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UNIVERSITY OF SANTA CLARA
Santa Clara, California

Board of Athletic Control June 26, 1940

Mre de Ee Kissell
The Portis Independent
Portis, Osborn Coe, Kansas

Dear Mre Kissell:

I am sorry too delay answering your letter of sometime ago
but have been out of town for over a monthe

Your son Max has an enviable record in athletics and we at
Sante Clare. our extremely interested in having him attend
our schoole

We have a few Alumni Scholarships that we give out to
basketball prospectse These Scholarships are submitted too
the school by a group of wealthy alumnie They include a

boys room, board, laundry, tuition, fees, bookse All it
coast the boy to attend is for his spending money and clothse
If Max accepts one of these scholarships he does not have too
wait tables or do any other work around the campuSe This
alumni board feels that if the boy does a good job in his
studies and basketball that is about all he has time fore

The alumni board fents thetathlete too fulfillethtes° require-
ments in’ order’ too maintain this scholarship: - 1) a
the Dean of Discipline, 2) Satisfy the Dean of Studies, 5) Do
a good job athletically.e By the later I mean that he has to
be of some help to the squad. :

I wish that you would have Mex fill out the enclosed application
blank and also send in a copy of his official transcript of
record, which has to go from one registrar to another. I would
like to have the above information sent as soon 4s possible as
the time is drawing nearer to registration, which takes place

on the 16th of August tothe 20th of Auguste ©

Thanking you kindly for your cooperation end with best wishes
to you and Max, I am
Sincerely,

(Signed) GEORGE A BARSI