NIGHT LETTER SEPTEMBER 17, 1940 MR. HERBERT G, ALLPHIN 536 SPURGEON STREET FORT WORTH, TEXAS YOUR LETTER RECEIVED MONDAY SIXTEENTH. INASMUCH AS OUR SCHOOL WORK HAS ALREADY STARTED AND SINCE ABSENCES SUCH AS YOURS ARE EXCUSABLE ONLY BY ILLNESS I SEE BUT TWO ALTERNATIVES POSSIBLE: FIRST, PLEASE PRESENT YOURSELF HERE FOR OUR OPENING CLASSES FRIDAY OR SECONDLY, IN VIEW OF PART-TIME TENURE HERE I WOULD SUGGEST YOUR RESIGNATION AND YOUR ENDEAVOR TO LOCATE PERMANENTLY ELSEWHERE. REPLY WESTERN UNION. Forrest C, Allen