UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
LAWRENCE
April 15, 1942.

DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION

Dr. Forrest C. Allen,
Department of Physical Education,
University of Kansas.

Dear Dr. Allen:

It has just occurred to me that you might be
interested to know that I looked over the physical
education and athletic plants at the Kansas State
Teachers College at Pittsburg during my week's stay
there in February.

You may be surprised to know that at this college,
with less than one-third of our emrollment, they have
six or eight concrete all-weather tennis courts. They
also have a much better indoor swimming pool than ours
end their other facilities, with the possible exception
of their stadium, seem to equal or surpass ours in al-
most all respects.

In recent visits with practice teachers to
VWryandotte and Topeka high schools, we have been impressed
with the fact that these high schools have much more
modern equipment, and gymnasiums, than does the University.
Wyandotte has a very modern swimming pool, in addition to
three gymnasiums, fiwe dressing rooms, showers, locker
rooms, etc. Topeka, while not having a swimming pool,
also has three gymnasiums and equally fine equipment and
facilities.

I just thought you might be interested in learning
these things. .

Sincerely yours,

tie

Henry Shenk.