LAW OFFICES OF
L.J.BOND
EL DORADO NATIONAL BANK BUILDING

EL DORADO, KANSAS

September 10, 1941

Mr. Forrest C. Allen

Department of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear "Phog't:

I am glad to have your letter of September 9
in regard to my son Bob in relation to the draft law. I
knew you were busy and unable to answer my letter sooner
and that is perfectly all right.

I wrote you because I was informed you were on
the committee representing the University to try to iron
out some of the problems involved in drafting University
students. I certainly would not want any special priv-
ileges extended to Bob, but it does seem to me that these
young men who are about to finish a college course should
be privileged to do so, particularly where they only have
one year before they will complete their course. They
would be more valuable to the country with a college
degree than they would be without it, but if the author-
ities do not see the matter in this light we will only
make the best of it. I do not know what the local draft
board will do in Bob's case. I thought possibly your
committee would have some information that might be help-
ful. In any case, I appreciate very much your kind letter
and it may be that Bob will see you sometime in the near
future.

"Sparky" MeSpadden has entered the University
and I hope he will develop into a basket ball player be-
cause he is an A-1 student and is a very fine young man.
His parents have moved to Lawrence, as his father is in
the oil business, and I doubt if he will need any job or
assistance.

With kind regards, I remain,

 

LIB/ve