UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION January 22, 1942,

Lt. Commander Gene Tunney,
Training Division,

Bureau of Navigation,

Navy Department,
Washington, De C.

Dear Mr. Tunney:

I am very happy to write you in behalf of Mr. Carl
Jessup, who is an applicant for a position as physical instructor
in the Training Division of the Bureau of Navigation.

Mr. Jessup is a graduate of Wichita East High School,
and received his A. B. degree from Friends University in 19356.
He attended Kansas State Teachers College at Pittsburg as a
special student in the summer of 1938, and the University of
Kansas in the summer of 1941. He is at present enrolled in
graduate work in education and physical education at the Univer-
sity ef Kansas. He has thirty hours of college physical education.

During the past semester Mr. Jessup has served as an
assistant instructor in our Department of Physical Education, and
has also had charge of physical education classes at the Lewrence
Junier High School.

While in high school Carl Jessup lettered in football,
wrestling, baseball and the gymnastic team, and was twice state
high school champion in wrestling. In college he participated
in football four years, wrestling one year, track three years,
basketball one year. He lettered in football and was captain two
years, and in wrestling he was runner-up in the Missouri Valley
A.A.U.

Mr. Jessup is an excellent teacher and coach. Prior to
his coming to the University of Kansas he had four years of high
school teaching and coaching, in which he made a fine reputation
for himself. He handles his University classes with dignity and
confidence, and wins the respect of his students and colleagues.
We have been very happy to have such a man available for our
physical education classes.