March 19, 1941 Mrs Darrel Hinkhouse Beloit, Kansas Dear Derrel: Thenk you for your kind words regarding our victory over Oklehoma. | You were very nice to pay tribute to our boys et Kansas. We ere very proud of them, and the thing we are most proud of is their behevior on and off the courte e I don't know how to say the thing thet I wish to say. I know the croud at Lincoln was bad, end I believe unconsciously or subconsciously at least that their beisterousness affected somewhat the officiating of you two arbiters. Perhaps no person can be entirely non-affected but when one crowd behaves and the other crowd misbeheves, the visitor gets the worst of ite I aseure you that we enjoyed having youe You did @ good job, but it was too tough for beginners to handle that Nebraska crowd. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Pecreation Varsity Basketball end Baseball Coach FCAscg Beloit, Kansas March 12, 1941 Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Director Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allens: Congratulations on your victory last night. I certaily would have enjoyed seeing that game, but the distance and other work made it impossible. Dr. Allen, I wish to take this opportunity to tell you that I surely do appreciate the opportunity of working for you and your team in three Big Six games this season. It is a pleasure to work for your boys. Each of them is a perfect gentleman. Please extend my congratulations to “oward Engleman and your son, Robert Allen, as being chosen on the first Big Six team. Each of those boys deserves that honor. Thanks again, Dr. Allen. 1+ am Cordially yours, Darrel Hinkhouse \ 1t Harch 19, 1942 Mire Larry Hensley 1503 Central Street Dodge City, Kansas Deer Larry: It is all right, Lerry. I am gled that you are happy and if you wanted to do whet you did, it is perfectly all right with nO» I do feel, however, that it would heve been a sporting thing for you to have told me when you went down with the besketball team to Wichita that you had procured a jobe Howard came te me and said thet you wanted to take the trip and I, very accommodating, wented to please Howard so we took you along and, of course, put you in the game. You know, Larry, I have lived long enough to know that doubtless you. wanted to go to “ichitea to find out about the job. and the fact that you could travel with the team would save you the expens@e But I believe thet you should heve told me when you came back from Wichita thet you had obtained a job and that you were not expecting to enter the University for the second semestere I think it is youth more. then enything else that causes e fellow to do that, but I want to assure you that it is perfect=- re all right with me and I am glad you got the jobe I do think, however, that you made a mistake in entering professional ball before you completed your university education. It would have been @ lot better to heve told me and not kidded me elonge Again, I say it is entirely ell right end I have not the slightest i11 will against youe On the other bend, I have a very fervent desire that you shall make good and that you shell obtein the things you de- sires Let me hear from you ocersionally telling me how you sre getting alonge I am for you 100% and I trust you lem the life out of that balle with all good . wishes, I sz Sineerely yours, Director of Physical Wiucation and Recreation Varsity Besketbe 11 Coach FCA tah Hutson Hotels x * HOTEL BROADVIEW, wicuita, Kans. * HOTEL STATE, kansas city, mo. *& HOTEL ELDRIDGE, vawrence, Kans. %& HOTEL ROBT. E. LEE, Kansas city, mo. Mutson Hotelswk * HOTEL BROADVIEW, WICHITA .KANS. * HOTEL STATE, kansas city, mo. * HOTEL ELDRIDGE, vawrence, Kans. %& HOTEL ROBT. E. LEE, Kansas city, mo. aie S womt- Te Weald gars fad a oe en ya ne a ae Sho af hen — : ee on ag wag ¥ 3 sme dls ~0 | — okie neil — wey [athe on Badge wt gaint Aen gh Ob the B theme } Marve Ay Ss ae =" + a, ais oe April 5, 1941 Mire Te Re Hensley First National Bank Bldg. Dodge City, Kansas : Dear lire Hensley: | Your son Lerry came in yosterday afternoon to talk with me concerning the perticulers of a letter that I wrote to him some tine backe : Larry hed written me a very fine letter thanking me for the courtesies that I had extended to himy and he was rather shocked at the tone of my reply. So he came in yesterday to go over the matter with m@, After Lerry had explained his honest intent and purpose in going to Wichita with the basketball team, I could see how he felt in regard to my letter to hime : There are so many boys that take short-cuts on such