July 8, 1942, Miss Ruth Hoover, Department of Physical Bducation for Women, _ University of Illinois, ~ Urbana, Illinois. Dear Miss Hoover: | s ; morning I called Dean Smith and read it to him, He says it is all right for you to go ahead and try to locate someane for the position vecated by Miss Schilling. We $1300 for an inexperienced person, and $1400 for an experi-~- enced teachers | 2 Director of Physical Education, PCA df Varsity Basketball Coach. Dear Miss Hoover: Dr. Allen dictated this letter this morning and asked that I sign it in his absence so that it would not be which oame this afternoon. Mr. Shenk and I shall search again for the rool book. | : | i AsHe oe Bh inne Sl ne ck ate Ae ey July 9, 842. Miss Ruth Hoover, Departuent of Physical Education for Homen, University of Illinois, Urbam, Illinois. Dear Miss Hoover: There is no desire on my to influence you in your selection of someone to replace Miss Schilling, but this application came to my desk and I would like for you to look it over. It is possible that this person may to write to not nar be in the market, but you might wish her. , Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education, July 9, 1942. Dean George B, Smith, School of Education. Dear Dean Smith: | I am enclosing a letter I have received ‘from Bill Bingham, Director of Athletics at Harvard, con- cerning their use of the R.0.1.C. cadets in the physical training programe searing Mar mvt gga r-nadoundecewmpeathie progrem we pool all our ideas, and discuss such possi- as this. I thought you would be interested in of the modus operandi at Harvard. 5 H Director of Physical Education, FCA:AH Varsity Basketball coache Enc « nee July 13, 1942. Mr, William J. Director of Athletics, Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass. 2 Director of Physical Education, FCA: AH Varsity Basketball Coach. COPY HARVARD ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Cambridge, Massachusetts William J, Bingham Director of Athletics July 6, 1942, Mr. Forrest C. Allen, University of Kensas, Lawrence, Kaensase Dear Phog: In reply to your letter of July 1, we use the R.O.T.C. Cadets during the first fifteen minutes of our physical training program. About half of this time is used for marching, and the other half for conducting some of the exer- cises from the Field Menual (FM 21). The Cadets are not compensated for this work. As a matter of fact the Military Department is delighted to assign them to us, because it gives a boy practice in giving commands, and also in leading calisthenics. After the Cadets have finished with the class one of our staff takes over with heavy calisthenics, and the last part ‘of the period is devoted either to boxing, ea ar work on the obstacle course. , It is compulsory now for all undergraduates to exercise four periods per week, and the Dean'f Office has cooper- ated by placing boys on probation who cut more than six times. If a boy is retained on an intercollegiate squad this of course ees the exercise requiremen t« We will also give a boy not more than two credits a week for tennis, squash racquets, golf, or single scull rowing. With our swimming classes one-half of the period is devoted to heavy calisthenics, and the other half to swimming. With best wishes, I am Sincerely yours, (Signed) WILLIAM J. BINGHAM COPY HARVARD ATHLETIC ASSOCIATION Cembridge, Massachusetts William J, Director of Athletics July 6, 1942, Mr. Forrest C. Allen, University of Kansas, _ Lawrence, ‘Kansase Dear Phog: In reply to your letter of July 1, we use the R.O.T.C. Cadets during the first fifteen minutes of our physical training program, About half of this time is used for marching, and the other half for conducting some of the exer- cises from the Field Menual (FM 21). The Cadets are not compensated for this work. As a matter of fact the Military Department is delighted to assign them to us, because it gives a boy practice in giving comands, and also in leading calisthenics. _ After the Cadets have finished with the class one of our staff takes over with heavy calisthenics, and the last part ef the period is devoted either to boxing, wrestling, ar work on the obstacle course. It is compulsory now for all undergraduates to exercise four periods per week, and the Dean'f Office has cooper-= ated by placing boys on probation who cut more than six times. If a boy is retained on an intercollegiate squad this of course satisfies the exercise requirement. We