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March 19, 1942

Dr. F. C. Allen, Director
Department of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

THis afternoon I was in your office to give you the
letter you requested, and your secretary gave me the
letter you had written that morning.

I deeply regret that a misunderstanding has arisen.
We planned to send you a letter on Monday, but after the
morning rally we thought it best to wait until you
returned, and in the meantime quietly go ahead, assuring
you of more specific and definite details.

On Monday afternoon we called a meeting of campus
leaders, and enrolled many of them in the calisthenics
class. It was our idea to quietly enroll a nucleus of
student leaders, and then, after they were enrolled, to
speak to you, get a quotation or possibly a whole story
from you, and release the complete plans to the Kansan.
Unfortunately, the Kansan did not withhold the story as
we had planned, and consequently the premature story of
which you speak was printed. It was our plan not to re#
lease any story until full plans were made, including the
names of campus leaders whose participation would add
prestige to the class. Byt as you know far better than
I do, newspaper reporters often miscontrue the best of
plans.

Our plan was to ask you if it would be possible to
begin the classes Monday afternoon, March 23. But in view
of the recent developments, and the remarkable basketball
success (of which we are all very proud), the class of
course will have to be postponed until you feel you can
make the necessary arrangements. We mve notified the
newspaper of the postponement.

As indicated in the MSC Questionnaire, and from the
general student reaction, it appears most desireable to
make this strictly a rigid calisthenics class, in which the
students are drilled and toughened solely in calisthenics.

If possible, I should like to arrange an appointment
with you for Monday, March 23, which, I understand, is the
earlist date that you will be at your office. I think you
will agree with me that the class should begin at the
earlisst date possible.