isang Hee Ab ikea _ Jn a x. ee x2 HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORCES FLEXIBLE GUNNERY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF TRAINING Den Ove Olen, acm Bn thes 7 © oct 194 3 HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORCES FLEXIBLE GUNNERY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF TRAINING I Lope eo pt bea for oe Hovenber 10, 1945. ~ Yr. K. J. Griffith, The Athletic Journal, 6858 Glenwood Avenue, Chicago, Tllinois. Dear Mr. Griffith: I am enclosing herewith the photo and biographical sketch to be used in connection with my article which is being published by the Huntington Laboratories. Sincerely yours, Direstor of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. JOHN L. GRIFFITH a , EDITOR TELEPHONE ROGERS PARK 5074 THE ATHLETIC JOURNAL 6858 GLENWOOD AVENUE CHICAGO, ILL. “November 5, 1943 Dr. Forrest C, Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: In answer to your letter of November 3rd, please send the biographical sketch and photo to us as soon as possible. Thank you for your co-operation in this matter. Sincerely yours, K, J, Griffith KJG: MA Noverber 5, 1943. Urs. Alice Ke. Griffith, The Athletic Jcurnal, 6858 Glenwood Avenue, Chicago, Illinois. Pardon my deley in writing youe It is permissible for the Huntington Laboratories to re- print the article, "Rapid Rolling Offensive Triangle Merging a Set and Moving Screen", which we wrote last February. Do you want us to send the photo and biographical sketch to you or to them? Sincerely yours , , Director of Physical Bdusation, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. JOHN L. Oo L. GRIFFITH, EDITOR TELEPHONE ROGERS PARK 5074 THE ATHLETIC JOURNAL 6858 GLENWOOD AVENUE CHICAGO, ILL. October 23, 1943 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Basketball Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: The Huntington Laboratories are planning to get out their Digest again this year. They are asking ‘ your permission to reprint the article which you wrote for our February 1943 issue on, "Rapid Rolling Offensive Triangle Merging a Set and Moving Screen." They would like a photo print of you and a bio- graphical sketch such as you would like to have used in connection with the article. A stamped addressed envelope is enclosed for your convenience, Yours very truly, a. ape A. K. Griffith AKG: MA November 5, 1943. Captain Robert J. Getz, fhe Salvation Arny, 729 Vermont Street, — Lawrense, Kansas. Dear Captain Getz: I heve been trying to figure a way in which I sould attend your ceremonies Saturday afternoon, and have de- layed writing you for that reason. However, a former member of my varsity besketball team is to be married Saturday afternoon, and I had previously accepted an invitation to his wedding. I regret that it will not be possible for me to be present at the ‘dvisory Board meeting. During the winter months I have basketball practice every afternoon, and - it is generally impossible for me to attend afternoon meetings. However, if meetings are called for the evening I will make an effort to be present if at all possible. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FCA:AH Varsity Baskotball Coach. + + + WILLIAM BOOTH, Founder PHONES: Office 633; Res. 2413-J 729 Vermont Street CAPT. an MRS. ROBERT J. GETZ, Officers in Charge LAWRENCE KANSAS t * * * *® October 28, 1945 Dr. Forrest C. Allen 801 La. Lawrence, Kansas Dear Advisory Board ember: Mr. Kelvin Hoover, president of our Advisory Board,has asked us to inform you of a meeting which will take place on November 6th. As you undoubtedly know, we are having a Mor- tgage Burning ceremony at The Salvation Army on Nov. 6th at 2:50 P. M. This event will be preceded by a fifteen minute concert to be given by a number of officers and musicians of this area. Commissioner John Allen, of Chicago, and Colonel Victor Lundgren, of Kansas City, wiil be present for this ceremony. At 5:00 P. M. the Advisory Board will be host to our visiting musicians and special guests for dinner at the Hearth. Every Advisory Board member is urged to be present at both events. Please make a special note of this date and endeavor to be present at these occasions if at all possible. — Thanking you for ail your interest in our organ- ization, I an, Sincerely yours, ae Robert Captain RJG:md George L. Carpenter John J. Allan Victor Lundgren General Territorial Commander Divisional Commander ADVISORY