Dear Drs:

I received your letter just a few ddys ago, and I decided to answer
it, so that you would understend the case of my missing class. It is entire«
ly a misunderstanding thet you have concerning my missing class the morning
thet I was to go to Kansas City. I will explain. I told you thet T. P. and
I were in Oklahoma on Jan. 8, (Wednesdey) when Miss Stapleton and the class
discussed the trip in detail. The next friday Miss Stapleton told the class
whet time we would leave and some other things thet I missed because I was a
few minutes late that morning. Ralph Dugan told me that we were having the
trip and that we were to leave at 8:30 Monday morning. Later he found out
from Ramie Beims thet we were to leeve at 7:45 end he told me later that he
hed tried to call me the morning thet we were to leave but couldn't get in
touch with mee I was here at the house thet morning and I don't know why
he couldn't reach me. I was eat Miss Stepletons' office et 8:20 the morning
that we were to leave. Finding thet I hed missed the boat I thought that
perheps I ecculd catch up with them but the office girl didn't know where they
were going to meet in the city, so I didn't try. I took Ralph Dugen in with
me and expleined this to her and she seemed to understand. I told her that
it had caused you to be peeved at me.

The letter thet you wrote telling me that you were not expecting me
to go to the hotel for rest, because of missing this class, was not given to
me the day of the gemes; but the next dey et noon. This letter cleared things
up for me but it was just a little late. I guess Dean had forgotten to give
it to me.

This whole affair hes cut pretty deeply. I have been dreaming end
living for the day when I could be on the K. U. squad ever since I was a
little boy. And I wes trying with all my heart and ability to make the team,
but leaving me off of the list beceuse of this class effair meade me feel so
bedly thet I didn't suit up for the game. Combining this with your finding
fault with everything that I did in practice seemed to me as a que that you
didn't need me enymore. My ceach at home has called me a quitter, but I'm
note I felt as if you thought thet it was best for me to quit, that 1 was
possibly causing the team trouble. My Dad has been hurt more then myself
probably because he has lived the game ever since he started to play. I am
not crying for whet has happened, but I do think that it could have been
prevented,

In rezerd to your statement of my passing the buck I would like to
say thet I did not state to people thet you would not speak to me. I told
Pevl Turner that I had been standing et the corner of your office and you hed
come throuch the front door of Robinson gym and had looked streight at me, not
speeking, truning into your office et the time. I am not stating that. you
saw me, but it seemed to me that you were looking streight at me, I told
Ho one of thissbut Pevl Turner. I avestioned Paul of this as soon as I re-
ceived your letter end ask him if he had told anybody. He told me that he
hed told Mervin Sollenberger in a little conversation with him. I did not
tell this to Paul to be sarcastic but tell of possibly how you felt towerds
mee Iwas not passing the buck and I never will, it is not my policy.

I do not like the idea of settli!ing misunderstandings by letters,
especially between friends who could talk to each other personally. But you
seemed to want to do it the business way so I have written in return.

Yours Respectfully,

Bob Gehnorn