March 6, 1941 lire Bdward Weilepp | The “ePherson Republican tf MePherson, Kansas | - Dear Mre Weilepps I have your letter of March 3 regarding j my speaking before your Rebounders Club on March 26, et 6230 Pee I would appreciate your lettincs me know where the banquet will be held. / - I shall be happy to bring some films along with m@e The size of all our filns is 16 mms I eam eiclosing a mt and en exeerpt fran "who's Who in American Sports". Sincerely yours, Tirector of Physical Bducation and Reereation Varsity Basketball Coach THE McPHERSON REPUBLICAN W. J. KREHBIEL, PUBLISHER DAILY ANO WEEKLY MCPHERSON, KANSAS March 3, 1941 Dre Forrest C,. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: I read your letter of the 28th at our regular meeting of the Rebounders club this noon and it was received with wholehearted ehthusiasm. sefore the meeting ended the members were practically demanding your presence at our banquet on the 26th. Arrangements are fast being completed to handle a crowd of not less than 200 persons. Your expense figure of $22.50, we believe, is quite in line with the distance you must travel and the time you must take from your work. The banquet will start at 6:30 o'clock. Several members of the club, namely Tom Hayden, Jack Randle and Carl Kopelk, urged that you bring with you some of the motion pictures which were shown at the coaching school last year. “hese men said that they enjoyed | gt the pictures very much and would like to see them again. lf you Oe it Op hie teeee Vink ae ob tee Ses ee 0401 glad to provide the So Pia machine and screen for the showing. Also let me know the tp of your address so that we can start the publicity immediately. Again let me thank you for your interest and your willingness to visit us here and help make our Rebounders banquet a success, If there &Sre any questions which you may have, do not hesitate to write Me « Sincerely, Edad pulypp P.S. In checking our morgue I find that we do not have a cut or eh of youe Would you please have the publicity department ship us a mat as soon as possible? ‘thanks. Mre Edward Weilepp Chief Rebounder The MePherson Republican MePherson, Kansas . Dear Mre Weilepps | I beg to acknowledge receipt of your favor of the instant and I am replying just before we start on our near fatal trip to Lin Nebrasia and to Ames, Iowie We have a badly crippled squad and our optimistic hope would be to win one of our three remaining games in Big-Sixs o5e a i 3 , In regard to speaking to your Rebounders Club, I assure - would be a great pleasure to meet with your fine group Varsity Baseball and since basketball has taken of my ‘ball team has but one man of the regulars returning fron we have a Herculean taske Personally, I have no business absenting myself the baseball team will need all the practice sessions they the opening of the season against the Kansas Aggies on April ever, I also recognize the fact that we owe some duty to our the State, and for that reason I am wavering between desire is a very great pleasure for me to get over the State of Kansas and meet fine citizens. The State does not provide traveling expenses for us and any ps that we make are financed from our om pocket. I drive a Buick Roadmaster because I am forced to mke rapid drives with as much safety as possiblee Therefore, I find that I cannot operate my car for less than 5¢ per mile each waye The mileage to McPherson and back would be about $20.00, and naturally Xi would have some small expenses such as mealge I would say the expense would be from $20.00 to $22.50. If you would be willing to pay that amowmt I will | be glad to make arrangements to be with you on March 26~ You my let me hear from you at your conveniences Sincerely yours, T an and our yearts s : 7 hing i : é g7 eae hool when prior to 8e Howe over +h si a? fl Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach , PeSe I have just received an invitation to speak to the Metro Club on March 26 or April 4 in Kansas City, Missourig so if you will kindly hasten your reply I will hold the Metro Club off mtil I hear from you since I have firste Thank you for an early replys | aus | THE McPHERSON REPUBLICAN W.J. KREHBIEL, PUBLISHER DAILY AND WEEKLY MCPHERSON, KANSAS February 27, 1941 Dr. F.C, Allen Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allen: The MePherson Rebounders club is planning a banquet for our high school and Me¥he rson college basketball squads the night of Mareh 26 and several of the members have approached m on the matter of a speaker. I am writing you on that subject. As you undoubtedly know our Rebounders elub is composed of