February 20, 1940.

Dean Be Be Stouffer,
Chairman, Roan Survey Comittee,
University of Kansage

Dear Dean Stouffers.

I have your recent letter. to department heads

in regard to the survey of classromsa, with special emphasis

on the problem of office spaces, Before we go much further .

on cur survey of classroan use in Robinson Gymmasium, I thought.
it would be well to first acquaint you with the impracticability
of using any of the roms in this building for office space.

“> heve three clessroas in the gymmasium, each of |
them opening off the gym floor, on the second floor of the builde
inge These rooms were originally nlemned as exercise roams, end
several years ago we remodeled them for class rooms, The gym
nasium wes built in 1906 to accommodate a student body of 1200.
“ith the enrollment four times thet much, our gym floors are in
ecnntent’ ten freee Est bus She acelin Gakdd BA one: oh lad:

The noise in the gymasium mikes it extremely diffi-
cult to conduct classes in the lecture roans, and even in the
offices we find it Gfficult at timese The activitzec!
which are conducted on the gymmsium floors are of necessi
noisy classes. VYhen these classes are not in session the ;
ere used for intremurals = basketball, volley bell, and the like.
There seems to be no time during the day when it is quiet in the
buildinge :

 
 

Our faculty menbers have found thet the only place
they can study is at the library or at home. ‘There is so much
ee ee ee ee

I assure you of our desire to cooperate in any way
possible in your survey, but I felt that the noise in the gymasium
presents such a problem that it would be inadvisable to even attempt
to reallocate the classroon spaces

Very sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education and Recreation,
FCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coachs