March 2, 1945.

The Deily Register~Mail, : 7 :
Galeaburg, Illinois.

Dear Rob:

Thank you for your very good letter of the 28th instant. I an
glad thet things are working aleng so well in your plans. I am enclosing
some two column and one golwm mats. I believe the AP had some hal? colum
mats, but we have none of those. I am sending some biographical data. that
you mey use at your convenience.

You remember you told me Grinnell was a long ways off from Kansas
City. Well, I have a date on the 17th to speak at Anthony, which is down
below Wichita, so 4% will be necessary for me to leave on that 1:45 a.m.
train te get to Anthony that evening, I will go right on through Kansas
City and on out west. It sooms as if I have had a difficult time in arrang-
ing this with a long trek before the contemplated date wo had on the 12th,
and now we have a long. trip on the other end,

80 I will be foreed to leave, not on the 12:17 bevause that does
not go through Anthony, but on the leter train which is routed through
Anthony. This speaking schedule of wine is a very difficult one, I have
practically every date filled until the 20th of April.

I am glad that you are happy in my coming, and I assure you I am
equally pleased in my contemplated trip. It will be a great pleasure to
meet gush a red hot basketball group, and from all reports it anes look as
if ™ had about the best team in the tournament,

Alf panien and I were in school ainbe at the University together
back in 1905 to 1908. ,

It will be a great pleasure to see yous But remember that I oan
visit with you and the group from the time the meting is over until the
train pulls out. I am sorry that I won't be able to spend the next day, but
~ I have already mde my camitments to Anthony. But I do kmow we will have
plenty of ‘ime for a good bullfest with all of ow basketball friends.

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education,
FCA:AH io : Varsity Basketball Coach.