MONSANTO MAGAZINE PUBLISHED BY MONSANTO CHEMICAL COMPANY Str. Louris, Missouri OFFICE OF HOWARD A. MARPLE November 6, 1942 EDITOR Mr. F. C. Allen, Director Department of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr. Allen: Thank you a great deal for your letter answering my own in which I asked for further information regarding Dr. Naismith, the inventor of the game of basketball. On your direction I have written to Springfield, Massachusetts, in which city Monsanto has a plant, and have asked one of my representatives to look up all the information that the local Y.M.C.A. may have on this subject. I will also try to obtain the book, "Basketball - Its Origin and Development’, that you Suggested I read to help me in my story. When I have obtained this information, have it in published form, I will make sure that you receive a copy for your own interest and file on the subject. jh November 9, 1942. Mr. Gunnar Mykland, Federal Public Housing huthertty, 1700 Dierks Building, Kansas City, MO. Dear Gunnar: Thank yeu fer your good letter of the 2nd instant. I certainly am going to make it a point to come by 1700 Dierks Building and see you at the first opportunity. My _ schedule has been so strenuous that I don’t get out of town often. I start early in the morning with classes ee ee eee Bigh® fey Taetall prestige. ‘Me ene vlaving thre gud ta thea Ce, and I can arrenge with the people at the Auditorium ever there so that you can get your ticketa there and right in. the section. I don't leok to see many people coming from Lawr- ence, but we will have a Kansas rooting section, and if you will tell me what you want we can have Jim Nixon call you. ee We oan arrange it the way you want it. fh a if there are any games here that you want to see that can be easily arranged with Mr. Falkenstien. I am enclosing © > SEROEETS Be YS Shee Deere Se Stet 0F eee eee We have eleven men on the football team whe will be playing basketball, and frankly I am net tee enthusiastic about ow chances in the early games because we just haven't had a chance te do much with the group. | Let us know your desires in the matter of tickets. With kindest regards, I em Sincerely yours, ’ Direoter of Physical Education, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. NATIONAL HOUSING AGENCY FEDERAL PUBLIC HOUSING AUTHORITY 17700 Dierks Building Kansas City, Missouri November 2, 1942 PERSONAL Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phogs It was indeed a pleasure for me to get an opportunity to see the football game at Lawrence and run into so many of my good friends from the University days. I am sorry that I couldn't have been to see the Nebraska game Saturday, as it must have been a good one. Both my wife and I are very much interested in seeing your basketball team play this fall, and I wish you would have Mr. Falkenstien send me two tickets for each of the games that is being played in Kansas City and I will gladly remit you whatever the price is, or if that is not possible, drop me a note as to how much it is and I will send you a check. I hope to get to see some of the conference games at Lawrence. We will have to withhold purchasing any ticket for them now, however. | I am certainly wishing you and your team lots of luck in the coming season. I expect and hope to see you in the National finals here in March. If you have occasion to be in Kansas City, come up by the office and we will be glad to see you. rely yours, lager lf A. B. MITCHELL. ATTORNEY-AT-LAW LAWRENCE, KANSAS FIRST ASSISTANT ATTORNEY GENERAL GIB 52 November 2, 1942 Mr. Forrest C. Allen, Director Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Forrest: I received your letter of October 29th with a copy of your letter to Mr. J. E. Kissell. Your letter to him certainly was a fine recommendation and all of us at home appreciated it very much. With best personal regards, I am Very—truly yours, « Be. MITCHELL ABM/rd November 7, 1942. Dear Elwin: You failed to show up for your assignment at . the towel room on Hriday at 9:50, which caused us a great inconvenience. This is a rather serious failure on your part, and I wish you would see Mrs. Hulteen, in my office, and explain to her why you failed to show UPe Sincerely yours, “ages of Physical Education, ' FPOAsAH Varsity Basketball Coach. MONSANTO CHEMICAL COMPANY ORGANIC CHEMICALS DIvISION Str. Lovis, Missourt ATRMAIL November 4, 1942 University of Kansas Physical Education Department Lawrence, Kansas