July 50, 1946 Mre de Ec Kissell, Clerk The City of Portis Portis, Kansas Dear Mr. Kissell: A I received your letter of July 26 yesterday and was glad to hear from you and to learn that Max is out of the Navy and planning to come back to KeU. You ask about Max teaching in the Physical Education Department heres At present our staff is complete for next year with the exception of a boxing instructor. I do not know whether or not Max could qualify for this. The pay would not be very large, $1.50 per hour, but the class meets only three hours { a week, I would be glad to have him teach this boxing cless, if he has had enough experience with boxing. This is the only opening we have at the present time and I do not anticipate any other opening before school opend this fall. : As far as living quarters are concerned, it is almost impossible to locate suitable apartments-or hougese I have had two different parties for whom I have been trying to locate apartments for several months and as yet have found no clue. However, there may be some quarters at Sunflower Ordnance out near DeSoto, if Max would care to live there. A number of ovr veterans are living there with their families. If he is interested in securing living accommodations there or elsewhere, I would suggest*that he write to Mr. Irven Youngberg, Hous- ing Director, University of Kansas, and have Mr. Youngberg put him on the list. In the meantime, I will keep my eyes open for anything that might turn upe I am sorry. that I cannot be of definite assistance in this matter. ; Very sincerely yours, : Henry Ae Shenk, Chairman of the “HAS UF . Department of Physical Education. March 26, 1946 Mre Je Ee Kissell, President The Portis Public Schools Portis, Kansas Dear Mr. Kissell: I have before me your letter of Warch 12. I appreciate very much your interest in Kansas basketball @ in our team this year. Thanks so very much for your congratu- lations over our Big Six Championship. We @re very proud of | the boys, even though we didn't suceced in @owning the Aggies, as we intended, It will be very interesting to hear your comments on the basketball players who are not at Portis High, It is — always interesting to know of any boys who may come to Kansas , University, partisularly those who might play basketball. Any information which you might send I can —. be justly handled. Your comment as to the monotony of basketball as they are playing it under the existing rules is a very interesting one to me. Probably you do not know that I am now advocating a change in just that ~ule. I shall be anticipating a geod diseussion on” this point when we may meet again. It is certainly fine to hear fren you's any time and I wanted to acknowledge your letter and tell you how much we appreciate your interest. Give my best regards to the family and please send my regards to Max when you write again. . .Sineerely yours, Director of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. J. E. Kissell, President : C. D. Caldwell, Clerk T. M. Dutton, Treasurer he Portis Public Schools Been heaving quite s pit about some school George H. Lindstrom, Superintendent rumpus there in the Lawrence schools and Portis, Kansas also read of it in pa- : per. How come? March the 12th, Nineteen Forty#Six. Dr. F. G. Allen, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Doctor Allen: For quite some time I have intended writing you regards various items, mainly basketball. So since I delayed till the season is over, I will just wish it all in one lump sum, and say that I am happy that you won the BsixX the way you did and also for the fine all-around season you had. | I watched every game with great interest and many others here did the same as KU has plenty on the ball when it comes to baskteball interest in this section of the universe. Of course I was more than usual interested since Max was asking me all the while to send him all the 'dope' I could, which I did. Too, I am hoping muchly that you can win the game at KC the 18the I feel it will be a great game and hope we can pull thru as I want Kansas to be in on the play-offs there Mch. 22=25. a KU is playing then I hope to get down to see those four games. We have a number of people in KC this week seeing the games now under way. Our Bb coach and starting five boys left for there today and will see the games from now on till finish. We are partly financing them as we feel it a good move for the boys, all of whom are great fans and fairly good players. — By the way, is it of any interest to you to know of some of the ood Hi senior boys out this way? I think I know who most.of the geo ones are and be glad to send names and give you the dope. Also am going to write you some time as to my idea of the present basketball game (and rules) which at times becomes a bit monotonous ee to the out-of-bounds - throw in - down the court - score and then the same thing all over again. Max is till in