cok Y 23, President Frep ELtswortH, ’22, Secretary

Alumni Office, Lawrence, Kansas

 
   

MePhenee. Kativos

ALUMNI ASSOCIATION of the UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
PUBLISHER OF THE GRADUATE MAGAZINE
HeapguartTers — Room 2 Franx Strone Hati
LAWRENCE, KANSAS

eR GAME TIEN HRS

February 19, 1943

Dr. F. C. Allen
Athletic Department
University of Kansas

 

Dear "Phog":

Your point about the coaches lobbying for continuance of
athletics is well tekene People will accuse you of changing sides
on the question and of all kinds of other things, but after all,
this war is getting serious.

We have found that the boys at the front prefer to have news
of the sports back home more than anything else and I have been
feeling that we should keep them going as a release and a morale
builder for the people at home and for the boys on the battle
linese I believe with the proper vision, other things can be
substituted to do this job.

Also, I am glad to see you quoted in the Journal World
column regarding the use of the word "Jays" in reference to our
team. This was started by the Topeka Capital several years agoe
Mickey Ryther protested against its use when he was still at
South Dakota, and I used his letter with some added Gomments to
battle the habit.

- I wonder how widely you sent your word about it. Couldn't
we get out a personal letter to the sports editors in various
key papers and news services and send them the enclosed leaflet.
This leaflet proves to be # useful piece of printinge I give out
an average of between fifty and a hundred of these a year in re-
sponse to direct requestse For example, we sent one to the Jay-
hawk Shelter in England. Professor Mix didn't know the background
of the term "Jayhawk" so he could tell them and someone finally
directed them to this office. He was not alone in this ignorance.

 

 

  
 

 

Cordially,

 

Secretary

FEslb
DIRECTORS

Frank L. Carson, ’13, First Nat’] Bank, Wichita Dotrx Simons, ’25, Journal-World, Lawrence Joanna GLeep Wacstarr, fa’21, 1730 Indiana, Lawrence
CrareEnce L, Burt, e’o9, Hutchinson Barour S. JEFFREY, 28, Nat’l Bank of Topeka Bldg., Topeka
W. T. Grant, fs’o5, Business Men’s Assurance Co., Kansas City, Mo. Harvanp B. Hutcuunes, |’16, 1207 Grand, Kansas City, Mo.
Oscar S. STauFFER, fs’12, Topeka State Journal, Topeka
Huco T. WEDELL, ’15, I’20,Supreme Court, Topeka Bertua Lucxan McCoy, ’og, 1315 Rural, Emporia