OFFICERS’ CLUB
Goodfellow Field
San Angelo, Texas

21 May 45:

Dr. F, ©. Allen
Dir, Phys. Educ,
Univ. of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Doc:

I have been enjoying your Rebounds all these months without so much
as a word in return since my job is still cut and dried Ground
School instructing. Nothing much happens of interest except a few
extra-curricular sports in which I participate. Handball is the
chief means of exercise we have down here at this field and I

play almost every day.

I heard from Frank Pattee recently and he wished to, recieve the
Rebounds. You may remember him as a freshman football player there ~——
in '43, He was to have started at quarterback against Washburn in
the first game that year but was transferred by the Navy just be-~
‘fore the game, He is out in California now and weighs right at
200 pounds, aj1 of which is mounted on a 6%1" frame, Right now
he's on the track squad and has been placing 1-2 in the discus.
He paans to return to college after the war, and at the present
time he is expecting to come back to K.U. He played basketball
for me in high school and I can tell you that he wont hurt the
team there a bit, although I think he'll go better in football
than in basketball.

Things are about the same with my family except that I have two
little girls now in place of one, The oldest is 3, the youngest
just past one, The oldest already likes ball games better than
does her Wother, and although I had hoped for a boy I think I'11
have solid home support if I ever get back to the coaching game, .

Things look as though I'm going to be in Army for some time to
come. For some reason I seem to be on the ‘critically short'

list at the present time and the army desires my retention re-
gardless of accumulated points, I have been wondering if the sup-
ply of coaches in the high schools of the state is any better
than it was a year ago. I'm afraid by the time I get a —
I'll be hard put to find a good job,

The address for Pattee's Rebounds if you will send him one:
Frank S, Pattee S1/e
Casu 63 3rd Div.
c/o Fleet P.O.
San Francisco, Calif.