THE MUNICIPAL UNIVERSITY OF WICHITA WICHITA, KANSAS April 27, 1942 Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: My draft classification at the present time is III. As I have a high order number, I received my classification only a short while ago. As I have two dependents, wife and mother-in- law, and am expecting a third about October 30th, i do not believe that I should be placed in the IA class in the event of reclassification. Also, if the physical education program at the University of Kansas is serving the Navy V-1 or other pre- induction branches, I believe that the physical education staff members could be defered as being "essential". I am registered in New London, Connecticut. The last I heard, there were still more volunteers for enlistment than there were registrants in IA. I enjoyed meeting you and Dean Smith in my office April 15. I hope that such arrangements may be made that I will te able to work with you at the University of Kansas. Very sincerely yours, Laurence E. Morehouse