August 24, 1943.

Dean Paul B. Lawson,
College of Liberal Arts and Ssisnees,
University of Kansas.

Dear Dean Lawson:

Following our hasty conversation regarding one of our
civilians in the 9:50 elass, I passed on the information
you gave me to Henry Shenk. I an trusting that you and he
can exchange greetings at Kiwanis and that you can tell him
the full details regarding this young men who was afraid 2
that his academic course would suffer from an indiscriminate
giving of a great number of C's.

As soon es you and Henry have conferred on this matter
I desire to acquaint you with our present procedure.

Sincerely yours,

Direstor of Physical Biucation,
PCA! Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
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COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
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James Kichey has gone to New Orleans to spend

a few days with his father who is ill there in
a hospital. He expects to return to classes

Monday, August 350.

GILBERT ULMER, Assistant Dean

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JOHN — =

n school fall of ‘41, Spring of 742, fall of ‘42

and Spring of '43, On probation in fall of '42; reinstated
on final probation in spring of '43, but failed to meet the
probation requirements. In the fall of '42 he was carrying
8 hrs, and failed in 5 hrs. In the spring of '43 he failed
in Trig. and Phys. Ed. His grades in his first year were

mostly O's.

 
 

Dean Paul B. Lawson,
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences,
University of Kansas. —

Dear Dean Lawson:

I desire to give you a review of the case of John
Asher, about whom we talked yesterday.

On April 19th he was reported to Dr. Mix with thirteen
unexcused « Om April 21, as you imow, Dr. Ulmer asked us to
advise him ig Asher was absent again without a statement from a
physician daining his absence. The only hospital excuse presented
all semester was for one day, Marsh Sth. :

He was told repeatedly that he was accumulating too many

absences, and each time came up with some alibi. I do not see how we
ean do other than give hin an "F".

Sincerely yours,

. Director of Physical Education,
FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
 

Dre As de Mix,
University of Kansas,

°
Dear Dr. Hixs

a boys have had excessive absences in Physical
Condi tionings

Asher, John 13 *

Yoore, Kenneth 3

Nesselrode, John $3

We have sent the following boys cards, but they have never
been in to seo uss

Bidgens, James 3

Chandler, James 9 dust reported to us by the

Haines, Bllwoocd : —o

a
roe tg omc
» Glern 10 Just reported to us by the

‘instructor.

Stewart, Robert g

Hames that are starred have been turned in before.
Sincerely ycurs,

Director of Physical Educations

 
 

io May 5, 1943.

Dr. Gilbert Ulmer,
Asst. Dan ef Sw Callege,
University of Kansas.

Deays Dean Ulmer:

I have received a copy of Dr. Canuteson's —
letter of May Srd concerning John Asher and his ir-
ee ee

I believe Dr. Canuteson is right when he
says Asher is "in a constant state of instability". —
lie goes out and plays golf quite frequently, but does
not attend physical conditioning class. He was told
Se

for physical conditioning. : )
Frankly, I do not seo how he oan get any-

thing except an "FP" in physical conditioning, due to his
wery irregular attendance.

Sincerely yours,

es pirector of Physical Education,
FCA:An Varsity Basketball Gonche

oo ~ Dr. Canuteson :

 
 

May 3, 1945

Assistent Dean of the College
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear lis Ulmer,

John Asher is not physically sick. He
wents very much to go into the navy but has been
urged to stay in school. As a result he is in
a constant state of instability.

He has not attended physical conditioning
regularly but has played golf frequently which probably
substitutes sufficiently.

I eannot recommend formal excuse from
physical conditioning but I feel thet there are
extenuating circumstances and the boy should be given
every possible consideration,

erent

Sincerely,

Ralph I+ Canuteson, M.D.
Director

RICek
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to Dr» Graham Asher

 
 

UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
HEALTH SERVICE

<" oo MEMORIAL HOSPITAL
hae Late,

Treated in Dispensary—Date:

 

 

Confined to Hospital

Known to be ill at home

This is not an excuse but a statement of illness.
Not valid_unless signed by a physician.

