August 13, 1941.

Kerlyn 011 Company,
Oklahoma City, Okla.

DearBob :

Upon my return from Topeka I received your letter of

- August llth. I feel pretty badly disappointed about this situation.
After your carbon copy came to my desk end I was appraised of your
writing Vic, two or three days afterward Vic came in and talked to
me about going down to Oklahoma City. We discussed the matter at

» gome length, and I told him of course I could not go without author-
- ity from Gwinn. ofS evsieet ee tit

Gwinn was out on a fishing trip and as soon as he returned
Vie talked to’ him, but in the meantime about a week had ensued. I
had’ no decision from the conference, and after about three or four
more days Mr. Earl Falkenstien spoke to me and said Gwinn thought I
had better go down. .

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I am serving on the University draft deferment board,
which meets three times a week, The registrar and I were in Topeka
yesterday in regard to that matter. I was teaching the eight weeks
in the Sumer Session, so it was impossible for me to be free to
get away before the close of summer school on /ugust 6th. It seems
thet almost every day boys have been coming in from towns over Kansas
wanting to discuss their problems for enrollment next year.

In the meantime, Chuck Stricklend wired me and asked me
to come to Mason City prior to my coaching school in Iowa. ‘any
times I heve felt that I did too little for Phi Psi, and when Chuck
put the pressure on I acquiesced. Then too, it will give me a
couple of days vacation before I get into the heavy coaching work
of the Iowa High School Coaches Association. I will be finished
there the week ending the 22nd or 25rd. I will return to Lawrence
end be here until my daughter Jane is married on September 6th.
The groom's father is coming down from Chicago to play golf with
me on Friday, September Sth, and on the Srd of September they have
me billed to speak here at one of the gatherings of the Extension
Divisione |

Therefore, I have the week of the 25th to 50th open.
Even though you will not be in town if you will prepare the ground
for me I will come down and meet those tw boys, because I mow that
you want me to do it. And since Gwinn has given permission for me