Hoyt, I delivered the commencement address at Peabody on May 25th,
and had dinner at Dr. Jessen's house. Your mother and dad were there, and
I saw your grandfather. Your brother was in the graduating class and also
at the dimer. We had a most enjoyable time visiting with the Jessens and
the Bakers.

Lt. Denzel Gebbens, c/o P.M. San Francisco, wrote in April as follows:
"T received your Feb. 18 Rebounds yesterday and was really pleased to get it.
Thanks a lot. I've already written to Kresie hoping that we may be able to
get together. I'm in the Jolly Rogers outfit and unlike Knute we are doing
the dropping instead of being bombed. So far our crew hasn't been able to
shoot any of the little yellow men dowm. Only one has come close and our
gunners turned him at a safe distance. One of our P38's was on his tail and
so the Japs have one less airplane and pilot. I'm in New Guinea and so far
I have run on to no one from K.U. I wish I could as I would really like to
sing the alma mater. We did have a boy from K-State. I taught = rest of
the fellows ‘ily eyes have seen the milking of the Kansas Aggie cow" song.
At first he wanted to know where they got it. Then he realized I was from
K.U. We have some good natured joking." :

Pvt. Floyd Svoboda, who was at Ft. Riley in April, says, "I want to
thank you very much for mailing the Jayhawk Rebounds to me. Its really
great to be able to read about the boys from K.U. The last I saw of a large
bunch was last March, a year ago, when we were at the Leavenworth Reception
Center. Since then even they have been widely scattered. I had a lucky
experience while on maneuvers in Tenn..in March. I lost my brother's address,
and a few days later received the Jayhawk Rebounds with a letter he had
written and also his address. He (Lloyd) is at present in 0.C.S. at M.
Benning, Ga."

Ralph Miller, in 0.C.S. at San Antonio, Texas, wrote on April 25 that
he was trying to get his gold bars at San Antonio, and that Ray Evans was in
0.C.S. at Miami. We wish both of these boys the best luck in the world.
They were both physical instructors at Scott Field, Ill., for several
months before going to 0.0.58.

Congratulations to Lit. Edward L. "Ed" Suagee, a member of the varsity
football teams of 1939 and '40, who received his wings at Lubbock Army Air
Field on May 23. Lots of good luck, Edt

Cpl. Armand Dixon, c/o P.M., San Francisco, California, a member of the
Ever-Victorious basketball team of 1943 with Otto Schnellbacher, Ray Evans,
John Buescher, and Charlie Black, writes us from the Territory of Hawaii,
"Tt sure is swell to know where all of the fellows are and a little of what
they are doing, and they are certainly all doing a great job..... I believe
that most of us - Otto, Ray, Charlie, and all the others are just waiting
for the day that we can return and play basketball for K.U. again. I'm
sure that they all have had that thrill that I get, just before the start
of a game, warming up on the floor, and then the lights dim and a hush falls
over all. The band plays The Star Spangled Banner, and the flag goes up
slowly. As we stand on the floor I don't think there is one of us that
doesn't have a lump in his throat."

And here's word from another member of that wonderful basketball
team - Otto Schnellbacher, who says, "I am now at Hondo, Texas, advanced
navigation school. If I make the grade here I will be an officer, but the
studying is hard. If I had studied half as hard in college as I have here

ol.