The Northwestern Mutual Life
Insurance Company

OF MILWAUKEE, WISCONSIN
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JOHN N. FLOYD, District AGENT

H. W. LAFFER 20334 SO. SUMMIT
GENERAL AGENT
WICHITA, KANSAS

ARKANSAS City, KANSAS,
dan. 24th 1940.

Mr. Forrest C. Allen,
Lawrence, Kans.

pear Mir. Allen:-

Understand at the beginning that 1 am not attempting to tell you
how to run the basketball team or in any way complaining, but am
only writing for information.

The season is getting well along and so far I have never seen
Jack's name in a lineup, and 1 am wondering if there is any chance
‘for him to get in this year or if not what chance he will have

in the years to come. He may not be good enough to get into a
game, but if he is not 1 would like to know it. Last ndght
against Nebraska, you used a dozen men, some of whom 1 never heard,
but no Jack.

You know when a Dad works like hell, and coughs up about 75 bucks

a month, to keep a boy in school and hoping that in addition to

an education you can see his name in a Varsity lineup once in a
while, it is a little discouraging if it newer appears, especialy
when Dad realy feels like the boy is good enough to at least appear.

If he is only going to be a practice player all through school,

he might as well be working some and helping on the expense account.
But as I wrote you before, I do not want him to do that if he can
make his grades and get something done in athgletics.

He never says anything as to what he is doing and as far as any
knowledge we have he may not even be on the squad. So wish you
would let me know what you think of him and his prospects.