Jamuary 16, 1942.

ire Pobert E, Lee Hii.
114 Jesse Hall,
University of Missouri,
Columbia, Mos

‘Dear Bob:

It was swell of you to te me as you did in
your letter of January Sth. You ikmow, I didn't think it was
possible, Bob, that they could have a football geme like the
Suger Bowl with Missouri in it end keep you awey from that
gathering, even though they hog-tied you.

! , At Rotary meeting last Monday we had J. Willard
Ridings, one of your boysef former days, together with his
son, Paul. le spoke on "Publicizing a Big Time Football Team".
Je Willard is at present Direetor of Publicity at Texas
Christian University, and his son holds the same position at
Midland College, Fremont, Nebraska. ‘This is the only father-
son combination of this sort in the world, and they also have
“the distinction of being the only father and son holding
master’s degrees in Journalism from the University of Missouri.

| I told the Rotarians that we had endeavored to get
Bob Hill, and failing te get Bob on ascount of duties in which
he was tied up at other places, we got another good Missourian.
And say, Bob, he did a swell job of it.

It was rather an interesting coincidence, because
next year we play T.C.U. at Fort Worth, and in '43 we play T.C.U.
here. Since J. Willard is the publicity man he always travels
with the team. He made a host of
be looking for him back to visit us in 1943.

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to the ball game because he was going to some defense meeting.
You Missourians are really on the job, but I believe that goes