October li, 1937..

ir, Warren V¥, Woody, —

Equitable Life Assurance Society,
120 So, LaSalle Street,

Chicago, Tliinois,. |

Dear Warren:

. Earl Close hurt his knee the other day in
freshman football serimmage, He has been having a
Little difficulty with his finances, also. I thought
that perhaps finances might be troubling him, soi -
ealled him in to see how he was getting along, and he
told me that he hed one Missouri token to his name, .
He had no money so I let him have some to get his
leundry. He did not ask me for it, nor did he indicate
such a thing, but I wanted to help him out. He is a
fine boy in every way. | 7

Saturday we put him to work at the stadiun
so that he might have a little extra changes, i had a
conference with Ad, and Ad hed him put on down there,
The reason that I have not endeavored to find more -
work for him wae the doubt that lurked in my mind that
he would not do too well in sehool. And I wanted to
find out what sort of a student he was before I put
more outside work on him, We have been using him in-
the towel room in the Department of Physical Education
from 7:50 to 9:30 inelusive, three hours each on Tues-
day and Thursday « ’

I thought I would give him additional work
if he still justifies it, but i have just received a
confidential report of the psychological examinations
of the University given to ali students. ‘This report
is to the deans and others concerned. His intelligence
quotient is one of the lowest that we have.

-  Perheps I had better enclose the statemuent
that Mr. Turney, the chairman of the examinations, sent
to the deans and others concerned, You can perhaps get
a better idea of the examination by his statement than
if I endeavored to explain it. ‘The first part of the .
examination had to do with a series of questions test-
ing the student on his general knowledge, and the second
half was that of a reading test concerning general ine