November 22, 1941 Prof. C. 8. Realey Frank Strong Hall Campus Dear Professor Realey, I em sorry that I will be out of town on Monday evening:, Nov. 24. I am speaking at Knoxville, Iowa at a banquet that evening. I re- gret that I will miss your most interesting interpretation of the events leading up to the present World War. | Sincerely, Director of Physical Education and Recreation FcA/pe Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach November 10, 1941 kind enough to get a copy of | "your transorijt and tavo it nadled to ne or to the registrar. We will look over your transcript ‘and we will be happy to inform you at our earliest opportunity, Doubtless the registrar at Nays will send your ee registrar at the University of Kansas, If you will have your registrar notify us of the tine that he sends your transcript then we can get in touch with our registrar ee ee ee ee Oe evaluation hes been made. seaaeh Se Geuliien’ suk Mlath: ai Walaa paw’ Se the Dedveretty Of Kensas and we will be happy to do everything we can to make your stay pleasant and profitable. | With all cood wishes I am Sincerely, Direstor of Physicel Education and Recreation Pca/pe Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach Mr. Otto P. Rost Assistant Supervisor Physical Education Board of Education City of St. Louis st. Louis, Mo. Dear Otto, I wes happy to hear from you es I alweys am. Sometime when we have a chance to talk we'll go into this Wulfmeyer situation. Suffice to say, however, that the bey received every consideration and there was no ambiguity in his mind I am sure. He came up to the office and asked specific questions and I answered them so that any intelligent boy could understand. I guess the remuneration that he got at Washington University netted him more that what he thought we would get here in the way of work. But he was all fixed up so that he could have stayed if he had wanted to. So that's that, and it's 0.K. by me. If a boy wants to stay I'1li help hin, if he wants to co, God bless hims Now about basketball. I kmow you'll like these films. I called Fred Montgomery, the Director of the Visual Education department of the Extension Division. He says that all of his rental films for this seried are out and are booked up straight through till January. However, I have a film of my own that they release over there under their direction only on exceptional occasions. They are sending this to you. The rental is $1.60 for the two films, and the postage, 10g, will total about $1.70. I know that you I believe the fundsmentals presented are excellent. You will pardon me for saying so. It's a silent picture because the East- man Kodak Company makes only silent pictures for the teaching films division of their educational rentals. They sell filxs to the movies and by agreement make only silent films. The movie people would not patronize them if they competed against then. If your school board desires to purchase the films, they sell for $24.00 a reel or $48.00 for the two. Mr. Maddox of the Eastman Kodak ‘Company at Rochester is the man’ to write to if you're in- terested in the film. You get no royalty what-so-ever from the Eastman people, but I'm giving you the information in case you need it. If there is anything additional that you would like, pieese command me end I will be only too happy to respond at the earliest possible moment. | How, Otto, I'm sorry that the football situation is ine proving too rapidly. An al wrote in from Bartlesville, Oklahoma and said that he found the football situation here at Kansas is similar to the old mile's evaluation of himself. The mule said that he was not proud of his family nor did he have much confidence in his posterity. It's raining bedly down in Oklehoma with floods as a result and I'm afraid that the gate receipts will suffer heavily down there. We have found that there has been a drop in our gate receipts — at our home games this year. I am proud of the strides that you have uade, Otte, and I'm sure that you will find a high nich of success. With kindest regards to you and best wishes to your wife and family I am Sincerely, f Director of Physical Bducetion and Recreation FCB/pE Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach BOARD OF EDUCATION OF THE CITY OF ST. LOUIS - OFFICE OF THE SUPERINTENDENT OF INSTRUCTION October 29, 1941 Dr. Forrest C. Allen University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansase Dear Docs I have been wenting to write to you for some time to tell you how sorry I felt about the Wulfmeyer situation. I know that you did everything possible and I did everything that I could. Perhaps you will be far better off with=-out hime I have been asked by one of our local high schools to present basketball to the boys of thet high school. The principal isn't satisfied with the coaching of his basketball team and wants to stimulate interest in basketball. It is rather a touchy situation for me and so I want to proceed cautiously. I've hear a great deal about the basketball films that you have made but haven't seen theme If they are anything like the demonstration that you put on two years ago during the homecoming they are just what the doctor ordered. Would you be so kind as to tell me where I can get a copy of the films and how much it will cost. If the film proves satisfactory for our use I am certain that I can get the Board of Education to buy it. I would like to obtain this film before the sixth of November. The football situation hasn't been too bright this fall has it? I suppose that there must be some consulation for you in that you cannot be blamed for the results. Thanking you in advance for the above information, I remain - Most sincerely, OPR: FS OTTO P. ROST, Asst. Supv. Physical Education October 16, 1941 Dre G. Wilse Robinson, dre Neurological Hospital 27th and the Paseo Dear Brother Robinson, Before Bob left for Pennsylvania he handed me your letter to him dated Sept. 4. He seemed to appreciate very much your writing him, and I em writing you thanking you for your thoughtfulness end kindness in doing 50. Yrs. Allen and I received a. letter from Bob to the effect that he is more than pleased with his set-up at Penn. He is working hard, but is happy and I am sure that if he continues in good health he will make a fair success in his medical studies. ; Eleanor is also enrolled at Pemsylvanis. She warited to get away from home , and queer as it may seem, she's enjoying it very much. Bob and Bleanor have spent several week~ends - Ad Thanking you for your kindness in writing Bob and hoping to see you at some of the football games IT am Praternally yours, | Director of Physical Educetion and Recreation FCA/pE Varsity Basketball Coach NEUROLOGICAL HOSPITAL THE ROBINSON CLINIC G. WILSE ROBINSON, M. D. G. WILSE ROBINSON, Jr., M. D. PRIOR SHELTON, M. D. G. A. ESSLINGER, M. D. TWENTY-SEVENTH AND THE PASEO KANSAS CITY, MISSOURI September 4, 1941 Mr. Robert E. Allen, 801 Louisiana St., Lawrence, Kans. Dear Mr. Allen: Thanks a lot for your letter of September le I have since heard from Koerner, and he told me he was writing youe I am sure that by this time you have heard from him. It did not dawn upon me until after I had written you my first letter as to just exactly who you were. While I follow sports rather carefully, especially big six sports, my memory and association for names are rather poor. I graduated from Missouri and was initiated into Missouri Alpha away back when. I haven't visited the Kansas Phi Psi chapter for too many years, and that is why I have never met you personally. Again I want to wish you, even more cordially than before, a very successful career at the best medical school in the country. . With kindest personal regards, I remain Sincerely, GWRjr ser e Wilse Robifison, Jr., M. - _ Osteber 10, 1941 Mr. Karl Ruppenthal Sigma Phi Epsilon 1420 Ohio Terrace lewrence, Kansas Dear Karl, ny +. I appreciate very much your very kind letter dated opt. 26. It's very nice of you to say these very fine things ab me and I, of course, feel unworthy of theme ~~ I am very proud of the friendships that I have made with my boys here at the University. First and foremost that have been of the right sort of clay. It's easy to do things with all cooperation and fine material to work with . | I especially appreciate these things from you because there if no good reason why you should say them unless you felt as you do , and that makes it doubly appreciated on. my part. Acain thanking you and wishing you all success I am Sincerely yours, | Directer of Physical Education and Recreation _ PcA/pe | - Varsity Basketball Coach SIGMA PHL EPSILON 43 QUID TERRACE |ANRENCE, KAGAS Dear Dr. Allen: This letter comes to you from a boy whe has participated little in athletics, but who has come to appreciate what sports really mean. I want to thank you for that appre- clation. T feel that you are building an everlasting tribute to yourself all over the United States, and especially at K.U. I have had the pleasure of knowing a good many of your boys, and every one of them was a clean sportsman. What's more, there is not a one of those boys who would permit a careless remark to be made about you. I have seen you go to bat for one of your boys and to take his part when others were willing to let him down. That's really sportsmanship in its richest connotation. I know of no other man who has made it possible for so many fine boys tO go to A, Ua. All this may sound a little sentimental, but it comes straight from the heart. While I have never had the pleasure of knowing you intimately, I feel that in my last year in the University I came to know you through such boys as Kresie and Bob Johnson, and of course, your own boy in the law school. Now as I leave Lawrence I feel that I can say these things. The best of luck to you in all your wdertakings. And may the future bring you a sense cf satisfaction in knowing that you're doing a tremendous jcb and dcing it well. Sincerely, Nik Utfcthas Karl Ruppenthal September 17, 1942. Mre Otto Rost, 6200 Oleatha St., St. Louis, Mee | Dear Otto: \ ae This 1 ledge rece of your wire last evening. + tmatig 4102 cctmowlodge receipt of your wire last ove Walfemcyer is going: te Washington University. Otte, regardless of whet Kanneth night Ht) yoo, I tery definitely had taken care of regarding a job and all details of his situation.’ All I can say, he just got homesick and then e@libied to yous I have never been more specific and kindly to @ boy, leaving nothing to his imagination. He is a fine boy, and I liked his looks., I told him that I was going to put him in the varsity room sc that he could deal with more meture people. or ee en this boy and put him in one of the best coaching jobs that I could find for him. Well, I am not sore but I am terribly dissappointed in him, but whether he is the loser or net depends upon what he will do at Washington. Personally, I plamed to put him in ene of the best coaching jobs that I could locate for him, so somehow I feel ee ee ee ee something big. | I want to thank you, Otto, for the kindness that you showed in endeavoring to locate him at the University of Mangas. You felt when I talked to you thet he rather sold you short. So it is on your account that I feel badly, %o fer as I am con~ cerned I will not worry much about my material because somehow we will get together five boys who will still wear Kansas on their breasts and they will do pretty well, «I hope. With all good wishes to you and your family, I am Sincerely yours, Director of Physical Education and Recreation, PCA:AH Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coach. CLASS OF SERVICE \ \ | E S E RN 1201 SYMBOLS a is a fa N ‘ DL=Day Letter elegram or Cable- ; ds ; gram unkess. its de- BEE = Ororishe Telcorans rred character is in- ( 5 2 ) LC=Deferred Cable dicated by a suitable ; symbol above or pre- NLT =Cable Night Letter ceding the address. .B. NEWCOMB CARLTON J.C. WILLEVER : Ship Radicogram CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD FIRST VICE-PRESIDENT The filing time shown in the date lize on telegrams and day letters is STANDARD_TIME at point of origin. Time of receipt is STANDARD TIME at point of destination wA| SEP 16 PM 5 52 KAV146 11=STLOUIS MO 16 524P BR. F ¢ ALLER= 801 LOUISIANA ST=KRS WOLFEMEYER GOING WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY PLEASE TELL BOYS AT DELTA TAU HOUSE= OTTO ROSTs: THE COMPANY WILL APPRECIATE SUGGESTIONS FROM ITS PATRONS CONCERNING ITS SERVICH WESTERN UNION Day Letter - Phoned - Sept. 9, 1941. Otto Rost, 6200 Oleatha St., St. Louis, Mo. Kenneth Wulfemeyer still in town. Had changed locations. I think everything quite satisfactory. Will write you in detail this morning. He is to see me before noon. Sincerest regards. Forrest C. Allen. Sept. 12, 1941 Mr. Otto P. Rost 6200 Oleathe St. st. Louis, Yo. I have promised to write you regarding Kenneth Wulfmeyer, but the rush of business swemped me. fhere is nothing additional to say only that it seems Kenneth is getting along in nice shape and I believe everything will work out ae I will keep you informed from time to time, but this is just. fulfillment of my promise. Wishing you every good wish that La come to you and your lovely family I am - Sincerely yours, Mirector of Physical Education and Recreation FCA/pg Varsity Basketball Coach Pept. 12,1941 Dr. Forrest ¥. Allen Basketball Coach University of Kansas Dear Doc: I know that you have been very busy and are very busy at the present time and * am acquainted with some of your problems. I know what troubles a high school coach has and realize that a university coach has many more problems particularly when it comes to satisfying boys who are away from home for the first time and have made quite a radical change in environment. it is quite hard for a boy to prevent diviations at times when he is suddenly thrown in with a group of boys who come from better financial background I went through this transition myself and ss a result can better appreciate what is going on in Kenny’s head. In my case I'm am now very happy to have come in contact with situations that to me now are very dear. | ; Kenny is still in an adjustable state. “e doesn t know whether he is going to like K.U. or not. “e wrote a very blue letter home stating that he would be completely broke after paying his tuttion. He sain that you had ax said that you were not certain that you could supply him with work during the second semester,and that he wasn t sure that he would be able to pay the second semester fees. He asked -his parents whether or not he should pay his fees or whether he should come home and go to Bradley. His brother and his high school coach came to me to ask for advise and I promptly told them that the boy was all muddled up and things would straighten themselves out if he Suxsxkekxthamwould let them. I said that he should go ahead and pay ~ his tuition and that things would work out. I learn,however,that he has but $100.00 and his tuition is $107.00,and that he will be completely without funds after paying them. I learn that he has a table job in the house and cur consider this a fine break for him. He will now only have a small house bill of something around $16.00 a month. I haven't heard anything officially from the fraternity but have assumed that they have taken care of him after getéir ting my letter. , I have written to him trying to pep him up and stirr him on the right course. I imagine that many things hame changed in ten years,however, correct philosophy of my time should be a.pretty good guide for today. I asked him in the future to send his problems to me and not to his parents. If you can find time to chat with him for awhile and get someone like Henry Shenk to take him undér his wing I am certain that things will be lovely. He has undoubtedly many problems confronting him. His big- gest problem will be one of social adjustment. He is a boy after who is thoroughly a man. At. the present time he sees the boys at the fraternity as a bunch of sissies who can talk of nothing but girls. He probably will have other problems along the ssme line. I will be most happy at anytime to help out to the best of my ability in keeping Kenny in line and happy. I : certainly hope that he does not become a problem for you. ; - You asked me sometime ago about my progress with