Fleet Postoffice, San Francisco,Calif. - Howard, we still think of that goal
you shot when you and your four toammates sank Southern California in Municipal
Auditorium in 1940. ‘Ve are counting on vou to sink some of Tojo's aspirations.

To Lt. Commander Geerge "kotsy" Clark, USNR, ‘thletic Officer, Naval Air
Station, Pensacola, Florida - we acknowledge with pleasure a very clever cari-
cature of our former coach. The cartoon has Janet with Potsy one down and Jane .
and Nary seem to be enjoying the procedure. Stay in there and fight 'em, Potsye

~ KX =

Without a doubt when this lengthy epistle is ready for mailing we will
_ find that. we have left eut somo of our dearest and best friends. But this is
wa.always the case when we endeavor to crowd inte a short pace of time eS pany
friends that we would like to remember at Christmas. time.

ay ae
hao

We are especially thankful for the many blessings that have come ee use
I have always said that I am many years ahead of schedule as far as temporal |
blessings are concerned. I am constantly thinking ef you beys en the far-flung
battle frontse I know of your aspiratiens and your desires and om thrilled at
your wonderful heroism. Never a murmur of complaint have I ever reoeived from
any ef you, yet I know in the lenely vigils of the night watch you have longed
to have this thing over with and to be back in the States. Yos, strolling
along old Mount Oread and wandering down to the feotball practice field er
gathering together to hear that Rock Chalk, Jayhawk chant that is so dear to the
hearts of se many of you. Well, seme day, not too far hence, this glorious
thing will come to pass. You will be back with us and re-live many ef those
wonderful days that you spent here on Mt, Oread with us and your many, many
friends.

Commander Lyle 0. .irmel, in speaking before tis Lawrence Rotary Club week
before last, said, "I want to thank you Rotarians for b3isg so kind ond thought~
ful to my family during my absence. After oll, when we cinmor it down to the
-last analysis, I knew now exactly what we are fighting for. We aro fighting fer
eur homes, our wives and our children." And after all, I have thought of how
inclusive that was. That is exactly what it means in the final analysis. We
con amplify it but we cannot enlarge the theught.

- ---—-—~§o9; -remenber, at this-Christmas time we aro thinking of everyoue of -you
and trusting thet your luex wili hold up.

With every sincere wish, I am

' Faithfully yours,

 

 

Director cf Physical Edyedtion, .—
FUR" Varsity Basketball cagdh.