service and his address is Ens. M. E. Kissell, Naval Air Station, Sqd. II3 Glenview, Illinois. He is right near Chicago and sees many big games there and plays when they will let mim bm but I think he cannot play the night before or night after he is in air. He is instructor of pilots and récently had am promotion which makes him something or other. Glad to hear from you any time and regards _ 1 Also had little. story to tell | je 0. you from down at Corpus Christi. where Grady Lewis,e Ralph Vaughn and the Calif. coach were Marcel 19, 1946 a Mr. Clint Kanaga, jr. 5531 Tahoe Lane Kansas City, Kansas Dear Clint: It was mighty thoughtful and indeed considerate of you in sending me the special delivery letter regarding T. P. Hunter. I read it to the boys and it made a profound impression on everyone of them, the ones who knew T. P.-so well. However, Bob Kurland was just too tough and too tall under a low ten-foot basket. - As long as the stupid Rules Committee permits the ten-foot basket, they are just inviting the Aggies to proselyte and subsidize these exceptionally tall boys of an unreachable al- titude. It is the dumbest thing that I have ever seen, but the majority of coaches are content to take the play away from the ordinary size boy by doing nothing about the height of the basket. With every good wish to you and your good family, I am Sincerely, : Director of Physical Education, FCA: MF Varsity Basketball Coach. Aatiund a SW aa LG Mear Nec, Ravroag Meyer, Lars Lad a Bag TP Neen, Rote Qrectoucurt 3. Wari Caryao, OU the Wiarat Lpevaltle wen ot aa — Dis. afer tis Cortney « TP. was apart of, ths Kaueas tit Ae clu ch ANd 40 VA BAAAGed t& Beat OPlahewnatWy — 45-43 um 1V¢0 4, BE-Bl ae ITE +, are WHE C§ChartcatR 3a-2B ~weity2. We'd ap men Lary : Bn Ber ppg 08 "44, o UTLe eae ae ee Fda d -— Qre Rpt asus teas Quen ARAL agt ujphat La anrcQ CAR LL sraey Crain A Oca f2rar0 — Ce <4 asn am yotinantat Gall Todin, ot cae PAK ces pan ey ae That cwr0nrt be beat, Cauk Be beat D- Tiaucgkt S'RUrT Sec Cro O'R Kate TH reg This Lok TCR Rerer — Uensr are Ol tied ies & weet. Aa reo Ri0led Ou Muar. Gud ens of ek. Seat Oo Qe Bark CT and evar —- " Deut USO y CDeutaie, Out, Mey Cart wou m of Beak Rarccacra Kieran. Ko ae ia C.S. Si oe Gan a. y March 26, 1946 Mr. Alvin B. King King Moter Company Hesston, Kansas Dear Wr. King: I appreciated your letter of March 11 very much and want to acknowledge the check which you enclosed for the . five basketball tickets for the Aggie game, I hope we were not too much of a disappointment to you in that ball game, We have by now become oriented agein and are settling down to a normal school life. Iwas happy to hear that Clifford is still favoring attending Ke U. next fall, I shall be very pleased to have him here for our spring clinic. I am sure that his play will be of such a standard that we can well afford to have him here with us, It is also fine to know about his training habits, & \ ‘ : I appreciate your interest in Kansas University base ketball and thank you specifically for your fine letter of enthu- siasme Locking forward to a big season next year,,I am Sincerely yours, ‘Director of Physical Education, FCA: NF Varsity Basketball Coach. TELEPHONE 63 ALVIN B. KING, Pror. oe sie sal. e i 3 = a Ba a3 i es 5 a} rei Bis ae i “lily, uy a mt ¢ ston, Kansas | ay He ae" Cecvianininnenreaisencin eh SE AMSA “PR be 7 : m4 TMA GARE March 11, 1946 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Basketball Coach, Kansas University Lawrence, Aansas Dear Dr. Allen, IT am enclosing personal check which I have made out to you and signed and leaving the amount in Blank for you to fill in. This is for the five Basketball Reservations for the big K.U. game next Monday night at K.C. Municipal Auditorium. IT am also enclosing a stamped addressed envelope for you to mail me the five reserved Seats or if your plan is to leave them at %.C. you may mail me instructions, how to obtain them. We appreciate very mucn your getting these reservations and I know they will be choice Seats. I intend to bring my nephew Clifford King, Dr. Nanninga and two other Basketball fans, making our group of five. / Incidentally Cliffords address is Hesston, Kans. in case you want to write to him soon and invite him to your spring Basketball practice as per your phone conversation. Three other Universities are trying to persuade him to attend their schools, but he favors K. U. so far. I will be glad for your report on him after you see him work out in Basketball. Pernaos you will recall he made the All Ark Valley his Senior year in High School, '43. Please don't get me wrong just because he is my nephew when I say I believe you would like his playing very much and believe he would fit into your style of coaching © perfectly. Also you would never need to worry about him breaking training rules. Pardon this lengthy letter and these details. Lots of power to you Monday night and