eceasionally new and then yeu can see one ef the men whe has made a remance
ef study weaving his way acress the campus, but they are in the minority.

Outdeer track is in full swing. The indeer track team was net as
suceessful as last year due te the fact that Ceach Ray Kanehl did net have
the material this year that he pessessed last seasen. Henry Shenk and
Elmer Schaake start spring feetball practice Manday. They are not at all
sure as te the available material that may repert, but they are geing te
find eut.

In a letter this merning frem Chanceller Deane W. Malett te heads ef
departments cencerning the budget, the Chaneeller says, "The University
faces anether year ef uncertainty. Enrellment will depend semewhat en the pregress
ef the war. We have ne assurance ef any military program after this semester,
and it seems inevitable under present Selective Service pelicies that civilian stu-
dent pepulatien will centinue te decline. These facts sheuld guide you in fer-
mulating the requests fer your department fer the year 1945-46."

Se yeu see we are in a dilemma. Im another twe weeks we may knew what
dispesitien will be made ef the Navy V-12 pregram and whether we have an
eppertunity te ebtain a Naval R.0.T.Ce fer the University.

Athletics are as uncertain as all ether activities om Mt. Oread, but we
will carry om and will keep things geing until yeu get back. Amd when yeu
get back things will beil

Hareld A. Burt, fermerly ef Eureka, and captain ef the varsity feetball
team back in 1924, writes frem Shrevepert, La., that his sen, Duke, is
planning te ceme te K.U. mext fall. Duke is a fine feetball player and an
excellent student. He has played feotball at Sewanee fer the past two years.
Hareld and Mrs. Burt and their family were en the campus a year age, and
what a delight it was te see him with twe fine sens and a levely wifee Se
the eld Jayhawkers are sending their fledglings back te the campus. Hareld
has ambitiens fer Duke te get am Engineering educatien, but ef c@urse he
‘wants him te play feetball as a part ef a well-reunded life.

Kansas apparently will have ne baseball team this year because the beys
are getting mighty scarce. Nerman "Whitey" Carlsen, a dandy baseball prespect,
whe was a member ef the varsity basketball team, went ever te Leavenwerth
twe weeks ago, and he is an A Ne. 1 seldier now. He was in 4-F due te a bed
sheulder, but the Army decters put their hands en him and he was warm, and
they said, Brether, yeu are in, se he is en his way back heme te New Jersey.
He will be called frem there.

Our 4lst Annual Interschelastic Meet will be held in Stadium Field en
April 21. Heury Shenk, Ray Kanehl, Elmer Schaake and the rest ef the ceaches
are planning on a little smeker and bullfest the night befere the Meet in
Rebinsen Gymnasium. Bexing, cider and deughnuts, ehecelate freezes on a stick,
and se ferth, will be served te the ceaches and their friends. Just anether
effert te have the visiters knew that we appreciate their coming.

Well de yeu remember the date ef July 21, 1944, when Marine Lieutenant
T. P. Hunter died en Guam, the first day @ its invasien. Anether invasion -
Iwe Jima - cest the life ef Marine Captain Fred Eberhardt, anether University
ef Kansas immertal. Fred lettered im track in '40 and '41. I could not depiet
the unquenchable valer ef the manas well as did the Kansas City Star ef
Mareh 16, se I am quoting this te yeu in full.

w Out en enely, bleed-stained Iwe Jima, Capt. Fred Eberhardt, ene ef
Kansas Universities greatest students lies ameng the yet uncounted dead,

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