DONNELL DEUTSCH, vhinuestl M.Cc. BURNHAM EMORY KLINE, Secretary ‘ Cc. J, BUTLER GEORGE GEISE, Treasdrer LOUIS DEJONG B. F. KRUEGER Baxter Public Srhonls 4 = SAMUEL TYLER, SUPERINTENDENT BAXTER, IOWA August 30, 1944 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Diréctor of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kangas Dear Dr. &llen: When I was in the camp at Boone, I vowed to my- -self that I would write you an expression of my appreciation of your fine part in that coaching school. And then your letter came to me before 1 managed to get my letter off. As far as. the autograph is concerned, I would like to have you write same as you desire. I will certainly treasurethe book and make much, use of it, I am sure. The book will be mine, not the schools. I considered your part in the conference to have been ex- tremely sensible and practical and certainly helpful and + look forward to receiving your book “Better Basketball". I am the fellow with the lame back who was about to return home when by | your skill I was relieved of the pain and improvement continued = from that hour. So I am anxious to see the part of the book that has to do with the care of physical injuries. Dr. Allen, I feel that you have been and are continuing as a potent factor in advocating clean and right living and doing more for boys than just winning games. I like your fine attitude and energetic approach to clean living and thinking and assure you that I greatly enjoyed and profited from our contacts at Boone. Wishing you continued success, I am, ; Sincerely your pox 115 Baxter, Iowa Samuel Tyler 2p Mooi -Mecws: 6 ceaticel: eo Bde hs Seen pee i PAE ~~ I hows Hho tccral aialigigfth. that Lo : Atalanta! of dacee - : 7 Might! A gut hor 7 tie barb bled ac At lon Monae east eco ban fm be Weeden fk : MLE. + gue aatcemremamatay idee’ Ps 3 i 7 £0 o.k Tn / | BoaRD The Rockford Public Srhoals Orricens Dr. H.H. ERVIN Dr. H. H. ERVIN, Presipent LYNN O, SMITH LLOYD H. SMITH, SuPERINTENDENT DOROTHY HOLL, Secretary E. E, HOUDEK HAZEL PLUMLEY. H.S. PRriNcIPAL MRs. A. HODGE, TREASURER K. R. LAUN ; ‘GLENN WEBB Backford, Jowa August <6, 1944 bt. Forrest ©. Allen © Director of Physical idaucation i Varsity basketball Coach University of Sansas Lawrence, Aansas Dear Dr. allen: I received your pleasant letter this morning. I bought your book for my self so + would like to have you autograph the book as you suggésted.- “Remembering the pleasantries of the Iowa High School athletic Association Coaching School at | Boone, Iowa, on August I5-19," ana so forth. Your treatment of my back has brought definite improvement. *lease know that I appreciate it very much. I wiil have to do my coaching this year because I Gould not get a coach. However, 1 shall do the best pinch hitting BOARD Che KCorkford Public Srhools Orricens Dr. H.H. ERVIN Dr. H. H. ERVIN, Presipent LYNN O. SMITH LLOYD H. SMITH, SurerRintTENDENT DOROTHY HOLL, Secretary E. E, HOUDEK HAZEL PLUMLEY, H.S. Principat MRs. A. HODGE, Treasurer K. R. LAUN GLENN WEBB Borckford, Jowa possible. 1 have fisteen years caching experience of former years to help so maybe I ean help this crop of boys along. I deeply feel that our armed forces are moving as they are because gs2 ihany anerican Dboys have haa the training that comes from our Athletic system. If only every american Boy could be a member of a Ist team of some kina and let it help him to be master of himself, then we would never need be afaria of aggression from any one. The kids are doing a grand job, and our athletics has been contributing a great in our successful drives. oaxrt + l enjoyed the coaching school contacts s2 much. I hépe I can just sedl a few boys on the idea of being better men. | Central City,Iowa August 25,1944 Dr.Forrest ©. Allen University Of Kansas OH,Doctor //##'8 9 10* I am very glad to know that you returned "ship shape" from the Camp at Boone. If you enjoyed yourself as much as I did, well you were pleased to the nth degree. I really mean it. From watching you adjust all those sore backs and muscles I would imagine you were glad to get away from the Camp. Your psychological affect on some of those fellows was supra. This of course brings out the reason for this letter. By all means please autograph this book in your own intimate way. Anyone who can present(and so casually at that) an article for sale----- » Well I want to remember him as he really is. The only way to do this is to just put some-thing there that will recal],to me,your ability as a salesman. Seriously now,I hope to be able to use this book to a very good advantage. Since this will be my first year in the teaching game and also as coach,I really appreciate your dynamic presentation"“of this book. I am glad I bought one. If I run across some-thing,that isnt in the little book,when I get my basket ball team rolling,I shall fire you a line and we will get it in the next edition---but quick. You may