Gentlemen: Mr. Frank E. Milligan Thank you for your purchase order No. 1398 for 150 pounds of Chlorine. The forms PD-190 which you enclosed, however, are no longer acceptable. The War Production Board has re- vised these application forms, and you will find copies of the new PD-190's attached. We are returning your order and ask that you submit it to us with the new forms completed before November 10, if delivery is desired in December. Thank you for your cooperation. | Cordially yours Ke Cuxctebhe Pat Costello pc Acids & Heavy Chemicals Dept. Mrs. Hulteen- You can fill out this chlorine application, and return it, with the POV to the Yompany. Seaver Owen Name: Laurence E. Morehouse, Ph.D. Danbury, Connecticut, July 13, 1913. Education: B.S. and M. Ed., Springfield College, 1936 and ‘57 PheDe, State University of Iowa, 1941. Experience: Assistant to Dr. P. Ve Karpovich, professor of io. w govingfield Gellege (5 yeors) me _ Research assistant in 4 » College of Medicine State “ay fe : Assistant in physical education and coach of freshmen swimming, State University of Iowa (1 year) Head, Department of Physical Education and Health, University of Wichita (1 year) | Assistant professor of physical education, University of Kansas (present) Twelve sumoers in camps and resorts. One summer on national staff of American Red Cross in first aid end water safety service. Publications: Ten research articles Seeding WR eons iology. Twenty articles on athletic training, tioning, and health practices» Edited Arubruster's "Competitive Swimming end Diving” textbook. Rs 3 ‘ ri isi sees cote eg atest Baia era ae cl aa Si ae calle it es etd ih has ea ae i if e ata i Seis ss Seba ema ecb oA ae ia a i a iD a al aera pot Ae 2 asst gecesi oi ae share Bag 3 bs dea 4 a pd en ia hen Ci rR ee oak aM Sai na, met a les het read SS del i alk de aah ie eA. sea Saha bas ate: 8 rane ty aN ae aoe : 2 gpd acca gik asin es ia IRE I i Sa a Sea nena ae oa ae eae eS a aay i Pe aie ie '* pcracaes a Ostober 20, 1942. “ure J. Banashek, Secretary, Pred Medart Menufacturing Co.,. Ste Louis, Mo. Dear Mr. Banashek: : I am belatedly acknowledging reoeipt of your check — ‘for $148.01 covering the royalty for the third quarter or 1942. Thank you very much. Sincerely yours, : Direster of Puysieal Education, FPCA:AH | oe Basketball Coache FRED MEDART MANUFACTURING Co. POTOMAC AND DE KALB STREETS SAINT Louis, Mo. J. BANASHEK SECRETARY October 8, 1942 Dr. Forrest C. Allen c/o University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen; We enclose herewith check in the amount of $148.01 covering royalty due you for the third quarter of 1942. Very truly yours, FRED MEDART MANUFACTURING CO. - STEEL LOCKERS____STEEL WARDROBES___ STEEL SHELVING____ GYMNASIUM APPARATUS_____ GYM SEATS_____ BASKETBALL BACKSTOPS____ PLAYGROUND APPARATUS bag lGAG UA ap (eraeaees fe i - a [cE Pee So ee F - Bnd I : rendilad Lands. | October 19, 1942. Mr. Gunnar Mykiand, ; Regional Director, FHA, Dierks Building, Kansas City, Mo. Dear Gunnar: it was a great pleasure to see you at the football game Saturday. There are two home football games remaining on the sched- ules; Nebraska on October 31, and Washington University on November 7- You did not say how many tickets you will want, but I am enclosing the football sehedule card showing the prices of the tickets for each game. You may send your reservation to Mr. Earl Palkenstien, at the Athletic Office, and I em sure he will get good seats for you. iam also enclosing a schedule of our basketball games, and hope that you will find it possible to attend some of our games this winter. : With best wishes, I an Sinserely yours, Direotor of Physical Education, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. October 16, 1942. ys who began his Red Cross work with you, He stated that you met a few times, and then when only a few the office yesterday and wanted to ey were dismissed. I told him that I ask what should be done for them. in ges Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Biucation, Varsity Basketball Coach. October 15, 1942. Mr. Fred Montgomery, Bureau of Visual Tastrantice, / ay University Extension een 4 Jf Dear Monty: The enclosed scopy oe a ‘letter I have sent £0 the Chancellor is merely a progress report to you on the arrangements we have made for the Navy to use the large intramural field (Spencer Field) for their drill and inspection purposes on Saturday mornings. We are happy to. cooverate with