proposiq- tions similer to this thet I wented to frankly explain to him how I felt in similar cireumstances, I heve been the victim many times of such strategye In this case, however, I em very sure that I missed Lerry's Howard FPngleman came to me and asked me if it would be pos- sible to take Larry along to Vichitae I seid yese After matters turned out as they did, I naturally viewed Larry's trip there as one designed to primarily aid him end I frankly told him so. On cireune stantial evidence it could easily have looked that way. | I believe Larry loft hore feeling thet I was perfectly hon- est when I wa, with him yesterday es I endeavored to be in my letter which I wrote to hime I fee] it is better to tell a boy exactly whet you think and, he being honest, if there sre misunderstandings they sre soon clarified. I explained to Lerry that previous to thie time I had had many pleasant contacts with him, but no intimete connectionse He had never been on a team of min@ée Although I hed watched him pley on base= ball teams as a spectator, I had not had an opportunity to get under his skin as I do with most boys on my teams. I have always had 0 very high opinion of Lerry and this eceasion of yesterdey has caused me to raise my estimete considerably. He is fine, clean, straight- forward young man, and if at any time there is an opportunity thet I Mre He Re Hensley | @2e April 5, 1941 ean help him progress in any way, it will be a pleasure for me to cooperates To you, Mre Hensley,as father of Lerry, I am writing this letter soe that there will be no misunderstanding why I wrote the letter to Larrye Mrse Allen and I heve had three sons end three daughters and we now have four grandchildren, end I have found that everyone of the children are different and until you intimately know their inner reactions, I find it is quite a difficult problem to adjust yourself to their ways of thinking anddoinge There is no scientific way that I tmow outside of the trial end orror method and as I said, Iam sorry that I missed this one on Lerry, but I am happy thet he came back for « full understanding. With all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Necreation Varsity Basketball and Beseball Coach oot Bory Hensley April By 1941 Mre Larry Hensley Unsonia Hotel Fulton, Kentucky Dear Lerry?: I have just finished writing your father a letter, and I am enclosing a carbon copy to yous I trust that you will have every success in your new venture and if at any time there is any=- thing that I can do, please feel perfectly free to call upon MGe With every good wish, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach FCA smh ; . 2 4 < 5 it vol gal ie aa fy i i a al i | We i Hy . rag ai HH Hi i if i any a4 L: } ie ni in ig i : stat} i i Hi eo June 20, 1941 4 Sincerely yours, Direeter of Physical pducation and Recreation, Varsity Basketball Coache With all good wishes, I am Mere VYanoo Hall, pene Ge ) OLb v otpgrd a Luray: enire hee poe eG ae fee pe \ 2 2 ir. Vance Hall, Downs, Kansas. Dear Vance: I received your very good letter of the 17th instant from Lake of the Woods, Canada, and I assure you that I was happy to hear from you. I thought perhaps I had better send this letter to Downs and have it forwarded rather then take a chance on mailing it to Canada. Last spring I made most of the arrangements regarding the supervisor's job. However, I want to have a talk with you regerd- ing the possibilities of such a job in your senior year. You will re- member that Mr. DeGroot complained quite a bit on several occasions about your lack of punctuality and perseverance on the job. ‘hile I RVG GPURD SOREL Ser: yoy Taney I want you to realise that one of these jobs entails much concer om and punctuality. It is always difficult for an administrator to put anyone on the job requiring much more responsibility than he has assumed in his clerical work. When you figure the time lost away from school on trips for basketball it does not unt to a great many hours. When you consider a nine months period figure the few hours that you lese it doesn't run into a lot of money. And too, Vance, if you need money that badly we could give you some extra hours, if you want then, but generally we find students are cutting their hours pretty close so that they can get out and do something else. You know what I mean, do you not, Vance? There are so many wonderful things in college age dances, ball games, and so forth, that are a part of student life, and a boy hates to pass them up. He realizes a responsibility in earning a living and he is very serious, but when he