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Mr. Jack Ballard

Safety Federal Savings & Loan Association
910 Grande Avenue |
« Kansas City, Missouri

Dear "Jose"

Congratulations, Old Fellow, I'm certainly happy Pm
know that you are in the land of the living and heve as much of
the old Texas pepper stored up in you as you had when you were the
Galloping Galahad on it. Oread.

itm sorry that I missed you when you came through Lawrence
and took a plunge at the Jawhawk Dip. I bet you were out on one of
those Rushing Jauuts thet all Gleeful Greeks indulge in at this time of the
year. Vence iall, one of thosc aforementioned Greeks, just came through
this morning to say “hello”. He was on a similar quest and Kansas City
was lis goal, So look out, you Sig Alph's end Beta's. Do not corner
your Rushecs und tear them from limb to limb, :

. You onc Vance Hall have.similear ideas in mind. Vance is

going to Cenada the latter part of August and you te Rochesters both
cool spots and lovely places to gos Rochester is the Fashion Center of
the United States. ‘Maybe you are going up there to learn just how the
cut~-a-way should be out away. Those loud socks I wear were purchased in
Rochester, Sew York. I have a great many friends at the Eastwan Kodak —
Compemy in Rochester ond one of my good friends — se socks for me.
That picture that you saw, “Basketball Pumdamentals' 106 by the
Bastuan Kodak people. By the way, when you are in Seiheutar, look up Jim
Arnold. 4e is with the Mestman Kodak Company people there. I know ra
would be glad to see you.

My echool is out August 6th and when at ig over, I expect
to rum up to Eeansas €ity, and if you have not left for Rochester, you
can count om me stopping by for greetinzs with you and your dad. I'm
giad thet you are going to bear dowm on your books, Jack, it's more
important than young men think and I'm pleased thet you realize it.

_ It writing a squad letter to our basketball eligibles for
next year. ‘This letter will go out in a few days or certainly within a
week and of course you are very ‘ini |
list that will be in my possession, — “Until I see You, the best wae
to you and your fine family.

sere

| Director of Physical Education-Varsity
Basketball and Baseball Coaches