Mr. Raymond Nichols,
University of Kansas.

Dear Mr. Nichols: p

We are not complaining about not being able to use
Hoch Auditorium for our basketball practice today, but I just
wanted you to know what an insurmountable task it is for every-
body concerned. With convocation tomorrow, and Dean Swarthout
wanting to rehearse his choir this afternoon, it seemed almost
impossible to get the goals down and the bleachers taken care
of at the proper time. So we called off our practice there.

On Thursday night of this week the Orchestra Concert,
with Mrs. Bauman, will occupy the auditorium.

For years we have had these days each week for basket-
ball practice - Monday, Thursday, Friday, from 5:30 to 5:50 or
later. If you are going to assign dates to the various organi-
zations why could they not be arranged for Tuesday, Wednesday,
or Saturday? It seems to me that would simplify matters con-
siderably, because when we practice it is necessary that the
chairs be removed and the goals be put up. Of course we would
like to be consulted about the dates because it might be vital
to us for the shaping of our team for scheduled games.

We were happy to cooperate with Dean Lawson and Dean
Swarthout in the use of the auditorium for Tuesday, and as soon
as we determined the arrangements we called Dean Swarthout be-
cause the glee club had shunted him out of some other place.
However, Friday will be the only day this week that we will be
able to use the auditorium. | |

The hang-nail of the whole situation is that when they
have a concert there the goals have to be removed and that
necessitates extra time and lebor. We never object to "singing"
when their goals are up.

This is just for your information.

Sincerely yours,

Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach.

 

  
 
 

Director of Physical Education and Recreation,