Date Issued ULE, Me

Whiz hetett - M.D.

oF
 

April 28, 1943.

Dr. Gilbert Ulmer, Asst. Dean,
College of Liberal Arte and Sciences,
University of Kansas.

Dear Dean Ulmer:

I have your note of the 2lset instant asking that
we advise you if John Asher is absent again this —
- semester without presenting a statement from a
physician to explain his absence.

I have checked with the instructor in charge of
his class, and find the following: John Asher was
absent on April 21, 25 and 26. ile now has a total
of 20 wexoused absences. He has not been in class
since March 26th, and had 7 absences prior to that
time. ee ee 6 ee eee oe ee
Sth.

isi ante Wie. dedhadk tn Wee Ota Wigan
some of these absences he said that he had been play-
ing golf in the afternoons, and desired that we let
him substitute the golf for physical conditioning.
We told him this was not permissible.

Very sincerely yours,

| Director of Physical Education,
FCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
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aul WAY OF T : E ya ys

Dr. Allen -
John Asher was absent on April
21, 23 and 26.
He now has a total of 20
‘unexcused absences. Has not been
in class since March 26, and had

7 absences prior to that time.

1031 GRAND AVE., KANSAS CITY, MO. — PHONE VICTOR 6710

 
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
AND SCIENCES

Please let me know if John Asher is
absent again this semester without
presenting a statement from a
physician to explain his absence.

Delta Pirie

GILBERT ULMER, Assista

Lawrence

 

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THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
AND SCIENCES

LAWRENCE

OFFICE OF THE DEAN

July 15, 1943

Dre Fe Co Allen
Department of Physical Education

My dear Dr. Allen:

You will see from the enclosed card that last January we withdrew
Walter Dunden from his classes, including Physical Education,with a

failure because of his inability to get to class. Mr. Shenk signed
this card but evidently failed to record in his grade book that the
boy was withdrawn with a failure, for on the final grade sheet he
turned in a withdrawal,which always means an honorable withdrawal,
snstead of the failure which he should have reported.

Accordingly, will you please sign the enclosed card which will correct
the Registrar's record and return both cards to me?

Sincerely yours,

Cn Mane

Paul B. Lawson, Dean

 
 

Dean Paul 2. Lewson,
College of Liberal Arts.

Dear Dean Lawson:

T aa informed that Kenneth Winters, who was
enrolled in physical conditioning last semester at
9:50 five days a week, and who was given a grade of
F at the end of the semester, wes nctually out for
*treok the greater part of the semester. He wns
regular in his attendance at the track cless.

T am enclosing a a card to correct his grade to
*p", since this is the grade he actunlly sarnede

Sincersly yours,

Director of Physical Education, —
versity Basketball Coach.

 
 

May 26, 1943.

Dean Paul B. cainen,
College of Liberal Arts and Sciences.

Dear Dean Lawson:

I am in recsiyt of your letter of the 22nd
‘ins tant, and beg to state the followings

The name of Robert Martindell doses not appear
on any of our records for the spring semester. We had no class
card for him, and therefore could not put him on our roll. As
you know, our class rolls are made from the class cards thet come
to us after enrollment. This is the only way we imow that a stud-
ent ia enrolled in Physical Conditioning.

We have also carefully checked all of the. in-
dividual class rolls kept by our instructors to see if his name
might have been written in by an instruetor, but such was not the
CaSeo ‘

The case of George R. Ware is the same as that
of Robert Martindell. Undoubtedly neither of these boys attended
@ physical conditioning class, and should be given a failure.

‘Our records show that William Beal Shaw received
_@ grade of "A" for the spring semester. He was enrolled for one
hour credit at 10:50 on Monday, Wedmesday, Priday. We do not heve
a withdrawal for hin.

