May 29, 1945. Mre. Lyle Arnel, ee a. 1515 University Drive, | Lawreme, Kansas. . Dear Mra. Armel;: I em sorry that I overlooked sending you a Jayhawk Rebounds before. I have been mailing them to Lyle right along, and this important detail of thinking of you was overlooked. We mention your husband on page 18. Gee, what a thrill Johnny got out of winning that $100 bond! He really effervesced as he tore down j that aisle and vaulted the stage with athletic abandon. cs I imgine that is a thrill that comes once in a life time. He was soratohing his head, and his eyes were bulging. The audience got a real kick out of it for him and his happiness. | Sincerely yours, \ | “Direotor of Physical Education, PCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach. May 12, 1945. Vestmoreland; Kansas. Dear Joo: ne | I have written Mr. Brookens that I an going through Yestuoreland Thursday, the 17th, oe where I have a commencement address. It will be a pleasure to see you and talk with you regarding the job for next year. | “ith all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Zducation, PCA: AH - Varsity Besketball Coach. May 12, 1945. Mrs BR. C. Brookens, - Westmoreland, Kansas. Dear Brook: poet : I am to speak at Beattie, Kansas, on Thursday evening, May 17th, at their commencenent exercises. I will be through Westmoreland some time in the afternoon before 5 o'clock. I imagine it will be about 4. I will come to your office. Of course, this is in comeotion with saying hello.to Joe Arnold. I am dropping Joe a note so if Joe will keep in touch with you I will imow where to find him. I will be happy to talk with him regarding work here for next year. It will be a pleasure to see you and Joe, as well as his dad. With all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Direotor of Physical Biucation, POA :AH : : Varsity Basketball Coach. March 14, 1045 Mr. Joe Arnold, Westmoreland, Kansas. Dear Joe: Your good friend and mine, Mr. B. G. Brookens, is very interested in your attending the University of Kansas. I have written him at length and I suggest that you see him and have @ talk with him regarding the University. He doubtless will — show you the letter that I wrote him. Ask him to do so. I assure you that we are much interested in your attend- ing the University and we will do everything in our power to help you attain that goal. We will be mighty happy to have you here. Some time before school is out I hope to be through Westmoreland and I will stop to see my old time friend, Mr. Brookens, and I will arrange an opportunity to see you and your With all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, ‘ oe Director of Physical Education, PCA sAH : Varsity Basketball Coach. E.C, BROOKENS TELEPHONE JOHN W. BROOKENS NO. 19 BROOKENS & BROOKENS ATTORNEYS AT LAW WESTMORELAND, KANSAS February 24, 1945 Dr. #.. Gy. Abjen Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: Joe Arnold, a very promising athlete, will graduate from our high school in May. He is 17 years of age and wants to pwepare for a teaching and coaching position in some high school. He has three brothers who are now in the military service and all four of the boys were exceptionally good athletes. Joe is one of the best basketball players in our county. Two scouts from Manhattan have contacted him and are try- ing to get him to go to school there. His father was talking with me this morning and inquired about Ki U.°* He stated that his son prefers K. U. if he can make the necessary arrangements to pay for his school- ing. As Joe is 17, he wants to spend one year in college before entering the military service and then he wants to complete His schooling. He is a very promising young man and very ambitious. His parents can not finance his education, but Joe is willing to work and help in any way he can to earn his way while in sehool. His father asked me to write to you and find out what ad- vantages are available there at K. U. Joe would like to enter college just as soon as he can after he graduates from high school. i would appreciate very much if you have something avail- able which you would care to recommend for this young man. i have known him personally all his life and I know he will make good in whatever he undertakes to do. Very truly yours, e? E. C. Brookens ECB: JB March 13, 1945. Mr. E. C. Brookens, Westmoreland, Kansas. Dear Friend Brooks I find that I have neglected to answer your very good letter of February 24. Brook, I have been covered up, and that is not an alibi. Prankly, when yow letter arrived I said that this is a letter I will answer immediately. So you see how You rate with me. 2 : : Now, regarding Joe Arnold. I want you to know that we will help him and you can tell his dad that he can count on my giving him a job as soon as he enters the University. When will he be 18? I happen to be secretary of the Selective Service Board here in Douglas County, and I would like to know whan he is apt to be galled. ‘This will not deter me from helping him in every possible way, but I want to know about how long he will be here at the Univ- ersity. This information is necessary for our athletic teams, of GOUrBE » : I am writing Joe Arnold a letter so that he will know that I ama very mich interested in him. Isn't there some way that gome group oan either loan him enough money for him to pay his tuition the first semester, or give him work so that he oan save enough money to have that when he comes to school? I can guarantee him enough ‘ work for his board and room if he is the type of boy that will work . and is ambitious. Of course, it