the officers of the Naval Training Station. Sinperely yours, Direotor of Physical Education FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. Enc. \ - Ooteber 14, 1942, Ensign Lawrence E. Morehouse, Weval Training Station, University of Arizeons, Tucson, Arizona. Dear Larry: pea | I-am wondering if you will be kind-eneugh return the football tickets issued by the Athletic Association. Wr. Strait is here now and we would like fer him te use then. The tickets may be returned to Mr. Barl Falkenstien, | at the K. U. Athletic Office. \ ay | I trust that things are going well for you in your new lecation. J \ x eS With best wishes, I em Sincerely yours, : . | Directer. of Physical Education, FCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach. Septenber S, 1942. Mir. Eugene Malone, Chase, Kansas. Dear Eugene: i am very happy to have you write me as as you did regara- ing the training with ber bells, and so forth. I be- lieve that we cen work out a program where it will be ea possible to have you enroll all the men who are enthusias- tie students of your favorite weight-training and barbell instruction. Whe is your friend who expects to attend £.U. this — fall who has hed five years of training? i would be glad to have you come in the office and talk with me when you arrive. I can visualize the possibility of utilizing one of the three mornings eech week for your group for this type of instruction. The other two periods will be diver- sified, including short conditioning exercises and inoor- porating the motor skills of running, jumping, leaping, veulting and climbing. < an wey teed te eneennes or ial roe in the furtherance of their skills and their desires. I will await your coming with pleasure. . Very cordially yours, Director of Physical Education, ' FCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coach. PTET PRION Chase, Kansas Aug,. 25, 1942 Dr, Forrest C, Allen 105 Rob, Gym, University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr, Allen I am writing to you in reference to the physical fittness pro- gram that will be given to K, U, students this fall, I am an ardent believer in training with bar-bells, Kansas University has never offered such training to its students, I would like to know if it would be possible to have a small « classiin weight training under the supervision of some member of the physical éducation faculty, I know several boys who attend «~~ the University that regularly train with weights, It wuld ~' please us creatly if we could secure your permission to have a class in weight training, Pertaining to the problem of materials and instructors--We have our own weisht training equipment, consisting of bar-bells and dumb-bells, ‘We have from 155to 200l1bs. sets, We are not new at weight training, Whe have all had at least two years of weight trainiae experiance, A friend of mine who is going to K, U,. this fall, has had five years of training, We have all taken courses in body building by weights from the great-Bob Hoffman, editor of the Strength and Health magazine, manufacturer of York Bar-Bells, trainer of the U. S. Olympic weight-lifting teams, author of many books, and one of the directors of Civilian Defense in Charge of Physical Training, I am not writing this as a letter of protest as to th e system of physical training that is given to the K, U. students, I think that the present system is outstanding, I am merely hoping that bar-bells micht be added as a special feature, All leading | universities and colleges have some sort of weight-training pros eram, Even our rival Kansas State has such a program, Professor of Physical Bducation Frank J, Thompson supervises this trainine, Prof. Thompson is also the chairman of the Missouri Valley A, A. U. Weightlifting Association, I imagine you are swamped everyday by letters, I know that it is impossible to please everybody, but I would deeply appreciate your consideration in this matter, Sincerély Yours, Eugene Malone , Chase, Kansas A sophomore in the college, September 8, 1942. I regretted that it was impossible to have the pleasure of greeting you on Saturday morning a couple of weeks ago when I came in with Charlies Black, Jr., and his father. I was present at the induction of Charles into the Aviation Reserve and was much impressed with his induction. I always get a thrill from every occasion such as this. When a man takes his oath it is something sacred and stimlating. The purpose of this letter is