Mr. Gerald Ke Barker, 2505 Broadway, Doar Gerald: 4 Be, des thik dale 04 ernpenling ¥ your letter of March % in which you requected « letter . of recommendation for your application to the Coast Guard Reserve Officer*s Training Corps. I have been unusually busy with administrative and coaching duties during the peat few days, hence the delay in writing you. ot I am very glad to write this letter in your bee half end am enclosing three copies for 7 to enclose oo I have also written a letter of recommendation _ to Mr. Harold L. Barridge, of Randolph Pield, and an _ @neloging a copy for your files. I note that you say _ this letter should be sent direct to Mr. Barridge. I trust that these will get the job done for youe If there is any way een t Gem Help yen fares it _ will be a pleasure. With best wishes for your — and RRGEEANN I en ‘Very sincerely yours, Direotor of Physical Education and Recreation, Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. The Commandant, | United States Coast Ovard, Washington, DP. Ce Dear Sirs T am very happy write you in behalf of Mr. Gerald K. Barker who is making applivation for entrance inte the United States Coast Guard Reserve Officer's Training Corpse Mir. Barker received his A. 3. degree from ia Stenia bo Gueplote to fulfill te reqiimmente for the Master's dezsree. Por the past six yoars Gerald Parker has been tenshing physical education and coaching in the high schools of Kansas. cr CC Direetor of Physical Education and Recreation, Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. ey THE GREAT BEND SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL RALPH W. HOGAN, PRINCIPAL GREAT BEND, KANSAS March 2, 1942 Dre F.C. Allen Director of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dre Allen: I am making application for entrance into the United States Coast Guard Reserve Officer's Training Corpse It is necessary that I enclose three letters of recommendation from some responsible persons regarding my character and general recom- mendationse I would like very mich for you to do this for me if you feel that you can. | The letters should be addressed to: The Commandant, United States Coast Guard, Washington, D.C. It is necessary that the letters be enclosed with the application which I submit therefore it will be important that you send the letter back tO Mee Here are some general fects regarding me. I went to high school in Ottawa which is my home. I also went to college there, where I received an A.B, degree in 1936. I competed in four sports, basketball, football, track and tennis. I have been in the summer session at Kansas University for four summers and have only my thesis to submit for my master's degree. For the past six years I have been teaching physical education and coaching in the high schools of Kansas. I trust that you find it possible to help me out this time as you have in many times past. I'm keeping my fingers crossed for those two games with the te Tigers and the Wildcats, but I'm confident that you and the — boys will pull through. We've had a very mediocre season, is but with all underclassmen except one things should be mech i better next year. “3 Thanking you again for this as well as all past favors, and hoping to hear from you at your earliest convenience, Iam, Yours very truly, 4 | f a A oa Gerald’K. Barker a 2505 Broadway Great Bend, Kansase Mr. Harold Le Direstor of Physical Training, eee ens Cone, Randolph Field, Texas. Dear Kr. Berridge: i em very happy to write you in behalf of lr. Gerald Kk. barker who is applying for a position as Ageistant Direotor of Physical Training in your Air Ur. Barker received his 4. 5. degree fron Ottawa University, Ottawa, Kensas, in 1956, where he was an outetending athlete in basketball, footbali, track end tennis. He has attended the University of Kenses four summers, doing graduate work in physical education, and has only his thesis to complete to ful- fill the requireuents for the Master's degree. | past six years Gerald Berker has beon me ie. ae. Goat herd. Officers’ teins, same nature. I would like for you to write Director of Physical Training Gulf Coast Air Corps Training: Center Randolph Field, Texas. ne for is Assistant Director le Baits oe Beraie K, Barker CLASS OF SEKVICE a \ | E S E R ) \ f SYMBOLS This is a full-rate DL=Day Letter Telegram or Cable- (08 8) am unless its de- NT=Overnight Telegram fad character is in- LC=Deferred Cable dicated by a suitable symbol above or pre- NLT =Cable Night Legten, ceding the address. NEWCOMB CARLTON a es wie? VAR \7 CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FIRST VICE-PRES The filing time shown in the date line on telegrams and day letters is STANDARD TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is STANDARD TIME at point of destination \KAV7 17 GOVT NT 2 EXTRASFTLEAVENWORTH KANS MAR 11 FORREST C ALLEN= UNIVERSITY OF KANS “ AT PRESENT APRIL 22 Is LATEST POSSIBLE DEF ERMENT FOR HALL AND NORSTROM X PLEASE ADVI SE= ‘CHIEF OF ee OF NAVIGATION WASHN DCs THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE~~ Night letter March 9, 1942. Lte Comdr. Gene Tunney, Norfolk, Va. Our