Lawrence, Kansas March 27, 1940. FOAs AH Manager, NeCeAcAe Basketball Tournament. Aarts. he selee a Cs ~ Vase Ter ca a os , a i i Lawrence, Kansas Maxoh 27, 1940 Myre Sam Moyer, Lewreme, Kansas.» Dear Sams I am enclosing e couple of “worlcing press" tickets for the game in Kansas City Satwlay nighte There is no tax on these tickets, and they will admit you to a seat on the floor. I hope you enjoy the game. Cordially yours, Manager, NeCeAche Basketball Tournaments — . RPOAGAH g “iS 33" iy i mi by Lewrense, Kansas March 27, 1940 oarxe he has your’ Sa YOUurS, | Manager, NeCeleAe Basketball Touwnenent. Athletic of best of by you wi FCAsAH TELEPHONE VICTOR 9800 PHOENIX JOINT STOCK LAND BANK OF KANSAS CITY A.O. STEWART, PRESIDENT JOHN T. BARNES, Vice PRESIDENT- SECRETARY EDW.C.ALOWELL, Vice PRESIDENT J.C.MORROW,ViCcE PRESIDENT W.L.MONTGOMERY, VICE PRESIDENT- TREASURER LAND BANK BUILDING KANSAS City, MISSOURI March 25, 1940 De, Fo CG. Allen, Physical Education Dept., University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas My dear Phog: Apparently you are going to have a pretty good crowd at the basketball game next Saturday night. I say this because I tried to pick up four good tickets and had no luck at all. I assume you have some good box seats, and will appreciate it if you will save four for me. If you will let me know where to pick them up, I will be glad to find them next Saturday. My sincere congratulations on your progress to date. With kindest regards, I am Sincerely yours, Crk J. C. MORROW Chaha. JCM: GM April $9, 1940. ‘Mrs Te Nelson Netoalf, Iniversity of Chicago, Chicago, IlVincise Dear Hrs Metcalf: i am womdering if you can tell me the ates in be Mimeapolis this springs I would like to attend both this mest and our Big Six Meet to be held in Lincoln is tue Director of Physical Education and Recreati FCA si Varsity Basketball Coache ON, April 9, 1940, Mie 0. He DAY» Principal, Manual High and Vocational School, 1215 East 15th Street, Keansas City, Missouri. Dear Principal Days Thank you for your cordial invitation to speak at your commencenent exercises on Wednesday, Mey 22nde I have pronised to speak at the Marysville, Kansas, high school commencement on May 22nd, and recret that I _ have this conflicte I also have a camencenent date on ae car etc oe 4 ing your oh to Thursday or Friday of that week I would be very happy to speak to your graduting students. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, Varsity Basketball Coache PRINCIPAL: 0. H. DAY VICE PRINCIPALS: GRACE RIGGS, GIRLS VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENT J: 3 ELLA; Boys VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENT A. F. BARRY, ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT CO-ORDINATORS: H. H. COXEN, INDUSTRIAL OCCUPATIONS C. E. IRWIN, DISTRIBUTIVE OCCUPATIONS MANUAL HIGH AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 1215 EAST FIFTEENTH STREET KANSAS CITY, MisSOURI April 6, 1940. Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Kansas University, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allen: Our school is to have its annual Commencement exercises in the Music Hall on Wednesday evening, May 22nd. We are writing to inquire if you will be avail- able to speak to our graduating class at that time and, if so, what fee you would require. We will appreciate an early reply. OHD : MS : rs April 10, 1940. | + endevnd vidblling sale Sieey. Auleabibiitiie acnatte oe March 25th and I assure you that I can appresiate the manifold - activities than an energetic soul like you work yourself into. I know it has been a grand experience for you and. have Howard in the position that he has been this year. of as fond parents, watch the young man grow to place in the sum. I was very proud of Howard, to extend congratulations to him and to his parents ERP BRE vg sy : bel ® a ; ety ey af : Be er : 5 i | Bob Allen has been a souree of much joy to us, but is on account of his academic achievement that we are proud . ce it of him rather than (I will make explemtion regarding the purchase at same > ve sity does not receive more I will be surprised. Yes, I have beon busy with conventions and speeches and managing the N.CeA.A. basketball penne in would give me the wstem semi-finals and the finals ad overcome this deficit, but I did not have any idea that we would yale in ell these shekels. Sut we did, and we are in the. land of clover financially. 