THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
Lawrence

Office of the Chancellor October 21, 1938

Dr. F. C. Allen
University of Kansas

My dear Dr. Allen;

Your name has been given as a reference by Mr.
Blaine Grimes » Of _Kansas City » who is
a candidate for a Rhodes Scholarship in this State this year. I should
appreciate it if you would send me a confidential statement concerning
the candidate, mentioning what opportunities you have had of knowing
him, and giving your full and frank opinion as to his fitness to repre-
sent the State at Oxford as regards one or all of the following points.
Please speak only of those qualities of the candidate about which you
have first hand information,

Literary and scholastic ability and attainments.
Qualities of manhood, foree of character, and leadership.
Exhibition during school days of moral force of character
and of instincts to lead and to take an interest in his
schoolmates.
4. Physical vigor, as shown by interest in outdoor sports

or in other ways.

LNT ee

The selection is not made, however, on any system of
averaging up a man's qualifications under all these heeds. Committees
are interested instead in men who show promise of outstanding achieve-
ment in latcr life in their particular callings. For this, distinction
of intellect and character are the most important requirements, and the
committee will be particularly interested in your critical estimate of
the candidate on these points. Please do not hesitate to speak of the
candidate's limitations os well as his strong points.

Since the selection of candidates from the University
of Kansas is to be made the last week of October, and since the com-
mittce should have as mich time as possible to consider the credentials
of ench candidate beforehand, you will confer a favor both on the candi-
date end on the committee by replying as soon as possible. Whatever
you may say about the candidate will be treated by the committee as
strictly confidential.

Very sincerely yours,

E. Hs LINDLEY,

Chancellor