Board of Regents decreed that no Seniors be granted their degrees if they leave the University prior to April 30. If Ed Hall and Cliff Nordstrom remain until that time they will be granted their degrees. Is it possible for you to defer their reporting time until after April 30? Please wire because they must send in their traveling orders not later than March 12 end they also are desirous of receiving their degrees. Forrest ©, Allen. Ld Your lhoughifal advice tthe oe eapraition of dye Ad, gralifilly | wdhnowledged and sincerely a fvrecialed ; / J, ges = ae aw ae (Bo fF.0tw Lid 705 Ba Mareh 16, 1942. Mr. Francis i, Bukaty, Gc, Sp. Aes Ue Se —. ogee Station, _ Newport, ® Dear Franks Thank you for your interesting letter of March 17th. Frank, I find that I can help a fellow get in for train- ing, but the minute anybody begins to meddle politically ' With some of these appointments you always get in trouble. The persons in authority always resent that. I am a good friend of Bernie Bierman, but I wouldn't dare - @gsk him or anyone else in the service to do something of this sort. It is up to you, when you get in the service, to make your case. This goes along the same line with the officera in the Army and Navy. Whenever a civilian — it does that fellow more harm than an sure you will. understand, Frank, that I would not Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, R. I. DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS AND RECREATION 2» ork 7, ia OR 2 U.S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, R. I. DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS AND RECREATION U. S. NAVAL TRAINING STATION NEWPORT, R. IL. DEPARTMENT OF ATHLETICS AND RECREATION ee Ua : eee oe auth wernt Le Varoh Sl, 1942. Yr. C. 0. Burnside, | pen Faper Cos, Oklahoma City, Okla. Dear Cob: This will acknowledge your good letter of March 26. Thank you for your very fine letter, and rest assured that nothing would give mo more pleasure than:to have: had you and Bobby Lymn present at the celebration. Sut I understand why you could not make it. It really was a fine meeting and I thoroughly enjoyed ite | Yes, thank you, Cob, I greatly enjoyed the letter that you wrote. Mrs. Allen and I read it with great satisfaction. They have put these letters and photographs in @ large album, which is one of the most clever things that I have seene Some= timo when you come to my home I want to invite you to spend six hours and forty-five minutes perusing this multitude of generous documents that were assembled by Dr. Elbel, Mrs. Hulteen and the committee who did a tremendously wonderful job for the Allen At the first opportamity I am going to write a combined letter to all of my friends and try to pick out one thought from each letter and mail that to them. I may get around to it by Christmas. , Now, regarding our going through the N.C.A.A. finals. I want to assure you that I was very happy to have the thing end _ just where it did. We had a long season, and if we hadn't played another game efter the Missouri geme I would have considered it a magnificent season. I will wait until in the morning and read your prognosis as to the outeome of the game for tonight, but I wouldn't be a bit surprised to see the Oklahoma Aggies whip the boys from Norman. Personally, I do not think this is as good a team as the Seat boys were in their sophomore year. They played one of their best games ageinst us at Norman, but personally I do not think they are as hot as you evaluate their ability. And I em glad that you are highly sold on “Garrulous Gerald". I always think of what Beta boys printed on their sign and hung om the Phi Delt house at Manhattan -- “In case of fire save Tucker. To hell with the women and children." That about places my estimate of this egoist. When he ren his fingers through the heir of Ralph Miller and whittled his finger in » tsk-tsk fashion in his face be- fore that crowd, then 1 determined in my mind he hasn't got what a gentleman possesses. He is a fourflusher, and while he may have some and athletic ability, he lacks the poise of a gentleman. ee As far as tobacco-chewing, roughneck Jap is concerned -- well, he would make a great foreman of a section gang. So you see I am not very fond of the boys from the red clay country. Bruce Prake and I had a conference Saturday in Kansas City and we exchanged some very frank and friendly words. [ told Bruce that I liked him personally, but the stuff that was pulled at Norman wasn't up to my likings and never would be, but when he came to Lawrence he would alwys be treated like a gentleman, as he will be. But this thing of proselyting athletes, making propositions to them when they are supposed to follow rules, ~ then that is just one of the things these fellows do with ell the brazemess of an oublowe amd beceuse they heve done it so long they think it is their God-given right to continue doing the same thing. ~iell, Cob, we will forget our wrangle with these boys down south, and hope that another year will present better situations - but I doubt it. Certainly Ido appreciate your friendship. Sincerely yours, | Director