WRITTEN FROM
649 RATCLIFF
SHREVEPORT, LA.

March 14, 1945

 

Dr. Forrest C. Allen,
Athletic Department
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Doc:

On February 3rd, I wrote you in regard to my son, Duke,
coming to K.U. next fall. Since I wrote you, Duke has received
correspondence from the University of Tennessee and Vanderbilt
University regarding athletic schéharships. I definitely do not
want him to take an athletic scholarship from any university but
boys of that age are flattered by attention from college athletic
departments. Duke is a pretty level headed boy and I believe he
is going to come to Kansas, but I would like to have know that
Kansas is a little interested in him as well as Tennessee and
Vanderbilt.

I am getting some Beta dates but I would like for the
Phi Psi's, Sigma Chi's and Phi Delt's to give him some dates as
I think that would help to make him happier sbout coming to K.U.
Since we have lived south so many years most of his friends go to
southern schools and he would like to go to Texas.

Duke has played football at Sewanee for the past two
years and I have seen him play only one game in that time. He
was crippled at that time and he did not look so very good, but
his coach tells me that he is college material. He seems to be
very interested in football but I am anxious for him to keep it in
its place and get an engineering education.

Sincerely yours, f

Harold A. Burt