would be a heavy load, and I am not sure whether he is just that good a student to carry enough work to earn this much money. When I tell you this you know you can count on what I say. — Some time this spring I will try to arrange an oppor-. tunity to go through Westmoreland and I will call on you and we can have a chat with Joe. However, it is not necessary because my promise is good on your recommendation. Thanking you for writing me regarding Joe, and with kindest personal regards, I am aS Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Bd oation, Varsity Basketball Coach. OFFICE OF - THE DIRECTOR May 12, 1945. Re: Swimming Pool Dr. Forrest C. Allen, 7 Director of Physical Education, as 3 : Robinson Gymnasium, — : University of Kansas. at ES AS a Gee eee ae it cad ene pa Rope aac Dear Dr. Allen: | 3 | | This will acknowledge your letter of . . May 4, 1945, in which you point out that it would be undesirable to construct the pool so that it would be impossible to drain the pool entirely. I took the mtter up with Charles Marshall, Assistant State Architect, yesterday and suggested . that there be a raised edge around the pool, thus 2 raising the scum gutter to the floor surface level. a * This suggestion met with the approval of Charles Bayles and Mr. Marshall, anda new sketch will be : prepared showing the rim and the effect that it will have upon the depth of the pool. — As soon as the new sketch arrives, aes Sa will submit it to you and Mr. Kanehl for your ao approval. Very sincerely yours, Leonard H. Axe, : Director University Services. Enis, f.5, ALLEN, USNR CommoeniemTienw OFFICE Comdr, WA oe a =73 9 2 Av isco, CAL | NNN My Ss \\ Mrs. John %. Andrews, 654 Se. Bluff, Wichita 9, Kansas. Dear Ruth: Thanks for sending me John's address. I am writing a now Jayhawk Rebounds today and I will aee that he gets one pronto. tele ails wel tn Ca enti Cie ete Se at Rotary last bionday about the trip that he made over India. We are all hoping that this full will be over soon and that John and you will be back with us in Rotary. ) Thanks for your good wishes to our family, and I assure you ours ave reciprocal to you and yours. With every good wish, I am Very sincerely yours, Direotor of Physical Education, FOAsAH Varsity Basketball Coach. Yes. John %. Andrewa, 554 8. Bluff, Wichita 9, Kansas. Deaxy Ruths Phanks so much for sending me Captain John's APO number and address. This will facilitate the mail getting to him more rapidly. ‘I know what a thrill you got lien you received that . cable. tere in Rotary wo al ale able hin ote, and when we have a Rotary Board of Direotors mesting we say quite a bit. He gertainly ee & great Sprasanint with the ~e in this hamlet. I am pleased that you diode your teaching work and have suck a fine prineipal to work with. That is the beat part of lire whe things are leas cp haeanneiay With all good wishes to you and yours, and hoping that — the time will come soon when we will all be reunited, I am - Sincerely yours, Direstor of Physical Education, April 27, 1945. S Cleveland Transfers, 8416 Lake Ave., Cleveland 2, Ohio. Dear Mr, Allmen: Since we had a Naval trainee group here, most of our men are either underclassmen or Waval trainees. There- fore, I have no likely candidate for your consideration. Sincerely y ours, FOA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. MEMBER OF THE NATIONAL PROFESSIONAL BASKETBALL LEAGUE CLEVELAND 4zz/Mfen TRANSFERS STAN ALLMEN, OWNER JEFF CARLIN, CoAcH NATE WALLACK, GENERAL MANAGER 1581 COVENTRY ROAD EAST CLEVELAND, OHIO DAN MARONEY, BUSINESS MANAGER 971 EAST 236TH STREET EUCLID, OHIO April 24, 1945 Dr. Forrest Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: We are contacting coaches of the nation's outstanding college basketball teams to secure prospects for our professional club of the National Basketball Leazue. Our league is recognized as the strongest professional organization in the country. Due to Army inductions in the past month, we have lost some players and we are rebuilding our team, the Cleveland Allmen Transfers. Hence our early start in search of talent. We would like to know if there was anyone on your squad last winter whom you would recommend to us. Possibly you might suggest someone on one of your opponents! teams. Naturally, we are not interested in anyone who is still eligible for college play. Would you please send me the names and addresses of good prospects, so that I may write to them directly? We would appreciate your assistance. Please be assured that we will express our gratitude in an appropriate fashion, if anyone you recommend does join our club. To boys who make the grade with our team, we can offer a good paying. position in one of Cleveland's largest industries, plus a monthly salary during the winter for playing basketball. Professional basketball made a grand comeback in Cleveland during the 1944-45 season, and our players did very well financially. Thanking you for your cooperation, I remain, AZZ Alimen Sta wr April 4, 1945. Mr. Leonard Axe, University of Kansas. Dear Leonard: I wish to extend my sincere congratulations for the recognition that the administration has given your exceptional talent. I imow of no one who has the ability, combined with a most pleasing personality, to do such an exceptional job for which they have picked you, as you have. It will be a great pleasure to work with you. : Sincerely yours, Direoter of Physical Education, POA: AH Varsity Basketball Coash. tir. Ke 8. Adesas, President, Phillips ?etroleum Company, Bartlesville, Oklahoma. Dear Boots: I have just written Bud Browning