MRS. JOY PRATT MARKHAM
DIRECTOR :
TELEPHONE: 373J FAYETTEVILLE

PILE ror CLAMPS

‘ohe Ozark Mountain Camps for Boys and Girls

THE HILL WEST, FAYETTEVILLE, ARKANSAS

August 27, 1942

Dear Mr, Allen

Thank you for your letter of August 24 and the informtion
given me, ;

The fee which your students pay_is the. same that -1 have
charged the studénts here, and I have had the horses deliwer-
ed to them on the campus. From there they ride out on the
country roads, for the University so far has not provided

@ riding ring for them.

At first the students rode alone, then 1 sent a man with
them, During the past'two years the classes have grow to
such an extent and there have been so many utter beginners
that 1 have had to give a large amount of my time to them,
They want instruction in horsemanship and Ishould like to
give it to them, but it does not seem possible for me to do-
it without pay any longer, For the past two years I have
been teaching about 30 hours each week,

In your letter of July 20 you wrote, "Our depertment of
Physical Education supervises the teaching of equitetion".
I presume from that that there is an instructdoroof equit- . aM
ation who receives a salary. This is what I am trying to ;
arrive at. Our department of physical education here, from

peing ignorant of the fact that equitation was taught any- ~

where, now elects to thelieve that it must be taught with-

out pay. They are willing for me to go on teaching the classes

as I have done, and for the students to receive credit for

tbe work, In all the schools from which 1 have so far heard

in regard to the status of the horseback instructors, all are

regular members of the faculty, some giving full time to the s

horseback classes, some dividing their time with other work,

I shall appreciate it if you will write me just once more
making this part of your arrangements clear to me, Will you
also give me the dimensions of your riding ring?

Joxyr 44s ,

Very sincerely yours for victory

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_ Joy Pratt Markham