October 22, 1938.

Dear Dr. Cottons

We are very happy to welcome you to the University of
Kansas as one of the speakers during our University Christian
Mission weeke It will be a great pleasure to greet you here.

: Our committee in charge has assigned you to speak to.
the Sasnak Club at a dinner meeting Thursday evening, October 27e
I might explain thet Sasnak (Kansas spelled backwards) is a club
composed of students who are majoring in the Department of Physical
Education. We have a very active group of youmg people who will be
happy and honored to have you speak to them. ‘These are young,

-wigorous, clean-limbed end clean-lived people in this croup.

| The president of Sasnak Club is Dean Nesmith, who is
now trainer of all athletic teamse, He played three years on the
varsity football team. ‘The vice president is Miss Mary Kay Lattimer,
@ charting young women who is one of the outstanding leaders on the
campuse Julia Ruth Hemry, the daughter of Mr. (wim Henry, our
Director of Athletics, is secretary of the club, and the treasurer
4s Max Replogle, a member of our varsity football and track teams.

I am sure that you and I have many friends in common at
Columbuse George Troutman, who is president of the American | mi
Association was formerly a member of the faculty at Ohio States
Le We Stedohn, director of athletics et Ohio State, and H. G. Olsen,
varsity basketball coach, are particularly good friends of mines
And of course there is E. l. Manchester, who was director of the
library here at the University of Kansas before going to Ohio State.

Herschel W. Arant was a member of our Athletic Board, and helped
us tremendously when I was director of athletics for the past 18
yearse Wy pisition here now is Director of Physical Education and

I try to drop in at Columbus once or twice e year to visit
with friends there. °

 

. Looking forward to greeting here on our campus, end with
best wishes, I am | 3

Very sincerely yours,

’ : | Director of Physical Education,

Lawrence, Kansase