certainly hope you win over A. and M. and will see you at K.C. Very sincerely, Alvin B. ABK w oo + beboe t Merch 20, 1946 Hone. Carl Me Kirmayer, Mayor Leavenworth, Kansas Dear Carls : Thanks for your swell letter extending good wishes and congratulations. : Coming from you, I assure you it is greatly appreciated. Just think, Carl, fortyeone years ago we were students of lew together and what a good old Dean Uncle Jimmy Green was, It is certainly good to hear from yous Sincerely, Director of Physical Education, PCA: MP : Varsity Basketball Coach. CARL M. KIRMAYER MAYOR LEAVENWORTH, KANSAS March 19, 1946. Dr. Forrest "Phog" Allen Lawrence, Kansas. Dear "Phog"s Sure pulling for you last night to whip the Aggies, but you can't win them all. Want to congratulate you on your wonderful life time record as coach and also your yearly seasons, always a leader or close to the top. In my books your number one in the forty eight states and that meansin this big wide troubled world. Seems but a few short years ago that we were class mates, and studied so hard, especially for "Uncle Jimmy" Greersclasses. A fellow sure could cut classes under Uncle Jimmy and not suffer. Again congratulations and best wishes to you and yours all the way. Sincerelyy,. . Wu. Laay w C. M. KIRMAYiR March 12, 1946 Dre Be Wayne Konrad Slater, Missouri - Dear Dr, Konrad: I am turning in your letter and check to the athletic office and I am sure that our Mr, Falkenstein will do the very best he can for yous ‘We are oversubseribed but we will do our best. Thank you for your kind wishes, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Edueation, FCA:MP Varsity Basketball Coach, Tom cae Me March 11, 1946 re vehite Kimball Rotary Club Conference Kesdquartevs 727 Minnesota Avenue Chamber of Commerce Kansas City, / Kensas Dear Ferriss We halve four tickets for you, six tickets ag Merritt Owens, and ten tickets for Ed Callender, He also has to his name twelve tickets for the Board of Education, making a total of 22 tickets. Clyde Beker at the Municipal Auditorium will have these tickets after Thursday, They are $2.00 a piece. I am tickled ” death to get these for you. - 'Nuff said, brother, | Sincerely, Director of Physical Education, PCA:MF ' Varsity Basketball Coaéh, { - February 27, 1946 Mr. Ross Reeling 1204 Garfield - Topeka, Kansas Dear Ross: Upon coming to my office this morning I find thet the Co-Op Club here at Lawrence is entertaining our Kansas Varsity with a banquet on March 19, This, of course, cone flicts with the date you asked me to come, I am indeed sorry that I cannot be with you, but under the condition I know that you will understand, With all good wishes to you, Iam Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, POCA: NF ! Varsity Basketball Coach, » UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE February 20, 1946 Kirksville College of Osteopathy & wee Kirksville, Missouri Gentlemen: One of our students, Bill Wilson, 1014 Mississippi, ; Lawrence, Kansas, here at the University of Kansas and a member of our Varsity basketball team desires your catalogue. Wilson expects to graduate here in our Department of Physical Education, but he desires to take work in the biology sciences which will aid him in his quest for a degree cf D.0. at your institution. Will you kindly mail Wr, Wilson a catalogue and any correspondence you care to initiate with him, I will appreciate this favor very much. Sincerely, Director of Physical Education, FCAsMF Varsity Basketball Coach. THE KANSAS POWER AND LIGHT GOMPANY 808 KANSAS AVENUE TOPEKA, KANSAS February 11, 1946 Dr. F, C. Allen % University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas In ret _ Gustave A, Daum Dear Sire The above-named person has applied to this Company for employ~ ment, and gave your name as a reference, Accordingly, we ask that you give us certain information concerning this applicant, as set forth in the attached questionnaire. & stamped, addressed envelope is enclosed for your convenience, & prompt reply will be greatly appreciated, Yours very truly, THE KANSAS POWER AND LIGHT COMPANY F,. Me Bucher, Comptroller FMB: bs encl. 2 AS aa February 2, 1946 be © have you and Mrs. Kennedy as our guestss Gene Barr is to come to one of the games, it might be that you could come up and work cut | we'd be delighted to have yous last year we asked Sapp to our workout, and besides having a lot of fun, he mde a very definite im- pression on the boyss So, if you find it possible to come for either the games, or the workouts, or both--we'd be very glad to have yous Prom your schooling angle, I want you to know that we have one of the best petroleum engineering courses in the countrys I am not sure that you want petroleum engineering, but if you do, let me know and I'1] see that the proper literature is sent to yous If not petroleum engineering, let me know what tyro of engineering you desires I want you to know how hapry we'd be to have you with use The spring ster starts on February 11 if you would decide to enrolls Recalling pleasant visits that I heave had with you, and hoping to see you in the future, I am, : tReet 8g Sincerely yours, Forrest C. 