If you have any suggestions as to how we may be
sure that all class cards reach us, I simll be happy to have them.

| Direotor of Physical Education,
PCA :AH Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
AND SCIENCES

OFFICE OF THE DEAN LAWRENCE

May 22, 1943

 

Dre Fe. Ce Allen

Department of Physical Sauieation
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen,

The following three enrollments in physical education for the
spring semester should be cleared up. (1) Robert Martindell was
enrolled in physical education in the 7:30 class for no credit.
The grade sheet does not show his name, and therefore no grade was
turned in nor did he withdraw. His name did not appeargon the
correction sheet which was sent to your department betes the
grade sheets were made out. (2) William Shaw was enrolled ‘in’ the
10:50 class for one hour credit. He did not withdraw, but your
grade sheet shows him as withdrawn. (3) George Re. Ware was en-
rolled in the 10:30 Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday class for one
hour. credit. The grade sheet does not bear his name, nor did
your correction sheet show it. He did not withdraw.

According to our rules, each of these three should receive a
failure, for none of them withdrew after enrolling in the
classes. The question is should these three failures be given
because of the student's carelessness even though the depart-
ment did not do its part in getting these cases straightened
out at the proper time and in the proper way.

Sincerely yours,

C2 p BM

Paul Be. Lawson, Dean

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: May 28, 1943.

Dean P. B. Lawson,
College of Liberal Arts and Soienoes.

Dear Dean Lawson:

t am returning herewith the cards for _ |
Rebert Martindell, George Robert Ware, and Wien Beal
Shaw, as you suggest.

‘ii caneeh Ate esa usmle. and I am
more than wager to eliminate every possible errar and will
do anything that you suggest in clearing up these usatis~
factory —— The scribes who make out the class
ecards ore students, in most cases, and they perhaps do not
take the ramones tity that regular faculty menbers assume
in the enrollment of every student. As long as we have to
hire student seribes the human element very definitely
enters into these cases.

: ‘cain gu tape wile ae Gia Wikia ant We
some method worked out whereby the cause of these errors
would be removed? I wonder if there is some way your
offies could check on us to sce that everyone who is
eee
ae

| | In regusd to $i22iem Sten, 2 have saked Mra.
Hultee@ to check on our records here. The records defin-
itely show that he received an "A" in the course for the
spring semester. I do not understand how « withdraml
appeared on the grade sheet.

Very sincerely yours,

? 2S Director of Physical Education,
FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach.
Enc.

 
 

THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS

COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS
AND SCIENCES

OFFICE OF THE DEAN LAWRENCE

May 27, 1943

Dr. F. C. Allen —

Department of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

My dear Dr. Allen,

The class cards of all college students are made out by the de-
partmental scribes, who check the enrollment card indicating that
the class card has been made, and after enrollment turn: all class”
cards over to the department. In other words a representative of
the department itself is responsible for making the card and also
for seeing that the card reaches the department.

The enrollment cards of Robert Martindell and George Ware show
that they enrolled at the regular time on the regular enrollment
floor, and that the Physical Sducation scribe made out class cards
for these two students for they are properly checked in the proper
place. What the scribe did with the cards I don't lmow. But in
answer to your question about how to get all the class cards to
reach you the only thing I can say is that the Department of
Physical Education is entirely responsible for that and must
furnish scribes who can do the job as it needs to be done.

Shaw's case is funny. We have no record of his withdrawal either,
but only called it to your attention because though you say your
records show him as having received an A, yet the grade sheets
turned in by you both to this office and to the registrar's show
a Wd.”

Will you please sign the enclosed cards correcting these cases and
return them to us?

Sincerely yours,

(2p aon

Paul B. Lawson, Dean
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Dr. Allen -

Robert Martindell - this student does not appear
on any of our records for the spring semester. We
head no class card for him; therefore, we could not put
him on our roll. Miss Lear told me she did not have a.
class card for him signed by anyone in this department.
Naturally, his name would not appear on the correcticn
sheet that Dean Lawson mentions, nor the grade sheet
if we never had an enrollment card for him.

 

IT have also checked all individual class rolls to
see if his name might have been written in by one of —
the instructors, but fail to find his name anywhere.

George R. Ware - his case is exactly the same as
that above. We make our class rolls from the class
cards that come to us. That is the only way we know
that a student is enrolled in the course. -

William Shaw - our records show that he received
a grade of "AY, 1 hr., 10:30 MNF - no withdrawal.