of Physical Education end Recreation, PCA:Az Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. Carpenter oT ) “ | - - 7 OF STRIG UT O'R S PRINTING AND WRAPPING PAPERS 660-650 WW SECOND. O K LAH OMA Cae, Of toh HOM A Mareh 26, 1942 Dr. F.C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: I wrote you a letter the day before your Missouri game and the 25th Anniversary Celebration. I want to explain that I would like to have joined your other friends in honoring you on that eceasion, but I waS not up to it physically. Bobby Lynn and Tt had planned to be there and my failure prevented his going. ) I am happy to have the information that you had a great time and that so many of your former players and friends contributed to the success of the affair. I am looking forward to seeing the Graduate Magazine for a complete account. It is not in the Spirit of vanity that I commend your ds dion vk aw to the letter 1 wrote Dr. Ed Elbel, Chairman of the Committee. If they had one that jolted them any harder, please let me ye Lt am sorry that you, couldn't go on through to the M.C. AAs. findke, but you are really in‘a ball game even if you get dunked ‘by two” points. You have a great ball club and I think you did a good job for this year. The tong war goes on and:on down in the red clay country. We are to have a Navy Relief play-off game between QO.U. and the Aggies next Tuesday night. Their game at Norman was a honey and 1 am béginning to suspect that.0.U. has a pretty fair ball club. I tried to tell you and your boys that this was the best team since 1928-1929 and on some nights I am not so sure but what it is the best team they have ever had. You may be interested in knowing that I was surrounded by the ; ay.in my annual rol& as Toastmaster of the Founders Phi Delte Thetas.* ‘1 introduced Titanic Tucker fampenter® EC f PER COMPAN ' OESTR ER U TORS PRT MTING AND WRAPPING PAPERS . 860-880 N.W.SECOND, O K LAH OMA tte ee AO mM A who favored us with two solos. The boy is quite a crooner and i'll give him credit for having such fine poise, one far beyond his years, before a crowd. Then I gave Mr. Lawrence Jap Haskell, with all of his culture, to the visiting firemen, and the boys went to town, so you can see I am in bed with some bad boys down here and that I'm in bed with all of the bad boys in Kansas. | What is it they say - “Hell if you do, or hell if you don't"? "il take 0.U. for five points next Tuesday night. Put this on the cuff. : Sincerely yours, ? o - O. Burnside ie COB: Ed April 6, 1942. Mr. C. O« Burnside, Carpenter Paper Cos, ‘Oklehoma City, Okla. Dear Cob: You wrote a very gracious and dignified letter and I certainly was happy to hear from youe But I did not want you to think that I was blaming you at all for indiscretions of any of the Oklishoma people. I can readily understand your admiration for Tucker because so many times you find en ath- - lete who can do only his specialty, and when you find a man with talents other than athletics you admire that individual more on | the special talent side because he is generally a rare exception. Please do not feel that I am as man as I talke Frankly, ‘I would not do the boy harm for anything. He may be a botter fellow than I think, but I am so prejudiced against fellows who try to sell their athletic wares and hold themselves out as : ee ee ee ee Now, your word which came to me rather shockingly but yamine sr qaaeman Ml Angee I know exactly howypuu feel and I admire you for it. ia: Sedkig: Kate ahet een Gat asia: to do the next day, it seems. My sincerest and best wishes will always go with you wherever you go. And remember, I deeply ee ee ee for your country. a iitaw bh We Salient Ot wy tom, Basketball Bible", when I dedicated it to the boys who did not coms back, were these words, “Only those fit to live who are - not afraid to die“. With all good wishes to you and yours, and a reaffirm- ation of ow long friendship, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. : Peete TORS OF PRINTING AND WRAPPING PAPERS 860-880 N.W.SECOND, 0 K LAH OM A tet (ke, OO ®% LA HO MA April 3, 1942 Dr. F. CG. Alien University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doc: I was happy to receive your letter but I knew what you were going to say about Tucker and Jap Haskell as well as the O. U. Basket ball score against the Aggies. The Sooners were badly out of condition and they lost out late in the last half of the brawl which always takes place when these teams meet. I hold no brief for Bruce Drake but I don't approve of the way Henry Iba beat him the other night. I think Tucker play- ed a fine game, is a fine team player and I like his spirit. Under all of the pressure and publicity he has had this winter, he maintained a high scholastic standing and he is a fine "cocky" American kid. As for the scum on théfthletic staff, you may have them. They are all a bunch of second raters like Guinn Henry. The game was really a great dis- appointment to a fine crowd as both teams had lost their edge completely. It was good to have your fine letter and I am in a mood to | wonder what we would do without the fine friendships we hold in Life. I am about to enlist in the U. S. Navy again. I have passed my interview and physical examination and the papers go to New Orleans for approval, so I may not be here to weleome you next year. This step may change the entire course of my life but everything is different each day sol am putting my destiny on the platter and the little woman by will go along with me. yl Sincerely yours, p ce? QO. Burnside April 6, 1942. Mr. Murrey Brown, Kensas City, Mo. Dear Murray: | | I was grieved to learn of the passing of your mother, and wish to extend my sincerest sympathies to you and your family. , We have called the people mentioned in your letter, and assure you that if there is anything more we cen do it will be a privilege to help. “With deep expressions of sympathy, I am Very sincerely yours, ‘Director of Physical Education and Reereation, PCA: An Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. G/A Wat geet / a quepthe i. Law - 1 MR eaky - Pept... : o : “f iff fraps a v7 S Leys Atak fo seb by Wekusrtay —o Mises Ruth Baker, | Lakeview Consolidated Schools, Battle Creek, Michigan. Dear Miss Baker: Your very interesting letter of February 27th has been on my desk for quite som: time, but I assure you it has not been for= _ gotten, We have bea deluged with coaching, teaching and admin- istrative duties this spring, end some of my correspondence has — ‘Dre Elbel, as you doubtless know, is with the Physical Training Division of the Army Air Corps. We have divided his classes among us, and did not employ anyone to replace him. | No, we are not planning on employing any women instructors in the summer, even on a part~time basis. The administrative author- ities here feel that most of the women are going to cet married — and will not go on to do graduate work. That may be fellacious reasoning, but that has been their idea. In fact, at one time they wanted us to get two part-time dance teachers. We have had an interesting and rather strenuous basketball season. ie tied with Oklahoma for the Big Six championship, end then ina play-off with Okleahom. Agries in Kansas City we won . the Pifth District N.C.A.A. championship. In the %.C.A.A. tourna- ment in Kanses City we placed third in the Western division. The boys heave done w nderfully well, and I am very proud of them. Our baseball season is just starting, and the Kansas Relays will be held on April 18th. I have consulted with Miss Hoover about someone who might be interested in the Am Arbor grades, but most of those who have head the two years’ experience that are required are very well satisfied with the positions they nov have. Mrs. Josephine Sams, at Gkiimen might be interested. If the position has not been filled you might care to write her about it. With best wishes for your continued suocess and happiness, I en Sinserely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, Varsity Basketball and Basebajl Coach. Luttlo Crk, lel ee fo WHe. . meee ye Arve ag a Ee. — a ee a L Ppa Chins. a: fie fay is wen SEE eat ele Lau Clee’ OE Es yf tat ot - 2 acd eee a Lhe — } ig Bus ees e We tt Acatisy i. eee “Tig el. — Gide Hn et nileseal arg a . oo st: tpn fon feu aL Fé. cas Buen Chew oa &. ees posh gs thes. aA taa- aA 4. Jet ae beh. Lasprged BR Loew ‘Some ns 2 ae high my April 15, 1942. Hire nieios Le Peetdeita) Security National Eank, -— Kansas City, Kansas. Dear Maurice: I em enclosing copies of some correspondence which is self-explenatory. Walter Kraft, the faculty repres- entative of the University of Oklehoma, is superintend- ent of buildings and grounds at Okliehome. When I got back from Oklahome I wrote to Dean Puckett, Glingenpeel end others regarding Dean Arthur B. Adams. Cling didn't know much ebout him, but Dean Puckett gave me his record. I am enclosing a copy of his letter, also. I don't propose to teke it up with Adams et all. I think he is a “poor fish", in the marine’s lenguege. He — is the boy who did the investigating at Wichita, and you ' gan see how unblased an investigator like that can be. Sincerely yours, Direster of Physical Education and Recreation, Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. MAURICE L.BREIDENTHAL, Presioe: MILTON W. FELD, Vice Presipent — CLAUDE L.WILSON, Casnier LAWRENCE S.BLUM, Asst. CasHieR MAURICE L.BREIDENTHAL Jr.,Assr. CasHier: LORAINE MSKENNA, Asst.Casmier MINNESOTA AVE AT SEVENTH Kansas Crty, Kansas : . | | March 7, 1942 3 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Be University of Kansas be Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: If I were you I would drop the Adams matter. There is no question about the statement which he made to me. There is just a bare possibility that it might have been someone other than Dean Adams, i.e. I might have thought that I was talking to Dean Adams when it was some one else. I feel positive, however, that it was the fellow who was introduced to me as Dean Adams. There is no question about the school because he mentioned Fayette. I enjoyed being at the little party for you the other night. I think it was a very fine tribute to your many years of service to the University.