December 19, 1940 Mre Edward Be DeGroot Boy Scouts of America 1010 Pacific Camerce Building 437 South Till Street Los Angeles, California Dear lire DeGroot: Your son, EeBe DeGroot, Jre, telis me that we may have the good fortune of SENS 706 8 Leeqeeee, Kansas in the near futures We would greatly anpreciate your addressing our physical education majors at any time that it is cmvenient for you while you are in Lawrence. We would consider it a distinct honor and we trust that you will consents Any subject that you might choose will be entirely satisfactorye Please let us mow if you will be able to undertake this taske I em well acquainted with Dud and we think Burt is a dandye ‘In looking over an announcement regarding your athletic background, I notice that you were teacher and athletic coach at Lewis Institute in Chicago from 1899 to 1905. While on the Zansas City Athletic Club team in 1904 and 1905, we played ageinst the Lewis Institute team in Kansas Citye The persomel of the Leris Institute Team at that time, as I recall, were Pat Page, John Schommer, and e host of other very excellent basketball playerse We were rather fortmete to come out on the Winning sidée However, I still renember the sterling qualities of thee boySe The first time that I had heard of you was when — Dre Naismith said that he would like for me to take some training under yous It will be a great pleasure to make your. acquaintances - Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach | , FCAslg : ec: Burt DeGroot UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE [Meno J . cS. De E rook by FG AL Dad present & ddrvess 1S E. &. De Groot Boy Geouts T fe 10/0 Fae: ix Commerce oi >: ¥e> South Milf FT. Los Aupeles £ “U6 Vv Hd a fpreca fe h arn nes Bo tury Club aa refur : fenished io th / . to lire Pe ee yoy are e 2 to Lot ff UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION January 6, 1941 Dr, 2. Gs Allen 105 Robinson Gymnasium University of Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: The democracy forum sponsored by the University of Kansas in the interests of national defense, and in which you have so graciously agreed to participate, has attracted the interest of the American Bar Association. Chancellor Malott has received from the Junior Bar Conference, a subs sidiary of the national association, a request for copies of the addresses being delivered by University of Kansas faculty members in this project. Should you have a copy of the address you planned, we would appreciate very much having one in order that we could comply with the wishes of the law group. I1 would not suggest that you go to the trouble at all of preparing a special copy, but in case you have an extra one handy, I think it would be a good thing if we could cooperate with the organ- ization. Thanking you for your interest in the movement, 1 am Sincerely yours, Ky W. Davidson Director of Information AWD : MH Jamary 4, 1941 Mre Kolig Davidson Direstor of Public Relations University of Kansas Dear ii. Davidson: For your information I am enclosing & copy of a letter that I have written to Mre Stanley &, waltz, General Manager of the University of Michigan Union. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF INFORMATION December 24, 1940 Dr. 3: 0. Asien 105--R. Dear Dr. Allen: We appreciate your fine response in the matter of the democracy forum which the University is sponsoring. Re- quests for speakers are beginning to come in, and it is quite probable that soon after the holidays we shall be receiving a good many calls. . Undoubtedly, too, you may receive some personal communications relative to your speaking on the listed subjects. Inasmuch as the Chancellor is anxious to keep a close check on the state's response to the progran, we will appreciate your advising Guy Keeler of the speakers! bureau of the extension service in case any requests come to you personally.. With best wishes for the season, I am, Sincersly, ht K. W. Davidson Director of Information KWD: KS last summer Mr. Wagstaff called me and asked me regarding the possibility of extending credit to you for milke I told him, of course, you were all rights However, I was chagrimned to learn that you had not yet made the nee on your bille : I am wondering just what the trouble is, Frnie. I trust that you will get this long pestedue account straightened 5 up at the earliest possible moments . It is never in my province to be a bill collector, but there is one thing sure that after I reconnend a fellow I want to see him make good, and it is an easy matter for you to make good with me by paying this bill at your earliest possible conveniencée Please let me hear from youe Sincerely yours, Direetor of Physical Bdueation and Reereation Varsity Basketball Coach — FCAslg ce: Dick Wagstaff PURCHASING DEPARTMENT THE SCHOOL DISTRICT OF KANSAS CITY, MO. ff DIRECTORS DIRECTORS BUTLER DISMAN ROGER C. SLAUGHTER MRS, F. I. WILSON / LUDWICK GRAVES, PRESIDENT ANNETTE MOORE, VICE-PRESIDENT IRA S. GARDNER Cc. W. ALLENDOERFER, TREASURER H. G. BIERLEY, AUDITOR GEORGE C. TINKER, SECRETARY-BUSINESS MGR. GEO. H. MUELLER, Ass'T SECRETARY GRACE L, DEVER January 14, 1941 Department of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Gentlemen :- We return herewith your bid sheet requesting 50 copies of