UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION February 12, 1942

Dr. Forrest C. Allen,
Director, Physical Education,
University of Kansas.

Dear Dr, Allen:

This is in answer to your letter concerning
auditors.

In my classes, when a student asked to be
admitted as an auditor it was openly discussed with
him that he was to attend and take part as the other
students, otherwise I did not care to have him
cluttering up the organization. I did not realize
that this was breaking a University regulation, The
college office, too, required that these students
pay the same fee as the regularly enrolled, credit
students which led me to think that they expected
them to participate.

In the light of the present emergency, with the
crying need "physical fitness", coupled with the
finding of the army examining board, the University
should be doing everything possible to encourage
vigorous physical activity. A walk across the campus
between classes discloses sufficient evidence for the
need here, Any student willing to use his time to
such advantage, it seems to me, should be encouraged
rather than discouraged from doing so.

This is my own view on the matter. However, I
shall cooperate with whatever is decided.
Very sincerely,

S24