Merch 17, 1945.

Dear Harold:

: I humbly beg your pardon. On February 5th you wrote me a
fine letter ami I pledged myself that I would answer you at once

and assure you that I would be tickled to death to get Phi Psi,

Sige Chi and Phi Delt dates, for Duke, and I will de it, but in

the rush of the basketball season, the Red Cross drive, the Infantile
Paralysis fund drive, together with my Seleotive Service work, and —
about six ether things, I failed to answer you.

I have both of your letters here before me now and although
Iam leaving tonight for Denver to be gone most of the week, swinging
back through Bmperia and Manhattan for caw » L promise you that
I will take care of this mtter at once upon my return. It won't be
necessary for you to write Laurence Woodruff because I will make each
and every one of these contacts. se

I will also contact Hemry Shenk amd Blmer Scheake, the foot-
bell coaches, and we will give ‘Duke a real welcome. I should have
written Duke myself, but I will alao do this upon my return. He will
get a swell rush, and further than that we will be delighted to have
- hin with us. And not only on your account, but on his accor.

Duke is a sterling boy and a fine student, and I know he is
going to make a swell feotball player for us. Those boys dow south
play for keeps. I really believe that some of them play harder and ©
tougher than the boys here, beosuse the competition in those states
is a little more rugged. sae

«Se _ you Just count on my doing the job for you one imndred
per cent. And feel, too, that we appreciate your interest end your
‘loyalty to Kansas, in desiring to interest him in your old alm

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mater. From the way I have acted, it deesn't appear as if 1 have