September 19, 1940 First of all, we paint all floors in the cymmasiun at least once a year and sometimes twice a year, we find if there is any further information we can give you / we will be glad to have you call on us Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach : ag g McPHERSON JUNIOR HIGH SCHOOL R.R. UHRLAUB, PRINCIPAL MCPHERSON, KANSAS September 16, 1940 Physical Education Department University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Gentlemen: What is your recommendation for dealing with athlete's foot in our gymnasium classes? Is a footbath in the shower rooms a satisfactory treatment? I will appreciate your answer, and am enclosing a self-addressed, stamped envelope for your convenience. Sincerely yours, RRU sJC AG Vehelaute Encl. Director of Physical Education and Reerestion Varsity Basketball Coach oe Denver University is a particuler ine, as any way ther he night to lmow the way SQUAT. September 19, 1940 I have just written a letter to ltrs. eequa whereby I ining for or 2 you % that I have : Erne he has | If you will write me I will be glad to help Dear lirse Uhnrlaubs : and I am sending you & carbon copy of ite October 15, 1940 lirse Vernadine Uhriaub 1029 E. 17th Avenue, . Denver, Colorado —_-? Dear Mrs, Ubrilaubs . I heave your letter of the 4th instant and I am sorry that you could not get to Salina at the time you I am sure with my friends in Denver that I can help you and if you need me to help on Dene or any other children you tell me what you want and I will take it up with my good friends in Denvers Schools, and several othere that we can call on if needs bes Really, I do not lmow what they could find for you to do, but ‘sometimes @ good friend will do a thing for a fellow when he is in another citye You seem to be having more than your share of tough lucke I am sorry that the damp weather incapacitated Jinny,. Will you not write me and let me know what progress you have made, if any? I will then write the letters that I think my be helpful to yous 3 Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation : - Varsity Basketball Coach FOAslg iy Hal ct Hl i. ry Hi my, ; iu he @ i io » : iff Slee tid al; | E Ly * af ny RO slg BARECO OIL COMPANY FORMERLY iB) NING CORPORATION 1310 NORTH PEORIA — P. O. BOX 1979 5 > eee TULSA, OKLAHOMA SOUTHERN DIVISION august 10 ; 1940 REFINERIES OFFICES BARNSDALL, OKLA. NEW YORK WICHITA, KANS. KANSAS CITY CORPUS CHRISTI, TEX. SAINT PAUL TULSA MINNEAPOLIS MILWAUKEE COUNCIL BLUFFS SIOUX FALLS Dr. Forest C. Allen Physical Education Department University of Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: Words cannot express my appreciation for the time and concern you have given my daughter, Jerry, in the past four years. Realizing a man of your ability was heading the Department of Physical Education we placed all confidence in you, knowing that under your supervision Jerry would develop to her fullest capacity. As