sees a pretty girl and has a coke date he is like the old inebriate who said, "You kmow, there are a thousand reasons why I should not take this drink of liquor, but darned if I can think of a single one of them just now." I can pledge you, Vance, my friendship and my desire to help youe At the same time, wmless I was utterly frank with you and wuld pass on as an inventory the criticisms that Mr. DeGroot made, then I would not be fair to you. Somebody of necessity mst take the responsibility and the fellow who takes that supervisor's job has double trouble. oe I took your letter home and read it to the family. Mrs» Allen considers you one of hors since she nursed you while you had the flu enroute to New York, With every good wish, and hoping to seo. you real soon, I am . se ? vn sag ee ‘ ™ meine : r tig Pe arf ; aw ee Be 4 i _ oe ‘ ) ? : Pris svat j a Gp Ng * ~* e- Nps we He * mie “ y - . . 39 45 4 . ; cs kas j Bhi i 4 i ie be “ ~—* = ~ « a a ‘oot & a A ‘ Director of Physical Eduoation and Recreation, FCAsAH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. See LOYALTY GROUP WESTERN DEPARTMENT CHICAGO, ILL. Cc. L. CUSHING, AGENT TELEPHONE 114 DOWNS, KANS. JOHN R. COONEY, PRESIDENT WM. B. REARDEN, VICE-PRESIDENT H. A. CLARK, VICE-PRESIDENT H. R.M. SMITH, VICE-PRESIDENT WM. E. WOLLAEGER, VICE-PRESIDENT LLOYD W. BROWN, 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT BERNARD ALABACK, SECRETARY Via ec eae hare oe eee ze ages ea Bee | 4 i 4 S N JOHN R. COONEY, PRESIDENT WM. B. REARDEN, VICE-PRESIDENT H. A. CLARK, VICE-PRESIDENT WESTERN DEPARTMENT H. R.M. SMITH, VICE-PRESIDENT CHICAGO, ILL. WM. E. WOLLAEGER, VICE-PRESIDENT LLOYD W. BROWN, 2ND VICE-PRESIDENT Cc. L. CUSHING, AGENT BERNARD ALABACK, SECRETARY TELEPHONE 114 DOWNS, KANS. September 19, 1940 loit Ee ey oe | are Director of Physical Equeation and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach Sincerely yours, With all good wishes to you both, I am, ti, Be Ny i aE i i nn ft oo FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION FOR KANSAS NEW ENGLAND BUILDING, TOPEKA, KANSAS December 7, 1940 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doc: Some time ago I wrote you a note and promised to follow with a lenghy letter. This happens to be that letter. When Miss Laughlin gave me a job she did just that. My job here consists of Senior Super- visor (title) with eight other supervisors Under me to keep in line. In addition to acting of superintendent of the Topeka project, it is my job to see that the building remains in good condition. There are two buildings, one that is used as a shop in one end of town and the dormitory in the other end of the city. Each norning the boys, whose ages range fpom 1/-24 years, are given bus tc.sns to ride to and from the shop. In the course of a month the government has purchased 8 000 tokens. To be specific that is $500.00 worth. There are at the present time 115 boys living at the dormitory. I serve as the disiplinarian and general counciler for the boys. We have what we cabl our House of Representives that serve as the govern- ing body. They have several committees that are appointed such as: rules and regulation committee, ways and means committee, judicial committee, permits and priviledge committee and several others of lesser nature. My job was to organize and formulate this self govern ment. It was some job to formulate the work but appears to be some task in getting it to working on all four. However we have been accomp- lishing something. : A committee on recreation has been appointed to aid me in carrying out some form of pysical education. The equiptment is the hardest item to get. The government has the money but in order to get the articles I want,a larger amount of red tape nas to be unwémnd. It is more work to get equiptment than it is to actually set up the recreation program and supervisexr the play. Most of the games that we have at the present are games that the boys have made themselves under supervision. We have made all our checker boards and checke¥s, chinese checkers, box hockey, shuffle board, and horse shoe equiptment. One thing that I have been trying to establish here is for the ‘boys to be sociable. It is being run much on the orderof a fraternity. Some of the boys pick this up fairly easily but some of the boys who are from the poorer and less refined familys are a little slower. However we are progressing which is not at all discouraging. For breakfast and dinner the boys wear their work clothes but remain standing until the lady foo supervisor is seated. For the evening meal