Playtime Activities. Our supply is very limited and we are able to furnish only one copy of this bulletin to anyone. If you care for one copy of the above, please reorder. ' Yours truly, Qaux ever, r GLD-S Pur chasing Department Jemary 18, 1941 Mre Dudley DeGroot Director of Athletics Rochester University Rochester, New York tear Duds I just had the good fortune to see a copy of the Chicago Hews in which Jack Ryan commented in “The Svore Card” on the football parcilels. Ve certainly gave you & swell build-up and one that is much deserved. I em glad that you are coming into your oun beonuse you have done @ wonderful job both at fan Jose and at Rochestere I appreciate how you get the job done end I want to commend yen on the. fine way thet you do ite I am sorry that I do not have an opportwmity to write you & longer and more lengthy letter, but I want you to imow how much we ae our short vieit with you and Mrs, DeGroot in New Yorke ‘You 1 not think it applesauce when I say that I kmow of no one that I onjoy visiting more than yous ~ . It seens that time is too short for us te relax any more or to indulge in any correspondence in which we ean interpret our immer and true selves. We are such a neurotic ovtfit nowadays, that about the only thing we have tine to talk about are the fobias and the malade of our economic, our social and our enotional lives. There is too little time to bother with the norml, Howsver, I do want you to kmow how very much I have enjoyed kmowing you and your fine familys | Sineersly yours, Director of Physical rducation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FoAsig lire Dudley Se DeGroot Associate Professor of Physical Education University of Rochester . Rochester, New York Dear Duds For your information I am enclosing a copy of a letter I have just written to lire Asa Se Bushnell, Direstor of the Collegiate Basketball Officials Bureau, New Yorke Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Fducation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FCAslg ENCe THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE ROCHESTER, NEW YORK November 16, 1940 Miss Louretta Gerstenberger University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Miss Gerstenberger: Thank you very kindly for your note of November 4. I am sorry to have pestered Dr. Allen with such an unconsequential request. I might have known that he, as usual, would be up to his ears in Speeches and enterprizes of all sorts. He is undoubt- edly the busiest fellow I know! Please give him my kind personal regards and tell him I am happy to learn, even if only through his secretary, that he bears no malice toward me for any ommissions which I may have exhibited last spring in the basketball tournament. Having never heard from him since that date, I had begun to wonder. With thanks again for your kind note and with best personal regards to the members of the department including my young brother, I am <= Associate Professor 6f Physical Education - DSD/eb “a a “| a _ ae CGhe UNIVERSITY 0f ROCHESTER ‘ ROCHESTER, NEW YORK Football Schedule eee SP REE & er. 5. ys . OBERrin ComEnce (THERE) Oct. 12 . . DENISON UNIVERSITY (HERE) OctT. 19 . . . AMHERST COLLEGE (THERE) cr, 26 *:;.. « HIAMILTON COLLEGE (THERE) Pe Mov.2.. . . . Kenyon CoLiecE ° (HERE) Pay. 9. ss | UNton CoLrece (HERE) Mov.16.. . . Hoparr CoLiece (HERE) ; cAll home games begin at 2 p. m. (OVER) Soccer Schedule’ 1940 . Oct. 5—Buffalo State Teachers College (HERE) Oct.12 . >...) Aemilion College (HERE) Cortland State Teachers College (HERE) Oct. 25. . ... Allegheny Colleas (THERE) Nov.2 . . . . Colgate University (THERE) Nov.9 . . -. «Hamilton College (THERE) Nov. 12 . . . Syracuse University (HERE) i ae RES z SIT aaa a EF = —oz PRL Fe ae ae . FE ae ONE, ean ae ee a eee 2 Sr Sigs THE UNIVERSITY OF ROCHESTER COLLEGE OF ARTS AND SCIENCE ROCHESTER, NEW YORK October 16, 1940 Dr. Forrest Allan University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas § Dear Dr. Allan: John Bunn has very kindly written a note of recommendation to a number of basketball coaches and secretaries in this section and has asked them to give me a trial during the coming season,in basket- ball officiating. Since I knowgno one in this part of the country, and since I am anxious to continue my officiating career I am wonder- ing whether you would feel inclined to write to Asa Bushnell, and any of the coaches whom you may know personally, in this region,telling them something about my ability? Perhaps since you saw me work in the Kansas City tournament. your opinion of my officiating has changed! I1 hope not, and will be grateful forgany recommendation you may see fit to send along for me. With kind personal regards to Mrs. Allan and your fine family, and to Burt and Ruth, I am 7 Ce Dudley S. DeGroot ‘ ‘Mre Dudley Se DeGroot College of Arts and Science University of Rochester Rochester, New York Dear Ure DeGroot: . This is to acknowledge receipt of your letter of October 16, regarding a latter of recommendation to Asa Bushnell and any other coaches whom Dr. Allen my lmow in the eastern part of the countrys Dre Allen is out of tom.eat the present time speaking at the State High School Teachers Associations nestings, athletic sections, in Toledo and Milwaukee. it was Dre Allen's desire to answer your letter before he left tom, but finding it impossible to do so, he has asked me to tell you that you my count on his taking up the matter as soon as he returns, Sincerely yours, January 21, 1941 Mre Dick Inmkel The Dunkel Sports Research Service, Ince Mountain Lakes, New Jersey 3 Dear Mre Dunkels We have your letter of January 9 enclosing _ @ Gopy of your college basketball forecast, and advising us thet we may secure the remaining seven weekly issues for §$2.00e Please list us with your subscribers for a copy of this weekly forecast. We would appreciate your sending us the back numberse Prompt remittance will be made upon — of a statement. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball coach FAsig DUNK ett? eet chow e A E a = J (amwJnio RESEARCH SERVICE, ING ——— Radio and SF sven Features MOUNTAIN LAKES NEW JERSEY TELEPHONE BOONTON 8-0818 Jano 9,1941 Dear Coach; Here's your copy of this week's issue of our college basketball forecasts Je hope that you, your players, and your students will find it interestinge ‘ie feel that our ratings are as fair and unbiased as they can poss= ibly be made. Their basis is simple. For example, if a team has averaged five points better than its opposition - and its opponents’ ratings have averaged 55.0 - then the team's rating is 600. And how do we know our Ovoposition Rating is fair? Because back in 1935, we started all 750 UseSecollege teams off with the same identical ratings They've found their own levels in the give and take of all games played since that timee “Je wouldG like to send it to you free of charge each week -- and we shall, if we ever succeed in getting a national sponsore BUT, we have no such sponsor this year, and are naking a charge of $2200 to cover all seven of the remaining weekly issueSe If you would like to subscribe, please weite us immediately in order not to miss the mailing of the next issue next Thursdaye Thenking you, and wishing you and your team the best of luck this yeer, we are, Sincerely, } py THE DUNKEL SPORTS RSSEARCH SERVICE, INCe RCD :1R (by) Dick Dunkel Mre Clifford Dean Lawrence Memorial High School lawrence, Kansas Dear Cliffords Thanks for your thoughtfulness in calling me regarding our struggle with Kansas State at Manhattan last nights They had everything set, mentally and physically, to give us the works, but the boys rose %o a grand oceasion and set the Aggic boys back on their haunchese ) Thenks agains I will be seeing you on the golf course this spring, I hope, I hopes Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FCAslg October 15, 1941 Prof. ti. W. Davis Prank Strong Hall Campus i am writing you to ask a bit of help. If my recollection of events is correct, you and your Senate committee on athletics and physical education recommended to the Senate for ‘their consideration that I be appointed in charge of recreation for the University. This, of course, to apply to this years When this came up before the Senate in their meeting, Mr. Posey recommended that this recommendation be referred back to the committee. I have no knowledce that this was ever brought up by the committee after Mr. Posey's motion. I do not get the point of Er. Posey's action, but that wes done, nevertheless. Now, here's the problem. During the winter we have recreation not under the control of the Athletic Association or even the Départment of Physical Education, I think it should really be called, “Recreation®. I am enclosing a letter that Chancellor Walott wrote me regarding skiing and a copy of my reply to hime He in turn replied to me as of Bot. 14. Wy reply to him is here- with also enclosed. I am wondering if you, az chairman, will be. willing to follow up the action of the Senate committee and the consequent act of Mr. Posey with intent to either smoking this terse gentleman out or finding out what he had in mind when he made this motion. If this ection of Er. Posey's has never been brought up before the committee, why can't you, as chairman of the committee, work it out when there’s been so much smoke? Thank you, Colonel, very much. Sincerely, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach | November 14, 1941 ‘wi Benak Oisien Mr. Lewis Musick Dear Armand and Lewis, I have spoken to Dell Davidson regarding your parking con- cession for Saturday, and he says that you may get the planks | for the curbing from him tomorrow. The curb is so low by the tennis courts that I doubt whether or not you will need the planks very badly, but they are available if you desire » te use them. 3 I do feel that you should arrange to get about “wo other boys to assist you as. the job is one which requires several people. Also, I wonder if it would not be a good idea for you to make a sign advertising your parking lot. Perhaps you ere good enough hawkers that you will not need it, but it might help. Sincerely, ie Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach Wovesber 7, 1941 ir. Armand Dixon lr. Lewis Musick 1116 Mississippi " * | X Dear Armand and Lewis, ° os 3 ve A thought came to me whereby you two can eam some extra money by operating a parking concession for the Kansas State and Missouri games. I want you both te come in and talk with me about it. | | | Sincerely, . 