others remind us of terrible days for our boyse The Red Cross at his side
while fighting constantly and heroically on every front and the seven seas,
still wants and needs your money. We gave most generously last fall to the
community chest and war fund drive for those in army camps, U.S.0., and so
forthe We bought bonds - billims of them - but that was no sacrifice. We
loaned our money to our government at a better rate of interest than any
small investor could mke with any bank. We have given generously to the
Red Crosse We actually gave a small part of what we actually owe to our
boys who critically need the Red Cross humane service. Douglas County went
ever the top according to her quota. We did tremendously well, but
according to what we individually owe these boys it is still small, pitifully
small. There is still one more day before the Red Cress drive closes, but
contributions for this fund should never ceasee The Red Cross offices in
every city of our land are open to receive your contribution for this most
humane service. If you have given, you can give more, and if you have not
given the most you can, give again and it will not be too muche Won't you
eall your Red Cross office and make an additional pledge which will insure
blood plasma for our boys who need it so much? In cases of shock, blood
plasms is so vital. Many of these boys who have gone through these exter-
minating holocausts of war are quickly brought back by administrations of
blood plasma. I have bener heard a returning veteran from any frmt fail to
praise to the limit the wonderful work of the Red Cross.

"Doubtless Fen Durand and T. Pl Hunter are receiving the kindly min-
istrations of the Red Cross at the present time in their rest campe You
can make it possible with your contributions to bring these boys back to
us in the best possible condition.

"I would not have you believe that only the athletes are winning this
ware It would be a mighty small band of fighters if all the athletes in tle
United States were banded together. Those who saw Jewish Cloak and suit
workers from New York's lower East side go out under shell fire to repair
broken wires on the hillsides of the Argonne in World War I, know that non-
athletes were as heroic as the athletes. Men who had never played games of
any sort held off an embattled world in arms over four years. This also
applies to our boys in World War II. Quiet and modest young chaps from the
factory and the farm are marching along with our athletes and doing deeds
of heroie valor along with our athletic heroes.

"It has been my pleasure to write a monthly letter to our boys in the
servicee We started addressing it only to our athletes, but the tailing
list has enlarged and today we are sending it to many Jayhawkers from Mte
Oread who have never participated in athletics. We got our original con-
ception from a conversation that I had with Uncle Jimmy Green, former Dean
of the Law School at the University of Kansas. Uncle Jimmy Green's statue,
which stands in front of Green Hall, testifies to the love and devotion of
his beys who caused to be erected a statue of bronze in his memorye After
‘the Armistice after World War I, I met Uncle Jimmy Green on the campus. He
said, Well, Phog, I promised my boys when they went overseas that I would
wait here until they got back. I am just waiting now for their return and
when they get back I will be happy. Uncle Jimmy Green felt that he owed his
boys @ great debt because they went overseas to do something he personally
could not doe

"When this war came on it was impossible to write a letter to everyone
of our athletes that we had known. We struck upon the idea of writing the
Jayhawk Recounds, giving the names and addresses of the various boys in the

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