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4057 Elmwood Ct.
Riverside, Calif.
Oct. 16, 1941

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Director of Physical Education and Recreation
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Doc, :
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We were very glad to hear from you and to learn all about the wed-
ding and the other happenings in Lawrence and at the University. Ruth
was particularly thrilled,of course, to know that the wedding went so

well and that everyone is so happy over it.

I have written both John Pfitsch and Maurice Cannady concerning
their impending draft call. I am sorry that I cannot use them in this
Air Force, but we are not using civilians at all in the Combat Forces;
I have to work entirely thru the officer personnel to attmept to carry
out this program. I suggested that they both try to get on in the
Navy in the capacity of physical directors. Tunney's office is em-
ploying 1600 young physical ed majors for this work. They are given
a chief-petty-officers' rating which pays $116.00 per month plus all
clothes and expenses. I. am afraid that Maurice waited too long to
start proceedings on this matter.

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I was surprised to learn when I was back there that our men physi-
cal education majors (graduates) did not fare better in securing jobs
this year. Certainly there were plenty of jobs open this year, and mar-
ried men like Ramie Beims, particularly, should have landed a job some-
where. I am afraid that that situation in the appointment office still
needs some re-vamping.

Thanks for enclosing your basketball schedule in your last letter
to me. I really want to see that team play this year if possible. They
should be vlenty good.

The tentative trip to Washington is still"tentative". We have com-
posed a proposed physical training program for the Combat Forces and
it is now going thru "channels" in Washington. We shovld know in the
near future just how far we can go in the matter of physical training
for the Air Forces. The men need it, and the need is recognized by higher
authorities, but the tremendous amount of time required for technical train-
ing of airmen and ground crews, very definitely limits the working day.
We're trying to do in one year what Hitler did in nine years--and that is
tough, particularly when we have to do a better job.

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Enclosed is an outline of the method we used ,last year to insure the
return of equipment and the payment for equipment lost. The chief essential
in achieving success in any system devised in the’ equipment room is daily
checking and running down of all equipment and personneYin the room.

Best of luck in the coming basketball season and the school year, Doc.

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