7 Director of Physical Education and Reereation Fca/pe Varsity Basketball and Bascbell Coach June 6, 1942. 380983 any help to you it is always may always count on that because you have You done your share Any time thet I can be of Trusting that you are lined up in a lucrative paying job, and with kindest regards, I am ap Director of Physical Education and Recreation, | | | Very sincerely yours, tri ft a pw Keb gh he ea ‘We y % Aah a he “ Nay dood we yr, lr. Armand Dixon, Ur. Lewis Musick, 737 Yonterey Blvd., Hermosa Beach, Calif. Dear Armand and Lewie: I hope you both are getting along nicely and that you were able to seoure jobs without any difficulty. I know you haven't boen out there very long, but if and when you can send me something on your loan I would appreciate it. The Samer Session a and expensive, they tell m. The Athletic Office has been checking up on the grades, and as soon as Mr. Falkenstien returns from his vacation in about two weeks he will order the numeral sweaters. Since he hag your address and the size of your sweater, I am sure he will mail it to you if the supply comes before school begins in the fall. If not, then you oan call for it when you come back in September. T shall be gled to hear from you at your convenience. Director of Physical Education, ey Basketball Soach. duly 27, 1942. e i notice that you have been working at the Douglas Air~ craft Company for the last three weeks. Apparently you did not get on when you firsr arrived in California. . However, I am glad draw go moh monay, but all of the boys are in lucrative positions. You save all the pennies you can, Armand, and I assure you that we 11 bd you back. But it will be good to have Balin R i: +i teat Bee is i ie a4 il 4 f a ‘st é rs “a: eat £ P Fe 4 ‘ wp you are eligible for ta drat "0 Gey seye John Buescher was called for his physical examinetion, and we are not sure just what will happen to him but we will know in a little while, I will get all this information in my squad Sincerely yours, ad eae 5 5 tk : = Po eee a . we see Ete ‘ a a el Gcke pam + .* ; Nie ae Sm “hh is $ Varsity eat fonds — Wh fe, rite fo oa) hee git 12 Lucky Bre Jove Bet dl A ole be a : ee Thank you again for your thoughtfulness and your renittance. You are @ dandy, boys eis Whe A Gc sek abi Siena Ebel that Ss had a great day. The Schnellbacher are great people. There certain- ly must’ be a fine strain of manliness running through that Schnell~- ee They have what it takes. Now, don't tell me that you are not coming back | next semester. I kmow debts are pressing, but remember by the same token that when a man makes debts and liquidates them, he is a favor- able individual to negotiate another loan. Of course, I am not in the money~lending business, but somehow your sincerity impressed me last year and there was something paternal, I guess, in my make-up that I hated to see you go away disappointed. And another very happy surprise! Your letter of Saturday just arrived this morning containing the $11.50, which is in full payment for your entire loan. You have certainly made a very favorable impression upon me by your prompt payment of debts. You count on coming back. We have another job for you and we are trying whittlers sitting on soap boxes in a country grocery store. One said, "Do you know that Marlene Dietrich is going to ride around ‘the square on a white horse in the nude?" And one old fellow looked up and said, "Well, I have alwaye wanted to seo a white horse. I think I'll go t | eh So John has gone to Colorado, the obvious reason, of course, being to soe Colorado. But you can't expect too much from one fellow. ‘ se Jack Ballard is another proposition. Jack th naire. Now, Jack might be drafted at any time. He tried to list in the Army, the Navy and the Marines, but he is too tall. He was : i f 3 , : oF F E i. Charlies Black could have enlisted in the same thing. I talked to his mother and asked her to call the registrar, Mr. Wood- ruff, and sae what Charlie could get into. Mr. Woodruff is the co- ordinator for all arms of the service here at the University. Charlie's mother spoke to Charlie and he said, “Oh, we've got plenty of time." So last Saturday Charlie got notice of his examination for induction which is to take place tomorrow, : | eo Of course he called me up and was quite anxious to do something, but the Army Reserve closed its enlistment on the Slst of could give him. But Charlie today is in Kansas City trying to get into the Marine Reserve, and that is his only hope. If will take his physical screening test tomorrow and to Leavenworth in ten days for his induction. He is terribly is set for induction ten days from tomorrow, as sure as you li ip he If he fails in these suggestion hin, two he ie all Reymond Briggs at Omaha, himself at enlistment tha letter hoping to lionel Ge There is no more escuse for him being y I have written to asking for special dispensation to open that \ on the Slst. Colonel Jack Gage, of the R.O.T.C., gave me a s but that is just one chance in a million. yesterday, and 1 wrote a special delivery because of proscrastination. aks Hi Ln i aie ip He up iif ai i § galt Bf ae qEg 953 i i ‘ , 7 ‘inducted, except the fact thet he did not do amything for i With all good wishes, I an Director of Physical Education, Very sincerely yours, Varsity Basketball Coach. FCA:AH