The weather is hot and wet, the humidity is very high causing metal
to rust quickly and envelopes to stick together. Mold accumulates on
everything left idle for several days. It rains at least once every
24 hours, and when it isn't raining the sun is extremely hot.

I want you to tell all the boys hello for me and give the P. E. fellows
a word, and don't forget old Nesmith - remind him I will be around for
my rub-down in about a year.

Sincerely,
Hub. *
Ensign Ernest Vanek, January 4, 1944
U. S. Naval Pre-Flight School,
St. Mary's College, Calif. Dear Doc:

This is just a little note to let
you know that we certainly miss seeing some of those good basketball
games that we used to see. Hank Luisetti is one of the officers on
this base. I can easily see why John Bunn had such a wonderful basket-
ball team. He sure has an eye for the basket, and is a darn good team
man also.

You probably know by now that I was assigned to the athletic department
and put into the swimming department. Besides teaching at least four
hours a day, I have had the assignment of keeping up permanent records
for approximately 1700 cadets who have to pass at least 8 tests to grad-
uate. Some pass as high as 17 tests; the additional tests better their
grades. This month I have been given the head of the Swimming Sports
Program Dept. This consists of handling about 125 cadets every after-
noon from 4 p.m. to 5:30. These cadets are divided into 5 platoons and
each platoon has a coach. We have competition for these cadets in
individual events, relays and water polo.

Give my regards to Henry and the gang. I hope you have a very success-
ful basketball season.
Sincerely,

Envie. *

So Ernie Vanek is associating with Hank Luisetti! Hank is a great
Ernie. Tell him that he sold me a membership in the “Buck a Month

Club", Stanford's proselyting agency to get more money for better athletes
at Stanford, and he got my money! I always pay to learn how the big boys
do 1%; Q

Ernie, your Topeka High School team'is doing swell. Keep up the good

work, and say hello to Mary for us.

Pvt. Keith C. Grant, Dear Doctor:
Plt. 1024 R.D.M.C.3., Do you ever hear from Bob Johnson
San Diego 41, Calif. who played B.B. there in about '40, '41?

He coached us in track when I was a junior,

" belfebelieve. I heard from Carl Barlow a few days ago and he said Bob

Malott was doing all right there in B.B. Carl is at Corpus Christi,
Texas. Sure hope Bob makes the grade, he and I have seen many a game
together, and he was always in there fighting, and usually carried our
sole scoring punch.
Sincerely,
Keith, *

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