Mrs. R. EB. Gabriel, 1000 Mississippi St., lawrence, Kansas. Dear Mrse Gabriel: On May 23 I wrote you a letter and enclosed a pledge card for the Wesley Foundation Corm:ission. Since I have not heard from you, I have sent ny contribution to Reverend Edwin F. Price. If you feel inclined to make a contribution you may send it to Dr. Price at his residence, 1209 Tennessee Street. _ Sincerely yours, Mirector of Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coach. June 20, 1942. Mr. E. G, Stith, 1622 New Hampshire Ste, .- Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Mr. Stith: On May 23 I wrote you e letter and enclosed a pledge card for the Wesley Foundation Comission. | Since I have not heard from you, I have sent my contribution to Reverend Edwin fF. Price. If you feel inclined to mke a contribution you may send it to Dre Price at his residence, 1209 Tennessee Street. Sincerely yours, _ : Director of Physical Baucation, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball Coach. May 23, 1942. Ur. BE. G. Stith, | 1622 New Hampshire St., Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Fellow Church Member: Realizing full well the financial burden that you are i | If you desire to hevo me call I will gladly do that. My residence phone is $00 end my office phone is E.U. 83. After | you have carefully considered the matter, will you kindly get Very sincerely yours, Direstor of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA :AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. 4, It is possitle te enlist the cocp- 2) OMRb On oF triénds for Sastained ; etter) because the time is short: 4 Chu Tee equalizes the tesk b y distribut- ving 10 over a considerable number oF Peanre, 6, The result is peccapiiened: by ee unhesr workers whose public spirit mcYre thay: compensates cr dack of Vie eles experierce: ote Pe creiter A-corps ef interested Dek Woreeray mony of whom are thus led inte the ranks of permanert ¢cmmit- teemer, end. valuable friends. ah righs apprcach s - Pight apprcach is very inverters. One shculd never assume the: role cf beggar, ‘but rather of ore.whe ts shar- - \ dng the opportunity, ¢f making ar invest~ “coment in the Methcdist Youth at the a, tex-supperted echotls ef the State. ‘Gat ednntants | Good salesmanship is the ability tc teed: another person from his point of view to yours, and tc leave him well )) patistied, gays a sales marval. Secure Ee prospect! s atterticn, arcuse his i ieteress, ‘present the plar, then pre- “soi Geet to the real work. of clesing the transaction, of getting action, and securing the pledge. These are nec- egpary. Steps. vs Peon te: seldom segs unless they are _ asked to oy EC. 7 . ca rever aay way mcr a con- / werient time to raise money. $140,000 CONTRIBUTED BY KANSAS CONFER- ENCE METHODISTS WILL BE USED TO RENDER THE FOLLOWING SERVICES AMONG THE 4,000 METHODIST STUDENTS AT OUR STATE SCHOOLS. At EMPORTA: .. 3... SP ae 06a weenie OU0 Rearrange the church plant to provide adequate space and facilities to min- ister to students, and 4id in provid- ing a full-time minister to students. At DAWEENCGE:< (0.0. ccs aeie age ree, 000 Assure for & period of years an assist- ant part-time worker among students and a more adequate program maintenance through investment of funds and use of income supplemented, if necessary, by & small, definitely limited sum cf the principal each year to maintain a more adequate program of ministry. At: MANHATTAN: 2.00, 0.4 dec ca cara s 100,000 Apply on the erection of a student center near the campus on preperty now owned by the Foundation as socn as building is permissible, and until such time be invested with the possibility that the income may be used to support a more adequate program of ministry. At PITTSBURG: . iis ewes woe g ae oper 000 Purchase a house near the campus to serve as a student center, some remcdel- ling of church plant for better serving the students, and assist in providing a special worker among students. he WAYS: oe, ea ok aes Believing its best interests at present will be served by not participating in 2 campaign, Hays, at its own request, asks no share in the money now being raised in the Kansas Conference. Total estimated costs of campaign and collections. cura iste oes oe ee CRAND. COUAL, Cini as ci eee 1001088 aes jee is A PHOS Feul Procuer, dre, 1691 Highland Rarkway, Way 11, 1942. Ur. Ray Fe Parkins, Coach, Bdison High