January 26, 1945.

Dre Kenneth McFarland,
Superintendent of — *
Topeka, Kansas.

‘Dear Dre McParland:

I humbly beg yow pardon for failure to answer sooner
your commmication of the 135th instant. I. have been out of town
much on trips and my correspordenee has suffered as a result.

Thank you for your good wishes regarding our in and
out basketball team, but mostly in, thank you.

Regarding J. X. “Bud" Kemedy, I have known Bud Kemedy
ever since he was a tiny little fellow. He had an wifortunate home
life since he lost his mother at a very early age and his father
R. “Bert” Kennedy, formerly coached at Washburn and Kansas, who
dentist, naturally spent most of his time away from home. The
had rather a neglected bringing up, I would say, and during his
school and early college days he lasked the ballast that he would
have had if he had had the home guidance at thet critical period.

I believe after lemving here Bud went to Baker and then
te Pittsburg Teachers, and I believe he got his degree at Pittsburg.
I have watched his work in the Kansas City, Missouri, public schools
and I think he has done mighty well indeed. He took work here in
school in 1926, 1927, 1928, and 1951, but did not graduate.

I would feel perfeotly safe in recommending him to you
es a fellow who has grown out of the difficult age and is now a good
teacher and one that can be depended upon. He is mattied and has a
femily, I understand. She fact Gn’ ter. Sheng, Hiseees tnd hin wher
his direction would enable Mr. Himman to give a better analysis of
ability than I would be able to give. I would say very frankly if
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Very cordially yours,

Director of Physical Eduoation,
PCArAH _  . ‘Varsity Basketball coach.