our family has resided in Lawrence for sixty years we have watched your progress with interest. "We have been and are behind you 100%!" I have always admired your physical and health habits and was happy to have such a person setting a goal or ideal for all to achieve, not only iy daughter. With kind personal regards, I remain, Very truly yours, ' PIONEER NAME IN THE OIL INDUSTRY IN 1860 WILLIAM BARNSDALL, THE FATHER OF T. N. BARNSDALL, ' THE FOUNDER OF BARNSDALL, ESTABLISHED AMERICA’S FIRST OIL REFINERY ‘December 20, 1940 irse Vernadine Uhrileaub ' 1029 E. 17th Avenue Denver, Colorade Dear Mrs. Uhrileub: I feel very guilty, ltrs. Uhriaub, that I have not answered your good letter of Octover 22. I have been traveling over the country much and ~ delivering lectures here and there and I just simply feiled ” get down to the work that I had hoped to do. {am fearful that things have not gone woll with you and i on wrstang to find oute We are leaving next Monday for New York city to be gone until danuary 3 or 4—~ If you will write me a return letter here at the office, my secretary will mail it to me and I will get in touch with Mre Austin McCarty end Mr. Willerd Greim, and I believe we can help you if it is not too late. ' I feel very bed about my inability to do more for youe Knowing the situation, I would rather help you than help Dutch. I thought he wes worthy and I thought by getting him a job he would naturally, in turn, help his familye I have not heard from him and I em not enthusiastic now about hime With e121 coal wishes for the best Yuletide possible, i am, i eo ; 8 incerely, Director of Physical Education and Recreation FCA csig:min Varsity Basketball Coach November 4, 1940 Mrso Vernadine Uhrlaub 1029 Ee 17th Avenue Denver, Colorado Dear Mrs. Uhriaub: Dre Allen is in receipt of your letter of October 22< At the present time he is out of tow on speaking engagements in Toledo and Milwaukee. It was Dre Allen's desire to answer your letter before he left town; but that proved impossiblee He asked me to tell you that you my count on his taking up the matter as soon as he returnse : Sincerely yours, Secretary to Dre Forrest Ce Alien Urse Vernadine thrlaub 1025 East 17th Aves Denver, Colorado Dear Mroe Uhrlaubs T have carried your letter of January 15 on my desk promising myself everyday that I would take care of this detail. I am sure tint in your anxious moments you have wondered if friends were really worth anything afterall. Ever since your lady frignd came fron Salina and told me the truth of the situation, I have wanted to help your childrens If there is any way that I can help make. it easilte) on you in your struggles to educate yours and tutch's children I want to do s0.