3 -Kanses outdid herself in finally gaining « tie for the Big Six championship, and in the play-off between Ollahoma, Missouri and Kansas, Meusas won the piayeoff; then played a fine Aggie team for the Fatth District NeCeisle championships By Wimming this we were entitled to exter the western semi-final play-off together with the University of Southern University of Colorado, Rice Institarte « in Kansas City. Kansas won that finally by downing U.S.C. 43=42, and then we met Indiana, the wimer of the eastern district, and lost. 8ut that, of course, was for the championship of the United Statese It wae no disgrace to lose, especially with the climb up~hill that the boys mades a ee Se ee ee ne eee cue “ren 8 . ie How I must close, but not without again wishing you all life's greatest returns = health, happiness and longevity. We will SORE Ak et WRELS tate 1k Rie CMe oe EE Coe ne for alle Sincerely yours, ; Director of Physical Edueation and Recreation, FCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coache : April 15, 1940. iit. Te Ne Metealf, Mrector of Physical Bducation, thiversity of Chicago, Chisago, Tllinois.s Dear Hele: / Director of Physical Beucation and @ Recreation, FCA sAl Varsity Basletball Coaches The University of Chicago Office of Pbysical Education April 11, 1940 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Director of Athletics UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS Lawrence, Kansas Dear "Phog": The Big Ten Track Meet will be held at Northwestern on May 24th and 25th. The meet in Minneapolis is the National Collegiate Meet on June 2lst and 22nd. Best regards, T. N. Metcalf DIRECTOR MANUAL HIGH AND VOCATIONAL SCHOOL 1215 EAST FIFTEENTH STREET KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI PRINCIPAL: 0. H. DAY VICE PRINCIPALS: GRACE RIGGS, GIRLS VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENT JSCELES, Boys VOCATIONAL DEPARTMENT April 17, 1940. A. F. BARRY, ACADEMIC DEPARTMENT CO-ORDINATORS: H. H. COXEN, INDUSTRIAL OCCUPATIONS C. E. IRWIN, DISTRIBUTIVE OCCUPATIONS Dr. Forrest C. Allen, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allen; I regret to note in your letter of April 9 your inability to speak at our commencement exercises on May 22nd. We trust we may have better success at some future date. Yours yery truly, -Prinéipal. OHD :MS CLYDE W. MILLER DIES WAS A MEMBER OF NOTED KAN- _S$AS. RANCH FAMILY. For Twenty-five Years He Had Been in the Insttrance Busi- “ness in Topeka—Active in G: O;.P. Politics. . OPEKA BUREAU ‘THE KANSAS CITY STAR (By.a Member of The Star’s Staff.) Topeka, April 16.—Clyde W. Miller, one of the best. known political and | | business leaders of Kansas, died in a Topeka hospital tonight. He under- went a second operation at the hos- pital Monday and failed to rally. ‘Clyde Miller was born June 30, > 1875, at Osage City and grew up in Osage City and at Miller, the home point of the great Miller ranch in Lyon and Osage counties. The land _ holdings of the Miller family in the ranch properties were near 12,000 acres. The late Senator H. B. Miller and his brother, W. W. Miller, came ‘to Kansas in the early days of the state and purehased large acreages of land in the Elm creek and Marais des Cygnes river bottoms and adjoining pastures, : ea a : COUSIN OF WILL J. MILLER/ H. B. Miller was the father of Clyde Miller and W. W. Miller was the father of Will J. Miller, long associated with Clyde Miller in the ranch and insurance business. Will J. Miller now is state livestock sani- tary commissioner, — For many years the Miller brothers were the largest land owners, stock yaiser's, cattle feeders and taxpayers in Lyon and Osage counties. The ranch was situated at what was known as Condell’s Crossing of Elm ‘Creek in the days of the Santa Fe trail. When the Missouri Pacific built its Colorado line, it established the station of Miller at the ranch. Clyde Miller ‘attended the College of Emporia and was gaa of the law school of the. University: of Kansas but he did not engage ac- tively in the practice of law. He helped in the management of the ranch, then became interested in the “Insurance business with occasional participation in politics. _ ioe ON LIVESTOCK BOARD. He was a member of the board of |- directors of the Kansas Livestock association for many ‘years and served as mayor of Osage City be-. fore he came to Topeka and estab- lished his insurance companies. He- served as chairman of the Re- publican County committee in Osage County, as chairman of .the fourth district congressional committee and. for four years was secretary of the Republican state committee. He ran Congress in the fourth district in 1916 and was defeated. He was one of the original boosters for Landon for the 1936 presidential nomination. - For the last twenty-five years he had been the active head of a large insurance agency, and president of the Preferred Risk Fire Insurance company. He also was president of the old: Gosmopolitan Life Insurance : company. is ~ Clyde Miller married Miss Grace Colwell of Lawrence. They have four daughters, Mrs. Ned Fleming of Topeka; Mrs. Preston Alexander and Mrs. William W. Payne of Dallas and Mrs. J. K. Kline of Miller, Kas. ~ Funeral services will be Friday, — . April 25, 19406. Mrse Ile Leigh MacCurdy, 25 Parkview Avenue, Bronxville, Now Yorke Dear Elizabeth: i was very happy to receive your letter of the 19th. i think your Goalelii equiguent should be on the way very soon, if it has not already beon received. i assure you it is eas— ure for me to Go this for yous No, there are no conventions in New York this Mirse Allen and Mary are going to New York in the next or so to see the points of interest and some showss Mary got married rather young end therefore was not able to take the aS ee Allen saved some money to take her this springs After you have interviewed lcs Ide 1 shall be glad to ° get your With best wishes, I an 4 ' Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FAH Varsity