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The Mineral Resources Building, or Lindley Hall, will house from 800 to 1000

Army engineers whon and if they move in within the next month or so. The ae
boys will take over the houses of Kappa Sigma, Delta U., Phi Delt, Phi Gan,

Beta, Sigma Nu, and Phi Psi, They will also take over Templin Hall. The

Naval Machinists Mates are quartered in Frank Strong Hall. The officers'.
quarters and offices are on the first floor at the west end and the dormitories
are cn the second and third floors of the wost end. There are about 800 to

1000 men.

I believe I should tell you that we had a flood in Lawrence this spring. The
Kaw River rose to ao height higher than it had been in 35 years, and the mili-
tary authorities called out the medical reserves, the Machinists Mates, and
the Noval fliers for sand-bag duty on the Kaw. The University officials ex-
cused all the male students from classes in this omergency so they couid fill
sand bags to keep the dike from breaking. ‘They worked all day and ail night,
and about 2 o'clock in the morning a portion of the dike broke and atout 22
or 15 Naval Machinists Mates with sand bags in their arms made a flying wedge
after the old football formation, and held the river against that break until
immediate assistance could comes Someone described it and said. there were a
thousand sand bags in motion as soon as the dike broke.

The Machinists Mates are being immortalized in Lawrence, and K. W. Davidson,
our publicity man, is trying to get somo publicity in LIFE or TIME on this
heroic action. The business men, firms and others raised over $4,000 to. buy
all these boys who ruined their clothing and shoes replacement material. The
town put on a big feed for these boys and four thousand bottles of coke and
pop were drunk by these boys, and they ate about cight hundred pounds of ham
and cheesee It was a real celcbration and everybody seemed to recognize the
heroism of these chaps. Henry Shenk had charge of the entertainment of sports
and games. Lawrence has been undergoing quite a bit of excitement.

Pvt. John W. Ballard, Jr., . Jack Pallard wrii-s, “Apparently it agrees
Troop G, 2nd Squadron, with me, this 4m:zy life, as I have gained

3rd Training Regiment, no less than 16 pounds since I first

CRTC, Barracks 2524, entcred the service. Easter Sunday I was

Fort Riley, Kansas. fortunate cnough to be one of forty-three

men from my troop selected as honorary
guards to attend church with President Roosovelt. . . I have been placed ina
motorcycle division of the mechanized cavalry. ‘lowever, it is only temporary.
» « e I have been selected as captain of my barrack softball team. It is 8.
lot of fun and develops sportsmanship among the soldiers." Jack is one boy who
was not too tall to get in the service, although Boykoff and Beisser were.

To Lacy Heynes, Ure, Y3/6, George Washington Inn, Washington, De. © who is an
admiral in my opinion when it comes to gotting things done around the Univer-
sity ~ the rhi Delts and Phi Psis were together in the intramural program but
didn't quite have enough powder to pull the thing out of the fire. The Tenn-
essee Club took their measure in the semi-finals and the boys from down on
Tennessee wore too tall for than. a
To Charlie Black, Libbey Glass Compmy, Toledo, Ohio, captain of the ever-
victorious team of 1923 -- I find that I have failed to answcr your good