- I am enclosing a carbon copy of a letter that I have written to Mrs Alston McCarthy, asking friendly cooperation from him in your behalf. He is a grand gentleman and I am very sure that with his many many friends in Denver he will be able to do something for you that you will feel is done as an old friend of the University of Kansase You will be surprised to find the loyalty that exists among the University of Kansas graduates and fomer studentes Won't you write me occasionally and let me Imow how you are progressing? I am so sorry for the long delay but I simply covld not stretch my days out into hours long enough to get the things done that I so desired.e : ! With all good wishes, I am, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Pasketball and Baseball Coach - POAgig Ene lowe Crlrrales roy 6 76 A Ferret 0, Gillen WV a Marilee, Pid. a Std fi sien ‘el . SN ubiied to nbs * he satel dlathoad Lape Melt o nh wg ted han Se) wnleoe same rnorty Lack) week. fad 9 caat dafeud au) tal alow Wis ae haul 9 gel Te tomate help diy pela Uhbaut- Mre Dutch Underhill Radio Station Woe Davenport, Lowa ve ‘Dear Dutehs “Thank you wy mah for the oe regarding basketball games won and lost at home end awaye This material is very interesting to us and thank you for sending ites Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Edveation and Recreation Varsity Basketball and Besebell Coach \ ’ : -FOAsig ~ cies A SIX , _ CONFERENCE _ | HOW Much Is Your Home Floor Worth ? AVERAGE POINTS GANES GAMES TOTAL POINTS AT HOME AWAY PER GAME WON =6L0ST = =6WON «LOST HOME AWAY HOME AWAY -IOWASTATE = 4 3 ££ we S92 4202 | | | ( plus 3 os pts a KANSAS" 4 1 3 2 223 196 39.2. (plus ‘Daf | pts Home) OKLAHOMA 4 1 2 3 213 192 42.6 384 — (plus 4.2 | , pts home) _ NEBRASKA 3 2 3 2 196 189 3902 3768 | (plus 1.4 | , pts home) KANSAS STATE 3 R 0 5 192-165 $8.4 35 we Set | ss pts.home) MISSOURI 2 3 0 5 179-163 35.8 3206 = ms , (plus Sek fe pts home) "TOTAL. patina 20 10 sO 23908 22302 { Plus saat (Minus 8) : ; ce Agvantage 40 370k On Home Floor : Plus 1.7 games at Home _ WISCONSIN INDIANA ILLINOIS OHIO STATE MINNESOTA PURDUE MICHIGAN BIG JEN rPwaaean#aa ua as De ko ce ee oe; ig oe YP wo eY YO WDD OOo az @# = - 296 268 296 297 298 255 259 270 240 an 8 Oo BR BR mt pe 240 261 225 219. 219 PAA 234 2A9 213 plus 28 pts per - * 8 @ 4968 (plus 363) 06 (plus 11) 4923 (plus 11.8) 4 9.65 (plus 13 ) 49.6 (plus 13.1) 42.5 ~ @ ° - e oan ae "AVERAGE ADVAN~ ‘TAGE ON HOME FLOOR 18 More won at home than lost, equals 1.8 games per team at home. "acm, a 44009 COnfAVe perf game Atel Advantage home floor * 5.8 pts. per 5805S games —DavENPORT, 100k DEAR COACH : aeenreirene as THE QUESTION OFTEN ARISES : ON THEIR HOME COURT 1 ‘ QUESTION, TRAM AND orig TEAMS IN YOUR CONFERENCE FOR THE SEASON (1940-1941. PS. ; | HOW MANY POINTS, AND HOW MANY GAMES DOSS A BASKETBALL TEAM SEEM TO BE BELOW PAR, ON COURTS AMAY FROM HOME, AS COMPARED WITH THEIR SUCCESS THERE 18 A GOOD DEAL OF SPECULATION ON THIS: SUBIECT,, AND THANKS TO YOU FOR akINa ONE OF THOSE WHO SO KINDLY AND PROMPTLY SENT ue THE NECESSARY DATA ON YOUR TRAM THIS SEASON, ‘I SUBMIT THR COMPARATIVE FIGURES BELOM AS