School, . Minneapolis, Minnesota. Dear Ray: oe I would lie for you to give me the data an a boy nemed Paul Proctor, Jre played on one of the high school teams in Ste tg He has friends in ¢ » where fore going to St. Paul, who have talled the University of Kansas. Tis father old Kansag City, Moe, man, and they have friends there who want him to come here. T haven*t writhen bins He is supposed to a star basketball player, and he is not going to University of Minnesota, so this is not proselytinge I wish you would give me your estimate of him. I am writing to a man who lmows basketball players. the move Things are es usual here and on it is near commencement time. I hope you have had a nice year. With kindest regards, I an Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA: A Varsity Basketball and Badeball Coaches August, de 1942. . thus muck Ginding soon 0h Mia Heateny Seats onde Shinge Aclighitds aye & i afl i! a t ge ef B na ' Le E 0 i a E i : i i 5 ' i EP Bf Ba #%) 388 i f € é | & é # t q ' With appreciation and best wishes, I am - Sineerely yours, : : Director of Physical Education, FCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach. July 17, 1942. | | lite Bo Ps Payne, | Box 64, i Lawrence, K angasg. I | Dear Ben: j What I wanted to talk to you about was a battery. However, I went to the Buick people, and since everything has been taken the battery was guaranteed, care of. Thank you for writing me. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, FCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach. se “Dine Well” § & ¥ “Rest Well” Hotel Olathe : Hy ae : i iM 2 fal ' g's az! waoy gba Ege 9 g 3" a8 i up ie HT le aa py ii iis. aie itis th Lage pel He 3 se ba S350 bagi, <3 af Sagi g¥eSng po ye ile ee i ul Baz $s . 2 fia tani Vd Hah ip te uy fut vio tg ah Ik i. - | ‘This thing holds true for Elmer Schaake, who is working at the Ordnance Plant at Eudora. Rumor has it that these people will refuse to release these wrkers, and if that is the tase, Lawrence High School will be looking for a new football coach for the duration Mico mae Tt may be ready by December ee , i Wide elk ds NS eet ts he ter ee Ps and of course he will not be with us. Hemury Shenk will carry the load back there. We have another teacher coming in with a Ph. D. degree, but thet announcament will have to come from the Chancellor's office. These are for our Depertuent of Physical Education and our four~year coaching school. ‘This is all in the School of Education, of course. 7 7 Miss Melba Schillirig wio was our dence teacher here and instruetor in Physical Education has resigned and her place will be filled by someone yet to be nominated by Miss Ruth Hoover, head of the women's division. Miss Schilling ae ening Co work’in Dayton, Ohioe | Hor home ig in Chicagos _ tet ty elicit Weiahaitet Winnia: Wks etemene 1 Mere Math “Red" Dugan, who lettered in baseball in 'S8, "S59, "40, who coaches at Effingham; Ralph Miller, who may go into Gene Twmey's program or Dr. Blvel's program, or he my go to Great Lakes « he is not sure at the present time what he will do, but he is now working on his master's de- grees Ed Ash, who lettered in football in '27 and '28, and in baseball in "29 and "S50, and is now coaching at Argentine High; Bvan Foster, an | Ottewa graduates Charles P. Millis, a Washburn College graduate, and assistant to Ernie Vanck at Topeka High School ~ a car tant eh Se eee oe ee a Varren New~- comer, @ graduate in our department this spring, taking the course as one of the St ee oe ae ee Ernest Vanek, who lettered in basketball in * *34, head basketball coach at Topeka High School. ‘These fellows tees bay lh ir npr neea end so forth, am are taking graduate Se i oe The classes are smaller due to the fact that so many of the coaches have gone into the service program in physical education, even those who @ were too old to come under the draft call. . s The 1 as campus is full of "gobs". They hnve taken over with e dooided cxphaste and you con soo white caps and pentaloona all over eee *% all hours until bedtime. They swarm into the gymasim oe ee ee ee ee sultyy and warm for tae A lot of the e boys are from Texas end they feel this humidity in a evita we Of course you know that Jack Gardner, the Kensas State coach, is to be stationed at the Gardner airport. lie dubtless will ~~ @ game of basketball some time this winter. I am sending you & copy o f ow basketball