my graduate work. I have completed thirty hours of graduate work at St. Louis U. and have only a few finishing requirments to take care of in getting my degree. I should have it completely finished either in January or # June. ; Wishing you the best of luck for the coming year, I remain Most sincerely, () Pit | f “tto P.Rost December 11, 1941 Reserve Officers Training Caps Division of Military Science and Tactics Fowler Shops : Campus Gentlemen, I am indeed very sorry that I will be unable to accept your invitation to the entertainment and barbecue on Thursday, Dec. 18 as I will be in Newton, Kansas with the basketball team. On that evening we will Bethel College. Thank you again for your invitation. Sincerely, Director of Physical Edusation and R,creation PCA/ps Varsity Basketball and Baseball Coac. UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS DIVISION OF MILITARY SCIENCE AND TACTICS LAWRENCE, KANSAS The Reserve Officers Training Corps of the University of Kansas requests the pleasure of the company of ) Oe ad A C, abe. at os Entertainment and Barbecue on THURSDAY, the EIGHTEENTH of DECEMBER NINETEEN HUNDRED AND FORTY-ONE to be held in the Community Building Eleventh and Massachusetts Streets Chow line forms promptly at 6:30 peme, o'clock Entertainment = Food REPLY REQUESTED EDITORIAL ROOMS COUNTRY GENTLEMAN AMERICA’S FOREMOST RURAL MAGAZINE BEN HIBBS EDITOR THE CURTIS PUBLISHING COMPANY INDEPENDENCE SQUARE + PHILADELPHIA Thursday Dear Phog:- We are eagerly awaiting your arrival -- though we know your mind is on Fordham. Give them the works! But save something for Temple here. Phog, your timing is OK. Your train gets in here at 5:38 or thereabouts on Sunday. Will you get off the New York train at our Thirtieth Street Station. I'll meet you there and we all can catch a Swarthmore train about 6:00 o'clock. Bill Stetson probably will be with me. We'll pilot you from there on. I think the Fieldhouse idea is OK for a light workout before your dinner at Strath Haven Inn, but Bill was worrying a bit for fear that some repair work might hinder use of the floor at the Field House. But I think it is all OK -- you can work out in my living room if the Fieldhouse floor is torn up. Helen had a lovely letter from Mrs. Allen, she is looking forward to seeing you all. Remember-- Thirtieth Street Station! If you need to get in touch with me, the home address is 224 North Swarthmore Avenue, Telephone Swarthmore 2061. Or I'll be at my office every day. Exrex We'll be seeing you -- Bill Stetson sure does want to talk basketball with you. Best a fk April 24, 1942 Major Wm. J. Clinch Galf Coast Air Corps Training Center Randolph Field, Texas My dear Mr. Clinch: I have your letter of April 18 asking us to help you secure applications from qualified young men for positions as assistant directors of physical training at the various air fields in the Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center. The University of Kansas will be happy indeed to bring these employment opportunities to the attention of young men who possess the qualifications listed in your ( er letter. ae’ NY. ee Ug Be oe I am turning your letter over to Dr. F. 6. Allen, by LAs Ga chairman of our Department of Physical Bducation, who gp? yey” will be glad to cooperate with you in every possible way. © ee YY} ANT oF Coes a Phank you very much for bringing these positions \A4 ae fh V a to our attention. : tw Sincerely yours, R Deane W. Malott, Chancellor HEADQUARTERS GULF COAST AIR CORPS TRAINING CENTER Office of the Commanding General Randolph Field, Texas April 18, 191 Dr. Ernest H. Lendley, President The University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansase Dear Sir; The Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center desires to secure the applications of qualified young men to fill vacancies it has as Assistant Directors of Physical Training at the various air fields comprising this Center. In order to be sure of getting the highest type of applicants, we are asking the assistance of the officials of leading educational institutions in this region. The positions carry a salary of $2600 per year and are to be filled by men who can organize athletic and recreation programs and provide the necessary additional activities to insure the physical fitness of the youths stationed at these fields. Applicants should possess the following qualifications: Be citizens of the United States. Foreign-born applicants will be required to furnish proof of citizenship; Have a Bachelor's Degree in physical education from an accredited school of physical education, college or university of recognized standing; Have had two years full-time paid experience either in conducting comprehensive physical education programs in secondary schools or colleges (including teaching in gymmasiums and directing games and athletics), or in conducting and directing recreational activities in municipal or public recreation departments; Be less than forty-five (45) years of ages; Be able to pass a physical examination made by a Federal medical officer, and be capable of arduous duty. Applicants may address their letters to Mr. H. L. Berridge, Physical Director, Gulf Coast Air Corps Training Center, Post Office Box 331, Randolph Field, Texas. No applicant should come to Randolph Field wmless so advised, Any assistance that you can give us in finding desirable men to fill these positions will be greatly appreciated. 1Belir