March 25, 1941 Hire J. Nixon Muniei Auditoriun Neansas City, Missouri Dear Jimny: I wrote our geod friend, James Porter, at Trinity Lutheran Hospital, and I am sincerely hoping that he is feelins bettere I am going to stop by and see him at the first opportunity I haves Also, when Ernie Meh] gets back, I will let you know when it is convenient for me to drop in and we will have that contemplated conversation, ; I have four tickets in the arena lodge for Saturday nightts gamee They are 11C 5 to 8e I am wondering if I could have a couple of tickets in the near vicinity of these for Saturday nighte I also may need two additional seats, but I desire that they mot be too close to these. With deep appreciation for your many courtesies, I QM, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Reereation Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach FOAslg PeSe It was necessary for Dr. Allen to leave tow before this letter was writtense rs Allen has asked that I sign the same and send it om to yous Secretary to Dre Allen April 3, 1941 Mere Jimmy Nixon — ; Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Dear Jimmy? I have written Eugene Zachman a letter. thanting him for his generosity and kindness to us. Tt woule not be complete without extending the same gratitude to you, You have been swell, Jimmy, and we appreciate ite When Ernie Mehl comes bac to town drop me ® line and we will try to get together, — With all good wishes, I ary Sincerely yours, | FCAslge:min Director of Physical Fduecation and Recreation . Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach E.V. LANYON , VICE PRESIDENT C.F. SPENCER, PRESIDENT K.A.SPENCER,TREAS.& CHIEF EGR, A. F. Mf ELHENIE,V.PRES.& SALES MGR. F, E. DOUGLAS, SECRETARY ESTABLISHED i885 BB Lh q iz a 1 f Marr DIV.SALES OFFICES OMAHA ,NEBRASKA JOPLIN, MISSOURI HENRYETTA,OKLAHOMA WICHITA, KANSAS OPERATORS pepe MISSOURI OKLAHOMA ARKANSAS COA / GENERAL SALES OFFICE DwieHt Buitoine,Kansas City, Mo. April 8, 1940. Dre Fo. Ce Allen, University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Doc: I was ewfully sorry to miss the finals of the basketball tournament, but know that the disappointment was much less for not having seen it. Apparently a good basketball team that hits 33% of its shots can't be beaten, and particularly when its opponent is so cold that it only registers around 18% of its trials. As far as 1 could see the finest thing coming out of the tournament was Ye Ed's tribute to you on the front page of the Star Sunday morninge I know your friends will rejoice in having read such a splendid testimonial - even in spite of the fact that old C. He Te had you approaching the 6the decade. For knowing no more thah he does about you, I judge that he put together about as good a set of facts as could be written and analyzing the thing, what he said very nearly approximated the truth. I know you got a big kick out of it on your own score and more so because of Bob - Bob certainly came through as a thorough-bred will. I hope that Bob gets bigger and stronger for his last year. He looked as near fagged out after some of these games as anybody I have ever seene I don't suppose its serious or will leave any lasting effect, but he certainly does look completely spent after 40 minutes of a hard game. This boy Foresman was in a couple of days ago and I told him I was going to send him up if I wasn't able to bring him, possibly at Relay time, but on second thought perhaps it would be better to do it later because you will likely be busy at that time. Anyhow, in spite of the defeat in the finals it was a wonderful treat to have Kansas go to the finals and I know, judging everything from every angle, that you must have felt the boys did particularly well and that they brought great credit to themselves, their coach and their schoole Hoping to see you soon, best regards. For Residence 1033 Mulvane Church Phone 6780 qBhone 2-2037 est Side Christian Church Garner Dealey Noland, Minister 6th and Lindenfood Avenues % Gopeka, Kansas May 8, 1941. Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Dr. Allen: This letter of apology is sent to you with the explanation as why you did not receive an earlier answer. When I received your first letter I turned it over to the Secretary of our organization to write you. He, being a very busy man, forgot to do so. Which, of course, I should not have done. The President of our organization was making arrangements to have Tom Collins, of Kansas City, make this speech while I was making arrangements to have you. We debated for some time as to which one of us should have our way and finally I gave in for him to have Mr. Collins. I should have written you or checked with our Secretary, but at this time my father-in-law was at-the point of death in Iowa and I rushed away and in the confusion the matter was overlooked and it was not called to my attention again until I received your letter right in the midst of our ticket sales to put over the Collins' lecture. This isn't a very businesslike way for me to do, but if you remember my makeup and