Kansas City, Mo»
February 1, 1946

Dre Forest Allen
c/O Universi ty of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Phog:

My oldest son, Fred, will graduate at Southwest High School
this spring and I am planning on sending him to K.U. next September.
He desires to take Chemical ingineering. I am writing you and request
that you advise me the proceedure necessary to enroll at Lawrence.
Knowing of the possible restrictions on “out of state" students, I de-
sire to get his name in immediately.

Fred is 6'-4" tall, weighs about 188 lbs., and is on the basket-
ball squad at Southwest. To date he has not played in a single game but
he has never missed a practice. He just took up basketball this year.

He plays on our church team and has developed remarkably in the last few
monthse His coach is Frank Wheat, a former Missouri player, whom I'm
sure you know, Both Frank and Ken Yunker, another Missouri man, have
told me they felt he had very good prospects of developing into a good
player and have tried to persuade me to send him to Columbia, but neither
his mother nor myself desire to send him to Missouri. He wants to go to
Ke Use and frankly he eats, drinks and talks nothing but basketball. He
has made his letter in swimming and won't go out this year because of
it’s interfering with his basketball, I believe he could easily make
another swimming letter but he prefers to be on the basketball squad
where he plays every practice day. I don't wish to appear too enthu-
siastic but I do believe he is a better than average prospect and am
anxious to get him in K,U. this fall.

fhanking you for any information you may furnish me,
Fraternally yours,
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Phil G. Abell e
PeSe We are making plans for a huge Founders Day Banquet on Feb. 15th
and I do hope you can be present. We are expecting a record

attendance with so many boys back from service and I hope it will
be possible for you and the brothers on your squad to be present.

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