AN ANSWER TO THAT ‘PRANKLY i DONT: KNOW ‘tT UST WHAT. VALUE THIS. INFORMATION. CARRIES BUT AT LEAST THE IMPLICATION Is oF INTEREST , THE CHART SHOWS TH POINTS doa AND GAMES WON AND D Lost, AT HOME, AND AWAY, BY YOUR ALSO TiS GRAND | AVERAGE AND DIFFERENTIAL, FOR BACH TEAM, AND alien 1B ‘CONFERENCE A A WEDLE. SINCERELY TOURS, Clee i rad - Ch hdr 4 a 2 i ” THERE'S A ‘SBORET METHOD oF ovERcOuTS Twat WELL xvomy DEFTOTT a YOUR a Parcs sete a ee y ee A Ree! LSet ta 8S, a "OPPONENT s COURT, I IS STILL WKNOWN 70 ME. Sidi Mlhiaacadliad wage — YOUR Boe FLOOR WORTH 1%, nh Bb, oo so Sx HOW MUCH IS, one TOTAL Fons: - - AWAY - pe pre rid mt: GAMES. Se GAMES ar eas won | inst | vom | amay IOWA STATE | 4 12 1s iss | eu | 38% 42.2°-— (ots 44.08 39.2 (plus 5.4) | 196. OKLAHOMA : 2 + | - Soa NEBRASKA 3 e057. St 6 yee) ee — 3 | wes TOTAL * + + » 20 3 es, iplus 10 is re 223.2 Siue -o| os AVERAGE ADVANTAGE ON HOME FLOOR | Iplus Lep games per nul 1e3 gahes 3702 tean at DIFFERENTIAL * « « per _tean aviey set plus Led ove menus ae aA 1 Way oy Jean af per DAVENPORT, IOWA ee | THE QUSTION OFTEN ARISES : HOW MANY POINTS, AND HOW MANY GAMES DOES A. BASKETBALL TEAM SEEM TO BE ‘BELOW PAR, ON COURTS AWAY FROM HOME, AS COM- PARED WITH THEIR SUCCESS ON THEIR HOME COURT ? THERE IS A GOOD DEAL OF SPECULATION ON THIS SUBJECT, AND THANKS TO YOU FOR BEING ONE OF THOSE WHO SO KINDLY AND PROMPTLY SENT MG THE NECESSARY DATA ON YOUR TEAM THIS SEASON, I SUBMIT THE COMPARATIVE FIGURES BELOW AS AN ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. FRANKLY I DONT KNOW JUST WHAT VALUE THIS INFORMATION CARRIES, BUT AT LEAST THE IMPLICATION Is OF INTRREST. _ THE CHART SHOWS THE POINTS MADE, AND GAMES WON AND LOST, AT HOME, AND AWAY, BY YOUR TEAM AND OTHER TEAMS IN YOUR CONFERENCE FOR THE SEASON 1940- 1941. CONFERENCE AS A VHOLE. P.S. : SINCERELY YOURS ~ : we aa ALSO THE GRAND AVERAGE AND DI: FERENTIAL, FOR EACH TEAM, AND FOR THE IF THERE'S A SECRET METHOD OF ‘ovancouna THAD WELL KNOWN ‘DEFICIT ON . YOUR OPPONENT! S COURT, IT's STILL UNKNOWN TO ME. ead to Oe a MipwEse & & & & & fe CONFERENCE eT ot HOW MUCH IS YOUR HOME FLOOR WORTH? 7? AT WON GAMES HOME LOST — “ AWAY WON GAMES t LOST | HOME - TOTAL POINTS AWAY arma HOME * POINTS GAME AWAY COR 6 ® 285 BRR 475 re Ap. “87 5 at home GRINNELL 251 207 kofas® 8405 7e3 Home) a 205 | 207 gp ( pie : oints alley AUGUSTANA ne Midwest |! | 204 44.8 . (plus 4| | ptsehe 4008 an os 292 41.7 5624 — KNOX _ : eae LAWRENCE | 3 3 ORAL *. af tf, =P y “28 (Plus 27) 1. VERAGE ADVAN] (AGIs ON HOME ms oe | ae he. ne. MOOR. th6&- ae a6 CM ee IIS Biel ih Use. PNA eget! He Po ge et a Plus 5.3 Arh: DIF FEF CRE, TY SOO team at | 2? divide id by. 63 games pe TAL: nome’ ‘Minus B ar Minu US aivi ed by. 8: £287 games per ‘Lost o any ies ie tena eam ia geet Saas at s eke hic SP BR I SS a ee DAVENPORT, ZOwA DEAR COACH : Tim QUESTION OFTEN ARISHS : HOW MANY POINTS, AND HOW MARY CAMHS LORS A BASKETBALL “TRAM SEEM TO SE BELOW