the boys are required FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION FOR KANSAS NEW ENGLAND BUILDING, TOPEKA, KANSAS to wear a clean shirt and a necktie. This does not necessargly mean that they wear a coat as some of the boys do not have suits. For entertainment we usually sing songs at the table that rang all the way from "Ive been working on the railroad" to "God bless America." From all indications they enjoys this very much. One day about a month ago I got the bright idea when I heard one of the boys plgying on his trumpet to form a swing band. At the present time that im# is not only an idea but a reality. You would be surprised to hear them. Some of them have actually played in swing bands before and know something about how to play. Before we could do much with the orchestra we had to have a piano so by some short curves with the St=te Procurement office I bought a dandy piano for us for only $30.00. Next we lacked only the piano player,amusic and orchestra stands. I sent the ways and means committe to Miss Laughlin and she donated $10.00 for music. The boys are building the stands out of scrap lumber. One of the members of the band knew a fellow in town who played the piano and who at one time had an orchestra of his own. He consented to play and instruct the boys and also he had several old orchestrations that he donated. That left the drummer without any drums and the guitar player with out a guitar. The piano player is. a pawn broker and he furnished them with their playing equiptment. Now we have a bass fiddle player with out a bass fiddle and one of the boys here has offered to make him a base fiddle out of a wash tub and a broom stick. I don't know how it smm will sound but they will have a lot of fiun/ Because there is so much running back and forth I had to use my car but that was running up a gasoline bil],,and a repair bill that would make the war debt look small, I takked Miss Laughlin into giving me a government car. The car will be here about Monday. I tried to talk her into a raise in salary but could do nothing about that angle. However she did promise that as soon as the buildings were completed and all the construction and painting was done she would take care of me on this matter. The project at Eskridge Kansas has been causing her non to little worry and I think I picked about the worst time I could to takk finances with her. I almost forgot to mention that we have formed a basketball team. The boys attend the church about two blocks away and have started to play in the church league. I got the Ripley gym for them once a week and work out with them if I have time. Some of the boys are faityy good. If I find any likely prospects I will send tnem to K.U. but I doubt if they are that good. Here at the dormitory I eat, sleep, and play with the boys. I am on duty 24 hours a day. Several night I have been called out of bed at 2;00 or 3:00 o'clock in the morning to take care of a sick boy. That is all ina 24 hour days work. I think I will live thru it tho. If and when I leave this job there isn't many jobs that I couldn't qualify for. I am a doctor, an authority on Sheet Metal, Radio, photography, wood- working, cooking, machine shop and welding, and all problems dealing FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION FOR KANSAS NEW ENGLAND BUILDING, TOPEKA, KANSAS with boys piikien. I think I could act as a social worker, a coack, a judge, and anything else that deals wits people. Doc, I have attempted to give some kind of a background of my work. It is very interesting. I have one boy who has been in the reform school and who is trying to work his way up again. I give him all the encourgement a can and he is doing a wm swell job. To put him to the supreme test I nave put him in charge of my personal quarters. He has not taken one thing as yet. As far as work. is concerned he really is a good worker. The only draw back he has is his temper but by talking to him I mmx have gotten him to control it somewhat. Another case that I have is a rape case. So far this boy has beena model boy. After I had interveiwed him for two hour he told me the whole story. The State office doesn't know about either of theee boys and neither does any of the boys. As long as they behave and are making an effort to re-esta lish themselves I feel that It is my duty to see that they get that chance and aid them all that I can. So far everything has been swell. The rest of the boys are a very high type of boy. Several of them have attended either colleges or University. Right off hand I know of two who have