L. W. MAYBERRY, SUPERINTENDENT BENJ. W. TRUESDELL, VICE-PRINCIPAL

WICHITA HIGH SCHOOL EAST

L. W. BROOKS, PRINCIPAL
WICHITA, KANSAS

August 16, 1959

De. F. 6. Ailten
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

My dear Dr. Allen:

You may have heard that Edd Wood has resigned
as physical director and basketball coach at Hast
High School. We shall be looking for someone to
fill his place, and I should like to have you advise
us. I remember you told me once that you regarded
Dad Perry very highly for a position of that kind,
but I feel sure that he wouldn't be interested in
this place. Dad is not enthusiastic about coaching,
and we would not be able to pay him enough to tempt
him away from the job he now has.

The situation here in Wichita is not very
desirable right now. A great deal is expected of
the physical education men in the field of coaching,
and the salary is meager for that kind of work. It
isn't going to be that way forever, though. Wichita
has money enough to pay its teachers adequately, and
the time is not far off when there will be a suffi-
cient change in policy so that they can afford to
come to Wichita. I feel sure that a place in the
Wichita schools will eventually be worth while, if
4t is not at the present moment.

If you have anyone whom you can recommend for
this place, I should feel most grateful to you if
you would suggest it to him, and at the same time
let us know. I have asked that we go slow until
we get the right person, even though we have to
put on a substitute for a while.

Had a fine summer at Lawrence, and hope 1
will be asked to teach again. Thanking you for
this courtesy, I am

Very truly yours

uBio ka

L. W. Brooks, Principal
Wichita High School East

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