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Lawrence, Kansas”
1230 Oread Street
January 20, 1946

To Seuntitine Forrest Allen,
Dear Sir:

We wish to call your attention to a pressing
problem which exists in Lawrence. We believe that about

the time of the last election the slot machine problem was

given consideration. Perhaps some action was taken along

this line, bututhe situation definitely still exists.

It may be true that boys under 18 years of age
are supposedly being barred from playing these machines,
but cade has had no effect upon the "take" beeause boys
over 18 are still lesing heavily and nothing is being done
about it. As a group of students of K.U. and High Schodl,
we wish to voise our opinion. Our opinion is that all such
machines should be barred. Their influence upon a great
portion of the youth in this — should be brokem.

Is 4t not true that all citizens, including the

professors and teachers, should give some consideration to

stopping this situation ? Many people have seen some suck

professers and teachers 4anigenerezrand one certain K.U.

Speech professor in partivular, operating these machines

quite reguaarly. This in itself is, perhaps, of no significance
to speek or, Bae rs is: without a doubt in our opinion an influence |

upon the students: in both schools. Perhaps this and other prefessors

do not realize this and do it for enjoyment ,. but the fact remains
that they have been seen often in these places and operating thesec

machines. Many students therefore may think that it is more or less