pa gee ee McGrRAw-HILL Book COMPANY: INC. ugacenigst canien CURTIS G.BENJAMIN MARTIN M. FOSS PRESIDENT Mc GRAW-HILL BUILDING COLLEGE DEPARTMENT JAMES S$. THOMPSON 330 WEST 42nn STREET a ee cube CURTIS W.McGRAW NEW YORK,NY. JOSEPH A.HYLAND VICE PRESIDENT AND TREASURER : PRODUCTION DEPARTMENT CABLE ADDRESS LONDON HUGH J.KELLY WILLIAM E. HAWKE “Mc GRAW HILL” NEW YORK ALDWYCH HOUSE,W.C.2. TRADE DEPARTMENT . SECRETARY.& ASST. TREASURER October 29 Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: Tt have been away on a short business trip and find your various letters upon my return, which fT now have a chance to answer, First of all, I want to acknowledge your letter of the 20th enclosing the various permissions, which we will place in our contract file. These are: your permission from Mr. Braley approving your use of his poem "The Half Back". Next, your permission from Grantland Rice for several of his poems. Then, the one from H. V. Porter giving permission for certain of his poems, and those from the Frank A. Munsey Company and the Appleton-Century Company for certain other permissions. Sincerely yours, CW: MK