Rev. Edwin F. Price, 1209 Tennessee Ste, lawrence, Hansas. Dear Friend Ed: Yes, I will be glad to cooperate with you and start work begiming September 21 until Thanksgiving. —— Peat. I feel amenable to the suggestion that we use the title "Christian Strategy in the Geme of Life". It _ 4s still early to pore over the material for fall since this is my short vacation time, but I would like to have the one new book on “Honest Answers to Honest Questions", which would help mé. With all good wishes to you end yours, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FOA:AH Varsity Basketball and Bascball Coache fugust 15, 1941. Rev. Edwin F. Price, 1209 Tennessee St., Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Mre Price: Your letter of August 15th to Dr. Allen came just prior to his leaving for a coaching school in Iowa, and he has not had an opportunity to answer it. Dr. Allen will be gone until about August 25rd, and upon his return I am sure you will hear from him. — If you need a reply from him before that time I shall be glad to forward your letter so that he may reply from Towa. Sincerely yours, Secretary (pro ten.) oO. E. ALLISON, MINISTER MISS VIRGALENE DAVIS, SECRETARY EDWIN F. PRICE, MINISTER OFFICE: PHONE 1908 The Hirst Methodist Church AND The Wesley Foundation at the Vnibersity of Kansas DIRECTOR OF WESLEY FOUNDATION Latorence, Kansas Aaz. 13, 1941 Dr. Forrest C. Allen, Robinson Gymnasiun, Lawrence, Kansas. Dear friend “Phog":; In lining up classes for our students for the fall semester, I naturally turn again to you. No one else can do the job quite as well, and I do hope you can again serve for at least the pre-Thanksgiving Sundays, beginning Sept. 2lst. As to subject matter, do you have some theme you would like to employ? If not, I wonder if what you used in 1958 under the title "Christian Strategy in the Game of Life" might not again be employed, as very few of those here this fall would have been in the group three years ago. I have the outlined suggestions for several weeks of that material together with the books and one new book on "Honest Answers to Honest Ques- tions*, which might £10 in. I'll appreciate hearing from you at your earliest convenience. I know the students are hoping you will again be serving in this capacity. Cordially, August 29, 1941. Personal Mr» Dan Partner, Sports Desk, Kansas City, Missourie Dear Dans I want to spin a little confidential yarn with you which you can use as you wish without revealing the source of your information. I noticed a week or two agé au item about Otto Schnellbacher of Sublette, in your columtl. Well, here's that is the top. But this is mo reproach on the Aggie method of pays On Nonday night Schmellbacher called mo from Manhattan end said, te ee day efternoon.” I said, “Otto, if you cam get down here by moon © would be ¢ eb titke sou sneue Gath we te se en their wife and sweetheart to see the Yanks play ‘ after- moon. I bought ten tickets, and I have an en extra would like to come" He said, “I'll be there.” ' Theh, much to my surprise, on Tuesday morning I received the following wire: “Have decided to attend Kansas State. Thank for your consideration.” (signed, Otto one if you Che Tpit Scie Wid erste ‘fete ‘a “Tadede; Witeding that the wire was genuine. I am enclosing a scopy of the a ° ps3eg5 a 3 age iia j eh saihigta i i : ase Ane athe y fet 3 Hu dis a he i ae ian ied el FF Rap MRER Ban gH Sadan a at 2 te : 2 = + ue 8 Hi 14 ba | z pics Fya5gi 1 i A gute * S ceed peMaepls fp titH tani fi} it hig i HAL Hel aH a sah ada i HT i rl ij COPY August 26, 1941. My’ Ed Hall, Sublette, Kansas. Dear Eddie: On my desk this morning I received a wire from Otto Schnellbacher as follows: "Have decided to attend Kansas State. Thank you for your consideration," He told me over the telephone last night that he was coming up to be a Jayhawker. He certainly made a kaleidoscopic change from feathers to furs Maybe the cool- ness of the weather last night due to the shower caused him to make a hasty change of raiment. IT am sending you a carbon copy of the letter I wrote the young man, and I mean it. Some fellows sell their académic birthright for a mess of pottage. We will be happy to see you when you come in. With all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. COPY Mr. Otto Schnellbacher, Dear Otter a I have your wire of even date as follows: "Have decided to attend Kansas State. Thank you for your consider- ation. " I wish to congratulate you on selecting a very fine school and I am sure that you will have some very fine competition in our state. I know that you mst feel quite happy to have made a decidion because I imagine that you are feeling a finencial drain after traveling hither and yon, be- sides the uncertainty of not knowing what you were going to dos : _ «trust that you have definitely made up your mind that you will stick. There is nothing as detrimental to a young man's success as indecision. I have always made the habit of going into a haberdashery shop and when I lay uy eyes on something that I like I buy it pronto. I have seen so many — women shop and shop end shop that when they would buy something they were quite dissatisfied because they weren't definitely certain that they had picked the right bargain. . I trust that you will be wholly satisfied with your bargain end that you will not feel when things get tough along the road thet "if I had gone somewhere else I would have os bettered myself". You have a great opportunity to get an education; after all, that should be the first consideration. You will find me wishing you the best of success, but I will be disappointed in you if you do any more shopping. Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA:;AH «6=—s—i(<ési‘éC*é«C arity éBaskettba.lll amd Baseball Conch. August 27, 1941. lite Ed Hall, Sublette, Kansas. Dear Eddie: Otto Schnellbacher is here. He came in this morning and I immediately put him to work. He had his old clothes with him and I started to take him down to the stadium but could not find Dell, so took him over to my home end let him clean up the lawn. He is going to eat lunch with us today. | The Aggios sent that wire. They took him down to see the New York Yankees play the Blues yesterday. I had told him that I would take him. This morning at 5 o'clock he took the bus for Lawrence and ealled me from the station at 7:50. I went down and got him, and he eaid he knew nothing about the wire. Everything is fine now, and we are happy to lave him here. Some of the fraternities want to rush hin, and I have said that he is in your hands. Vrite and tell me what you want to do about this. ' When are you coming to Lawrence? If you want some work we will be glad to put you at a job when you get here. With best wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. | ON es od \ DL=Day Letter NS Oe Ta Yo) Ea > wo Y . ( % 8 ) NT=Overnight Telegram LE ae = (Fs LC=Deferred Cable oe aT eS T= MT Tells el Suk ef NLT =Cable Night Letter NEWCOMB CARLTON J. CC: WILLEVER era UNION CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT \ Ship Rediogram fl SH o PPING SE RY ic [E _stters is STANDARD TIME at point of origin. ‘Time of receipt is STANDARD TIME at point of destination KAV17 11 XCSMANHATTAN KANS 26 905A | — 641 AUG 26 AM 9 5g DR F C ALLENS KANSAS UNIVERSITY KR= WAVE DECIDED TO ATTEND KANSAS STATE® THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONS 1 DERAT I ON= OTTO SCHNELLBACHERs He aK “jeer THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICE re Bd Hall, Sublette, Kansas. Dear Eddie: On my desk this morning I received a wire fron Otto Sehnellbacher eas follows: “Have decided to attend Kansas State. Thank you for your consideration.” He told me over the telephone last night whit he was coming up to be a Jayhawker. He certainly made a kaleidoscopic change from feathers to fur} Maybe the cool- ness of the weather lest night due to the shower ceused him to make a hasty change of raiment. | I am sending you e carbon copy of the letter I wrote the young man, and I moan ite Some fellows sell their academic birthright for a meses of pottage. | . We will be happy to see you when you come in. With all good wishes, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. August 26, 1981. litte Otto Schnellbacher, Manhatten, Kansas. Dear Otto: I have your wire of even date as follows: "Have decided to attend Kansas State. ‘Thenk you for your consideration.” : I wish to congratulate you on selecting a very I trust that you have definitely made up your mind that you will stick. There is nothing ae detrimental to a young man's success as indecision, I have always uade the habit of going into a haberdashery shop and when I lay sy eyes on something that I like I buy it proutoe I have seen. so many women shop and shop and shop that when they would buy something they were quite dissatisfied because they woren't definitely certain that they had picked the right Director of Physical Education and Reoreation, ial Manhattan, Kansas a August 26, 1941. . Dr. Forrest C. Allen,. - Lawrence, K ansas. Have decided to attend Kansas State. Thank you for your consideration. ~ ‘ Otto Schnellbacher. OF chen ; i. 3 eg é g4 : ii ie yi a a a8 it a dy “iy 1 a5] s, 133 5 iE Th il af i: aS abet in ‘ ; Bs abe’ ies UE ‘4 sad t b-33 ba iH aga uty . . , >. a a hee bit 5 4 j ity s “ii 83; 3 Hi Ub aes -. aad itr ails yh od ad versi your Associate Professor of Physical Bducation hits a8 |p 1 RAE ee : eat i fi Wt ails Gil Ue! ‘ i Hudtday! u 1,4 ifeegidt ys i i! ul! Lid ey Heb ia : 5 tal uo HE : ea 8 HH He 3s it mm «| tS Sam elee euking Bro. Ueseew Basen, ow publioity man of the University of Kansas, to put you on the mailing list for basketball publicitye Sincerely yours, eS seine ot Vesel Midibhdian nt teenies POAsig © Waraity Sesketiall: Ooesh i | | ce: Horace Mason _ Louis Menze RED, September 21, 1940 Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence. Kan. Dear Dr. Allens I have a request from one of our magazine clients for the schedule and available details on the Big Six Conference games this season, to be used in connection with a feature article on college basketball. I would greatly appreciate the dates and background material you may have available. . May I also ask you to add my name to your mailing list for your scheduld announcements in the future? Thanking you in advance for your cooperation, I an, Sincerely, hic Mires Heinz Placzek Editor PRODUCED BY UNITED PRESS ASSOCIATIONS 220 EAST 42ND STREET . , ~ NEW YORK CITY Ostober 7, 1940 Argyle Building Kansas