STATE OF WYOMING
DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION

CHEYENNE

JACK R. GAGE
STATE SUPERINTENDENT

December 7, 1937

Mr. Forest C. Alien

Director of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear "Phoge"s

Apparently our good friend, Ralph Childs, has the ability of a diplomat,
however, if he knew the true picture, his report would have been much
different to yous

The work here is very agreeable and gives one an opportunity to develop
by new and different experiences. One bad feature to the job is that

I have to do considerable traveling throughout the State which takes

me away from home. too muche I tell Mrs. Markley I am the right age

for a traveling man - not so young that I have a surplus of energy to
spend on other things and not old enough yet to have reached that foolish
agee The experiences I am having far out-shadow this one bad feature.

Mr. Morgan of Gillette, who was on the Athletic Board at the time of
your visit, and I were talking about you and your visit to Wyoming just
last week. Although your "lumbago" bothered you considerably, your
visit was timely and many of the fellows still speak favorably of your
work while here.

We still watch with interest the record of the Jay Hawk team, and of
course the alumni ha@to be satisfied with the basketball record rather
than the football record for many years. We thought when the team beat
Oklahoma and tied Nebraska that they were invincible. The "Agcies" soon
changed that idea.

I have met Gwynn Henry and all the fellows at C. of E. praise him most
highly so I know he has what it takes to make a success of the job there.

I still do a little Rocky Mountain football officiating so you know that
my interest in the sport is still intact.

Mrs. Markley joins me in sending best wishes to you and yours.

Sincerely yours,

Le Markidy

Commissioner of Education

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