Ostober 10, 1941.

Principal F. B. Toalson,
Dodge City Senior High School,
Dodge City, Kansas.

Dear Mr. Toalsons —

. I am sorry that Lawrence Stanton felt I gave hin
any real hope of bringing the varsity basketball team to
Dodge City, because that was not my intention. I told him
that I have always been against taking the team away from
school. Many times I have been asked to take them for
athletic banquets, and other occasions, but I have stead-
fastly refused to do so. }

On second consideration, however, after reading
your letter of the 8th instant I feel that you have a very
good point. Dodge City certainly is entitled to something
like this. The bend goes out end the glee clubs go out,
but generally when an athletic team goes on euch a trip they
say the boys are just fooling away their time.

I wouldn't want to take my boys away from school
fer two days, but I will get in touch with the professors
of some of my best boys and see if we can get permission
for them to be away from school on Friday. This is not a
definite promise, you understand, because it is contingent
upon the professors’ 0.K. There has been so much criticism
of athletes going over the country that I have been almost
on the defensive. But you presented a different angle in
your letter, and I will see what we can do.

With kindest regards, I am

Very sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Bducation and Recreation,
FCA: AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach.