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Mr. Forrest 0. Allen, Director
Physical Education Department
Campus

Dear Doctor Allen:

I have your letter of February 27 which I appreciate very much. I
assure you it has been a real pleasure to work with you through the
basket ball season just closed. I hope that the side-line support
which we tried to give really did prove to be of some benefit. You
certainly are one swell fellow to work with.

Regarding the statement in your letter concerning contributions to
our Washington trip, may I explain that Mr. Falkenstein rather put
me on the spot because I permitted two out-of-town band directors
: and their wives, and two Springfield, Mo., high school boys who are
5 Prospective KU students next year, to go in with the Band for the
He Homecoming football game. Earl called me on the carpet in a let-
ter which was not too tactful and in my answer I brought out the
fact that so far as our records showed at the time, Ad Lindsey was
the only member of the athletic staff who had contributed a cent
to our "On To Washington Fund".

I really did not intend that this should reflect on anyone in the

pee Athletic Department and I am particularly sorry I made such a
2 statement since your contribution was reported a day or two fol-
E lowing my correspondence with Mr. Falkenstein. I can assure you
- that *I hold nothing against any member of the athletic staff.

Mr. Henry and Mr. Falkenstein have been swell to me and you have
been even more than that. |

May I compliment you on the fine record you have made with the
Basketball team this year. After all an 80 per cent batting
average is considered fair in any league and you should be able
to feel pretty good over the whole situation.

Yours very sincerely,
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