~~" ‘I shall follow your suggestion end write George

April 11, 191,0
PERSONAL & CONFIDENT IAL
Dear Fred,

I have your nice letter, and I assure you I enjoyed giving the luncheon, It
is a pleasure to support the University, our fine Chancellor, and the great
secretary of the Alumni Associetion.

I have the names of the Comittee appointed by President Paul Endecott, and I
am going to see that some of the men who have discussed it with me have an op-
portunity to express their opinion, but after all, Fred, I am sure that you
will have no trouble in getting the Board to do anything that you think is good
business.

 

accept an appointment to the Athletic Board, and it is my opinion that he will
because having known George for more than twenty years, I
willing to give of himself to Ke Us, and it is my opinion from the present pre-
dicament of football at the University of Kansas, that his good judgment will
contribute to getting you out of a bad spot. Let me say again, as I said at
the luncheon, I know of no K, U, athlete who is better informed on football,
few of them are as successful in business and none of them are more enthusiastic
about Ke U. than George Nettels. And I think it is a first class crime if he
isn't retained on the Athletic Board. And as I said to the Chancellor, con-
fidentially, I think that the University of Kansas can thank George Nettels for
the Board's feet on the ground in some trying times a couple of years
agoe There is nothing at the University of Mensas that I desire except to see
the University succeed, and I definitely feel that you better keep men like
Nettels interested if you are every going to ya athletics where they belong.

It was awfully nice to see you and I wish I could be down at Lawrence more often.
We certainly enjoy the Alumni magazine and Doe Allen's basketball team has in-
proved the alumni morale considerably among the men I meet.

Thanks and kindest regards, I em

Sincerely yours,

P. Se If I haven't made myself clear, I want George Nettels on the Athletic
Board, ha-hae WeV.We

 Alwani Association
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas