‘Norman Sanneman

| | December 24

The second day of our trip began at the Allerton Hotel in Chicago.
We were called at 7:30 a. me for etnies, We oaught the N. *,
Central train with sbout as much time to spare as the pugalist on the
count of nines a

Our destination now wes “Ann ‘Arbor, Miche, where we were to see the
University and practice our basketball.

The train ride was filled with amusing incidents. These were
card games. as usual--bill Hogben was still trying to get some mule
out of the box his girl geve hime+John Buescher was trying to sneak
- away long enough to write his girl a@ letter--Vance Hall was engaged in
a conversation with Bleenoresand our student “Rope” Englemen thumbed
through the pages of his business Law books

Everyone was having © grand tine and not forgetting we had three
bankothe}2 games to win before we got: wok, home »

Mrs» Allen hes been so ‘nie to ell of us and is giving us some
very welcome motherly advice 50 the boys and re won *¢ be eleke
and I do mean cateit wes, 2:15 * Me

Our lodging for the night was tceateen of one large room with
fifteen beds! It wes great fun staying together and sleeping together--
it was good practice in team worklist

We ate dinner in the college cafeteria and met the distinguished

Vrs Yost, head of the Physical Ed. Department of the University of

Michigan. He is a very fine gentleman and has contributed much towards
the development of
physical education.