been to K.U. One has had three years there and another has had two years in the Engineering school. Both of them are ideal boys. Another boy attended Baker and played football there and another attended North Dak. school for Science and played football there. Only a few have not graduated from high school. I would say out of the 115 that I now have ~ only 10-15 create any sort&m of a problem. Most of tne trouble has been misdemeanors such as missing kitchen duty or failing to make their beds. The judicial court passes out all punishment to these kin#. Only one boy has been sent home. He came in drunk the other night and home he went. He had been insubordinate from the opening of the project and this was the straw that broke the camels back. He some way or other got the idea that he didn't have to work at the dormitory but only on his airport management duty. By the way xhakxks the airport management course is one of the courses that I left out toat we have here. Cap Wells who used to manage the airport at Lawrence has charge of these 20 boys and is doing a swell job. They hye built an airplane xaxk that is as good as any you can buy. As a matter of fact if I didn't tell you you could never tell that it wasn't factory made. Doc, I have been rambling on here about my job but in the way of business I would like for you to plan on paying us a visit sometime. Miss Laughlin asked me the other day when you were coming up. She thought it would be a good idea to have you up when the building was completed. However I would like for you to come up sooner than that on an informal visit and look the place over. You know that I Can always use a few suggestions. I am sure that the boys would like to meet you. A little later on when everything is in good shape and everything is completed I would like for you and the basketball team to be our guests.at dinner some evening after the first of the year. FEDERAL SECURITY AGENCY NATIONAL YOUTH ADMINISTRATION FOR KANSAS NEW ENGLAND BUILDING, TOPEKA, KANSAS ™~ A number of the boys here know that I worked under you last year and havebeen hounding me to death about some passes to one of your basketball games. We will have a buss of ovr own after the hollidays and could get down fairly easy ff any arrangements could be made so that it would be satisfactory or permissable to you. If there could be no arrangements made it still will be o.k. but this was just a thaought that might be worked out. Also the boys have this basketball team and do not have but one basketball. If you have an old one that is laying around and not getting any use you might thow it in the back seat of your car and bring it along when you pay us a visit. We surely would like to have you come up. I would like to talk to you about some mk of the things that are being carried out and some of thé things that should be carrbed out.in this pregram. Well Doc I have just about told all there is that is important up here. You might drop me a line and let me know what the prospects are for a basketball team. How is Johnny Buesbher getting alongmwx with his grades? Is he as poor as student as I was? Tell him to hit the books.for me that I am counting on him to be a good man for you. How are the last year frosh looking. I hope that do you a lot of good. Tell all of them hello for me and give the Big Six conference hell. Must close this letter or the mail man will want to sent this masterpiece by parcel post. Give Mit, Bob, and Mrs. Allen my regards. ours very truly, ‘ . s a ’ gv. Fred Harris Tell Mit to drop by and see me if he is ever up this way. My address is State and Twiss, Topeka, Kansas. It is over in the @k Oakland district. Mereh 1, 1941 Mre Lacy Haynes Director of Kansas News Bureau Kensas City Star Kansas City, Kansas Dear Lacy: Geel It is good to heave a letter. from you back in good old Kansas, and I am further giad that you are on top of the heap again. Thenk you, Lacy, for your kind. remarks regarding Kensas winning the hard way over Kansas Statee It was hard in two ways because we got Bobby*s elbow Imocked and it will be a miracle if he gets to play in either one of our next two games. His elbow is healing too slowly, and I don*t see how it is possible at all for us to win either the Nebraska or Iowa State gamese But if we could whip Oklehoma for a tie, it would be a great tribute to the screppiest little band of battlers that I have seen for a long time. Thank you, Lacy, for our good wishes. When basketball season is over, I am going to drop down and have a visit with you; and if you will accept my invitation for luncheon