April 6, 1942.

Mr. Albert BE, Haas,

Haas & Wilkerson, Insurance,
912 Baltimore Avenue,

Kansas City, io.

Dear Alberts

I find that I have failed to acknowledge your letter
of February 25. After Don got back from Kansas City, after
you and I had a conference, just before the Oklahoma Agcie
games Don came up to me as we were taking our walk after
resting all afternoon, and said, "I certainly appreciate your
sticking up for me. You certainly stood by me." I said,
"That's all right, Don", and passed it on.

He apparently thought I was going to put him in the
game that night. But after he had been dropped by his frater-
nity members from the roll and after he had already had un-
pleasantries with the boys here, I thought that it was not
good procedure to play him, which I did not. I used Jack
Ballard, and won the ball game. But apparently Don beoame
miffed and never shaved up for practice any more. He never
came around or said one word why he quit the squad, or any=
thing. ’

This pretty well shows his disposition and his sense
of appreciation. I have not seen him since that time, bt I
understand he is in school, He certainly has got a lot to
learn. He is bumping his head against jagged edges of opposition
and the worst part about it is that he is doing it himself.
Personally, I see only grief and travail for him because his
guuaption is utterly lacking and his sensibility of the finer
things is entirely warped, or minus. You can see howmuch I
think he appreciated what I did for him by his actions.

. I want to tell you that I think you have certainly done
everything in the world for him, and if he appreciated your kind-
ness no more than he has some other people's, then I know that
your patience and your goodness of heart have been tested to the
utnost. | ;

With all good wishes, I am

Sincerely yours,

ee Director of Physical Education end Recreation,
_ PCAsAH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach.