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‘Dr. Forrest C. Allen,
Kansas University,

Lawrence, KansSase
Dear Doctor?

| I enjoyed your broadcast of the Kansas =
Texas game; but I had hardly mentally expressed the

wish that you would kno’'ck on wood or cross your
fingers when you stated that Kansas had only to hold
the ball two minutes and the game would be ours, when

 
  
 
 

my fears were realised and we fumbled. That will be
all for that. -

; : My reason in writing you is that I learn
from the father of Richard Overfield that the boy is
not getting the financial assistance he was led to

expect, or did expect, at the University.

es When an eighteen year old high school boy
has equalled collegiate records in the sprints, I think
he is an asset that should be retained for the Univer-
sity. I know that he was called over long distance

- Illinois before he went to Lawrence and pressure
exerted to get him to Southers California. I aiso
iow thatfriends of the University and of his parents
what influence we had to pring him to the Univer=

  

ree His father has no meahs to help him in get=
ting this college training and neither can his mother
assist muche

I understand from his father that he has
to pay his University fees; that is, the boy or some~-_
one has to pay them, as well as his living expenses.
I do not know what assistancé~khe will receive from
the fraternity to which he pledged = Sigma Chi, which
is my own frtarnity.
I do not know what the fraternity is permitted

or expected to do, nor what help he can receive at the
University; but 1 do feel that we should be able to make

as generous arrangements as these other Universities have

offered. Hisfather feels that he can still go to Califor=
nia and receive this help.

This boy is young and inexperiemced and will
need coaching in his school work; but, I am convinced,
he should be kept at kK. U.

oe Sincerely yours,

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