CoLeGcio AMERICANO PARA VARONES

CALLE 20 No. 9-37
APARTADO 35 — AEREO 3604
TeLcecramas: -AMERVARON”’
BOGOTA - COLOMBIA

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Feb. 24, 1942.

Dr. ¥. GC. Allen,
University of Kansas,
Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Dr. Allen:

In accordance with your request in your letter of Dec. 3 last,
I wish to say that I have not received the Goal-Hi Rules Book
which you stated in this letter you had requested the Fred Medart
Manufacturing Co. to send to me. I hesitate to bother you further
about this matter but I am anxious to get this book so that we
may start this game here. We have so few games and so little space
to use for games that I am interested in getting games that will
fit into the space we have and this is one which we can use.

If there is any way to register this book so that I shall be
sure to receive it I shall be glad to pay the charges of the same.
Or, if there is any other expense connected with getting this book
to me I will be glad to pay it.

Since writing to you before our school year has begun with a
larger enrollment thah at any time before. Our matricula and
tuition is quite high but in spite of this. they come to us and pay
for the privilege of learning.

I have heard nothing about the progress of your basket ball
team this year. How are the boys doing? I am particularly interested
in Miller. Is he doing himself proud this year? And how are the
promising boys from Kansas City? Are they doing as well as you had
expected? How many games have you won in the Big Six so far this
season? What team is your greatest rival? How have you fared outside
the Big Six?

Has the war affected the attendence at K.U. this year? Has it
affected your basket ball team?

While you may be having cold weather there we have perpetual
spring here. We are eating fresh vegetables, and fruits and have
fresh flowers each day to decorate our home. All kinds of flowers are
grown here and sell quite cheap. Even orchids of the best kind are
about $1.00 per dozen. In some parts of Colombia they are two cents
each, I am told. Gorgeous roses, carnations and other kinds of
flowers are sold for a few cents each. Why don't you and Mrs. Allen
take a vacation next summer and visit Colombia? I am sure we could
interest you in sights here. We have mountains in this country that
are higher than any you can find anywhere in the U.S. We also have
scenery that would thrill you both. We have golf courses for your
recreation and Skiing in snow in some of our mountains the year
round. Does that sound interesting?

Hoping to hear from you at your earliest convenience, I am,

Sincerely yours,

og clas Coboubia, ’.G: