April 30, 1945.

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Capt. Joel F. Nagle, 0-1563429,
Site #10, —

Base Air Depot #2,

APO 635, o/o P.Me,

- New York, N.Y.

Dear Oaptain Nagles

Dr. Laurence Woodruff, the Registrar of the University, has sent me your
communication of some few weeks ago. I find that I have been negligent in
answering your letter, for which I apologize. I have been out of town for
about three weeks on a speaking tour which has taken me away from my desk.

I am happy to state that the regulations of the State Board of Education
for Kansas have certificates for Clase A high school teacher preparation.
Por physical education you should have fifteen semester hours credit in
physical education, ten hours of which must be in the field of health,
physiology, first aid, or school hygiens.

! I asew'e you we would be delighted to have you at the University of

Kansas. I am well acquainted with Conrad Jenuings, director of athletios,
Tom Stidham, football coach; and Bill Chandler, basketball coach at Marquette.
Tom coached at Oklahoma and also played here at Haskell Institute in Lawrence,
Kensas, before he went to Northwestern. 5ill Chandler coaches at Iowa State
for nine years, in our conference, before going to Marquette. And Gon Jennings
I have known for a great number of yeurs. When I was Director of the Kansas
Relays Con always brought his Marquette trasksters dow to the Kansas Relays.
Each year he had a fine tomm. I also knew Frank Murray, the football], coach
at Marquette, before he went to Virginia.

I cannot tell you definitely yet just how mich eredit will be given for
army physical education work. That has been discussed by all colleges but
they have not arrived definitely av the basis for settlement. |

Answering your last question, I doubt very much whether men who have re-
ceived the 120-houwr baccalaureate degree will be permitted to compete in
intercollegiate athletios. There may be an enlargement of the intercollegiate
program to permit men of this rank to compete much after the manner of the
freshman teams. ‘These would be post-graduate team competition, but it is a
little early for that yet. I em sorry that I carmmot be more specific at this
time, I will be glad to hear from you if I have not answered fully all of
your questions. I assure you we will be pulling for your early return.

Sincerely yours,

es _ Direotor of Physical Bducation, —
FCA:H | | Varsity Basketball coach.