August 26, 1942.

Mrs. H. W. Magee,
708 No. Jefferson,
ree Missouri.

Dear ie. Magee:

I am writing to you as Ray Parkins’ diate te oui Wiis
Aiden": mil ney Genuine Gil deep segred aver the penning of fey. Queer
as it may seem, neither Mrs. Allen nor I read the notice of Ray's death
or of the funeral in the Kansas City paper. I had heard indirectly from
some people in Chicago or Minneapolis of Ray’s untimely passing. iI wrote

th asking him about a high school boy in Minneapolis. I
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this rumor I wrote to Louis Menze, tho was
OR ‘s College. Louie

3 ‘eit his wife attended the funeral
at Carrolton, but he did not mention the date. I would appreciate very
much if you would give me the address of s mother and her initials, to-
gether with Harry Parkins address in Kansas City. Harry attended the
Teacher's College a short while end I would like to write and express ny
eyapathion ani aleo explain why lire. Allen emi I were not at the funeral.

Ray was always one of my favorite boys - so heppy, intelligent
and jovial ~ a wonderful boy with wonderful possibilities. Some five years
ago I visited in his home in Minneapolis and we spent a happy day together.
TT had recommended Ray for two or three positions here recently and I remember
with a great deal of pleasure that I recommended him for his job at Duluth
under Superintendent R. A. Kent. I boosted him whenever possible because I
knew that he had all the necessary qualifications Gas pp © me @ 4 Fine
citisen and an excellent teacher.

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Mrs. Allen and I have talked of Ray so often. One Mews
daughter, Mary, who is now living at Palo Alto, California, was a little
tot in Warrensburg when Ray was in school. Ray would get up in the morning,
cook the oatmeal and get things ready before Mrs. Allen would come down-
stairs with her small brood. Ray was quite a cartoonist and artist and he
took an art magazine. On the front of that mgasine was a picture of Justice
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asked of her mother. Her mother said, "mn. tee you may not do that". Then
Mary seid to her mother, "You are just old Justice." Her mother said, “Mary,
what do you mean, old Justice?" And Mary said, “Because, Mother, you always
do just as you please.”

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but I do want you to know that Mrs. Allen and I loved righ aye and the least
that we could have done, of course, would have been to go to Carrolton for
the last rites. }

With deep sympathy, I am

Yery sincerely yours,

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February 28, 1942
Dear Fog:

How are you fogging this morning? I bet the fog is so thiek that
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August 10, 1942.

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Kansas city Star,
Kensag City, Mo.

Dear Mac:

li. Peits Mutti, of the “Muddy Company, of
Hopkins, Missouri, writes me a couple epistles, a sopy
of which I am sending you. The weather is not affeoting
me adversely, but it is nice and cool here and I did not
want to overlook my pal's correspondence, so I am answer-
ing him. I have replied to him on plain stationery. (

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Director of Physical Education
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_ Tusnk you for your fine letter of the 15th instant.
was indeed a pleasure to hour fron yous kg

‘You know, Louie, the queer part about the thing was that
we missed the article in our paper. I did not know a thing about.
it until I heard in a round-about way that one of my boys coaching
in Minneapolis had committed suicide. ‘That is why I wrote you, feel-
ing that you would imow if anybody did. And too, i thought it was
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Minneapolis I attended the meeting and had a fine visit with Ray.
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on his junior year. He will go right on through with the trimester
pien, including the summers until he gets his interneship, which won't
be long the way time is rolling by. Eleanor is here in the sumer
school taking some psychology which will fit her to finish at Penn
this year with a major in psychology. She is interested in obtaining
a place at Wanamaker's, but I think there is someone else there besides
Wenemaker'’s that seems more attractive.

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Ere Ralph Miller,
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Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Ralph:

Mr. Paul D. “Tony” Hinkle, former coach at Butler
University, an old University of Chicago man, and now Athletic
at the U. S. Naval Training Station at Great Lakes,
Illinois, wrote m= on March 30 as follows:

"What about your boy, Ralph Miller, concerning service?
Would he interested in coming here? If so, I would
hear from hin."

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the hospital with lobar pueumonia, and seid, "When he gets
to talk to him about playing I will bring up the
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that you were able to be released from the

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about the Great Lakes situation I would be

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April 17, 1942.

Mr. Ralph Miller,
Watkins Memorial Hospital,
University of Kansas.

Dear Ralph:

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you, and will do it soon, I hope.

