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February 20, 1939

Basketball Coach
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Coach:

I, Daniel E, Talan, desire very much to attend the University of Kansas. |
This June, I am graduating from Wilson Jr. College, Chicago, ana t am attempt-
ing to get located for the following years of my college education. I doubt
very much whether I could attend your school without the aid of a scholar-
ship of school employment. I do believe, however, that if scholarships or —
financial aid are given to worthy and needy students,I could prove myself >
worthy of such aid,---my high school and junior college records will verify
this statement, .

Perhaps youare wondering why 1! have chosen to write yous.r.Wekl, Yoach, I

am a basketball player, and I thought that this would be of more interest

to you than to the school's scholarship committee. At Englewood High School,
Vhicago, I played 4 years of high school basketball,--captain of the team in
my junior and senior years. In 1936, I was awarded Honorable Mention on the
Tllinois All-State Basketball Team, and 1 was also chosen on the All1-City of
Chicago Basketball team during the same year. During this year I led the
entire Yhieago High School League in individual scoring with an average of

17 points per game. have done equally as well in college. I have also
played on the baseball team in high school,

Most important is my scholastic average. In high scheol, I! was the Class
Valedictorian (ranking No. 1 in a@ graduating class of 33 students). In
junior college, I have held a better than "B plus"average thus far. I was

also Senior Class President, a member of the National Honor and the National
Athletic Honor Societies, md voted by the class as "the most likely to succeed?

Upon graduation, 1 received scholarships to Northwestern Univ., Evanston, I1ll.,
and to Beloit College, Beloit, Wisconsin, Last year I was awarded_a legis-
lative scholarship to the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wis, 1 was also
given an offer by an alumnus of Dartmouth “ollege to attend their school,
However, was unable to take advantage of these offers because of financial
conditions at home, but this year I have made it absolutely possible to

attend a college away from home,

I would be very proud to be a member of the University of Kansas student
body. It is beyond my financial means, but I thought that there would be no
harm in finding out whether or not something can be done for one who would
do all he could to be a member of the University of Kansas,

If anything can be done for me in the way of scholarship or school employment,
I wish that you would inform me as sooon as possible, for I am very anxious to
make plans for next fall. Hoping that you will do all that you possibly

can in this matter, { remain------- -

Gratefully your

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Daniel EZ, Talan
5936 So, Aberdeen Street. Daniel E, Talan
Chicago, Illinois

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