schodile which is premature becuse feotbell comes ahead of that, but ued aot, Ce a ee Rockhurst Co oa ae aren potter gph kl aeons comgagg ade ee gs Henge Avietion Pre-flight school there on 29, and boca Great his Gillie ack a Seas wee That will be “ iit eis cee Se a a: I believe you SS Se anes Oe Dee come Tea 6h Me eek OF ene At least there local | The fact that the Missouri College a like Central are abandoning their basketball schedule might be show that the Big Six and the bigger conferences are go- - ing ahead with their schedules. But. the tire and gas rationing will cut down the pilgrimage of people coming to the games. This will be | felt in cottell particularly bessuse the goverment is going to dis~ Se ee ee eee ee This has appeared in authenticated statements from experts in Washington a number of times. I trust this will give you ihegegie aces that will be helpful, although the hot stuff is football. I understand Vie Hurt is waiting for Mrs Davidson's return before he is releasing his foot- ball story for the consumption of everybodys | With all good wishes to you, I an Very sincerely yours, : Director of Physical inns, PCA :AH - Versity Basketball Coase | July 14, 1942 ur. Don He Plerde, Kansas City, Mos Dear Dons : “Please find enclosed two autographed pictures of Father Tile. Hope that Mitt and Bob reply to your letters as promptly as did the old fellow. Good luck to you, Don. Director of Physical Education, FPCA:AR Varsity Basketball Coache Enc. July 9142 Dr, Forrest €. Allen Head Basketball Coach Kansas University Lawrence, Kase Dear Docs At present am trying to collect autographed pictures of some of my friends who have been prominant in the athletic world. In so doing would like very mech to have a picture of you, Bobby, and Mitt, that 1s three separate pictures, all in _basketbali togs. I would have written the boys seperately, but thought I could reach them best through yous y If you have-any such photos as these + can get them reduced or blown up to an 8 X 10 size which is standard fruntne size and then will send them back for autographing. | Hope you are enjoying the summer altho I imagine you are hard at work doing something. Give my best to Mrs. Allen, the boys and Eleanor. Hope I8$11 see you again before too long With best wishes and kindest personal regards I remaine “Sincerely yours, My address: 4425 Mgin. = ; Don H. Pierce dune 17, 1942. Hre ‘Ray Ss. Pierson, Burling ton, Kansas. \ . Dear Ray: Ian an very sorry Shh 5 sekiok hastens 0 your generous invitation to be present on duly 5, 1942, at 7 aeme | We are Glasses here each morning and it cnishih Sen Silguimaiinca Por sis 4k diddy ha ttmank oooe. mai en important function as your Great Catfish Conclave. But if you will give me a rain check some time I want to come. Again thankine you, and wishing you continued success, ne I am Sincerely Ours, 3 . Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA: AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coaeh. YOU ARE INVITED to forget Priorities, Price Ceilings, Wage-Hour Regulations, Rationing, Fifth Columnists, Air Raid Threats and other incidents attending Total War and relax with us at the 22nd Annual Pierson Fishing Party at my cabin four miles south and two miles east of Burlington, Kansas (on the Neosho River) beginning Friday evening, July 3, 1942 at 7 o'clock. The party will last over the week-end. Bring a blanket and a pillow if you need to do some sleeping. As usual it will be a dry party. Please let me know on the aa oa pe so that we can get the necessary Priorities fish, : RAY S. PIERSON, BURLINGTON, KANSAS. If con get Priorities from the wife I will attend the 22nd annual Fishing Party beginning Friday, July 3, 1942 I will arrive Friday.... Saturday.... Sunday.... if I can get gasoline rations, altho it may be "on the rim’’ as my tires are thin. Tell the wolves I expect to get OPM (other people’s money) and will Deng he along as bait. I understand the PPC (poker price ceiling) will be the price of a good 5c cigar. Due to reasons I won't admit (which could be WPA*) I will be unable to attend this year's party. *WPA could mean Wife’s Persistent Argument. ares June avs 1942. - Private John A. Pritsch, Camp Callen, California. Dear John: sway Hiren eins Se Shs obtlen yedlneiny ont Koll we that you were stationed at Camp Callen. He further told me that there was some sort of a letter-receiving contest on