March 2%, 1938 Be, 7, ¢, Alien University of Kansas a Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr, Allen: Please accept our congratulations at this late date on another of your marvelous basketball seasons, We had heard that you did not have 6us best of material to work with yet you produce regardless of material and opposition, The well known "wolves" must have died a hard death, | Your letters of congratulation have been greatly — appreciated, The past indoor season has been a fairly easy one, I only hope I can be in the same condition for the out- door season, | Right now I am hard at work on my thesis, It looks as “though it will keep me going from now until June, With my office work and the running I'm trying to do I think I'll have to borrow some time from someplace, To-night I'm leaving for the west. I'll compete in Cleveland and Chicago this Friday and Saturday then Portland, Oregon the following Friday. This trip affords me the chance to visit my folks who are now living in Idaho,