know me, I am not very businesslike anyway. I have talked with the President of our organization and he suggested that I try to secure your services and express to you our sincere desire of having you to open our season of Laymen's League dinners the last week of September or the first in October and we will notify you definitely of this date. I assure you that our fellows are real anxious to have you and though you may not think it I shall be more than glad to present you to them. Yours very sincerely, HD wah GDN:T. G. D. NOLAN MINISTER. ~ ADVISORY BOARD MAIN ARENA FRED G. BUFFE 12,000 seating capacity hairman JOHN C. GROVER MUSIC HALL Vice-Chairman 2,572 seating capacity H. E. BONING, JR. Secretary LITTLE THEATRE BARNEY L. ALLIS 600 seating capacity HARRY M. GAMBREL R. CROSBY KEMPER FRED M. LEE DORMAN H. O'LEARY HARRY H. WELSH, JR. EXHIBITION HALL 120,000 square feet COMMITTEE ROOMS (23) - seating capacities 25 to 500 SORE FN = MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM KANSAS CIETY, MISS CUE EUGENE C. ZACHMAN, Director A\ May 28, 1941 Dr, Forrest C,. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Mr, Allen: Just a few lines to let you know that any time you are in Kansas City in the near future, Ernie Mehl and myself would be very happy to have an appointment with you and talk over a little idea that we have in mind for next winter, Hoping this finds you in the best of health, I am ery sincerely yours, AVA ANCL SF i James H,. Nixon JHN/DS Municipal Auditorium May Slst, 1941 Mr. Yames H. Nixon Municipal Auditorium Kansas City, Missouri Dear Mr. Nixon: _ - em gled toe have your letter of the 28th instant, and @s soon as my examinations are over, which will last until Tuesday, June 3rd, I will endeavor to find a time convenient so that I can run up to Kansas “ity and have . @ conference with you and Ernie. Wishing you and yours the best of health and happiness, I an, : Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Ecucation and Recreation-Varsity Basketball and FCA: re ; Baseball Coach. August 11, 1941, Dr. Williem B. Needles, President, Northern Illinois College of Optometry, Drexel Blvd. at 42nd Place, Chicago, Tllinsiss Dear Dr. Needles: Dre Hub wrote me August 6th telling me of the diffi- culty thet you are having in regard to the Spencer microscope. I might explain to you that ordinarily I would have mo dtttioulty in this aa 1 heave youn able to. eccmmmniate several of the individuals here in a professional way. I thought I had the matter taken care of but a certain quirk arose that threw a monkey wrench in the machinery, and now rether then to pay some of these fellows the full price I am using circuitous means. Of course, I an not mentioning the direction that I am goings The University on all scientific equipment receives a substantial discount, and on almost everything that is bought by the University the faculty are permitted to buy with a smaller discount than the wholesale. But I have rum into something here | that I do not care to buck, so I will go around if possible. x hens ae Eee write Se ie ep Seen See serve the students at the University of Pennsylvania, pd hand the Spencer scope that he desires. : Sack ¢ ARTE cen che nak oata te ton per eaike al Rotter oe 5 2 : i f supply this under the plan that you wrote to Hub before November that would be too late and I would prefer to place the order in Philadelphia so that Bobby could have it when he enrolls there in the middle of September. The rub he becuase I do not want to ask certain favors are blocking it at the present time so that their friends can get _ the discount. | peat betas av Ns | t his lia E With all good wishes deep appreciation, I an _ Very sincerely yours, Direster of P) ical Education and Recreation, Varsity Coachs NORTHERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY DREXEL BOULEVARD AT FORTY-SECOND PLACE CHICAGO DR. WILLIAM B. NEEDLES PRESIDENT August 4, 1941. Dy. &. L.. Allen %Alton Clinic, Alton, Illinois. wath ’ Dear Hub: I must apologize for my deley in replying to your inquiry regard- ing the matter of the Spencer microscope. The letter was forwarded to me up in Douglas at the cottage and as I just came in yesterday, this was my first opportunity to make an investigation. My immediate reaction on reading the letter was that I could make a very considerable saving on this outfit for your Uncle Phog, and I must confess that this was because I had forgotten a great many facts that I formerly knew. I have just finished a conversation with the manager of the American Optical Company branch here in Chicago, who is a friend of long standing and of whom we buy upwards of ten thousand dollars worth a year not including the equipment orders. You understand that American Optical Company now owns the Spencer Company and their headquarters here are all in the same suite of offices. After talking to the manager of the microscope division, he called me back and gave me this.information. No microscopes of the number which you specified in your letter are available in this branch nor will be before November. They have been promised.for.that date the delivery of about half the number for which they have orders. The orders which they accept come ~ exculsively from laboratories in the various colleges; they do not place any business through jobbers. He tells me that the discounts allowed are very small, but they usually sell them to the colleges at a figure which permits them to give the student a discount of about ten percent. When we introduced our basic science courses some few years ago, we installed about a hundred microscopes which are loaned to the students. I recall now that we were a little surprised to discover that we could not obtain from either Bausch & Lomb or Spencer more than 15 percent discount on this large order, although we were accustomed to receiving much higher discounts on all other types of merchandise. This means that the microscope business is practically unlike any other. I am assured that practically all of the colleges which buy microscopes for sale to Dr. H. L. Allen -2- August 5, 1941. their students, grant the student a ten percent discount but that this leaves them an exceedingly meager margin for the expense of purchasing and distributing them. The Spencer manager told me that if they have one available of the type I desired, they would be glad to let me have it at the price I paid for the large order of some time ago, which would be just a little better than ten percent, but that the earliest he could possibly make delivery would be in November and he would then have to give my order precedence over somebody else. I told him not to put through an order from me until he heard from me again. It appears then that if your Uncle Phog can get his order filled, it would be wise to grab it especially if he can get a discount of as much as ten percent. Both Spencer and Bausch & Lomb are being flooded with government orders and are diverting large portions of their factories to the manufacture of range finders and other forms of instruments for war uses. Incidentally, Mr. Sullivan has been negotiating with Dr. Maple at the Woodlawn Clinic and he tells that your blinds have been disposed of and other adjustments are being worked out. Your check has not been delivered and when it is, there will be a refund cover- ing all these differences which he will forward to you. I know you are glad to get settled in your new home and will be gratified to have your family all together again. Let me hear from you as to how everything stands and I will write you again on my next trip in, which will be sometime next week. Again apologizing for my delay on this matter, and with every good wish, I am Sincerely, S William B. Needles, D.O.S. President WBN: EZ August 25, 1941. Mre Everett Nicholson, 644 8. Green, Wichita, Kansas. Dear Everett: I have just returned from the Iown High School Coashes Association coaching school where Clark Shaughnessy of Stanford, Bernie Bierman of Minnesota, Henry Tha end I were on the teaching faculty. ; Confidentielly, I em passing this information on to yous Superintendent Claude Kissick at Wellington is look- for a goach but they want to keep it very confidential. — & you not slip over there end have a conference with % do not reveal the source of your informations tine ~ to time when I hear of anything I will we you the informations Wellington is in your Yes, indeed, the boys that you have sent up to me have been well coaches and have been fine gentlemen. 1 will be glad to help you at any time an opportumity presents itself. 4th all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, : Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. August 20, 1941. Mr. Everett Nicholson, 544 S. Green St., Wichita, Kansas. Dear Ur. Nicholson: Your letter of August 18th addressed to Dr. FP. Ce Allen has been received during his absence. Dr. Allen is in Towa this week where he is taking part in a coaching school sponsored by the Iowa State High School Athletic Association. | Dr. Allen will probably return to Lawrence at the end of this week, at which time your letter will be promptly brought to his attention. Sincerely yours, Seoretary to Dr. F. C. Allen. L. W. MAYBERRY, SUPERINTENDENT R. H. McALISTER, SUPERVISOR “ichita Pligh Schonl Gast L. W. BROOKS, Principal Wichita, Kansas DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION BOYS R. E. KANEHL, HEAD OF DEPT. E. L. COX R. J. MAYO H. E. NICHOLSON D. M. WILSON 544 S. Green Aug. 18, 1941 Dr. F.C. Allen Basketball Coach Kansas University lawrence, Kans, Dear *Phog®: I am writing to you to see if you know of any coaching position that is open or will be open for tne coming year, I Have thought about writing to you several times this summer but thought that I would be located before now. I gave up my job here at Wichita because it was not rignt to teach basketball the way you had to teach it here, so that leaves me looking for a ee to go this fall. Your contacts with the boys who have gone up there, whom I have coached, I am sure has given you an idea of at least some of the qualities of my coaching ability, which I am sure will enable you to judge me as @ man as well @s a coach, If you can sight me to anytaing or know of some school official who needs a coach I would appreciate very much hearing from you. Very truly yours, ea Nicholson EN /w er tl Yechboor August 26, 1941s wee Northern Illinois College of Optometry, Drexel Blvd. at 42nd Street, Chicago, Illincis. — Dear Drs Needles: j 3 "3 the 22nd instant. I wes genuinely pleased at the kindness shown me when you endeavored to get a scope for Bobby. I realise the pressure that you must heve put on your friend to get this con- cession and if you are successful I want you to lmow that it will be greatly appreciated on two scores; one, of course, thet I do not want to bow to these boys who thought they head me across the barrel, and the other is that it will save the old gentleman some very necessary shekels at a time when he has four children in college, and that is somethinge Certainly we cen afford to wait two weeks, and somchow I feel that you will be able to make the deal with your friends at the Awerican Optical Companys As soon as you have information one way or the other I would appreciate it because Bob is a little anxious thet he might be sold short with the Philadelphia people &£ he does not put up a deposit soom. ‘They are asking that he — make a deposit, and since he is a Phi Beta Kappa student here he is very eager that he go back to Pem and make a fine record there. Competition is tough back there nervous lest he might miss out on one of these scopes at the supply house there. Of course, they offer him four years service end storage during vacation, and so forth, but I te. ; that service is much more then offset by the saving that we can B s = B 5 : E address. As soon as he returns from his in York I will write him. I trust that he is doing a good job for you back there, and confidentially I bel | is such that he will get a fow of the boys on the dotted line. g 3 H 1 aie a i He Pg 3 ‘L hese’ : 4s “ ails " Hi ai ‘itshilt 2 p 8 ; i : th ; i ue : p aS tal i it ; s $ gs 5 ru : a ott i “al | ia! otf i a ik Ee 2g il Hiei NORTHERN ILLINOIS COLLEGE OF OPTOMETRY DREXEL BOULEVARD AT FORTY-SECOND PLACE CHICAGO DR. WILLIAM B. NEEDLES PRESIDENT August 22, 1941. Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Doctor Allen: I was out of the city when your letter arrived and this is my first opportunity to reply. On my arrival this morning I called up my friends at the American Optical Company and explained to them that it was absolutely necessary for them to get for us a4 microscope of the type you designated for our college laboratory requirements. My friend down there explained again at length what a headache they're having this year over microscopes. He claims that they are very seriously concerned over the prospect of their being unable to fill the orders of Northwestern, Chicago University and certain of the other schools. I called his attention to the fact that inasmuch as they will be short in these orders anyway, one less scope wouldn't make serious difference to those folxs and that it was very important to me. He took down the numbers of the microscope and sub-stage lamp, etc., and told me that he would try his best to get one for me. I feel sure that he will be able to do it. I am wondering how soon Bobby will have to have this; it may be a week or ten days before I can-get. action on it, but I don't think it will be any longer. Since dictating the foregoing, I notice in your letter that Bobby will enroll in Philadelphia in the middle of September. That will mean he could afford to wait as long as two weeks and I will proceed on that assumption. You inquired about Hub, Sr‘s address - you can always reach him here in care of the College. At the present time he is in New York on missionary work for me; I borrowed his services from the auditor by whom he has been employed and who is a good friend of mine. Our enrollment has been so hard hit by the draft, that we are making an intrinsic drive to build up our class for this fall. We received a great many applications from prospective students in the New York area, including New Jersey, Connecticut and other adjoining states, so we decided to send a man back there for Dr. Forrest C. Alien -2- August 22, 1941. personel interviews with these prospects in an effort to prevent them from changing their mind, as has often happened in past years. Hub will be back in another ten days and will then work around Chicago until our College opens on September 22nd. We're all gratified in Hub, Jr's set-up at Alton and it appears as though this would develop into something very much worthwhile. Incidentally, we all read with great interest the accounts in the Chicego papers of your daughter's engagement. I am sure you must be very proud to be the father of such 4 talented young lady. Please know that I am very happy to undertake to perform this little service for you and I sincerely hope that it works out. Assuring you that I was very gled to hear from you, and with every good wish, I em Sincerely, William B. Needles, D.O.S. President WBN: EZ