STANFORD UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF THE DEAN OF MEN

July 18, 1945

STANFORD UNIVERSITY, CALIFORNIA

Mr. Forrest C. Allen

Director of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Doc:

Last month you were kind enough to send me a4 copy of "Basketball
Rebound" together with a nice personal letter. I am sorry that

I have not been able to get around to acknowledging your letter
or to reading the Rebounds until yesterday. Needless to say I
enjoyed both very much. It was an opportunity to reminisce in
my mind all my pleasant experiences and to renew vicariously many
of my acquaintances at Lawrence. I see that you haven!t slowed
up your pace one iota. Frankly, I don't see how you stand it.
That Allen strain must be made of very stern stuff. I have always
heard that those southerners are tough hombres, now I am assured
of it.

George Nettels and I have been corresponding some here of late.

I was sorry to read in the last issue of the Graduate Magazine
that he had been defeated as president of the Alumni Association.
I understand, however, that for the first time in history some
rather active campaigning was carried on by his opponent.

My usual trek through Lawrence this past year had to be cancelled
because our Deans! Meeting was called off. This will be the first
time that I have not been able to get to Lawrence at least once
during the year. I miss the friendliness of the place and the
opportunity to renew old acquaintances. In this connection I am
wondering if Mrs. Allen felt that I omitted calling her on my last
visit. I did not get to contact herebut I did try to. So will you
a tell her that I regretted very much the lack of opportunity
or a visit.

lhat story of Bill Jomson's was a dandy and measured up with the
one about Endicott at Missouri.

thanks again for remembering me, Doc, and with best wishes, I am

Cordially yours,

 

JWB: jmg