will also give a boy not more than two credits a week for tennis, squash racquets, golf, or single soull rowing. With our swimming classes one-half of the period is devoted to heavy calisthenics, and the other half to swimming. With best wishes, I am Sincerely yours, (Signed) WILLIAM J. BINGHAM duly 14, 1942. Miss Ruth Hoover, Department of Physical Education for “omen, Sinerely, Riventer at Physical Education, Varsity Basketball Coaches CLASS OF SERVICE \ \ EB > E RN 1201 SYMBOLS This is a full-rate : Telegram or Cable- DL=Day Letter NT =Overnight Telegram am unless its de- erred character is in- LC=Deferred Cable dicated by a suitable : symbol above or pre- { 5 2) ceding the address. NLT =Cable Night Letter R. B. WHITE NEWCOMB CARLTON PRESIDENT J. Cc. WILLEL CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT \ Ship Radiogram 7 The filing time shown in the date line on telegrams and day letters is STANDARD TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is STANDARD TIME at hess KBB133 46 COLLECT=CHAMPAIGN ILL 13 808P = : cath DR F C ALLEN= 7 aA 801 LA KR= INTERVIEWED PATRICIA ROCHE® ILLINOIS GRADUATE EXPERTENCED WANTED HER LAST YEAR BEFORE MELBA BUT SHE HAD SIGNED AT DEP AWe WILL COME TO K ANS AS AT 1400 1F SHE CAN GET RELEASE FROM DEPAWs MAY 1 OFFER POSITION. NEED YOUR IMMEDIATE CONFIRMATION BEFORE ASKING RELEASE FROM DEP AW RUTH HOOVER» TEACHER» 1400s. THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICH December 10, 1941 Dean George B. Smith Praser Hall ' Geampus Dear Dean Smith, I herewith hand you the suggested program of our 4d epartmente The following Physical Education Activites will be available for two half-semester units during the fall and spring semesters: Basketball Life Saving Tennis Soccer Volleyball Modern Dancing Handball | Polk Dancing Individual Gymnastics. Track Tumbling Hockey Reereaticnal — Social Dancing Boxing Wrestling Softball Golf Pencing Tap Dancing Badminton Archery Each of the above will be available for men or women or both on the elementary and the advanced levels as needs may indicate. A student popstar: rapt wilh canner arg nn tation, 4 semester hours in Varsity Athletics, and 1 semester hour in the other physical education activities listed in this letter. Trusting that this will be satisfactory I am Very cordially yours, | ) Director of Physical Education and Recreation Fca/pe Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach The following Physical Activities will be available during the fall and spring semesters: Basketball Tennis Swimming Volleyball Hendball Individual Gymnastics Tumbling Recreational Sports Boxing Wrestling Softball Varsity Athletics Golf Fencing Tap Dancing Social Dancing Badminton Archery Equitation Life Saving Hockey Soccer Modern Dancing Folk Dancing Track Bach of the above will be available for men or women or both on the elementary and the advanced levéls as needs may indicate. Additional work will be offered in Swimming and Equitation. As many as four quarters of Varsity Athletics will be available. November 22, 1941. ele seek Be tes, poe culaees of lanes iis th ten, University of Kansas. bene Dome tinea oe fem enolestng herewith suggested shanges in the offerings of the Department of Physical Bdueation which our Gopartment has worked cut fer the new oatelog sopy. | I would appresiste 4% &¢ you will prevent this matter to your Administrative Gowittee, and, if you deem &% advisable, to your College Faculty for ection. As you knew, the cateleg sopy gees to the state prénter in a very short tise. Por that reason, any action en the suggested changes will nood te be taken soone ZT ehell eppresiate hearing from yous. Very sinoerely yours, Direehw of Physioal Education ons setesateltin PCAsAH Vereity Saskethen. ané Baeeball Coache Ene : The student may elect an outdoor activity for one half of and en indoor activity for the cther half of the semester, or he my elect & single activity which is carried on throughout the entire Physics] Education 1. <== First Pall Term Phys ical Eduemtion 2— --~ First Spring Term 1 Bduention S. @-< Second Pall Term Physical Rduention 4» === Second Spring Torn A student enrolling in Physical Education for the first tine in the fa11 will enroll in Physical Mduestion 1. ‘the second fall semester enroliment will be in Physical Iducetion 3. The game applies te the spring semester cnroliment: Physics! Hdmestion 2. for the first spring enrollment, and Physical Education 4. for the