McYherson business men who are interested in sports, particularly basketball. We gather once a week to eat together and to discuss cage teams and their records throughout the state. I can assure you that the KU squad comes in for plenty of talk as McPherson is well populated with loyal | KU gradse Out club is a loose-lmit affair, without dues and without a treasury. We would like nothing better than to have you be the principal speaker at our banquet honoring our local cagers, but unfortunately we are a little on the lean side for funds. I am not familiar with your practice in making trips for speeches but would like very much to hear from you as to your policy of trip expenses, etc., should you find March 26 an open date on your calendar. I can then present to the club a report on the situation, *hanking you in advance, I am, Most Sincerely Edward oh N alli Chief Rebounder McPherson, Kansas P.S. We have a benior in high school here who may bear looking into as a future college cage stare CLASS OF SERVICE 1201 SYMBOLS ] This is a full-rate : DL "Day Letter Telegram or Cable- NL=Night Letter am unless its de- : erred character is in- A6 ‘) LC=Deferred Cable dicated by a suitable = symbol above or pre- NN NLT =Cable Night Letter ceding the address. R. B. WHITE NEWCOMB CARLTON J. Cc. WILLEVER \ Ship Radiogram { PRESIDENT CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT The filing time shown in the date line on telegrams and day letters is STANDARD TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is STANDARD TIME at point of destination KAV51 9 XCSOSBORNE KANS 6 125P FOG ALLEN= 04 | MAR 6 pi | 47 CAN YOU COME FOR BANQUET MARCH 25 WIRE COLLECT= -L H BREWSTER SUPT® THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE March 10, 1941 I cannot operate it on less than &¢ per Therefore, — I believe it would be necessery for me to have $20.00 to break evene : a if this is agrecable with you I will be very happy to somes ; With all good wishes, I am, Sincerely yours, Direstor of Physical rducation and Recreation MAslg Varsity Basketball Coach Burns, Kansas March 8, 1941 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Kansas University lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen; Do you have May 20 taken on your commencement dates? We would like to have you sive the conmencement address to our high school if you are open and we can meet your price. Please let me kmow about the above date and the price you charge for ¢siving a commencement address. Very sincerely yours, Brice Durbin, Superin tend ent o Burns High School Mereh 12, 1941 Mre Brice Durbin Euperintendent Burns High School Burns, Kansas # ya ‘Deer tr. Durbin: ‘Thank you ¢ for your letter of March Ils I shall be good to be your Commencerent speaker on May ei, end you can count on my being there at 8:00 Pe Me or carliore Sincerely yours, FCAtlg:min Director of Physice1 Education and Recreation Versity Rasketbe 11 Coach Burns, Kansas March 11, 1941 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education - Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach © Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dri Allen: . Your price is very reasonable and we shall be glad to have you for our conmencement speaker on May 20. We will count on you at 8:00 Pi-H. on that date. Very sincerely yours, Burns Hish School Mereh 12, 1942 Yrs» Ethel Seymour County Cuperintendent | Frenklin County — Ottewe, Kansas Dear Mrse Seymour: I sekmowledge receipt of your letter of March lle _ ZY will be heppy to be with your teacher=board member group on the night of March 18, at 7:00 ofclock et the rirst : Methodist Churche . Sincerely yours, FOAsig:min Director of Physical Fducation and Pecreation 7 - ‘Varsity Basketball Coach M FRANK IN COUNTY OTTAWA, KANSAS March 11, 1941 Mre Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education and Recreation . . University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mre Allen: | I was so very happy to receive your a ee Z letter and to know that you will be able to be with us the night of hiareh the 3 oe eighteenth. | oe «The banquet will be held in the First es, ‘ Methodist Church at Fourth and Hickory Spreete . ee * We will be only too glad to see you ee next Tuesdaye . urs very truly, SE ee Phe 3 - ‘Bthel Seymour : Coe Superintendent March 6, 1942 Dear Mrse Seymour's I em sorry that 1 failed to write you on the 4th as I promiseds however, IT am happy to say that I will be glad to be with you on Tuesday, March 18 to speak before your TeachereBoard meetings I note that the banquet is to be held et 7300 P.M, Will you kindly tell me at what