1250 Edgewood Road
Lake Forest, Tllinois
May 16, 1942

Dr. Forrest C. Allen

Department of Physical Education
University of Kansas

Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Dr. Allen:

T am applying for a commission in the Naval
Reserve and would be very grateful if you could write
a letter of recommendation for me. Just a general -
' character recommendation is needed, I believe, since
T have no special qualifications. If commissioned,
I would be given training for Armed Guard, that is,
acting as gunnery gfficer on a merchant ship. If
you could say that;was a person of good character,
made pretty good grades, played on the tennis team
and later coached it, or something of the sort it would
be fine. The letter should be addressed to the Director,
Office of Naval Officer Procurement, Chicago, Illinois,
but should be sent to me so that I can include it with
my application papers.

I graduated from K. U. in 1935 and after two
years of graduate work and teaching there, went to Yale.
I've combined graduate study and teaching until last
June when I finally got my Ph.D. This year I have been
an assistant professor of English at Lake Forest, College,
near Chicago.

Although we have been away from Kansas for
several years now, we have continued to follow your
basketball teams, and they have given us plenty of
opportunity jo take pride in their achievements. We
had the pleaure of hearing you over the radio on Bob
Elson'ts program when you brought your team to Chicago
this winter.

Sineerely,

De oe