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S. Naval Repair Base ree San Diego 56, California Dear Mr. Kobbeman;: Z ¢ I am very happy to send you our brochure on our major in physical education here in the ‘University of Kansas. Dr. Lennard Axe, assisted by Dr. E. Re Elbel, a teacher on the staff of physical education, is advising the veterans upon the course they will pursue. As soon as you come to the University of Kansas, I wuld be happy to have you drop in here, but it would be better to drop in on Dr. Elbel or Dr. Axe, who will direct you. We will be happy to assist you in every possible Way : The University of Kansas does not grant scholar- Ships but your G, I. Bill of Rights will insure your edueation. With every good wish, I am Sincerely, . ’ Director of Physical Education, PCA: MF 7 . Varsity Basketball Coach. In Replying Refer to No. MARINE BARRACKS U. S. NAVAL REPAIR BASE SAN DIEGO 36, CALIFORNIA 50 November 1945 Dear Sirs: I am greatly concerned on which college to attend after I have received my discharge. At the present time I am a Reserve here in the Marine Corps. I'm not sure when I will get out, however I would like to have all the possible information I ean get pertaining to Physieal Education as a Major at Kansas University. I am a Kansas boy from Lineoln, which is a member of the N.C.K.L. I have already played four years of High Sehool football and certainly hope to play four in college. As you can probably see I plan to make eoaching my career. I would appreciate it very much if you would send me information on the subject and your personal advice on my plans. Also is there any possible chance for a seholarship? Sincerely, age pV CLYDE K. KOBBEMAN SLIO/ & November 23, 1945. Mr. Otto Le Krula, Superintendent of Schools, Netawaka, Kansas. Dear Mr. Krula: ; . ao Your question is not foolish, It is a very good one. When they are outjumping your center on the tip off, I use my two guards, one in front of the other in the defensive half of the court, and one of ny forwards in front of my two guards in the other half of the jumping ciroele. The symbols that I use are the square for the defense and the cross for the offense. ; é when we are obtaining the tip off I use but one guard back and move the other guard up where one of the forwards were. And | then move the forward in the front half of the offensive court. IT will make this diagran for you so thxt you will have no diffioulty in getting it from the diagram. Of the two men, one front and the other behind the jumper outside of the virele, I have each one of those men go to their own right, In that wey the center can tell about where he desires to tap the ball if he is controlling it. If this is not clear, please write me again and I will en- deavor to clarify it further. Sincerely yours, Direotor of Physical Education, FPCA:AH Vargzity Basketball Coach. | FT TO NEY ELIE TL ET PLA IRE NE a EO I PET AIRY TIE TAT TY IED INR LTS DE TTI I PE LE I I LETC AT TE EE LT ALE TI 2 A LC ETE TT I ILS TT aC TT THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS SCHOOL OF FINE ARTS LAWRENCE Department of Band and Orchestra December 1, 1945 To Our Music Loving Friends: The University of Kansas Symphony Orchestra will present its annual fall concert on Monday evening, December 10, 1945. The program promises to be unusually interesting. The well-known and ever-popular "New World Symphony" by Dvorak will be the featured number. This work, as you know, was inspired through the composer's visit to america. Other interesting works to be presented include: "Concertstuck", a harp concerto by Pierne, played by Anabel Keeler with orchestral accompaniment; a Spanish rhapsody entitled "Espana" by Chabrier; "Waltz of the Flowers" from the NutcracKer Suite by Tschaikowsky; and the "Overture to Russlan and Ludmilla’ by Glinka. The program will begin promptly at eight o'clock, and we hope you will be in attendance. Complimentary tickets are herewith enclosed. Yours very Sincerely, Vol. II No. il Lawrence November Kansas 1945 foo pe ABOUT HEALTH % * * % * x * x MEDICINE Originally employed to denote substances used to cure or alleviate disease, medicine, has now come to mean everything that has to do with disease inclu ding both its causes and its effects. It also includes all that mass of interests and information that in any way promotes the attainment, preservation, or practice of health. Since life and living include both health and disease and since disease and death are just as normal ( natural) as health and life, uedicine, in the broad sense covers everything in which humanity is or can be interested. It ‘has no science properly called its own but