at your ‘ plese. Now, this is not the primary purpese for which I am _ writing you, so that you can win a contest of that sort, but ny primal purpose is to tell you that we are preud of you in the service and thet we wish you well in lending a berth for a try- out fer the officers’ training. You have fine qualities of \ ddan You are amiable, . sooperative, sincere, and aggressive; and, I should say, fair in all thinge. Soe I an expecting you to get a commission. if at any time you can use my name in furthering your _ pregress, please feel free to do so. You did fine work for us here, John, and I want yeu to kmow that we appreciate it to the extent that we are wanting te help you in every possible way. When you write your mother and dad give them my kindest vegerds. I ama little fushed for time, else I would tell you seme ef the gossip on old Mount Oresd. Suffice to say, sgh that it is pleasant here. tt has rained almost every day, and it is as coel as Colorado weather. in the terminology of the Se ee a a he With all good wishes, I an . _ Sineerely yours, Q “i Direoter of Physical Education and Recreation, PFOA: : Varsity Basicetball and Baseball Coach. June 6, 1942. Lt. Dan Partner, Sport Desk, Kangas City, Mo. Dear Daniel: I was very pleased to read in the Star regarding your commission, and too, I was very happy to have your letter giving me the sane information. I want you to mow it was a pleasure to write a letter for you and it made mo indeed happy to see you land the appointuent. Here's wishing you all kinds of success, Dan. liny we hear from you iomally? Mrs. Allen and I wish to be remembered most to your good wife. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Eduostion and Recreation, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. THE KANSAS CITY STAR. DAILY . SUNDAY WEEKLY COMBINED CIRCULATION CIRCULATION CIRCULATION 450,000 MORNING AND EVENING 320,000 PAID-IN-ADVANCE 600,000 HSS ew ; SUBSCRIBERS Dear Phog: According to communications 1 have received from Washington, I have a commission in the Naval reserve on the way here, I'11l be in Tom Hamilton 's physical fitness program and,after a month's training at Annapolis,will be stationed at one of the induction centers fop flying cadetsn as an instructor, Please accept my sincere thanks for the wonderful letter of recommendation you wrote for me. You were very kind and I appreciate the service deeply. I should be called sometime Before the 15th of this month. Please give my best regards to Mrs. Allen, Sincerely yours, — 6 am Dan Partner PHI DELTA KAPPA 4 Newsletter P lease send any information you may have to Maynard Fox, 401 Fraser. Do you have news from members out in the field? About last year's graduates? About changes.in positions, promotions, honors, etc. About conventions attended, papers delivered? About articles, books, reviews, published since last spring? You can help us by volunteering information about your activities. If we have to depend upon someone else, the danger of error is much greater. P lease help us. The newsletter is a cooperative project. THE KANSAS CITY STAR. DAILY SUNDAY WEEKLY COMBINED CIRCULATION CIRCULATION CIRCULATION 450,000 MORNING AND EVENING 320,000 PAID-IN-ADVANCE 600,000 = Saas SUBSCRIBERS THE UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS THE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE KANSAS CITY, KANSAS DEPARTMENT OF INTERNAL MEDICINE February 22, 1942 Dear Coach and Team, I should like to express my feeling of pride in your play in the game of last Friday night. When the going was tough, you didn't falter but tightened your belts, instead, as if to say- "We've got a job to do and we are going to do it? It's that fighting cour- age that is going to win this war for us. I admire you because you have a wholesome appreciation of your opponents , yet you are not overawed by them. You know, now, that you have the plays and the guiding force on the bench to come through with flying colors. You have won in the past and you can do it again with that old K.U. fight. Come what may, you are a fine bunch of fellows and I wish you could know how much [I have enjoyed your play this year. Good luck to you. Sincerely, “Dwon Nike March 30, 1942. Mr. Don Ce Peete, Ire, 4140 Cambridge, Kansas City, Kansas. Dear Don: Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA:AH Vareity Basketball and Baseball Coach. DON CARLOS PEETE,M.D.