at your good old hangout, the Muehlebach, then I will be happy. _ When you wish us “Good Luck", I know good end well that you mean “Good Luck", and we appreciate ite With all god wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FCA:mh THE KANSAS CITY STAR. DAILY SUNDAY WEEKLY COMBINED CIRCULATION CIRCULATION CIRCULATION 450,000 MORNING AND EVENING 320,000 . PAID-IN-ADVANCE 600,000 Gave Sa ee SUBSCRIBERS February 26, 191 Dear Phog: It is good to get back in Kansas and to look at the old desk again. I am getting stronger Fapidiys in facet, Phog, if I were a good Christian Scientist I would say I hadn't been so well in a hundred years! It was fine to be received back by the news last night that Kansas had gained another triumph, the hard way. That will sure keep the boys in the right mental attitude for the Nebraska fight. Somehow I don't imagine they will forget the tactics of Nebraska you told me about in your fine letter. Anyway, I will be giving you all the "moral" baskets that can be provided. Good luck to you and your gang through the remaining games? Sincerely, = LOCH: VS March 5, 1942 ~ The Topeka State Journal Topeke, Kansas Dear Mire Hobbs: In reply to your letter of February 27, I beg de: atts Gea 1 send wo very clad 60-046 dame on6 C38 with you regarding the boxing angle, and I aseure you of my every cooperative effort. You can rest assured that you wili get a sympathetic ear because I am very fond of boxing condueted on a high planes in regard to tickets for the Oklahom and the : Oklahoma A» and My, games, I have telked with Darl Pal kenstien and he will have tickets for you in your name at the box office, two for each zane. With all good wishes, I an, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and ‘eereation Varsity Basketball Coach FOAsls The Topeka State Journal eC , TOPEKA. KANSAS oF . Beb.27,1941 Br.Forrest C.Allen, Basketball coach, University of Kansas, Lawrencée Dear Dr.Allens: Since Mrs. Hobbs has not seen K.U. play this year, and since I have seen but one game at Lawrence, I should like to have a pair of tickets for ourselves for the Oklahoma game and also for the Oklahoma A.& M. contest,March 7 and ll. My Golden Gloves work kept me tied up thru January and half of February, hence + was forced to abandon opportunities to see the “ayhawkers.But Mrs. Hobbs, since the tournament is over, has been asking me whether we are going to see the Jayhnawkers this year. 5 didn't ask for tickets for the K-State game because I noticed whrre you were selling nothing but atanding room, so decided I wouldn't try to crowd in. But I would like to see these two remaining games if possible. I talked to you briefly about the Big Six rule about barring Golden Gloves boxers who are Big Six school members .Because you were in a hurry to get away I didn't get to go into it. I feel, DreAllen, that the Big Six is being unfair with that rule.I know other schools are not obeying it.I also know that you do not hold the Director title, but I do think you might be able to create some interest over the matter. I think the rule is unfair in this respect.I don't think athletes in Big Six schools should participate in outside events during the term of that sport, but participation in an off season, it seems to me should be allowed.Especially do I think that's true, when I know that my show is as cleanly handled and as efficiently administered in regard to amateur rules as any show anywhere.J use every means at my disposal to find out the standing of competitors, and have kicked out more than one who really has a tinge of profess- ionalism attached to him. Possibly I shouldn't burden you with sash a thing, but you've been considerate of me before, and I thought I might at least get a sympathetic ear, and perhaps a suggestion or twoe With kindest personal regards, I am, March 4, 1941 Mire Lee Hodgins $927 Broadway Kansas City, Missouri Dear Lees I am returning your check received this morning _ . and am sorry to tell you tmt our tickets for the Oklaham game were 21] sold out on February 9, the day before we played Nebraska, and the Oklahoma Ae and Me tickets have been gone nearly as lenge Just as soon as the Sooners began to slip the Ae and Me tickets picked up. I regret that you waited so long, put I frankly believe we could have sold five thousand more tickets if we had theme Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation Varsity Basketball Coach FeAslg BERNARD-HODGINS MOTOR CO. VALENTINE 3967-68 Uy Meat Meee 6 Tat mc Gx x! fall Lan od Ca 1 ee oe Fearek. pee ford one EL thecks ITF. . Mote ait om hagt age prom so