BOARD MEMBERS" < | Kelvin HOOTSS oe see R. w. McClure, A Leccice ce Karl Bretton ‘Treasurer Feet V.F. Smith, ees, October 8, 1945. Mr. Ralph Graber, Principal, Liberty Memorial High School, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Ralph: I acknowledge with thanks the check for $10.00 for officiating at the Lewrence-Topeka game. This was a de- jightful surprise, as I had not expected it. Cordially yours, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. Liberty Mew ocal High Dtbbe! LAWRENCE, KANSAS Reh E Gecko. Principal ~ October 5, 1943 F. C. Allen Atheltic Office ae , University of Kansas Dear “Phog"™: Please find enclosed check for $10.00 for officiating at the Lawrence-Topeka game Friday night. Sincerely yours, Ralph &. Graber 20462-mle Enc. Feline ov Dik Thy a0 hor, Pea of LP yebhape Gorn 17 at, 6 maths. An wal HG ; Frfogg 2-2 CounW Fire tony Fel Tn). oS 6 ee Oe Ae SODG Te Bonfln ho Engh Rancel Meefing Ey fos re it a thy you a £5.06 Se a “HOR Septenber 25, 1943. Mr. Ralph Graber, Principal, Liberty Memorial High School, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Ralphs Thank you so much for your thoughtfulness in sending me complimentary season tickets for the football games. We would be delighted to pay the tax, and we thank you for your usual thoughtfulness and your unusual kindness. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. : 2 Liberty Memorial High cso! LAWRENCE, KANSAS. Ralph E. Graber | r rincipal September 22, 1943 Dr, F. C. Aiton Athletic Office University of Kansas Dear "Phog": Please find enclosed complimentary season tickets for our home football games. You will be ad- mitted free upon payment of the tax. We hope you will be able to attend the games and will be happy to have you as our guests. Very sincerely yours, E. ee. 20392-mle Enes. September 21, 1945 Pr. F.C. Alien Athletic Office University of Kensas tt Tt Dear “Phog’, I want to thank you for taking the time out to attend our assembly and appear on the program this morning. Furthermore, I want to congratulate you on doing a "swell" job. You always perform so nicely that I realize we pick on you probebly more than we should. ‘To have Colonel MacMorris made the picture complete. He certainly gave our students some mighty fine information. Very sincerely yours, Ralph f Graber oN 20381-mle Liberty Pivsiaa High Jenes LAWRENCE, KANSAS Ralph: E. Grobee Principal September 20, 1943 Dr. F.C. Allen 801 Louisiana Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: I am writing to confirm our conversation of last week regarding the bond drive assembly. The assembly wil be held Tuesday, September 21 at 10:30. I think it is fine that you are going to be on the program, and that’ it is possible for you to bring Colonel MacMorris. I know it is a worthy cause, and that you are glad to contribute your time and efforts. I want you to know that it is sincerely appreciated. Very sincerely yours, 203576-mle + + + me % PHONES: Office 633; Res. 2413-1 729 Vermont Street CAPT. and MRS. ROBERT J. GETZ, Officer in Charge LAWRENCE, KANSAS * * $2 ee November 8, 1943 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: Thank you for your letter of November 5th relative to your absence from our Mortgage Burning ceremonies on Saturday afternoon. | Piease feel at ease about this matter. We hardly expected anyone to be here in that it was Saturday afternoon, as weli as a rainy day. However, let me thank you foryour interest in our organization and I know that at a future period you will do whatever you can whenever possible. Sincerely yours, (Coton flees Robert J. Getz Captain RJG:md George L. Carpenter John J. Allan Victor Lundgren General Territorial Commander Divisional Commander Lt. Curvin H. Greene Le. Curvin H. Greene Lt. Curvin H. Greene Orint the complete address tn plain block lattars in the pedal below, and your retere edidress ie the ) Z Corps # APO. 32% fast WYN her 13 L743 ERE & RRQQRRRRRRARQHHAHHAMQMMSS RAMOYHY January 7, 1944. Lt. ©. G. Gibbens, . Your letter had no sooner landed on my desk than I began to land on some people regarding your record. I called Miss Seaman and said that she tried to tell you in her best way that Mr. Wiley did not have anybody to play. She meant of the proper caliber to make re- cords. ‘The war has just things terribly, but she said she would be glad to cooperate if lr. Wiley would furnish the erchastentions and She said all of her records were completely