' Irvington, Calif.
May 31,1941.

Des Fs Ce Allen

Dir. of Physical Education,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Dr. Allen:

Please consider this letter as my application for the position
vacated by Mr. De Groot at your university. Mr. De Groot in-
formed me last night that he had recommended me as a possible
candidate for his position and I am taking this opportunity

to indicate my interest in that regard.

I am sincerely interested in physical education as a career

and this opportunity, if realized, will enable me to further

my aspirations toward this end. I have what is considered by
many a strong background in the theory and practice of both
physical education and recreation as gained under lir. D.S.

De Groot at San Jose State College. As Director of Physical
Education, Mr. De Groot raised the physical education curriculum
standards at that school from relative mediocrity to a level
considered second to none here on the coast.

Feeling weak in the health and hygiene part of our work, I
decided to supplement this weakness by attendance at Stanford
University, a school long noted for its training in these fields.
Working towards my masterts degree, I completed approximately
fifty units at Stanford. I do not have my degree as yet but have
completed all of the academic courses required and have only

the writing of the thesis to accomplish.

Aside from eighteen units of practice teaching, I have gained
practiéal experience in two private schools and one public school
all on the secondary level. I have achieved some success in the
guidance and counseling of students during my experience as a
teacher and this fact together with my athietic experience and
travel will, I hope, qualify me for your consideration. |

It is my opinion that successful teaching of professional courses
in physical education is dependent upon a practical experience

in this field gained in each of the lower levels of education.
Further, I believe that any advanced teaching should be preceded
by a wide variety of individual experiences as might be gained
from life itself as well as in formalized educational situations.
In this regard I refer to my experience as gained from working
my way through school as a chemist in a cannery and also to some
traveling which has taken me from coast to coast a number of times,
numerous trips to both Canada and liexico, and three trips to the
Hawaiian Islands.