AH

 
 

Dean Paul 3, Lawson,
College of Liberal Arts end Selences,
University of Kansas. —

Conserning ous telephonic conversation of this past week

when I promised to send you some of the data on the efforts we have

made to improve our conditioning course and to lessen errors, I em

sending you copies of short bulletins that were given to eash of our
instructors from time to tine. : | bie

In addition, we had meotings woekly with our leaders,
teaching them technique and aptitudes, as well as impressing upon
these student members the desire to conduct their classes on 4
faculty scale. : ‘

You and I both know that student instructors, even though |
we are able to seleot the best, which we were not in some of these
 @ases, are prone to make more errors than faculty men who have had
long experiense end much more training than these chaps. We gave
these boys one hour's pay for attendances at these evening meetings,
but we penalized them the price of one how's work when they failed

to show up either for the evening mesting or for any of their classes.
Tt felt that this type of work was so necessary that there was no ex-
cuse in not reporting anticipated absences.

When we were forced to use students in the towel room
without an overseer, and when we used students in checking these
grades, although Mrs. Hulteen sugervised it, I can readily see why
errors would creep in. We have dons our level best to avoid these,
but they still occasionally show up. I assure you that we have given
you our very best in effort to keep these errors to the minimum.

a Q |

Very cordially yours,

?

Director of Physical Education,
FCA: AH : Varsity Basketball Coach.
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Pref, ¥..C. Aiies

Since Mr, Tom Bailey is in the

hospital, he will not be able to take

any of his finals. We have no objection

if you give him an incomplete provided

his work is satisfactory.

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April 28, 1943.

e

Dr. A. de Mix,
Chairman, Committee on Exemptions,
University of Kansas.

Dear Dr. Mix:

As a matter of record, I wish to make a progress
report on Bill Bass. He is now attending make-up
classes, and expects to make up at least ten of his
absences. This will leave him with four unexcused
absences for the semester, provided he does not miss
any more classes.

Sinesrely yours,

Director of Physical Education,
Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
 

April 22, 1943.

Dr. A. J, Mix,
Chairman, Exemption Committee,
University of Kansas.

Dear Dr. Mix:

This morning I checked the class roll of Max |
Kissell, our instructor in Physical Condition who
reported on the absences of Bill Bass. I find the
following:

 

 

Unexoused Absences _ a -‘Exeused Absences
27 og 2/1 = 6 8
was i am 8
wae 1 3/22, 23 8
9 e
3/9, 3/10 2 a.
3/15 1 .
S/i7, 16, 19 = 5
3/29 2
3/26 2
4/16 l
4/19 ao
:

This is the report I promised you during our. phone
- conversation yesterday.

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education,
FCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
 

 

 

 

 
 

April 13, 1943.

Professor A. J. Mix, :
Chairman, Committee on Exemptions,
University of Kenaas. —

Dear Dre Mise:

In reply to your commmieation of the Slet ultino regard-
ing Bill Bass, I referred the matter to Henry Shenk and this is.
what he has to says

' "Bass ucwhas 12 @xcused absences and 12 unexcused.
In view of the fact thut Bass has only attended class 55 times |
and bas been absent 24 times, I suggest that he be raquired to
make up 12 absences if he is to remain in school.”

I believe that Haury is just about right on this, don't

you? If this is agreeable to you would you notify him, or shall
wo?

Very cordially yours,

; Director of Physical Education,
PCA AR Varsity Basketball Coach.

 
 
 

March 51, 1945

Dr. F. ©. &lien
Department of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Dear Mr. Allen:

Mr. Bill Bass, who has eight unexcused absences in Physical
Conditioning has been to see me. He states that all his absences
werecCdue to a persistent cold, but that after obtaining some
excusés from the University Hospital, he did not go back for
more. Somehow, and that was probably his fault, he did not
succeed in-getting excused by his instructor.

Dr. Reese gives him a good character, and I am convinced
after talking with him that he was not trying to evade the
course. Therefore our committee is allowing him to remain in
school and our recommendation to you is that some, if not all,
of his absences be counted as excused.

Very truly yours,

Baca is