to invite you and your family, along with Serzeant wm. and any of the other boys in the office, to the games we y in Kansas City. we are playing several games there and I went you to mow that we would be happy to have you as our guests when the University of Kansas plays in Municipal Auditorium. I am sending you our basketball schedule so that you can list the dates, and if you will be kind enough, prior to these games, to inform me that you and your family or the boys in the office can be present we will make provision for you. | At the moment the name of the major who inducted Charles Slips my mind. Will you please convey to him the same in- vitation that we are extending to you? I think it was Major Head. Assuring you of our gratification in knowing you, and ng your courtesies, I am, with kindest personal & Sincerely yours, - Director of Physical Education, PCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach. Enc. . ; — September 12, 1942. I an glad t imow that you have a son Jack who will enter Missouri this fall. ‘Yell him that when we play basketball over there, which is March 2nd, to come over and say hello. I may be with the football team when we play at Missouri, but I am not sure. But I am quite sure te be with the basketball team. Also congratulate Wayne for me and tell him that if at eny time I am in close proximity to him or to Jack please look me up. It will be a pleasure to see either one of them. As I told you before, Mrs. Allen was terribly shocked at the news. Ray was a part of our family so long that we always possessed him. i took your good letter, together with the clipping, home and let our family read it. Urs. Allen sends her very best to you and your femily. Sincerely yours, | Director of Physical Education, FCA:AH | Varsity Basketball Conch. oe. ‘hu, 2 Bd» ‘4 aay FL Too Bos (el? C LA . ec 2D \ 2p Fhe ee 2 oe ee RD — ee Atle ot SS oe f beg ncn 5 gt , ee Ja Pe (4 ene” Saptenbor 12, i 942. . ; td th tees at Parte pil, te ete sateen tes City paper. Through a roundabout source I heard of it and /Youle Menze end he told mo that he had read the article while he Relgook ger lay greertm te pany diormuach anigirenliarasie % is indescribable and difficult to understand. are call tay aw abide Nonmams © habe beech Wn Pa’ ts many and have always found him so courageous and se fine. | Saas beer oe GALT vesiaroeeeel HA WEN a Gl Oe fe sa oo 1 am sure that things will eome out all right for yous _Iwant you to imow thet Mrs. Allen and I extend our deepest seidaaliual om in this very sad hour, but I em sure that you heeis feds aubtiatent tn hen S tmeeed: Won't you tell your love- “ly little daughter that wo wish for her a life of happiness? | | ‘With deep understanding, I am - Very sincerely yours, | | Director of Physical Bduontion, FOA:AH Varsity Baskatal2, Cogche — \ ( ee gn ee ty ‘oo ee cagddy old. AR tu Le I; yee at Rage Hl i oe pln: i Lill ‘ny Septeuber 12, 1942. \ f of Physica] Bducation, | ) Ll Coach. Sincerely yo — Director Varsity lire Harry Parkins, 5938 Reeds Road, Mission, Kensas. Dear Harry: September 12, 1942. Ure. Ellen Parkins, 708 No. Jefferson 8t., Carrollton, Hos. Dear Mrs. Parkins: I have already written livs. Magee, but I do want ‘to write you end let you know thet Mrs. Allen end I extend our sincerest and deepest sympathies to you in your hour — of trial. Ray's memory will always be a bright spot in your recollections, I am suré. Se a a , & fine son will be blessed with eternal memories. : Please know that we understand, because we have had sadness in our home which qualifies us for such an ordeal. Sincerely yours, | = Director of Physical Education, FOA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. _ September 17, 1942. you. Mrs. Allon asked that I leave your letter with her so that she could write you, so I am very sure that in a few days you will hear 'e She is so anxious about you and your success. Z y supposed to have another already completed for the same magazine frankly, Tommy, I have been so busy that I haven't done it as ot sure when it will appear but I am hoping that it ag B b ‘I em autegraphing a picture which I will feel honored to we you hang on your office wall, and I trust that time will not . With all good wishes and sincerest regards for your complete and speedy recovery, and your well deserved practice in your pro- fession, I am . Sincerely yours, Direoter ef Physical Education, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach.