so you can see your old teammate is really up in the
money. He is one of the highly regarded boys on the
Campus.

| Joe is e little dissatisfied «- not as happily
situated as is Ralph, Joe is not quite as stable, but
he is a fine boy, Joe never got into the habit of
studying in high school, and now with several other dis-
tractions he does not concentrate sufficiently to get
his work without a tremendous struggle. I have had
several conferences with Joe and I am hoping that
things will come along in good shape for him,

Now, regarding your eligibility, if you stayed ——
there ami played on the freshman team you would still .<~
have three years of academic eligibility here at the
University should you ever decide to come, The Missouri
Vallgy Conference, of which Washburn, Creighton, and
other schools ere members, permit their freshman to play
freshman football, However, when you play on the varsity
4t couhts year for ne. So you see I would advise. you
to stay there and play on the freshman team and indulge
in all the activities of the school there, Stick, my
boy, stick} 7 :

You have asked for Joe's and Ralph's addresses.
I am sending them to you because I know you will want to
write them a line, Raiph is at 1100 Indiana Street, and
Joo. is at 1329 VYernont Street,

.\ Bert, I wish you a lot of luck, You stay there
with Lerry, ami don't be dissatisfied, Write me any
time you want, as I em always nepey to hear from you, but
~@o not write me with an idea I would encourage you to :
leave. I will be glad to know of your successes, and
the problems that you are confronted with,

| But it is the same old story « when a fellow
chooses a better proposition there is always unforeseen
angles that generally offset the so-called proposition,
The world is pretty even all around, Bert. You know, I
told you you would have to work ‘der up here than. you
would down there, but you would have been among your
fellows, and you have sacrificed that for a little better
proposition, fam not saying these things to hurt you.
I au saying these things to you so ee will take
more into consideration hereafter, It will only be a
few years until you are forced to make the living entirely
on your own and away from college, It will be a lot .
tougher then than it is now, so when By make your next
Gecision, Bert, be sure that in the ght of this exper-

dence you size up every sibility of benefit and advan-
tage over against a little more hard work but a greater