the grading of the intramral field. Would it be unfair, Mr. Chencellor, to ask if we got anything at all? For your information, I might say that student money graded the east end of the field. ‘Thero was a twenty- five foot drop in the terrain from end to end of the field, ‘and scores of boys have been seriously injured there. Ur. Bayles came to me and said, “If you will get $500.00 from .the student activity fund, we will use WPA labor, put in sod end grade that field.” : _ Of course you know the thing is not to make a lovely place for the boys to play, but to cut down on the number of serious injuries which are still very moh in evidence when the students use the west end of that field in intramural games, ‘There are big rute, it is dowahill, end there is still a very bad condition where the sewer runs. If we could have that graded then we would reduse etudents' injuries, which are a matter of great concern. It is not just to get something done or to beautify the landscape, but to make a place safe for the boys. This field is not large enough to take care of half of the boys who desire to play every afternoon on : this fine intramural program. We had planned last year not © to remove the sod until after the intramural season, - then we wanted to move it over on the unsodded east side, and it was at this junction thet Mr. Bayles talked to me. | I wish now to refer to a matter thet would be especially helpful to our summer recreative program. The area bounded by the east end of the Quadrangle, just across from the Anatomy Building, between the Chemistry Building : and Fowler Shops would make a lovely setting for lawn bowls. If we could have that area slightly leveled off and move the fire plug from its ‘siete on the Quadrangle to the parking we could provide a good space for this game. Bowling on the green in the cool evenings during the summer session would be one of the beauty sights as well as one of the most enjoyable end healthful exercises thet our sumer commmity could indulge in, It would take very little grading, and the sod that would — mural felis in resodding She aren we could get from the intra- mura eld. Might we ae 4 your approval of this? Or, if you desire a conference I will be very happy to talk to you con- cerning this most res feature in our summer recreative activity. I am very happy that you mentioned the handball courts. Last spring I went into them and had them repaired as best we could under the conditions. I did notice some scoribblings by some morons, and from time to time we have painted them when our funds would permit. Our maintenance budget was so definitely reduced this year that we hed not counted on doing this. But I agree with you that it is necessary to efface these emotional expressions of ugliness, and somehow we will defer some of our other expenditures for this most im- portant item to which you call my attention. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA :AH Varsity Besketbell Coach. P. 8. Dear Chancellor; After I returned from your office this morning where we discussed the painting of the handball courts, I was wondering why the department should pay for painting those courts any more than we pay for painting the walls of the gymnasium. In my letter I told you that we were going to do it and we will and we expect to, but frankly I believe that is Mr. Bayles job, end that when he sees unkempt situations that paint would help it seems to me that he is in position to rectify that mich easier than anyone else. Do you agree with me in this? FCA THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR y July 16, 1941 Mr. Forrest C. Allen 105 Robinson Gym Campus Dear Phog: I asked for a large appropriation for the intramural field but did not get it. There is, therefore, no reason why you should not go ahead and spend the money you how have in hand. There is another matter which I should like to bring to your attention. In a general inspection of buildings the other day with Mr. Bayles I went into the handball court building. It certainly is not a very good building, but it would be materially helped by a coat of whitewash on the inside which would lighten it up and also remove some of the decorations placed there by some thoughtless artist but which do not add to the moral tone of the University. I really think something ought to be done about this and would appreciate it if you would give it consideration. Sometime next fall, I should like to talk to you about the desirability of inviting the Rotary Club to hold one of their luncheons on the Hill. I do not know what the attitude of the Club is atout venturing from their home quarters. It occurred to me it might be worthwhile to see what could be worked out as a sort of gesture from the University to the town. Sincerely yours, Deane W. Malott, DWM: h Chancellor. THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE OFFICE OF July 23 1941 THE CHANCELLOR Dr. Forrest C. Allen 105 Robinson Campus Dear Phog: IT have no objection to your suggestion about bowling, but just at the moment I don't know where we can get the funds to do it. I am a little loath to make any unnecessary commitments or expenses until we find out how the winter's enrollment is going. Then perhaps we can see what can be done. I think there is no logical reason why your department should keep up the handball building except that you have always done so and right now Mr. Bayles is nearly frantic with his own budget. He is the most willing person in the world but we are pushing him pretty hard to get some new ad- ministrative offices here in this building, fourteen new practice rooms in Hoch Auditorium, repairs in the basement of Fraser and maintenance work in