City, Missouri Dear Tre Peete: If mental telepathy has anything to do with psychic commmication between individuals, then you must have been getting a lot of short wave messages, We think of you people everyday and often talk about you, but we never communicate with yous . : Life has been a hectic merryegoeround for us from the time vacation ‘started, after eight weeks of sumer session, until now. Of course, there was no vacation for me because I was teaching at the University of Texas in Austin, then at the High School Clinic in Topela. After that, I went to Louisville with my family for a week, but had @ very important and busy conference in Chicago with the lational Collegiate Athletic Association regarding the basketball tournament. This meeting was heid September 6 and 7. a We rushed home fron Chicago into the midst of one of the busiest existences that I have ever experienced, but we are going to see you soon, we hopes In fact, i had expected to run up to Hansas City and see you before this, but i have never been in the City a single time since I got backs Gur Varsity is practicing consecutive afternoons on Monday Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday, I have been meeting the fresiaen at — right on the same evenings, but I have & freshman ecach who helps me_ out and this relieves me a creat dealy I have had so much administrative — work that it has kept me busy and turned me dizzy aS no But why should I tell a hyperbusy man any of my troubles? I that you are much busier than I am, However, we must get ¢ rth end @ visit. I have a lot of things to talk to you about and I know that the women folks can also find somthing about which to converses <= ‘up here at the office Saturday night, dictating thie H in the daytime, Mre Peete : Page 2 Octe 7, 1940 I was sorry to learn of our defeat at Iowa State, It seems as if our boys oan hardly get over the humps Maybe when we do we will — ge places, but we still have to get over the huaps With my kindest regards ee love to the Peete fumily, i am, Sincerely yours, ‘Director of Physical Education and Reereation oo Basketball Coach FCAsig November 27, 1940 Mre Bill Powell Ae Ge Spalding & Brose 1012 Grand Avenue Kanses City, Moo — Dear Bill:. I thank you for your kind invitation to attend the Heismith Basketball League opening night on Wednesdey, December 4, in the Municipal Auditorium. I regret exceedingly thet I can not attend your luncheon beceuse I will be in Wellington the night before. I will be happy,. however, to be with you et the opening of the League gemes the evening of the 4th. It will be necessary for me to drive up after my besketball practice. I certainly want to do all that I can to boost a very worthy project such as the Naismith League. If there is anything additional thet I can do to boost this very successful and worthwhile mann setinns i ovrme, kKnOWs Where shell I nent when I drive in? Due to the fact thet I am coaching, it will be necessary for me to | drive my own car, and, since it is about fifty miles each wey, I imagine the expenses will be around $6.50 or $6.00. I will leave thet to your judgment. : With ell good wishes and thenking you for your invitation, < am, : Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Educstion end Recreation Versity Basketball Coach FPCA:1lg:mln DIVISION OF SPALDING SALES CORPORATION ATPTHLPTIC Get tity €8 $ 1012 GRAND AVENUE, KANSAS CITY, MO. uh Den i November 25, 1940 on 2 ne A Reet ye Lesa Aor poy ao oak = hAA dor! AN g 4 We Hy / ed U < i oY ; a Dew a h”* ee : 6 en * i es 2 why be Dr. F. Ce Allen — , ye Baskethall Coach University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Doc: I am again writing you this year to again extend to you a most cordial invitation to be the guest of the Naismith Basketball League at their opening night of play Wednesday, December 4th at the Municipal Auditorium. We are making very elaborate plans for a grand opening this season even more so than last year and we do not feel that the opening of our fine Basketball League would be complete without your presence. We are also planning a big booster luncheon that afternoon, rather at noon, on Wednesday, December 4, at which we will have between twenty-five and thirty mayors of the various smaller towns surrounding Kansas City here as our guest. iL am also writing all of the other Big Six Basketball “oaches and extending them similiar invitations to par- ticipate in the opening of our League that night and to also be on hand for our luncheon that noon. We will pay the expenses of the Big Six Basketball Coaches to and from Kansas City for this occasion. Please let me know, Doc, as soon as possible whether or not you can be here for we certainly are counting on youuto help us out and I know that you most certainly will if there is no conflict on that date. Please let me hear from you by return mail. Publi as Manager Naismith Basketball League BP: ml UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS ATHLETIC ASSOCEA TION ae URBANA DIVISION OF INTRAMURAL AND RECREATIONAL SPORTS Room 202 Old Gymnasium December 24, 1940 Dr. F: G. Allen Director of Athletics University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Dr. Allen: Mr. John Cress of your staff visited us here several days ago. He suggested