September 25, 1945

Ae Ge Reynolds, ASVIZ, USNR
UeS.NoHe Staff
Memphis, Tenne

Dear Gordies

I was mighty happy to hear from you in your letter of September

13. Of course, I was disappointed that you could not come back to
Mount Oreade You certainly would have made a great improvement over
your pla of last year, and I would even have gone out on the limb
far enough ‘prognosticate that we would have been up in the 1-2
brackete iI.am interested to know how you got in at the University
of Michigane Captain Adams of the NROTC set-up lectured here and
explained how the medics were selected. Captain Adams is the Provosts
stationed at Cornell University, Ithaca, He is a learned gentleman,
and I would not doubt his word for a minute. This is what le saids
The boys whd have straight A grades in the Navy are given their
choice of medical schools the boys with B grades, it is problematic
as to whether that group will get their first choice. In all such
doubtful cases, everything being equal, they might get their choice,
- or the officers of the Navy might mke that choice for theme But,

‘those with © grades have no choice whatsoevere Now the little boy
would like to know how you rated the University of Michigan on that
basis, Gordie. I am telling you this because there is a whisper now
‘and then that the good athletes are sent to schools with strong athe
letic participation at times when the ouija board says 80+

I see you are in quite a dilemia, but I do hope you end up at |
the University of Kansas and play on a real championship teame Don"t —

worry about anythinge

Now let me digress a moment. When I dictated this letter am
said championship team, the good-looking lady taking dictation said
"aid you say champion gyp team"? That's good enough to pass on be=
cause I think this was a champion gyp to you and m@e

You get in touch with me before you make any decisions because
I want you to follow out your desires. We'll certainly be looking
for you around the 19th and 20th of October. And too, we invite you
to don your basketball togs and work out with our boys8e

I am sending you a Jayhawk Rebounds, probably the last one I'll
write since the war is overe You my get quite a bit of news regard-
ing the boyse |

? With every good’ wishite you end your future successes, I am,
a :

Your friend,

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Forrest C. Allen
’ Director of Physical Edwation