international affairs te such a marked degree. But it wasn't outstanding at
all because the radies were blaging forth the crack-pat Hitler's wildly inflam~_
matery remarks preparatery te taking ever Czechoslevakia.

Then he asked me te take him down to one of the girls' fraternities
(sororities). He was going eut en the Santa Fe noon train, so this being just
before neon I stepped at the Pi Phi heuse on the way dewn. We entered and went
dewn te the basement to the large lounge where a dezen girls were passing the
half hour befere lunch time. These girls will remain anonymous, but 1 remember
each and every one ef them. First he asked, "What papers de you read?" And
this well-read girl said, “The New York Times and the Chicage Tribune." That
epened his eyes further. The next one he asked, “Would yeu marry a negro?"
That remark was quite satisfactory. And se we ran the gamut ef a dezen
questiens te the girls, and with each answer the intelligence ef the girls
rated A plus with Mr. Tunis.

New he wanted te see one of the beys clubs (fraternities). You know they
de net have fraternities and serorities in the eastern scheols. Woedrew
Wilsen abolished all fraternities at Princeten when he was president of
Princeten University. The Phi Psi heuse wes eur next step because it was
conveniently clese te eur reute to the railway station. It was new 12 e'cleck
and the 18 beys assembled in the sun reom at the Phi Psi heuse were hungry, but aff
able. The beys, reading Mr. Tunis‘ mind, came up te the high mental standards
that he feund te exist ameng the girls.

Never was &@ man so much elated, and I might add, as agreeably surprised
as was Mre Tunis. He said, "Allen, this is one of the most wonderful places
in the werld. I weuld like te come back here in a month and stay. I could
find a stery that weuld be marvleuse” It is not necessary for me to tell you
what a bang I get eut ef his ceming because he quickly learned how little the
easterners know ef the wonders and the advancement ef our country. He said,
"The students here are fresh - fresh, I mean intelligently affable, responsive.
They've get everything." (As if we hadn't knewn it before!)

I have traveled from ene end ef the country te the ether and I find the
people in this section have the best health, the best physiques, and the best
gumptien, generally speaking. In the first Werld War Kansas excelled the
nation se far as rejections were concerned. Kansas had the fewest ef any state
in the unien per capita. In the second World War enly Oregen rates ahead of here
Yeu will pardon this burst of justifiable pride.

New, back te Mr. Tunis. Mr. Tunis is a debunker of intercollegiate spert.
Several years age he wrete for Harper's, “The Great Ged Feetbali", which was
a typically debunking stery, and he has fellewed through ‘consistently. Fer-
merly he was tennis expert fer the New York Times. He is a brilliant writer
and a worthy pretagonist. I have a very high regard fer his intelligence and
ability as a writer.

I thought I might briefly review this basketball stery, "Yea! Wildcats"
for yeu because fittingly Mr. Tunis has chesen as the setting fer his story
the state of Indiana, with the climax taking place at the famous state bas-
ketball teurnament in Indianapolis. Basketball seasen is over, we de net have
any catchy track steries. To Mrs. Allen, whe is an expert on book reviews and
ether literary achievements, gees the credit fer this dissertation.

The stery hinges on a characterization of Den Henderson, a basketball c each
in a small tewn, springfield, in central Indiana. He was asked in mid-season
te take charge ef the Springfield Wildcats. Out of a second-rate team he
builds up a basketball five that becomes a strong contender in the State finals

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