piace the tanquet is to be held? mene is still in the running for the championship, but I believe that there will be no play-off between the Missouri Valley and the BigeSixe It would be necessary for Kansas to defeat Oklahoma here Friday night and the Oklahona Aggies here on next Tuesday night to be considered for a possible playeoff, With this umeertainty in view, I an accepting your invitation of March 18 | Unless Kansas is drafted then I surely will te there on the 18the In fact, I am not in favor of our playing any more games efter our game with the Oklahom Aggies here on the lithe Thanking you for the Sevatnthen on awaiting your _ reply as to the location of the banquet, I am, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Yarsity Basketball Coach ~ FCAslg TELEPHONE 160 MRs. ETHEL SEYMOUR SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE OF COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT FRANKLIN COUNTY OTTAWA, KANSAS February 28, 1941 Mr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach University of Kansas Dear Mr. Allen; I would like very much for you to plan on coming to Ottawa to address my teachers and board members if you possibly cane So many of them want to hear you that I shall be willing to wait to hear from you after March the fourth. You asked me my usual procedure in the matter of chargee I have usually given the speaker fifteen dollars. esto gI MSM GRIT eR anand nae Meg P MP RI ANE ARR I do hope you shall be able to come. I shall be waiting to hear from you. Very truly yours, Ethel Seymour j Coe Superintendent BS/BR ‘February 26, 1942 Mrse Ethel Sapicur : County Superintendent Otiewa, Kansas 5 Dear Mrse Seymours The National Intereoliegiate Basketball Tournament is the tournament that lini] Liston handlese There is a great similarity between the National Collegiate Basketball Tourmement and the National Intere collegiate. ‘The National Collegiate, which is ours, is @ university organization of eight collegiate distriets of the United Statese Liston'ts tournament is a takeeoff from the National Collegiate and ec it the National Intercollegiates The National Intercollegiate includes the smaller pathonia - do not observe the one-year residence eligibility rulee The National Collegiate includes the universities who do observe the one=syear residence eligibility rule. “oe are playing for the BigeSix Championship and the Missouri Valley schools, such as Creighton, Drake and Oklaham Ae and Me play for their conference championshipe Since both conferences are in the Fifth Collegiate District a play-off between the two conferences must be held to determine the representative, when and if each respective conference declares their champions The 18th of March was the date tentatively agreed upon for the play-off... However, there is a committee of faculty members that may decide So. anlegt the championship rather than have a play-6ff. a _Lon wondering if the 4th of tinroh would be too late to give you @ final answere We will mow by thene We are playing Nebrasim on March 1 at Lincoln and Iow. State at Ames on March 3¢ We will know by then whether we are to be in the championship play-off or not and somehow I feel that ~ we will not be in and that I will be able to accept your date on March 18 at 7:00 Pile In fact, | dcaiaiek certain, ek ¢ ined sak each es eaiek something and then find I cculd not carry it throughe That is why I an hesitente If you feel that you cannot wait that long and would rather get someone else that would be highly satisfactory with me. But I assure you 4¢ would be & plensure to be with you snd your Teachers. and: ‘Dots Naere at the banquet on the above mentioned date. Mrse Ethel Seymour Fage Two Febe 26, 1941 rt is not my practice ever to make a charagee I would prefer that you let me know your usual procedure in such matterse Sincerely yours, oF . Director of Physical Rducation and Recreation : Varsity Basketball Coach a FAslg TELEPHONE 160 Mrs. ETHEL SEYMOUR : SUPERINTENDENT OFFICE OF COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT FRANKLIN COUNTY OTTAWA, KANSAS February 21, 1941 Mr. Forrest ©. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen; On October 28, I wrote to you asking you to speak at our Teacher-Board meeting. I received your reply saying that it would depend on the ‘ Basketball tournament in Kansas City. I under- stand that it will be held March the tenth to the fifteenth inclusively. I should like to know if it would be possible for you to give the address at the Peacher=Board Members banquet to be held Tuesday, March 18 at 7:00 Pe M. In your reply please let us know what the charges will be if you are able to come. Very truly yours, ymour Co. Superintendent ES/BR October 30, 1940 fear Mrse Seymours I wish to thank you for your kindness in asking me to address your Board-Teacher Banguet, to be held in Ottawa on March 18, | I am just a little wmoertain at the present time regarding my ability to be with you on March 18 I am to serve as Managing Director of the National Collegiete Saskete ball Tournament in Mansas City late in March, and the dates as yet have not been defini sete Would it be possible for you to wit a few weeks until we get more definite information om the dates? If you plans because I have tentatively pronised these other people and cannot close a date until I have finished my acreenént with theme Thanking you for your courtesy in asking mo, I am, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Sasketball Coach ‘es “TELEPHONE 150 MRS. ETHEL SEYMOUR OFFICE OF ‘ COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT FRANKLIN COUNTY OTTAWA, KANSAS Octeber 28, 1940 Mr. Forrest C. Allen Kansas University Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen; I am writing this letter in regard to your addressing us at cur Board-Teacher Ban-= quet, which is to be held March 18, 1941. Fer your topic, I sheuld like to have you present something which would be quite suitable for both the teachers and the School Board members. Please let me hear from you at once in regard to this matter. Yours very truly, Mrs. Ethel Seymour County Superintendent ES: EG SUPERINTENDENT March 15, 1941 Mre Carl MeIntire, Director CebeCe lows Bureau Chillicothe Business College Chillicothe, Missouri Dear Mre MeIntires As reguested in your letter of Mareh 13 I eam enclosing he a oe Ee previously sent to yous — It was a pleasure for me to be one of your "anniversary speakers" and I too hope I may have another oppertumity te visit your institutions Sineérely yours, Director of Physical “ducation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach C.B.C. NEWS BUREAU CHILLICOTHE BUSINESS COLLEGE - CHILLICOTHE, MISSOURI ‘ CARL A. McINTIRE, Director March 15, 1941 Dr. FP. Gs Alien Director Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: After you were first scheduled to speak here and were forced to cancel the engagement, I returned your mat and gloss photo to you. Now that you came and spoke for us I am in need of both of the items again. Could you send them soon, please? The mat will be used in our alumni paper and we will make a copy of the photo so as to include it in our annual with the group of "anniversary speakers". We enjoyed your visit here andlook forward to hearing you again. “hank you for helping me again. Sincerely your | Carl McIntire, Dir. Me:MB C.B.C. News Bureau aun Verch 19, 1942 Principal W. R. Binns Villiamsburg High School Villiamsburg, Kansas — Deer Principal Binns: Upon my return to the office this morn- : ing I.find thet f have a Commencement eddress already + conthcted for at felda, Kensas on Thursday, Mey 15th. I have a tentative date at Caldwell, Kansas on the 16th and I am closed for the 14th at Eudora. Also, I am going to Burns on May 20th. Thank you fer your kind invitation and I assure you it was a pleasure to see you again at Ottawae I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Besketball Coach FCAtmh March 20, 1941 ire We Ce Kampschroeder Eruela Public Schools Eurelt, Kansas Dear Mr. Kanpschroeder’s to your favor of the 19th instant, I beg to state that I will be happy te be with you ' at the Christian Church at 7:00 P.M. on My l, | The $25.00 will be very ample to cover the expenses of the tripe I am enclosing some mats and publicity to you in this letter, “lease return the mate when you have finished with theme With kindest personel regards and best wishes, I att, | Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Fducation and Recreation — Varsity Basketball end Basebal 1 Coach FCAslg | EUREKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS ~W.C. KAMPSCHROEDER, Supt. EUREKA, KANSAS March 19, 1941 Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Director Physical Education & Recreation Varsity Basketball & Baseball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: I appreciate the consideration which you have given our request. I have been somewhat delayed in answering your letter Gue to the fact that it was necessary to arrange a place for holding the banquet and also for preparing the dinner. The ladies of the Christian Church will take care of the banquet in their church base- ment on May 1. We have set the hour at 7:00 o'clock. | I believe that $25.00 will cover