PAR, ON COURTS AWAY FROW HOME, &S COMPARUD WITH THEIR suceass ON THEIR HOME COURT 7 HEAR IS A TOO) ORAL OF STSCULATION oN THIS SUSSZOT, AND THANKS fol. YoU FOR Bef BRIN? ONS OF THOSE WHO SO KINOLY AND PROMPYLY SIT WE THE MECHSSARY DATA ON YOUR TEAM THES SRASON, 7 SUaMIT TIE COMPARATTIE PIGUNRS BELOW AS AN ANSHAR TO ‘THA? QUESTION, FRANKLY J DONT ENOW JUST WHAT VAWUR THIS INPORVATTON GANRIRS, BUT AT LEAST | THE IMPLICATION 15 OF INTEREST L THE CHART SHOWS THE POINTS MAD, AND CAMES WON AND LOST, AT HOME, AND AWAY, BY YOUR TEAM AND OTHER TRANS IN YOUR GONPURRNCE FOR THE SEASON 1960~2942, A180 THE ORAND AVERAGE AND DIFFERENTIAL, POR TAGH TEAM, AND FOR THR CONPERENTE AS A WHOL. ee SINCERELY YOURS, Lon ot Pep tt + Ae E Ath P.S. IF THERN'S A SECRET METHOD OF OFERCOUT NG THAT WELL KNOWN D'FICIT ON YOUR OPPONENT'S COURT, IT IS STILL UNKNOWN TO ME, ag Rh ieee . * 5 3 a ee Oe 8 . Co ae es | ee | , _ CONFERENCE HOW MUCH IS YOUR HOME FLOOR WORTH 1? = 8, en GAMES Gales TOTAL POINTS AVERAGE ' POINTS | — AT HOME AWAY 4) oan oR | ee WON | yost WON | ST | HOME AWAY Home =| AWAY WISCONSIN 8 0 a oe R96 | 240 ( - 40 _ INDIANA 5 - 28 21 gap +] pet pits ae | | | — orbe : Tllindis oe 296 «| 225 $925.1 ore : 49.5 56-5 OHIO STATE oo oe e 4 ao? 6; 219 | ( plus. | ea Cee a 4 Le LS ome } nae MINNESOTA 5 A je [4 [ee- i me Ee oo | , Ee , : ee : 42 b 40.6 PURDUE § 1 \ 5 255 | 244 (p1us’t.p 4° eee RES : ' pemcem poe : * ; a Rates Marat h Bay a penance ecopseamibicigselalian eksencniaialale nora ioe 2 _ MICHIGAN ae. fe lg 4 239 | 234 a0 TT : io eo [NORTHWESTERN | 2 | @: } 4 5. ade 213. (Paus 4,5) | : 1 Se oo | ' 31.3 zt ‘CHICAGO. 0 6 ° é | 18e 192 | Bgl acannon mused Ss ram frames: am ee aie Ran EVEN EASE EMA REE TEE In . ‘ ohne ay : | 440.9 = G= - ; : tr. 5 : “ee ; a 3 TOT Ady 8 8 o> 21 aL 59 tthe l ({PIUS 18 Y. tiipus 1B) os ADVANTAGE AVERAGE apvanracs} | | ON HOM ON HOME FLOOR a : i OF DIFFERENTIAD ve “Fi PLUS 18 Idivided Minus [le di.vidba by 10 tdams give¢ : 10 a gj.ves Minus (1.{) gambs per | vee eee Pay eae wey from home TERA AY Hoa & | | | | pee ieiee teases as Ganiiweeteade DAVENPORT, IOWA DEAR COs cn = | THE QUESTION OFTEN #RISES : HOW MANY POINTS, AND HOW MANY GAMES DOES A BASKETBALL TEAM SEEM TO BE BELOW PAR, ON COURTS AWAY FROM HOME, AS COM~ PARED WITH THEIR SUCCESS ON THEIR HOME COURT ? THERE IS A GOOD DEAL: OF SPECULATION ON THIS SUBJECT, AND THANKS TO YOU FOR BEING ONE OF THOSE WHO SO KINDLY AND PROMPTLY SENT ME THE WECES SSARY DATA ON YOUR TEAM THIS SEASON, I SUBLET THE COMPARATIVE FIGURES BELOW AS Ail ANSWER TO THAT QUESTION. FRANKLY I DONT KNOW JUST WHAT VALUE THIS INFORMATION CARRIES, BUT AT LEAST THE IMPLICATION IS OF INTEREST. | | THE CHART SHOWS THE POINTS MADE, AND GAMES WON AND Lost, AT HOME, AND AWAY, LY YOUR TEAM AND OTHER TEAMS IN YOUR CONFERENCE FORTHE SEASON 1940- 194i. ALSO THE GRAND AVERAGE AND DIVFERENTIAL, i0R BACH TEAM, AND FOR t HE CONFERENCE AS A WHOLE. | | SINCERELY YOURS, oe oe Lin bite