February 8, 1942.

lite Aede Stowt
Superintendent of Schools
Topelm Public schools
415 West Bighth St.
Topeke, Kansas

Dear Supte Stouts

Tam very happy to fill out the appraisment blenk of Gordon Gray
_@nd Ernest Vanelke Both of these boys are exceptional chaps and both have
served as my ccach of freshman basketball. .

_ Emest Vanek was my freshman coach four years ago and Gordon Gray
is serving as freshman coach at the present times Both are very clean,
capable and personable. Neither use tebacao er alcoholic beverages in
. any way, and both set fine examples before the young men with whom they

Worke Both boys have played on championship teams here at the University
and are very populet with the student body.

Gordon is now working on his Master's Degree here at the University
and that is the reason he is assisting me with coachinge It serves as an
opportumity for him to continue his school worke Gordon went to Herlingen,
Texas immediately after his cradvation here, end I believe he has been dow there
four yearse

Ernest Vanek coached at Herrington, Kansas end made-en exceptional
record with © young team theres Both boys sre well versed in the theory
and practice of physical. educations Neither of them are of the sowcalled
athletic type who believe only in competitive ethleties. Fach ‘mows the |
place of athletics in the intezral scheme of édueation and both boys have
& fine sense of value and fully realize the value of intramureals in school
lifes —

I would not hesitate the slightest in recomiending either boy as

she top basketball coach or as an excellent man to head a physical education

Ernest Vanek is married and has been for the lest three years. Gordon
is unmrried but is a fine, clean, personable young mane If there are other
questions you 1 uld like to ask concerning éither one, I should be glad to
answer them the best I cane I would recommend both boys without reservation
or evasion.e I put my stamp of approval: on boths

Sincerely yours,

Director of Physical Education and Recreation
Varsity Basketball Coach

FCAslg