LONG BEACH PUBLIC SCHOOLS
LONG BEACH JUNIOR COLLEGE
LONG BEACH, CALIFORNIA

Royeroft Avenue
vou Jeach,California
October 7,1942

Dr.F.C.Allen
University of Kansas
Lawrence,ansase

Dear Dr. Allen :

I had to send in an application blank in a hurry
last week and didn't get a chance to ask you if 1
could use your name as a reference. I took the
liberty of sending it in without asking you. I hope
this is satisfactory with you. If it is and they
should ask you for a letter of recommendation U

hope it will not be too much inconveniense to you.
They wanted some one in a position to judge my work
at Lawrence High School. Since Supt. W.W.Curfman is
deceased I would like to have you vouch for me. l
thought since you were in Lawrence when 1 was coaching
there and you knew of my record at K.U. and have had
a gon under my supervision you would be one to ive
a good account of my training and work. Besides 1
know of no one whose letter would carry more weight.

You have had much more experience than 1 have and i
find most of my correspondence just now is writing
letters cf recommendation for boys I have had in school
at one time or another,so 1 know you must be swamped
with letters asking for recommendations. I will be |
very grateful to you if they should call on you if

you will send in a note for me.

My status just now is #3-A but don't know just how
long that will last. The Navy asked me to fill out
and return an application blank last week so 1 did
and it may bring something. I Hope so any way. Last
evening I received one from the Army so I hcpe one
of them will make up my mind for me.

We are quite busy here with new emphasis on a physical
fitness program in the L.B.school system. Our enrollment
is down some but since we are requiring boys to take
physical education four days per week our gym classes
are very large. .

We won the State championship in basket ball last year
byt we will be on the short end of many scores this
fs season I fear. I have one sub letter man to build my
f ot team around,so you see that isnt much to tie to.

Soh ee Give my regards to Mrs. Allen. Va. is not teaching this

| year for which 1 am pleased. :
a fs g  $inecerely yours, ig Oh Ses