obiniareiubatdong him on the fine achievements of your wonderful basketball team. It was ex- cellent coaching of some good mterial, but with one of the out- standing stars absent. For that reason I thought Bud deserved — @ special commendation. . Your men are a high grade bunch of gentlemen and they cor- ducted themselves in the finest possible way. They deserve great credit, and moh of that credit goes to you in placing the high standard upon the man you pick. ~ Wah every good wish to you end your wonderful state, which ineludes none other than Paul Endasott, one of my choicest friends, I am Very sineerely yours, Direstor of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. ‘Physical Training Director jAviation Cadet Detachment MAAT, Lfiereéd, Calif. - UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE, KANSAS CADETS TROPELL AND WHITHAM PERFECT IN PHYSICAL FITNESS TEST Two Merced Field cadets have attained perfection in physical fitness, an accomplishment that could happen only one in about 100,000 times, judging from over-all statistics available from all ang in the United States where Army Physical Fitness tests are eld. A/C Archie Tropell Jr. and A/C Clifford Whitham are the only individuals in the history of this station, and to our knowl- edge, the only ones in the na-..—-———— i tion to have reached the acme 1 of perfection in the rigorous test prescribed by the War Depart- ment. The AAF Physical Fitness Test consists of three items: sit- up, pull-up and 300-yard shuttle run. The test was adopted after wide experimentation found it applicable to all groups. The test has two functions: a.. Measure- ment of physical fitness status . (Continued .on Page 8). Burton Andrews Win Badminton Tournament — Representing the Merced Army Air Field at Stockton Field. in the Southern Division of the Central California Servicemen’s Badminton tournament and win- ning the championship were |Major F. Burton and Lieut. M. F, Andrews. Major Burton defeated Captain J. M. Mitchell 15-1, 15-2. and Lieut. Clifford Perry, Physical Fitness Officer at mener by. a iscore of 15-0, 15-0. | Lieut. Andrews defeated WOIG | Libby Naylor 15-13, 1-15, 15-13. | Major Burton and Lt. Andrews teamed up for the doubles and ‘defeated Capt. Mitchell» and ‘Naylor in a set of doubles. for ‘the championship 15-13, (15-6).7 The MAAF badminton. team | will meet the Northern Division ichamps at a later date when \they will try for the oa bad- |minton title. Perfeet Score Made By Cadets ¢ Continued from page L ‘ond amount of improvement; b. Measurement of the effective- ness. of the physical training _Prograzg. " Starting with a physical fit. ness record of 66, A/C Tropell raised his mark to 68-81 at San- ta Ana; 98 at Visalia and 100 ‘at Merced. A/C Whitham start- ed with a PFR of 61, improved at Santa Ana to 68-90, Visalia 98 and a perfect 100 at Merced. All marks were established in. the year between September, 1948, and September, 1944. The. average of. the present ,eadet class is 88.0 compared with. 83.7 in the last high class. Average officer PFR is 58.0 and enlisted men_57.0. Lt. Michael Andrews, physical ' training director of the Cadet Detachment, and his three en- listed assistants, Cpl. Cliff Ed- muifdson, Sgt. Quigley and. Cpl. — Horace Webster, can be_mighty proud of: their unmatched dis- tinction of having produced the © only perfect scoring students in the entire command. 3 March 1945 Dear Phog, | I have been going through some old papers and ran across an old rebound of yours dated November. 1 really enjoyed that issue and although I played football only,I would like to be placed on your mailing list if it isn't to much trouble, Occassionally I run across someone from Kansas University and we exchange what little news we know about the people we both know, but it wouldn't be anything like getting the rebound. In exchange maybe I can help furnishing a little news. The first Jayhawker I ran into after leaving Lawrence in 1942 was Cap Miller and his wife. I was at Miami 0.C.S. and Ralph was at Non-com school at the same time. I graduated as Physical Training Officer and was shipped out here to Merced, California as Cadet Physical Training Director and I had not been here two months that I spotted a face I thought I knew and it was lymenDiven going through as a Cadet. I read about Les Kappelman being at Hammond Generel Hospital, which is thirty five miles from here, so I ran up to visit but he had gone home on a sick leave the day before. If he is to come back to Hammond let me know and I will stop in to see him. I have been Director of Athletic for nearly a year. I have not only put the Cadets through their paces, but I have learned to play a few sports my- self. I now play a fair game of handball, squash, and badminton. Last January I was attending a two week Physical Fitness course at San Antonio, Texas and ran across Captain Gordon Gray. He is Physical Training Officer at Waco, Texas. Seems as tho many Jayhawkers are doing a good job in Physical Training, Just received a letter of commendation from the Colonel for our work in Physical Training it reads like this: " 1. A recent report on Physical Fitness Test shows an outstanding record for the Merced Army Air Field, this station showing the highest percentage of Cadet personnel in the Excellent category of any station in the Training Comm- and, 2. ‘This record reflects great credit to you and to your department. The importance of keeping physically fit cannot be overemphasized as the stamina developed by our soldiers has paid great dividends in Allied victories on all fronts. 3.