that you might be interes- ted in bringing the Gymkana Troupe to the University of Kansas sometime in the future. For your guidance, I am sending under separate cover, some material from the Uni- versity Publicity Office which might interest you. Wishing you the compliments of the season, I am Very sincerely yours, heey Ape P/p Price Director of Gymkarra ‘December 28, 1940 Mire Hartley De Price Director of Gymkana Athletic Association University of Illinois Urbana, Illinois Lear Mre Prices Your letter of December 24 regarding the pose sibility of bringing the Gymiana Troupe to the University of Kansas has been received. Dre Allen is out of town at the present time with the Varsity Basketball Teamg they are playing in lew York, Philadelphia and Chicago, Your letter will be brought to his attention as’ soon as he returnse Sincerely yours, Secretary to Dre Forrest C. Allen 4 a. SS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE W. W. PARKER, PRESIDENT CAPE GIRARDEAU, MISSOURI April 21 1941 Dr. Forrest C. Allen Department of Physical Education University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas Dear Phog: Upon my return to Cape Girardeau I find on my desk your letter of April 14. It was indeed a pleasure to see you and Bob in Oklahoma City recently. Please extend to Bob my heartiest congratulations upon his making Phi Beta Kappa. It is fine to be a great athlete, as Bob is, but it is also fine to have some scholarship along with it. Mrs. Parker and I extend to the entire Allen family the very best of cordial good wishes. Most sincerely W. We PARKER President June 14th, 1941 Mr. Le H. Petit, Superintendent Chanute City Schools Chanute, Kansas Dear Superintendent Petit: Thank you for your very good letter regarding Mr. Reginald B. Strait, your Director of Physical Education in the Chanute Public Schools. I had a fine conference with Mr. Strait and enjoyed my visit with him very much. However, we had previously engaged Mr. Henry Shenk, an old K.U. football player and a K.U. graduate. He has been connected with the Junction City Public Schools for a number of years and made a great record there. | For a time he was being considered for the principalship of Junction City, which made it highly improbablg” nigh But it is now definitely decided that” will take Mr. DeGroot's place. | We also had Mr. James Raport who went to K.U., to Alabama Polytechnic Institute. We had ko to procure another man in the department to take Mr. Raport's place. But the budget committee has seen fit to curtail the expenditures in the University somewhat for next yeer.and we are afraid that our budgetary allowance will not permit the expenditure necessary to get the type of man Strait is. I do, however, wish to thank you very much for your kindness in writing me. It is our hope, if and when. this fuss is over with Hitler that we will be in a position to have near normalcy again. With all good wishes, I an, Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation-Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. FCAsre CHANUTE City SCHOOLS LH. PETIT © SUPERINTENDENT Chanute, Kansas Mey 29, 1941 Dre Fe Ce Allen University of Kansas lawrence, Kansas Dear Doctor Allen: This morning I was visiting with Mr. Reginald R. Strait, the director of our physical education department, about some things connected with our schoolse In the course of that conversation he told me that he had been talking with you regarding the possibility of a vacancy which may occur 6n your staff and that if it did occur he would be inter- ested in applying for ite Because Mr. Strait has done such a fine piece of work for us and because I am interested in his advancement I am taking the liberty of writing to you regarding hime He came to us four years ago from Kinsley, Kansas, where he had been a successful high school teacher and coache He came here employed especially as coach of our Junior College athletics. It so happened that before school began that fall we had a vecancy in the directorship of our physical education and we trensferred him to that positione We have never regretted our choiceée Mre Streit is an all-round physical education mane He has coached athletics successfully. As director of our physical education program he has supervised physical education and playground work in our elementary schools, supervised the work of the Junior High School department and has supervised and taught in the Senior High Schoole This has given him & wide range of experiences He handles himself well both with little people of the grades and with boys of senior high school and jwmior col- legee He works quietly and effectively without much noise or fanfare. He is consistently improving his traininge He has his Master's Degree in physical education and is working during the summer toward his Doctor's degree in that same fielde He is above all a fine, courteous Christian gentlomane I do not at all relish the idea of losing any of the best men and women on our staff. However, I realize that these folk who are ambitious and who are doing good work should move on to better positions and I am happy to see them do soe If you do have a vacancy in your department I hope you will consider Mre Strait's qualities. Very truly yours, A (het Le He Petit LHP: lw