UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA

DEPARTMENT OF
PHYSICAL EDUCATION FOR MEN

LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA February ll, 194le

Dre Fe Co Allen

Director of Physical Education
University of Kansas

lawrence, Kansase

Dear ‘Doo’: —

I'm ashamed of myself, ‘Doct. I fully intended
to write you as soon as I returned to Los Ange=-
les and recount the details of that accident I
mentioned to youe But I had a lot of work to
attend to as soon as I arrived here getting
ready to administer the fimal tests for my sub-
jectse

I had to make up my tests and then score them
after giving theme Not having had much expere
ience along that line, I was as nervous as a
eat on a tin roof in a high winde I was so
darn afraid I would not do things just righte
But it finally turned out all right and I re-
corded my grades and everyone was satisfied--

i hope 3

I am putting the facts about that accident on
separate sheets of papere It may seom sort of
tautalogical in places, 'Doc', but please over-
look thate I only hope it will prove of some
samll use to youe I hope that sometine I can
do something for you that will really amount to
something, because I can hardly ever approach
repaying you for the wonderful inspirations and
opportunities I received from youe I'm consid-
erably past the hero-worship stage, 'Doc', so
you know I mean it when I say that you are my
‘ideal't.

Please accept my apology for not adhering to my
promise to write you soonere

Sincerely,