worn out and they could not make transcriptions from old, worn out records. But she did that she had told you that Mr. Ellsworth also had some. So the quickest source of available material was in Mr. Ellsworth's poss- ession, I thought, so I imnediately called him and read him a part of your letter. I then went into a strong argument why these loyal Jayhawkers ee ee ee Pred promised me that he would Juyhank service hot or cold, and we are hoping that 4¢ will be good. So you will have something real soon. es We are leaving in about an hour for Columbia, Missouri, to play the Tigers dow there and I am afraid that our boys are rather youthful for those bloodthirsty Tigers to battle around on their miniature field of carnage. Anyhow, we will fight tem, Gibby. When I return I will get in touch with Mr. Wiley and see if we @an't make some new records out of something I know he can resurrect, and we will see that you get some. I enjoyed your fine letter and want you to know that any time you write me we will be responsive imnediately to your desires. With all good wishes to you and Mrs. Gibbens, as well as wishing Captain Lawrence Berner the best of success, I am Sincerely yours, Direstor of Fhysieal Bdveation, FOA:AH Varaity Bas Coach. 3 HEADQUARTERS ARMY AIR FORCES FLEXIBLE GUNNERY SCHOOL DEPARTMENT OF TRAINING TYNDALL FIELD, FLORIDA 2 January 1944 Dear Dr. Allen: I just received your copy of the "Jayhawk Rebounds", It certainly is nice to get these from home, It is quite difficult to find out just how the the old school is making out during the war. The papers here carry very little about the mid-west, As you know I was home for a few days the early part of Bedember. It was certainly swell to the ear to hear the band blazé forthe with the 'Alma Mater' ,'The Crimson & Blue', and Mr. Wiley's version of'€he Star Spangled Banner.' It has been quite some time since the inspiration of these ever famous tunes hase tingled this old boy. May it be but a short while until all the boys will be able to be back and listen to them to their hearts content. When I arrived back from my leave, I found i had been promoted in duty. However, I am still a 2Nd It. The duty affords a wonderful chance to learn more of the Army, and I can now see some of what actually makes it run. Yet there is a good deal of the information that I have to keep secret--which is quite a job for me, since I at all times try to keep others ‘informed as to my intelligence and just how much I know, At least it gives me the impression this way that I am quite important. Insignificant as I may be in the total set up. I was quite surprised to the spirit of the basketball team. Although the boys don't possess the height and other such characteristics of the former K U fives, they make up for it in spirit and fight.It is a team one might well be proud. And the speptsmanship of the Hutbhinson Naval Team was of the worst possible, They were a disgrace tocthe service. Such conduct shouldn't be permitted. But enough of that, --perhaps I can make the rest of the letter more of interest. 7 Ruth (the wife) rather like Kansas, It was the first time for her in the state. However she still prefers her home state of Calif. But with proper coaching, and a visit during the beauty of a Kansas June, I think I can persuade her that it is one of the better states in the Union. I was somewhat disappbinted when home as I didn't get to see many of my old buddies. I guess the Army and Navy had all of them. I would have liked to have been able to go out with them again. But I guess that can wait as there is more important business which must be dispatched and properly handled at the present. Dr Allen, I have a request to make of you. When home, I talked to Mr Wiley the band conductor, and asked him if it would be possible to get some records of the K U songs and tunes. He said, They were furnished only for Military personnel at the present time, He referred me to Miss Mildred Seaman in the Correspondence Bureau, She was very indefinite in her statements and talked only of the problems coneerned, I know that everyone is busy and it is difficult, but it still seems that something could be done to get some records, It sertainly is a morale builder to listen to the old songs that inspire one. Miss Seaman took my name and said she would write to me when she found out what could be done. As yet I have heard mothing from her and it seems as though she