June 12, 1940.

Chancellor Deane We Malott,
University of Kansas.

Dear Chancellor Malott:

At a dimmer meeting on May 27th of the subecommittee on
Intramural Sports and Physical Recreation, of the Senate Committee
on Athletics and Physical Recreation, the following members were
present: Professor We We Davis, Dean F. T. Stockton, Mre Karl
Klooz, Miss Ruth Hoover, and Forrest Ce. Allen, chairman. I had
previously had a conference with Dean Re Ae Schwegler, shairman
of the Ways and Means subecommittee, and discussed matters that
were to be taken up at this meetinge

The following matters came up for discussion:

First, the physical fitness for the mass of students, con=
sidering the holocaust in EBuropee Looking toward the consummation
of this project, it was considered necessary that our intramural
fields be improved for this larger programo

It was noted that an appropriation of $550.00 was made by
the Central Committee of the Student Activity Ticket for the com-=-
pletion of the work of leveling the west half of the intramural
football fielde This appropriation was unanimously approved by
the Men's Student Couneil and the Women's Self Governing Associa=
tion on May 2e This gift of $550.00 by the students, I understand,
was contingent upon @ cooperative grading and work project by Mre
Ce Ge Bayles toward putting a storm sewer through the field, there-
by reclaiming much valuable lend lost by a winding and irregular
ditch halfefilled with debris, which when overflowed by storm
waters, hampers play facilities for the studentse

It was voted by the committee that the Chancellor be
respectfully asked for a special maintenance sum of $150.00 for
the work of transferring the good sod from the west half of the
intramural field to the east intramural field which has been
gradede There has been no fund for the removal of this sod prior
to the gradinge The east half has been graded and seeded, but no
grass grew due to torrential rains which washed much of the seed
away end then a very dry, torrid summer which burned out the young
grass roots which barely startede ‘The level east half has been
lost to the students for oe year on account of no grass surfaces
When it is dry it is too dusty to play on, and when it is wet it
is too muddyo |