- August 28, 1945. —

Chancellor Deane W. Malott,
University of Kansas.

Dear Chancellor Malott:

I desire to give you a progress report on the swimming
pool. I did not want to go into detail at our short conference in
your office.

We have consulted with Professor F. A. Russell end
some representatives of the tile psople in Kansas City. ‘hen we
have this information at hani we will submit it to you, which I
hope will be soon. We are asking bids on the concrete basin that
surrounds the pool from Penny, Constant and Basil Greon. Of course,
before we do any of this we will submit the full information to
yous. We are dealing through Professor Russell and asking that he
ask for bids. By this method we will avoid any teslhnical error.”

I was tremendously interested in your interest of the
enlisted men on the campus during their recroative hour. Your men~
tion of using tennis courts for volley ball courts causes me to
make this observation. All volley ball courts should be near the —
building in which students are quartered. The only two possible
locations for volley ball courts, as I see it, would be one between
Robinson Cymmasium and Haworth Hall, and the other would be on the

quadrangle. Would you care to sacrifice this much grass?

I still think that it will be necessary on Sundays to —
work out a scheme whereby we can apen up both basketball courts for
the play of these enlisted men. lvery able-bodied boy has played
basketball in elementary selool or high school, and there will be
‘a tremendous demand for these play spaces. I think the supervision
could be sufficiently arranged. |

> Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Baucation,

FCA:AH ‘Varsity Basketball Coach.