Basketball Coache ca b ol gules ta |, 3 ao bid) Ws geet that Lig . MU _ 42 de ae er a Len coe peg Bid sen dhol Ge? sf Ae S Ko aetutterle. ie YECOWQ_ sf ik - Rede awa, ee eC | woe a LS ws pee ome 1g ag bo LY rh the OP EO MC Mille Hel omar Gi HA Arn May 2, 1940. Mrs Le E, Menze, Basketball Coach, Towe. State College, Anes, Ici. Dear Louies in a circular letter from Director Le licC. Jones concerning the Big Six meetings at Lincoln on May 17th end 18th, he states that “the basketball coaches, if here, will nest immediately after the Big Six dimer, Student tnion | no I think that all the basketball coaches should be there by ell means because, as I remember, wo mide a motion to have the athletic directors ask the faculty representatives for twenty games, two of which must be played during the Christmas vacations Is it true that this motion was mde, and has it been taken up with the directors? Won't you write Since Bruce and George coach the golf teams, I am sure they will be there, and I wonder if you couldn't negotiate the distance by driving some of the athletes overs | Tirestar of Hiysieal ituention end Reerention,. FCA s All Varsity Basketball Coache { IOWA STATE COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE AND MECHANIC ARTS AMES, IOWA DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION May 6, 1940 FOR MEN Dre Fe Ce Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Sensas Dear Doc: I have your letter of May 2 in which you suggest that I call a meeting of the Big Six basketball coaches to meet in Lincoln. S I really don't believe that I have the authority to call this meeting as it would have to come through the Directors. I believe, though, that most of us will be there. I am not positive that I can make it but if I can 1 will, and we can informally get together after the Friday night dinner, I have turned over to Veenker the requests that we made in our March meeting, and I am also including to each of the Big Six basketball coaches a copy of these requests so that each of us in turn can take these matters up before the director goes to the meeting. I believe this will get the desired results for us rather than have the Directors feel that it is necessary for us to have another meeting, With best wishes, I am IOWA STATE COLLEGE Ames, Iowa May 6, 1940 Dre Fe Ce Allen, University of Kansas Mr. We. He Browne, University of Nebraska Mr. Bruce Drake, University of Oklahoma Mr. George Edwards, University of Missouri Mr. Jack Gardner, Kansas State College Gentlemen: I am enclosing a copy of the request that we made in our March meeting to the Big Six Directors. I suggest that you go over these points with your respective directors before the matters are taken up. With best wishes, I am Sincerely, Le Ee Menze LEM: JH Basketball Coach May 6, 1940 —— a Big Six Directors Dest Vouk ‘hig Seiiinaih Cukin, te tate wettns te Rae, instructed me te have placed before the Directors the follow ing matters. Will you be good enough to have these points teken up in the May meeting of the Directors? 1. That permission be given to twenty (20) cman of baxabalh very Your (eis te toi the Ee 2. That permission be granted to play basketbell games on neutral courts during the Christmas holidays. The ee ee en ne Se Be De Se Se Sees eae oe eras a May 9, 1940. Dear Mre “anrys I agsure you it was a great pleasure for me to be with your group last Friday nighte I enjoyed every mimuite of ite Yes, indeed, I shall be happy to take part in your annual progran » ‘ith best wishes for your cartinued success, I am ae - Very sincerely yours, Direstor of Physical Education and Recreation, FCAsAH Varsity Basketball Coach, FRATERNITY AND CLASS JEWELRY THE GREEN COMPANY Spo ma AND REPAIRING Manufacturers ~ Since 1885 COMMENCEMENT INVITATIONS Dot Pp boo MOA Ss CET TER hea Ss ———-, o ee BUSINESS CARDS . JEWELERS PHONE VICTOR 6I9I GREETING CARDS ANNOUNCEMENTS STATIONERS 1016 WALNUT ST. SUBSIDIARIES ENGRAVERS KANSAS CITY, MO. GREEN JEWELRY COMPANY COLLEGE CROFTERS May 4, 1940, Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Director of Athletics, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kans. Dear Dr. Allen: This is just a note to thank you again for your fine talk to our Legion Baseball Players last evening and to express again our appreciation of your fine cooperation in coming down to help us with this program, With this fine start we have made along this line, we believe we will make a meeting of this kind just prior to the opening of the American Le gion Junior Baseball Season an annual meeting. With our experience of this meeting, we will have no trouble in arranging this so that we will have 400 or 500 boys present instead of the 75 or 100 we had last night, we believe this meeting will develop into something that will aid materially in promoting the kind of play and sportsmanship we want to see in our American Legion Junior Baseball League, We hope that you may feel that you would be glad to be a part of the annual program each year, Thanking you again, and with best regards, I remain Sincerely yours, hac Shee, TJM: LM Thornton J.. Manry, Chairman, Americanism Committee, City Central Executive Committee, American Legion, Kansas City, Mo,