consider the above as the "special feature" referred to in your letter. Now never be surprised if I call upon you to help solve some problem of mine and no doubt there will be plenty of them. I have lots of faith and I shall stick to it. I believe you now have enough information for a GOOD autograph. Very truly yours, W.F.Brown Box 30 Central City,Iowa EFT ET AIT a OT TOE eR eT isis Sipe Raia aes Aa EN iS i i haa a a ag a a a eS August 31, 1944. Mr. Me Ee "Bill" Easton, Director, Drake Relays, Drake University, Des Moines, Towa. Dear Bill: I have your order for a copy of my text, "Better Basketball", and if you will send me your check or woney order for $4.00 I will autograph it end mail it to you postpaid, I could send the book CeOede, but it would cost you about thirty cents more, and T prefer to do it this other way. It was & pleasure to see you at the Iowa | High School Athletic Association Coaching School at Boone e Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FCA :AH Varsity Basketball Coach. Mobridge City Schools MOBRIDGE, SOUTH DAKOTA ae | SF expoyed at the Lala? of se The Rev. Jacob M. Weiss The Church of Saint Joseph EARLING, IOWA Aug wah 94 14494, Lowe 0 ot ~~ [ack tag of fo abate Oe ee oe re : Marshalltown, Iowa ee August,29, 1944 Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: I have attended your Lectures at the Iowa High School Ceaching School at Boone Iowa this on I enjoyed it very much and received a world of information. I have tried to secure a Goal-Hi but to no avail Consequently I had a blacksmith make one foreme. I ame unfamiliar with the game and I would appreciate it very much if you would send me a set of directions as to how to play cane. Also send me. those charts which you suggested regarding the coaching of basketball. ’ | : Sincerely Yours, eed, Phe hw Reve Le He Reicks St. Mary's Rectory Maeshalltown, lowa OFFICERS DIRECTORS JOHN LUFT, PRESIDENT HUGH HAGAN MRs. ALBERT SCHRAMM, SECRETARY Truesdale Consolidated Schoal : WM. GLIENKE MRS. JEWELL EDWARDS, TREASURER HAROLD KAY XX XXREXCN MAB, SurerintenDeNT JOHN LUFT RALPH SPOONER Cruesdale, Jowa Aug. 24, 1944 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: Your letter of August 22 acknowleding the receipt of $4.00 for your text, Better Basketball, has been received. In regard . && to method of autograpvhing the book, I have no special preference. You have the correct spelling of my name as was indicated by your letter. I am expecting great value from your ~ text. . Sincerely, Bud §Pitvoad Edward L. Anderson GLENN MENNING, PRESIDENT H.O. MILLER, SUPERINTENDENT GALE B. HARRISON, SECRETARY HANSELL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL HANSELL, |OWA August 24, 1944 Dre Forrest C. Allen Vagsity Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas : Dear Dre Allen: thank you for your letter concerning the book "Better Basketball"e I believe that the autograph you suggested Hamely “remembering the pleasantries of the Iowa High School Athletit Association Coaching School at Boone,Iowa on August 15-19, 1944" would be finee If you would rather suggest something otherthan this write it in it will be O, K. with mee Again I wish to say that I enjoyed the school and your contributions to it very muche Am looking forward to another year and hope to see you back againe I should add though that I will not buy another book no matter how hard you try to sell it unless of course it is a revised edition and you put in a plug at the right time etce It was fun anywaye With best wishes for a successful year,I remain wo Board of Education Officers of Board ph aera Storn City Public Schools oe Roy A. Sweet . MRS. BERTHA BARTLETT L. B. Brattebo Accredited by the North Central Association Secretary Reuben Nibe G. E. HOLMES, Superintendent we Pee Treasurer STORY CITY, IOWA August 25, 1944 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Hducation University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: In reply to your letter of August 22; The name and address you have listed are correct as you will note by the school stationery. I would like very much for you to autograph the book as follows: "To an old Horse who is back into the Harness" and then your name. I certainly appreciated the fine counsel you gave the fellows at Boone. If we all could use you as a pattern to follow both in coaching, in handling the boys, and in living ourselves; I'm sure we could do much in making this a better world in which to live. I am not gifted with flattery and mean just what I have stated above. I hope I may have opportunity of seeing and hearing from you again. I anxiously await the receipt of your fine book. Sincerely, Zé Sup 't DALE ELWOOD, PRESIDENT BOARD OF EDUCATION “ . je conan — L. L. LOWRY a ; V. W. SEARCY CRESCO PUBLIC SC HOOLS DONALD D. WEBBER, H. S. PRIN. GEORGE POWERS MARY WESTBY, JR. H. S. PRIN. DR. WM. A. BOCKOVEN CRESCO, IOWA DAVID J. ROBBINS, SUPERINTENDENT August 26, 1944 br. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: The spelling of my name and the address that you have are correct. I have no suggestion for a special autograph. The one that you have suggested is fine, or any other that you care to use. Your name is the important part of the autograph, I thought that the coaching school at Boone this year was one of the most worthwhile schools that I had ever attended. I came away from the school with a new interest in and enthusiasm for my work and I feel that I am much better qualified to do the job this year. I was especially impressed with your enthusiasm, vitality and genuine in- terest in your work. I hope that I can carry that same enthusiasm into my coaching this year, I am looking forward to the time when I will again have an opportunity to listen to your discussions and visit with you at a coaching school. Sincerely yours, or Coach Hubert W. Turner, Strawberry Point, Iowa. < - t ~~ 4 iecdkia./ oe yy Ce eze Pr Ruow |) 7 ees tring Me id : gee 37 he fprrick sieht Lh. od 0 Ahn re : ee Boe thane Massena Public Schools EARL COULSON, Superintendent > Massena, Iowa August 28, 1944 Mr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: Let me say at this time that I certainly enjoyed your lectures and talks at the Boon coaching school. I am sure that I obtained much information that will be of value to me in coaching and handling physical education in my school. More than any other thing, I enjoyed learning of your philosophy of coaching and training youth. To me that is the most impor- tant thing in athletics. I am sure that your own introduction to your book will be much better than any that I could suggest. Just autograph it in any way that you see fit and I will be happy. Your special treatment for the back has done me much good and I want to thank you for it. I am going to check every one of my students for this difference in the length of their legs as indicated by your treatment. Sincerely yours bart Corteor— Earl Coulson August 26, 1944 © Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education, University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: IT want to say that the past coaching school at Boone was one of the best that I have had the pleasure of attending. The spelling of my name and address is correct as in you letter of August 23. The philosophy of coaching and physical education that you and-the others of the instructional staff at the schook presented is one that many coaches could well accept. T em sure that you were an inspiration to many of us coaches to come back to our schools and do better work. T hope that my work will bring me in contact with you again. To me, three- fourths of the work in coaching is to develop the right attitudes of life in our boys. If we don't do this, we have failed even though we have a championship team. However you wish to autograph my book Dr. Allen, will be Satisfactory with me. [I am looking forward, with pleasure, to receiving your book. : Sincerely yours, pea “Athletic Director Washington High School Officers Mas. O, E. Barnes. President sl Mrs. Marre KAUFFMAN, Secy Tnion C. EK, BaRnes, Treasurer = A.C, BUTTERFIELD Supt. Directors Consulidated Pehools Mrs. V. C. MILLE W.H, Lepisy Ross G, HAUSER r ERRoL JOHNSON Union, lowa August 26, 1944, Mr. Forrest C. Allen, University of Kansas, Dear Mr. Allen: Just received your letter concerning your book, “Better Basketball", Your suggested introduction con- cerning Boone will be very satisfactory. I am anticipating a great deal of help from this book, Coaching schools are great. My only criticism, and I found I was not alone, is that much is over the heads of a lot of us, I was discharged from the Navy a vear ago and advised to find work which was not too strenuous. I have never played competitive basketball so you can understand my position. I talked with several superintendents who were in a similar position, What I really need is a complete outline of procedure from fundamental drills on through the defense and attack, In short, I don't know my job but aM& willing to spend time learning, My boys are naturals for the "fast break" and “man to man” but have difficulty cetting through a zone which is used considerably around here, Any halp I can get will certainly be appreciated, Thanks a lot for your time and good advice, I've certainly enjoyed knowing you and feel now that coaching is really worth while, Very sincerely yours, Harold W. Whitney. OFFICERS MEMBERS F, L. Heckstein, President A. K, Ahrens .G. H. Parkhurst, Secretary : Dan Chisholm Mrs. Agnes Parkhurst, Treasurer MITCHELL CONSOLID. ATED SCHOOL Karl Dammen H. F. Risse, Superintendent : R. S. Ham Mitchell, lowa Aug. 28 ,1944 Year Ur. Allen:- i waS happy to receive your fine letter and assure you I. shall ever cherish our fine association to— gether at the coaching school. You surely made a fine con- tribution and best of all