Lp P.S. IF THERE'S A SECRET METHOD OF OVERCOMING THAT WELL KNOWN cae ON YOUR OPPONENT! § COURT, I'S STILL UNKNOWN 19 ME» eee oe a af we wt St 3 MISSOURI... VALLEY CONFERENCE HOW LUCH IS YOUR HOLE FLOR WORTH 7 - sania nenisascaalial “qams | cams | woran pormms | AVERAGE PoInas WON | LOST | won LOST | HOME {AWAY #$[|Home | away Po | oe s&s WASHINGTON 4 1 2 5 159 203 «= «(pitas si 5 :, ‘i 208 H ) : CREIGHTON | 5 1 4 +) £1 ee ee pia” | @te2 | : ~ santa _— © Hc ) bunt’ - DRAKE a 2 1 4 280 |. 223 [mtdus | ero a6 | jo . | 4.6 Hone) biiay). eee ee ee 3 20 | 191 | 98,5 [31.8 . sala a se 6.5 Home ) } t ‘ i aes Repogrts on Confereijce teems| were lad ing. e014, we 1) 18 1 6 1} a 152.8 | 146.5. pare ADVAN- | 8 | Minus 4) | 36.24 36.6 } N HO}Ms , Dt Sad y CA suns . MOOR #22 DURTRRANTIAL of One Pane pee bean | sale ® . ~ teuh S4SARRS Pet he T Re? (REET | TOUR yee oe, ae a ios: DISAR COACH : °° THE QUYPSTION OFTEN ARISES : HOW MANY POINTS, AND HOW MANY GAMES DOES A BASKETBALL TEAM SEEM TO BE BELOW PAR, ON COURTS AWAY FROM HOME, AS COMPARED WITH THEIR SUCCESS ON T..EIR HOME COURT ?— THERE IS A GOOD DEAL OF SPECULATION ON THIS SUBJECT, AND THANKS TO YOU FOR BEING ONE OF THOSE WHO SO KINDLY AND PROMPTLY SENT ME THE NECESSARY DATA ON YOUR TEAM THIS SEASON, I SUEMIT THE COMPARATIVE FIGURES BELOW AS PRANKLY I DONT KiiQW JUST WHAT VALUE THIS INFORMATION CARRIES, BUT AT ION. IKAST THE IMPLICATION IS OF INTEREST. | ‘THE CHART SHOWS THE POINTS MADE, AND GAMES WON AND LOST, AL HOME, AND AWAY, BY YOUR TEAM AND OTHER TEAMS IN YOUR CONFERENCE FOR THE SEASON | 1940-1941. Bie ers YOURS , ALSO THE GRAND AVERAGE AND DIFFERENTIAL, ee EACH TRAM, FOR THE CONFERENCE AS A WHOLE, AS AN ANSWER TO THAT QUEST. AD LI Len Sees, : Ler teL. i he THERE'S A SECRET METHOD OF OVERCOMING THAT WELLKNOWN DEPICT? ON _——- YOUR OPPONENT'S COURT, IT IS STILL UNKNOWN TO ME. ) & # <« &¢ + & © # €& +€ LOWA COLLEGIATE CONFERENCE HOW MUSH IS YOUR ,HOME FLOOR WORTH? ? 0 | GAMES GAMES } TOTAL POINTS [AVERAGE POINTS — a AT HOME AWAY . PER GAME wo | Lost | won | Lost | Hom away | HOME =| AWAY : ee : a ol Se DUBUQUE oo 0 3 3 S 376 191 (plug a.s| SIMPSON 6 0 4 4 4 255 .| 359 bene Fal (iis 24 PENN 6 0 3 4 270 269 fpiud’s,s : me 44.6 | 41.5 ST. AMBROSE 9 0 3 6 401 | 374 (plus 501 : ome | 41.3 3905 Towa WESLEYAN | 4 2 1 5 248 237 |(plus PARSONS 4 4 1 6 503 228 CENTRAL " 3 0 oF R68 | A et : plug y° Ome a i TOTAL + a 9 15 35 | 29567 265_ ‘eames X AVERAGE ADVANTAGE 32 moze wins thi Minus 2 A204 4. $7685 ON HOME FLOOR cd Tk home. bay. a. shits, at ee “aes quals 3.5 pvame e Equals » age fjor ene tAY.* * F team pdvontere ab home. “ints aE siper | ee OOFof pit.’ Dts tean ait ea re muted 1 CLASS OF SERVICE \ \ E S | E RN 1201 i SYMBOLS This is a full-rate \ ey ee oe N= Overnight Team erred character is in- { 0 Pe LC=Deferred Cable dicated by a suitable 5) oe symbol above or pre- , : NLT=Cable Night Letter ceding the address. R. B. WHITE NEWCOMB CARLTON J. Cc. WILLEVER