second spring semester enroliment. fo fulfill the requirement for credit in Physien] Education Ly 2» 3, or 4, the student, wiler the guidance of the Physical Education steff, may oleet any of the following Physical Edusation activities, in canting Wry exteninas rantee + modern dance, nt sooial sevotne omnes? physieal educe.tion, basketball (u), versity athletics M), boxing * | _ anata (Fo =" life saving i), eos diving (\), Lae . : coal eck. on softhall badminton, tation, (Ww), capaens 1 gymastics egy By boning Gis versity athleties (ii), handball (u), wrestling (i). W = courses open to women only Mi = courses open to mon only a ik elec eee Sechelt cageabecsrees ae November 22, 1941. Deen George Baxter Smith, Scheel of Education, University of Kansas. Dear Dean Smith: | Z am enclosing herowith a scopy of the letter I am sending Dean Lawson, together with ea copy of the ehanges suggested by our department fer the new catalog Gopye I simply desired to keep you informed on the progress that we are malcing. Very eincerely yours, Direetor of Physical Education and Reereation, FOL:AH Versity Basketball and Baseball Coach. Revember 22, 19416 Wire Tavmend Nichols, Ghancellor’s Office, | University of Kansas. Dear Mire Nichols: | ram enclosing © copy af a letter I have just written to Dean Lewson, together with a copy of the changes suggested by eur departihent for the now catalog scopy. This will explain the reason for the slight delay in getting the sopy te youe pee ae Very sincerely yours, 3 Direster ef Physical Education and Reereaticn, FOAsAa Varsity Besketball and Baseball Ceschs Enole PAY Physical Education, Physical Education activities may be elected by anystudent for one hour credit, each semester, Four such credits may counted toward graduation, The student may elect an outdoor activity for one half of the semester, and an indoor activity for the other half of the semester, or he may elect a single activity which is carried on through out ~ the entire semester. Service Courses in Physical Education. Physical Education 1, «-- First Fall Term Physicel Education 2, --« First Spring Term Physical Education 3, «+= Second Fall Term. Physical Education 4, == Second Spring Term ae 4 student enrolling in Physical Education for the first time 52m. the fall will enroll in Physical Education 1. The second fall Oe eee tau in Physical Education 3, The samapplies . to the ete: Be “enrollment; Physical Education 2. for the first spring enrollment, and Physic 1 Education 4, for the second spring eta. enrollment, fo Bullfill the requirement for credit in Physical Education: (1.9,35, or 4, the student, under the guidance of the Physical Educe _ tion staff, may elect any of the following physical education - activities, in accordance with his interests and needs. | Physical Education Activities: © Physical #ducation 1 Or 3. Hockey (W), swimming, tennis, modern danee, fencing, social dancing, equitation, badminton, archery, golf,tumbling (W), folk daneing, general physeial education, basketball (M), varsity athletics (M), Boxing (M) | Physical Education 2 or 4, Baskethall (W), swim ing, life saving (W), Diving (W), volley: ball (W), modern dance, tap dancing, fencing, social dancing, badminton, equatééion, tennis, golf, archery, track (W) softe ball (W), individual astics (ii), Boxing (M), varsity athletics (if), handbali (M), Wrestling (i) We courses open to women only M- courses open to men only, he enroliment|in th specific ab¢ivities \is taken cafe of by t Bh» sic ucafion Staff be enyollment card for the Dean/s office frill rgads; Physicd1 educatign 1 Physical “ducation 5, for the fa}l semepter, sidal Edpcation 2 or 4 for|the spring gemestpr, Suggestiens The enrellment in the specific activities would be taken care of by physical education staff members, The enrollment card for the Deans’ offices would read: Physical 1 or Physical Education 3, for the fall semester, and physical Education 2 er 4 for the spring sem- esters That a cemplete report as to activities and hours fer enrollment be send to the Deans’ offices immediately after enrollment. - ( # : Schedule of classes would appear much the same as at present with the exceptions that courses would be numbered either 1 or 3 an@ that there would be ne listing of hours of credit other than a note with the statement that each course would carry one hour of credit. te 8330 9:30 10:30 11:30 1:30 BESO 3:30 4:30 10:30 9:30 EDs 30 11:30 52M 54M ie: Class Schedule -= 2nd $ Semester Shenk Me. W. T« Ta Brown Te te Fe Brown Te Ve Priteh Me. W. Friday Shenk 3c- Mo We F. Conditioning Exercises é How to teach them. Track Softball Golf Recreative sports Golf Advanced swimming Pfitsh Me. Wo Fo 3b. Intermediate Swimming _ T. T. Fe 2ak. El. Tennis Shenk Me W. F. Organization & Administration Pfitsh Mo We. Fe4lad. El. Golf Raugh T. T. F.4laB. Hl. Golf Shenk Practice Teaching Shenk Me We Exem. & Prescription of Exercise Belt Me W. F.42d Sabre Shenk Ma@sW. T. Equitation (Met+) Pfitsh Me. We Fs 2aB Shenk M. W. We. F. (Mott) Me Ty We Ts Nordstrom-M. W. F. 8b. Raugh Belt 74 Te FS Allen WWF: Allen Tet Allen vale Allen Tele Bl. Tennis Calisthenics (course) Faculty Recreation Equitation Gen. Phys. Ed. Intramurals Intermediate Fencing Comunity Recreation Kinesiology First Aid Baseball Ct dni eel Sia als See re as caea ea as cabiicd April 29, 1942. Miss Melba Schilling, Department of Physical Education. Dear Miss Schilling: _I em very sorry that I will be unable to attend the Tau Sigma Spring Dance Revue this evening, as I am to speak in Lemont,Kensas. I em sure that you will have a lovely entertainment, and I am sorry that I will have _ to miss it. Very sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, FCAsAH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE - DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION Dear BEE. BLL ee : The TAU SIGMA SORORITY wishes to extend to you a very cordial invitation to attend their Spring Dance Revue, SYMPHONY IN HWOTION. It is to be held at Fraser Theatre on the night of April 29, 1942. The members of our sorority are endeavoring in this revue to entertain you with every style of dancing. There will be classical, and the ultra - modern jitterbugging to the music of such composers &s Debussy, Moussorgsky, Mozart, Cole Porter and our own Bob Palmer. The costumes for each number are original. Even though you may not be a patron of "The Dance," we can assure you that you will enjoy its beauty and pageantrVye Because of the versatility of the entertainment we invite you to bring any and all members of your family as well as any fricnds.e Won't you be our guest on April 29th.? Respectfully yours, April 17, 1942. / Mr. Dell Davidson, 1112 Illinois St., Lawrence, Kansas. Dear Mr. Davidson: Since you are so busy at the stadium this week- end I thought it best to send this note so that you can pian your work for next week. Miss Hoover has asked that the women's hockey field and the boftball diamond be rolled while the ground is still soft. Miss Schilling desires a chest made in which to store the Tau Sigma costumes, and I believe we have enough shiplep to use for this. She desires this chest to be six feet long, thirty inches high, and about three feet wide (not too wide to go through an ordinary door). The lid should be hinged, and fixed so that it ean be £ E i E i Director of Physical Education and Recreation, Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS LAWRENCE DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION March LO, 1 942 ; Dear Doc: Regarding the number of men students that could be taken care of in Physical Education if we were to have a requirement --- Personally, as a matter of conditioning and still contri- buting something of an educative nature (a) I believe the elimination of all activities in the program which are not of a very active nature; (b) require activities with a choice; (c) allow transfer to varsity activities - football, basketball, cross country only during the season; (d) use only activities in the program which could be used for large groups - boxing, soccer, wrestling, a conditioning class, touchfootball, cross country hiking. ‘Each period to open with a conditioning period. By using the gym and intramural fields each period in the day we could perhaps take care of between twelve and fifteen hundred. To meet this figure either the gym or auditorium would need to be available each afternoon. With sufficient staff we could offer mass coaching and conditioning for touchfootball and allow the games to substitute for physical education. This is done in some places. It demands more supervision, costs .more money, and is educative;while I can see nothing in calisthenics but warming up for something else - an advertising feature and a perfect means of defeating the program for time to come. It takes rugged, rough games - not calisthenics, to win a war. I know that is how you feel