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Soon a new ES which was a form of Dr, Allen's favorite sport,
basketball—was invented by the director of the program, Outdoor volley ball was
started and badminton added, . Standards for these sports, and for goal—hi, were
made from pipes, with bases of old automobile wheels and ancient tires filled with
concrete, With the rubber coverings, the standards are quite useful in the gym-
nasiums with protections for the finished floors, The old casings, which years ago
were covered with aluminum paint to produce equipment pleasing to the eye, were worn
out long before the rubber shortage became a bugaboo of the American public, But
they still fulfill a fine recreational mission as well as protection for the polished
floors on which athletes cavort during the winter months,

The program after the second year was rapidly growing in copienter
People began coming to the summer sessions in order to provide a vacation playground
for their families in the cool evenings when the breeze from the Kaw and Wakarusa
valleys swept over Mt, Oread creating a cool, pleasant setting, The townspeople
began driving up in the evening to rest, and to watch the youngsters at play. It
was a great factor in further reducing any barrier that existed between town and
gown——-between the University and the city of Lawrence,

Then came the need for lights, They were installed and from then on,

Dr. Allen says "the project was made". In the six years of operating the recrea-
tional program, there has never been a case of discipline, Informality, points out
Dr. Allen, is the beauty of the deal,

Social programs were not neglected, Street dances were provided with
bands, and attendances of 500 were not unusual, Softball leagues were established—
and each one the teams are named after the big six conference members—-the Jayhawkers,
Cornhuskers, Wildcats, Tigers, Sooners, and Cyclones, Archery, Golf, tennis, swim-
ming, and all—school picnics all have a place on the program now,

The latest addition to Dr. Allen's already famed program, is lawn borling,

Although added only this year, it is already one of the most popular sports in the |

whole gamut of entertainment provided for the summer school students,