Janmary 4, 1942

Mr. Stanley Ge Waltz

General Manager |
University of Michigan Union
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Dear iir, Waltzs,

from reading a carbon copy of your letter sent to our Chancellor Deane ™, Halotte

Prior to my reading this letter I received a eall from our Director of Public Relations,
lite Kee Tavidsor, telling me that the Chancellor had cailed his attention to this
letter, and he was in turn informing otherse This made me very hapvye

The fact that you wrote this letter entirely usolicited and without my
knowledge deeply cratifies mo, 2

The morning that our team left, your very affable man in charge of the
cafeteria called me over and said, “May I say something to you? I said, “Yes,

indeed Sire” At the same time I feared that something had cone wrong and thet maybe
one of our boys had gotten out of Line over Sonetiting, but much to my surprise and
elation this young man said, "I want you to imow that this is the finest group of
boys that has ever visited the Michigan Union, and we see a lot of then heres" I said
to this young mn, "This makes ne very happy."

When the boys got on the train I called them together and called attention
to the fact that teams from all over the United States stop at the Michigan Union,
and apparently there was no motive other than to tell us that by contrast we were
& group of fellows just merely behaving ourselvese ‘To me it is a sad connentary
on sports when @ group of fellows representing colleges of America think themselves
80 privileged that they can destroy property and act like rowdies,

The mere fact that we were ordinary gentlemen called forth unuswl praise
for just being decent; therefore, I told the boys that I wanted them to lnow that I
was very proud of them, but the great benefit from such & compliment went to the
University of Zanses,

And so, lire Waltz, it ts very generous of you to write the letter to our
Chancellor. Such acts as yours are constructive because this afternoon when I
meet the boys in a conference I shall read them your letter, and I am sure that .
you will mke them feel that it is very worthwhile to be gentlemen,

With deep appreciation and Wishing you @ Very Progperous and Happy New Year,
I am, :

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Edueation and Recreation
FCAglg Varsity Basketball Coach |
e¢: Kolo Davidson