you were a real human fellow. I Shall be happy to have you add the personal touch to the . autograph. I think I shall leaveit in the school so why wouldn't if be ail right to autograph to the coach and the boys and girls of the Mitchell Schools? I attended our State Legion Convention immeciately after the coaching school and had alsoa profitableexperience. According to sentiment I will be promoted next year as State Chaplain. With every good wish and hoping to hear from you again, I am Your frien, He BOTTLING COMPANY OF DES MOINES, INC. Telephone: 3-628] 1168 Sixth Avenue Des Moines, lowa August 20,1944 Mr. Forest C. (Phog) Allen Director of Physical Education ° University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog:; I want to express to you my sincere appreciation of what I learned from you at the coaching school in Boone. I have always watched the progress of your ball clubs with much interest, and I have found them to be, in my travels, one of the best coached basketball teams from the fundamental standpoint year in and out that it has ever been my pleasure to see. I had longed for the opportunity to visit with you, and if I received no more out of the coaching school than the few moments I spent with you, the time away from my business was justified. I am not a coach, although I do have a girl's basket- ball team which is coached by Frank Brody of the Register & Tribune of Des Moines. However, my interest in all sports have continued to prevail throughout the years. I would appreciate very much your autographing my book with your special autograph and it shall be treasured as one of my worthy possessions for a long time to come. I wish to thank you for your time and bother in writing me, and hope that you have continued success in the coming basketball season. 12 OUNCES > I am sending you under separate cover a publicity photograph of our Peery O&li club. Thought you might like to look the gals over. We were {defeated in the Quarter finals of the National Tournament by Dallas, : <4 Texas by the score of 26-25, in a very thrilling game. In your wmeidiscussions of basketball fundamentals it brought back a very vivid Beemmemory of this particular game. Some time this winter when we make mae) a trip to Witchita to play the Boeing Aircraft team we will try to stop at Lawrence on our way through. I would like to have the girls meet you. W ° W e wwe /m AMERICA’S BIGGEST NICKELS WORTH J. A. BOTT, DIRECTOR JAMES WILLIAMS, CLERK LEONARD YOUNG, TREASURER Alexander Consolidated Schools MEARLE S. HOOVER, SUPERINTENDENT ALEXANDER, KANSAS August 28, 19h Dre Forrest Ce Allen University ef Kansas: Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dre Allen: I surely enjoyed your discussions on basketball and Athletic injuries at the coaches sehool last week, I went to thank you.e I learned a lot if I can only put what I learned inte practice. In erder to help me put these things to the greatest good I am inelosing a check in the amount of $4.10 for the beek you spoke about dk ring your lectures. I thust the 10¢ will pay the postage. I would thank you if you would autegraph it for mee If you have any suggestions for making it easier for me te put the things I learned inte practice I would like like to have them. You see this will be my first year coaching, and I am the Superintendent. Im fact I am the only man on the facukty. = ro Thank yeu for your helpe eed, Wks, Superintendent BOARD OF EDUCATION WM. ALEXANDER H. C. ALLEN CHAS. BOYLAN WAYNE MINERT F. M, SORENSON Aumont Consolidated Schools HOWARD H. SMITH, SUPERINTENDENT Bumont, Jowa August 21, 1944 Dr. Forrest ¢. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Sir: Please send a copy. While at the Coaching School at Boone I failed to order one of your basketball books. Will you please include the backboard zoning chart and the floor zme for lay-up shots against the board, if they are not included in your book. I wish to express my appreciation and approval of your lectures. HHS:R Yours truly, OFFICERS PRESIDENT - - SECRETARY °- TREASURER - H. C, ALLEN J, A, BARLOW Ss, G. BARLOW September 29, 1944. Mre He O« Miller, Superintendent of Schools, Hansell, Ioava. Dear Superintendent Miller: I am very happy to enclose the diagram showing shooting lanes on the fan-shaped backboard, and am also send- ing a diagram showing shooting lanes for bank shots. I trust these will prove useful to yOUe With best wishes for a very successful year, Very cordially yours, Direotor of Physical Education, POA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. Ene. | GLENN MENNING, PRESIDENT H. 0. MILLER, SUPERINTENDENT GALE B. HARRISON, SECRETARY HANSELL CONSOLIDATED SCHOOL HANSELL, IOWA September 22, 1944 Dre Forrest Ce Allen University of Kansas Lawrence Kansas Year Dre Allen: Please send me at once the diagram for the fan shaped basketball bank board that you spoke of at the coaches school at Boones Slee. Hi“. Miller