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in my spare moments. I also have a large refreshment hall and a nice ice crean
parler. five thousand men or thereabouts visit this large cmter every day. It
is terrific boost to their morale <- fighting men off the ship who come here

and play, relax, oat ice cream and rest up. Admiral Winits stated the place is
‘worth five battleships, I am carrying on and enjoying the work immensely, It is
seven days 4 week and as much os 16 hows © days The men come as early as 5350
for a prewbreakfast work out, and often come: back at night,"

Congratulations to Roland Logan and the fine work that he is doings He was
always the life of any party. On football trips as a player he always led the
singing, and es trainer of the teams he had the boys in high spirits as they
gathered around the piene at the hotel or kherever they might be,

In my Jayhawk Rebounds letter to our service boys, as of February 16, wo published
a letter from Captain Fen Durand of the Marines, one of our old varsity basketball
and track stars. He states, “I was roughly indoctrinated into action on November
20th when I landed in the assault wave against the Japs at Tarawa. After having
my landing craft shot out from under me when 100 yards from the beach , I spent
nearly wo hours swimming in the water before reaching shore. These Japs are
worthy opponents and we Marines don't underestimate them, I was lucky to survive
Since about half of those in my eraft were killed and several others wounded, At
, present wo are in 0 rest camp, so called, where we are again undertaking strenuous
training in preparation for the mext operation, We manage to work a couple of
hours in ow daily schedule for athleties and have organized basketball, baseball
and volleyball teams."

_ This morning Coach Henry Shenk received a letter from Captain Durand. This
letter, dated March ist, states, “We are now at a base camp training herd but
also enjoying a let of good sun and surf bathing. The temperature is mild enough
that we never wear shirts and use only one or two blankets at night. We are

far removed from a town and therefore removed from all dissipation, so all of us
are really getting in tip top shape. I weight 195 pounds at present, |