Marvin Hall. All of these simply take up the funds which he has this year at his command. I am sorry we don't have more funds but hope to help you out possibly by opening a student drive for handball courts this spring, and I do hate to leave those buildings as they are due to the fact that students themselves complain about it. There was no appropriation at all made for the intramral field grading although I tried to get it. The legislature was pretty good to us.in granting most of our requests but this is one that went by the boards. I am sorry, but somehow, sometime, we shall look for better luck. Sincerely, NS... @. ana DWM:h Deane W. Malott Chancellor THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE OFFICE OF THE CHANCELLOR July 9, 1941 Dr. Forrest C, Allen 105 Robinson Gym Campus Dear Phog: In view of the fact that the proposed committee is an honorary one and I thereby assume you would not be expected to get out and raise money, and in view of the fact I cannot see how your serving on the committee would jeopardize any activities we might care to underteke in regard to a Naismith Memorial, and furthermore, in view of the fact this project is going ahead anyway and I don't see how we could graciously avoid participating, I don't see how we could refuse to serve. In other words, I don't believe that participating on the committee would jeopardize at all our chances of a field house, and certainly we need one and must have one. I wish they weren't so expensive! Sincerely, [I_B. ae DWM:h Deane W. Malott duly 14, 1942. Chancellor Deane Ws Malott, University of Kansas. ‘Deer Chencellor Halott: Thenk you for your note of the 9th instant. I am accepting membership on the honerary committee of basketball coaches in connection with the Haisnith Momor isl. ; : There is enother mtter to which I wish to oa11 your attention, and that is in regard to the grading of cur intramural fields Om dune 28th I wrote ire Ge Ge Bayles concerning this, end sent a copy of ny letter to Raymond Nichols. Since I heve had no reply to my letter to Mr. Bayles I felt I should gall the mtter to your ettentione Last fall we considered the possibility ¢ grading the intramral field using the $500.00 ellotted for this purpose by the two student councils. tre Bayles at that time advised ageinst it saying thet the Chancellor was asking for an appropriation of several thousand dollers to grede this field properly. Is there such en appropriation for this grading? If 80, I believe we should make use of it now. If not, then it seems to me thet the student council money should be used te put the field in as good a shape as possible. © I shall appreciate hearing from you at your eerly convenience. . Sinesrely yours, | Direster of Physical Education and Recreation, ~PCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coach + May 15th, 1942 Mr. Eberhart Plumber Buildings & Ground University of Kansas Dear Er. Eberhart: Just wondering how you are getting along with the stons work on drinking fountain. Appreciate hearing from you regarding the sbove matter. Kindest regards, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation--Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. PCA: re TRIPLICATE DEPARTMENTAL ORDER | | oa | Ord 0 | BUSINESS OFFICE, ae es oe — rder N¢ 2401 | Tue University or Kansas: Date... ay Slst, 1941 . Please order from the Department of Buildings and Grounds the articles or labor Date paid listed below, and charge to the Physical Education Dept. fund, Department of............ Bldg..& Ground Deliver to Room No.5. 2. Building Transfer Check No. ROT IPT meLNrEIres (Please make in triplicate, : te oe Basnces 4 Office.) : an ead of Department. oye ene rite QUANTITY > SIZE DESCRIPTION OF ARTICLES OR LABOR QUOTATION 3) Tg etme en gr te PERS TNL Te NEN RL ESA I GPT | 3 Total Cost, || $2 11-87—3M Sets - ere August 4, 1941. Mire Co Ge Bayles, | it ' ite Hi Ht He fi f nat Uh i ili Poh & al Hi i: ee ae H uu ny i Mu dai i Re i i Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education end Recreation, Varsity Basketball Coache PCA: AR JOB ESTIMATE DEPARTMENT BUILDINGS AND GROUNDS UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Date... July--7.y--1941 OE Bela cuore Department......... RL PO once Description of job....... Floodlights for. recreation..grounds « 6 GE. No. 2 AL 45 AAH3 - G.E. Athletic Field Flood- lights with mounting for 2" pipe. $72 00 6 pieces of 2" pipe 20* long. 24.00 6 secondary racks 5 200 Labor for assembling 6.00 $107.00 - eee Total cétimated cost #107400. i. kbeadiel ooloacee: Foreman,1e geome iy Wi. oo Date copleted 5s 7-40—-1M 18-5141 July 3rd, 1941 Mr. c. aA Bayles University of Kansas Dear ir. Bayles‘ I'm wondering if we could have a small strip of flooring which is directly in front of our office door varnished. A few years ago you were kind enough to re-place the old flooring for new flooring. At that time, it was varnished and made entirely new. Since then, all the varnish has been worn off and the excessive usage that we have given it has caused the floor in this area to show much wear. I fear that unless there is some varnish put on, the floor will become stained end ugly unstead of the nice floor that we now have. Of course it will not be possible to do this until after the close of Sumer School, but I would appreciate it if you could put this on your agenda for attention during the late summer. The small strip I referred to, runs from the west end of the side door of the gymnasium to and across our office door which opens south of the hall. Thank you very much for your past kindnesses. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation-Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. FCA:re