UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
a” LAWRENCE
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICAL EDUCATION March 20, 19396

Dre Forrest C. Allen,
Director of Physical Educatione

Dear Doc:

Having just completed the class in Administration, in
which the class spent the period quizzing Chet Friedland re-
garding his experiences back in New York, I could not help but
notice the great enthusiasm the students had and the great
desire for information on physical education throughout the

country.

Having been required to take two trips while at Spring-
field, much on the basis of our Geology trips and much on the
idea of the trips taken by the Mngineering students here, I asked
the class what they thought of the idea of requiring in the future
senior majors in physical education to take a trip, say including
Ste Louis, probably Springfield, Ill, Bloanington, Ille, Urbana,
and ending with a couple of days in Chicago, with the idea of study-
ing the recreation and physical education programs in those cities.
I was surprised to find that three or four of them were very en= ,
thusiastic about doing it late this spring, and I told them that
of course I was merely making the suggestion and that sort of a
trip would require the consent of the class and certainly would
demand a great deal of preparation by someone in the departuent
since it would involve bus transportation probably, and chaperons,
and well worked out itinerary previous to the trip. I personally
doubt that anything could be done in that respect this spring, but
I do think that on accowmt of the fact that Wepre ye See
out - and I feel we are turning out better mijors,, this’ dded ~
feature would not only promote better professional attitude among
the students but certainly would give them a very fine laboratory
experience. Incidentally, they might visit Northwestern University
also while in Chicagoe

This, of course, is just an idea, but in talking it over
with Mrs. Hulteen we thought you no doubt would have time to read
the letter and think it over on your way back from the Coaste I
sincerely hope you will be able to see some of our old friends
while on the Coast, and if you should happen to get down Los Angeles
way, aside from John be sure to say hello to Art Esslinger who