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Dr. Francisco passed away on February 23. This was soon after he made it a point
to be prosent at the ¢raduation exercises of his son, Davic, who received his M.D.
degree from Dr. Francisco's hands, The State cf Hansas anc tne University suffer-
ed an irrepurable loss when Dr. Fran passed oway. He was a great lover of ath-
letics and youth. In fact, on every hund we hear that he befriended thousands of
unfortunate people that no one else ever heard about. When he was present at the
cormencenent a person told me that for years he had paid the grocery bill for a
family of unfortunate people that no one evor creaned they were heing helned by
Dr. Fran. Each month he kept this for:ily in fuod without anyone knowing about it.

Dr. Francisco was o great humanitarian in every sonse of the word. It is
planned that in the student union at the medical centor at the University of
Kansas at Rosedale will be o menorial for Dr. Francisco who for thirty years gave
his services unselfishly to crippled children. Ho was a respected and deeply bee
loved teacher at the University of Kansas School of Medicine. Dr. Peete stated
to me that checks payable to the Francisco Hemorial Fund should be mailed to the
University of Kensas School of Modicine, Kansas City, Kansas. And it just occurred
to me that I have not made my subscription, so this very day I am mailing a check
to Dr. Poete so thit I can subscribe to my great admiration anc friendship for Dr.
Francisco. I remember so often whon he would call for tickets, and even though
the basketball’ games would many times be sold out, Dr. Fran would say,-"Phog, I
have just got to have a ticket," and upon one or two occasions we made.roon for
him by pushing the substitutes off to the side of the bench ond ailowed Dr. Fran

to be our honored guest.

Several years ago I took a group cf our varsity basketball team to Dodge City,
Kansas, to aid in a deronstration clinic for on assemblage of ten visiting high
school squads at the beautiful new Dodge City cymasium. ‘io put on the formations
and plays thet Kansas used in their practice and game drills, in both afternoon
and evening sessions, ond played a short scrinme;o demonstration gane for the
benefit of the public. luch to our surprise unc pleasure wo found Dr. Francisco
in attendance at both séssions avidly “eating 1," cur douw.ctration gamos.e He, .
of course, was out in that section on professional work, Lut in his busy life of
struggle he seemed to Gerive much benofit from tho struggle of young mene

The Office of Censorship, “Jashington, has called to our attention tho Code of
Wartime Practices, so if we don't give full addresses for some of the boys you
will know it is because of the admonition ‘of this office.

I get.a freat kick out of receiving letters such as I received fren Lacy .
Haynes, Sr. He is always thinkin? cf the boys' interest overseas. Hoe says: "I
am sending you Tom Van Cleave's address. I presume you have him on the mailing
list for the Jayhawk Rebounds, but I thought mybe you would be interested." Of
course we did have Toma's address, but this only testifies that Lacy is cons tantly
on the job, endeavoring to mike Jayhawkers more happy end comfortable, it at asl
possible. Lacy curing peace tines never missed a footkall or basketball game.

In fact, I believe thet he has cnly seen the Juvhawkor basketball tean lose one
game.in oll the time he has been coming. Ue is our good luck cherne

Ens.:Don P. Ebling, at 339 Virginia St., Hollywood Reach, Florida, wrote me on
May 29th. ile says, "They aré still preparing me us on officer...e.. I haven't seen
many rellcws from school except John Kline. He is scheduled to become a gunnery
officer on & DE, but his school will last for about fcur more ronths."

Ens. Jesse Fanl Turner, c/o Fleet P. 0.- New Yor’, dronped in the office in
May on a very short visit. On June 1, he writcs, "Wien I returned to the ship we.
had a new captuin and two other mon had been transferred, so we have a smallor

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