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BogotA&, Colombia, S.A.
Apartado #35 & Aereo #3604,
Nove 9, 1941.

Dr. F. Ce Alien,

University of Kansas,

Lawrence, Kansas.

Dear Coach Allen:

You may be surprised to hear from me in this far away
country. But when the chance came to me to come down here in
educational work I could not pass it up. I am now learning the
Spanish language and have been since we arrived late in July.

I will be director of the Colegia Americano when the new year
begins late in January. This college takes the student thru
about the same amount of work as does the junior college in the
states. The students are the pick of the population because there
is no mass education or compulsory in this country. The present
school year will be over shortly after the middle of this month.
Then there will be a vacation until late in January When the new
term will begin, we have about 500 students in our college.

I am writing particularly to ask if you will give me some
information about your invention called "Goal-Hi". If there is
a book or pamphlet of rules for it I should like to have it and
I shall be glad to pay you for it. I should like to know the
rules of the game, the number of players, the height of the
goal from the ground, its diameter, the number of braces from
the rim of the goal to the pole, the diameter of the circles at
the base of the goal and any other information pertinent to it.
We shall probably have to make the goal or have it made because
if we bought it new and had it shipped from the states the duty
would be so high that it might be prohibitive. I will be glad
to pay for any information you may be able and willinmg-to give me.
These young people are hungry for games because this is an adult
world in this country. There has been no time given to amuse-
ments of any kind for children until recently. Even now children
under 15 are barred from the 6:15 and the 9:15 pem. movies. They
are allowed to attend only the matinees at 3:15 p.m.

This city in which we live is the capitol of Colombia anid
has about the same population as Kansas City, Mo. though it is
more concentrated as are European cities. There are more than 20
picture shows in the city and most of them show Hollywood
productions. Rarely is a picture produced in Mexico or argentina
shown. Since all Hollywood sound films are in English the trans-
lation in Spanish is flashed on the screen at the bottom of the
picture. We have had several late pictures here from Hollywood.
Since we are about 9,000 feet above sea level the temperature
does not go above 65 degrees F. though this is a tropical country.
The low temperature never is below the 50 degree mark. We wear
winter clothes the year round and hence do not need heat in our
homes. Temperature is determined here almost entirely by altitude
though we are only a little more than 4 degrees from the equator.

No doubt, you are in the middle of pre-season basket ball
practice. I hope you have a good team and a satisfactory season,
How I would like to see some of your games this year] I note that
Ralph Miller is playing football this fall. I hope that he is at
his best for basket ball this winter. You will miss your son, Bob
and Engleman in your line up but you will have two good boys from
Kansas City, Kansas I believe.

How is Bobma making it in the east? He is to coach basket
ball while attending medical school I have understood. I'll wager
he will make a good coach. : =

Hoping to hear from you at your earliest convenience and
trusting I may be able to send one of my studengs to KeG-, I am,

Sincerely yours, GC. & Garner