October 31, 1940

Mre Ye Ee Padden

Ue Se Engineer Office
701 Davidson Bldg.
Kansas City, Mos

Dear Ure Padden:

= find that somehow your letter of Yay 22 was
mispleced and 4 failed to answer the seme before the close
of school last springs

However, I em now writing to let you mow that

while i appreciate your sending me that date on Robert S.
Macklin et Amity, Woe, it is not our habit to offer any
special inducements to the basketball mene We do this because
we do not heve eny money for such purposes, and secondly, most
of the special dispensations are granted to the football boys
in an effort to build e better team. The fact that Robert
would come from Missouri would have meade it necessary for him
to pay out<-of-stete tuition. We have no way to take care of
this, and, since some schools do make specie] inducements, I
am sure we would not be able to bring him here if we wanted to.

There is no extra money here for basketball pleyers,
and we have adopted the policy of taking only crack students
interested in the University, and have endeavored to make
besketball players out of theme :

I do wish to thank you for writing me and I em sorry
thet I failed to acknowledge your letter sooner.

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education and Recreation
Varsity Basketball Coach

FCAsig:min