merely got rid of me the best way possible. I won't say this definite, but that was the conclusion I arrived at when I left her office. She could be very honest in her statemant,though, and it being a more complicated task than I realize. But I wish you-would find out wha t can be done. It seems a pity the former Jayhawkers ean't get a few recordings that would mean so much to them while they are so far from home. Mr Wiley would be very cooperative,I know. Capt. Lawrence Berner has his office right next to mine. He is an old Jayhawker and played freshman football and some sophomore ball back at about the time I was a freshman, You might remember him. I know he too would like to hear some of thege records, and we have him over to our apartment once in awhile. So the two of us could enjoy one set of recordd. Also everyonce in a while a student gunner goes thru the school here that is a former K U bog. These boys have a hard life with little to raise their morale. When I run across a former K U boy I have him out to the house for the weekend, It would be great for these boys to be able to listen to their old favorites. - Denzel got home for Christmas I hear. The boy was sent to Topeka prior to going overseas. Since FPopeka is a staging area for the Air Forses, it wont be long now before he is busy with the enemy. Here I've been in the service twice as long as he and I'm still sweating out service in the US. It is swell that the boy could get home, however. The rest of his crew came home with him, Nearly all of them were fpom the East. My sister said that% they had names like the Notre Dame Football eleven. Best of wishes to all of you and may the new year be a prosperous as well as a happy one. Sincerely Gibby d November 17, 1943. Dear Mrs. Gagliardo: I an sorry that I have delayed anawering your good letter, but I have been so encompassed with details that I have failed up to this time to do the job you asked me to. You may use any part of this letter that you think applicable. Personally, I have been a great follower and hero worshiper of Abraham Lincoln. I have Ida M. Tarbell's “In the Peotsteps of the Lincolns", William #. Berton's “The Life of Abraham Lincoln", and Carl Sandburg's “Abraham Lincoln, The Prairie Years.” — gp tae age ofieanpnpinaien tag ney peli ~Tamgemy omega November 1, 1943. With the realization that good reading is as essential as ever this year, the nation is observing Book Week November 14th to 20th. We are asking you if you would eare to take part in our local program. As a novel feature of this year's program, the Journal-World is cooperating in publishing a series of interviews with chosen Lawrence people on the subject, "The Book I like Best." You are among those selected and we hope that you will not mind that you a are being sent a form letter. We hope you will feel you have time to write a few words concerning your favorite book. We hope that these statements will be personal - at least individual - and that the choice will not be the book you feel you should like best, but the one which actually is your favorite. We do not expect all the books chosen to be of profound literary significance or philosophical intent. These statements must be brief of necessity - a quarter of a typewritten page is sufficient, a half page the maximum. As published, they will give the effect of extemporaneous interviews, but to facil- itate editing we are asking that your cépy be sent as soon as possible to Mrs. Domenico Gagliardo, 1108 Ohio Street. Sincerely yours, Book Week Committee t ha Thee. “or (Lye be a) ee Ye te tents “> Ta hes wire Cet heii. ABRAHAM LINCOLN - The Prairie Years (2 Vols.) By Carl Sandburg From childhood on Lincoin was intensely companionable, keenly sensitive to the words and ways of people around him. The backgrounds on which the Lincoln life moved, had its rise and flow, are these people, their homes, occupations, schools, churches, politics. This is the story of a man fettered by poverty, ill health, discourage- ment, and the death of his mother when he was eleven years of age. But he possessed humanistic qualities unsurpassed by the great majority of the world's leaders. Being of southern lineage myself and having both grandfathers captured by Grant, the war's animosities could not change my deep appreciation and devotion for one of the greatest of men. His life is portrayed by Sandburg with the skill and understanding of a poet and artist.