your cost of transportation and incidental expenses referred to in your letter. We shall make plans to reimburse you for this amount. We will be pleased to have publicity in our two local weekly newspapers, if you will be so kind as to send us mats and any other information which may assist us in pene Saver your coming for this event. With kindest personal ee and best wishes, I remain, Sincerely yours, wek/bh H.C. 00 sence Mareh 14, 1941 Mre We Ce Kampschrocder Superintendent Eureka Public Sehoole Eureka, Kansas Dear Mr. Kampschroeders Thank you for your very good letter of the 135th instante Yes, I knew that you were a graduate of the University of Kansase Mrs Chandler and I often talk about yous. He thinks you ere a dandy and I assure you that I can go right along with him in thet regards Teich: you for your geod wishes ‘regivding the Bigditx Cenfurense basketball racée Porsomilly, I feel that ow boys outdid themselves to gein a tice They are a most exceptional group of boys, and I em very wry proud of theme Their acadenic standing exceeds even their athletic aauitels nentse Yes, I do recall that you telephoned me about speaking in Eureka and I wis sorry I could not be there. It will be a pleasure for me to endeavor to be with you either April 2° or 29 or May 1. I will let you pick the specific date if it would suit you betters The University of Kansas does not make any provision for our traveling expenses and since I drive a Buick Roadmaster, it is necessary that I get Sf per mile each way to break evene I lmow it would be much less expensive if I drove a Pord puddle}jimper, but after I doa pretty good day's work and then co out and drive a couple mmdred miles I find I am not in too good shape to deliver a decent talks For that reason I drive a larger car and save myself, although I spend more money doing ites I imgine the expense of trensportation will be around §20.00. of ' course, there is a small incidental expense of going and coming that should amount to @ couple of dollarse I have never made it a point to fix any charge for speaking to our people in Kansas so if you can meet this figure quoted above I assure you it would be a pleasure for me to be with yous I would appreciate hearing from you at your convenience confirming the date and giving me your desires. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Reereation PAslg ~Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach : | EUREKA PUBLIC SCHOOLS Ww. C. KAMPSCHROEDER, SuPT. EUREKA, KANSAS March 13, 1941 Dr. Fe Us Alien Head Basketball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: You will recall that I. telephoned you about speaking in Eureka for the Chamber of Commerce at the time that they were entertaining the Eureka High School football squad. We were sorry that it was impossible for you to be with us at. that time. Each spring the "E" Club of our high school sponsors an athletic banquet. Every boy in our school who has gone out for some form of athletics is invited to the "E" Club banquet. Then too, tickets are sold to as many’ parents and business- men as our accomodations will permit. The "E" Club does not have very much of an opportunity to earn money, but they do expect to pay for the principal speaker of the evening. We have discussed the banquet for this spring and we all agree that we would like to have you be with us this year. The dates suggested would be April él, 23, 29, or May 1. The time would be . approximately 6:50 or 7:00 p.m. We would appreciate hearing from you as to what you would want for coming to Eureka for such an event and also if any of the sug- gested dates might be open on your calendar. Oy at _ (mnenday ) OV ee veoh date 77 Cpu: 22) Cpu: av ay ao ( ronda ) — Dewan. Sscake, GAOnna. on Set. OAw AO a f QyuAf = —— lPxthed oy ) napus a La fs ih (ake des et 7 4) Ur. #. 0. Allen--8--March 16, 1941 We shall let you know by return mail if we think that we can take care of the necessary expenses as stated in your response to this letter. Also, if none of these dates is open on your calendar, please suggest other dates for consideration which are still open so that we might consider them in light of our own community and school activities. I want to congratulate you personally and the basketball team as well for the fine showing which they have made this year in the Big Six conference race. I am very proud of your record as coach of the basketball team at KU. It may be of some interest to you that I graduated from the University in June, 1927. Trusting that we may have a favor- able reply from you at an early date, I remain, Sincerely yours, nO wek/bh