But I've been so doggone busy with trips out
of town, baseball coaching, and teaching, as well as
committee meetings, that I haven't been able to stop
by to say hello.

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and at the first opportimity I am going to come in
see yous

Sincerely,

Director of Physical Education and Recreation,
PCA AH —ay Basketball and Baseball Coach.

 
 

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Dear Coach:
As a Sansas boy who is enrolled at Missouri
I would like to see you give publicity to two facts
whéch are unfair in athletics. |
1. Each Missouri football player got
Sugar Bowl
12 free tickéss which he sold for $ 4.50 each. Doesn't
that make him a pro.
©, Missouri spends over a thousand dollars
amonth'on her athletes. My roommate works at the gym
and he has it figured it out. He is an N.Y.A. student
who does the work that the athletes don' do and get paid

far,

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A Kansas Boy

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March 1, 1942

MAX WHITE
SLEDD BUILDING
LYONS, KANSAS

TELEPHONE 212

Dr. Forrest C. Allen
Kansas University
Lawrence, Kans.

Dear Phog:

In reply to our televhone conversat‘on and
your letter regarding Donaldean Maison.

The perty whom I hd in mind to assist
Doneidean hes returned to town, and as I was
exvecting is desireable of helping Donaldean
with his financial problem. I h ve written
Donaldeen today so thst he mev contack the

“man in a business wey(for Donaldean's own good)
and I am certain thet the matter will be swift-
ly adjusted.

There are a couple of boys finishing school
here this year that I think you would like to
heave on your squad in a cousle of years. Some-
time I should like to discuss them with you.

I certainly thank you for calling me about
Donaidean. Ih ve a lot of interest in him, as
well as K U. And while I am not in a position
financially to help a boy myself, I can usually
get it arreanped so that someone who is can be
reached.

Wishing you end your team "good luck"
for the balance of the season, I am

Most Sincerely Yours,

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Warch 14, 1942.

“re Donaldean Maison,
Lyons, Kansas.

Dear Donaldean:

I em amaged that you would write me the
letter that you did. I councilled with you, asked you
whet your difficulties were and you told me, and I used
the long distance telephone to contact your friend, Max
White. He saw the gentleman who made the loan to per~
mit you to continue in school.

Not only that, but I definitely checked with
you and esked you in the dressing room if you got the money
end if everything was quite satisfactory. You told me it
wese Then you did not think enough of the accommodations
and courtesies that were extended to you to come in like a
gentleman and tell me your intentions.

Donelidean, I am not much in the habit of re-
warding slothfulmess and cowardice. I think you were
slothful because of the way that you handled the matter,
and I think that you were cowardly because you were afraid
te face the issue. Wo, Vonaldean, until you change your
ways I am not for rewarding misconduct.

You have got te learn that when you deal with
men you must conduct yourself as a man and not as a fellow
who skulks when challenges are presented forcibly to him
You had better get hold of yourself and straighten yourself
out, and then start from scratch.

Sincerely yours,

Director of Phyeical Bducation end Recreation,
FPCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. :

 
 

Lyons, Kansas
Maren 13, i941

Dear Dr. Allen,

I was wondering if you would do me a favor. I quit
school because I thought it would be best although I ,
didn't want to quit. I'm going to go to work but if you
could help me get a good job I would certainly appreciate
it. ‘Do you think you could get me a job in Wichita? If
I can make enough down there over my board ana room to
pay me, that would be OK. Il could get a job here but
they would not pay as tiuch propably.

: I sure hope you and the boys come through in the
playoffs and the tournament. Bboy theres nothing better
I'd like to see than to watch to. play bali in the
tournament or against the Great Lakes Team. I'll have
to come back to get the rest of my clothes and books.
And I'd like to come <«t a time when you were playing
and bring a few of the boys here if I could. [I intend
to conie back to school next year if It is possible.
would you find out about the Wichita job and if i'd have
to join the union, if I could get out to come back to

school next year.

sincerely yours.

Don Maison

 
 

Lyons, Kansas
March 14,. 1941

Dear Dr. Allen,

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November 18, 1941

Mr. D. C. Martindell
Attorney at Law
Hutchinson, Kansas

Dear Happy,

I had a fine conference with your son, Bill this morning, and
I believe we accomplished something. I will let you hear from
me after my conference with him tomorrow morning. He seemed
interested and I believe we are getting somewhere.

With all good wishes I am

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education and Recreation
FCA/pg Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach