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