in its study and practice appropriates any and all science to its use. It is thus so all inciusive that hundreds of energetic lives are spent in exploring its various fields or aspects without, in any case, ex- nausting their respective possibilities. One of the things that makes the study of medicine attractive to the serious minded student is the fact that after a little basic work, he may go anywhere and do anything he likes and still be in the field of medicine,--still " belong" . One of the vagaries of medicine is that ev rything from dandelion ( bitter stomachic tonic) to horn scrapings (for propping up ingrown toe nails) has been used to treat disease and one of its glories is thut they could and would be used again if, in the judgment of the directing mind, any help could be thus attained. One should not think of only doctors end nurses as being interested in medicine. They are relatively a few of those who are or should be interested in disease. When economists discuss the actual or possible increase of wealth, they speak of health and the ability and willingness of people to work normally as being the basic material from which wealth may be made. Farsighted industrialists are keenly alive to the prevention of the loss of " man hours" , " labor days" or whatever they happen to be call ing the reduction of wealth producing potential by the failure of health. :.Sociologists teach that the problem of poverty cannot be solved without also doing something about tiie matter of health. P erhaps the milit- arists have the most practical, the most earnest, and the most constant interest in medicine thus far found anywhere!! This largely explains the tremendous advance- ment made in medicine during every great war. The ill themselves have some in- terest in medicine, disease, and recovery with emphasis sometimes on one , some- times on another. For some of them, their lack of health is a sort of capital stock from which they make a living or attain other desirable end. The beggar's sores and ucfor.itles cnu «. s-ollecd daughter's hysteria suggest themselves as examples. here are others interested in medicine, so many as to be practically all inclusive.. For study and discussion, the field of medicine may be divided into two great parts;- clinical and preventive. Clinical medicine has to do with the sick whether they are in bed or not and preventive medicine has to do with protecting the well. Originally, practically all medical study and medical effort was clinical. As developement goes on, more and more ettention is fixed on prevent- ive medicine. E very practicing doctor and every practicing nurse works more or lessin both fields but the preventio n idea and prevention practice is steadily increasing. Clinical medicine makes its gains through the discovery of new drugs new uses for known medicines, and new ways of doing things. Some interesting and relatively new examples are discovery of insulin, tie developement of the group of arsenicals from Ehrlich' s original " 606" , the elaboration of the sulfa drugs, the discovery of penicillin, the supplanting of cuinine by atabrin in malaria, the whole scheme of intravenous injections, the recognition of psychic trau ma along with the attempts to do sometiing about it, the practical importance of getting patients back on their respective bea ms "mente ally, emotionally, and physic- ally s soon as possible, the so cailed Kenney treatment of polio, the manegement of vitamins, etc. Preventive medicine maxes its advances through new discoveries - nev uses und onplic.:tions of fuets already «noin, «nu v.stly by educ: ting the general oublic in a browd -tteuot to set its inuividuel members to do <3 +11 +s the doctors and nurses Know ho: to dos if yu ere to thins of n ture »s alive, intellixent, «nd friencly :na vere to csk her how she vould go cbout protectins a wn from sucllpox, you snould fe:.ture her as answering " There are two practical ways to do it. O ne is by keeping him in the best possible health through food, housing, clothing, work and play, amicable relations with neighbors and femily, and above and beyond a ll else, avoid exposure to the disease. The other way would be to allow him to experience the disease in a mild and comparatively safe form!! This answer opens the way for discussion of a subject so large and so interesting thet I mean to reserve it for some future time. H .L. Chambers, lu. D. * * * * * % % % * L awrence, iansas November, 1945 Dear’ Friends — The changes that have occured in the matters that have to do with the continuation of KNOW have all been in the c atogory that tend to terminate it. Hopes for its further 1 ife and usefulness are, for the p resent, suspended, hibernating as it were. Unless some favorable developement occurs, this is the last issue. L et me thank you for your interest, your cooperation and your friendliness . Very truly yours Ae i Ee ane “~. L. — le D.