June 7, 1941

Chanceilor Deane Mallott
University of Kansas
Lawrence, Kansas

Dear Chancellor Mallott:

I am enclosing a letter which I recently received from Forrest C.
Allen. I should like for you to read the letter and also my state=
ment of the case, and then judge the facts as you see then.

In the first place, let me state that I had no intention of causing
the Director of Physical Education any difficulties, nor of commiting
any breach of the University rules.

In my discussion with you and also with Dr. Allen, I indicated that
I would leave the latter part of May. Both you, Mr. Chancellor, and
Mr..Nichols suggested in my conversations with both of you that it
was not necessary for me to turn in any written statements ao docu-
ments. If I had thought that I was offending the University rules,
I assure you that I would have communicated with you again.

As you may remember, I mentioned to you that although I was asked

to begin my work here immediately, I felt duty bound to play fair
with the Director of Physical Education in the University to first
complete my work. at enemy This was also brought to the attention
of Dr. Allen.

I completed my work at the University and gave Dr. Allen every
indication that such work was completed. However, at that time

Dr. Allen was quite busy with a series of commencement speeches
besides his regular work, and it might be possible that some of these
things may have slipped his mind. I am sure that you will find that
at no time during my years of service to the University did I con-
sciously affect anything that might be construed as poor teaching.

Coneerning the grades which Dr. Allen mentions at the end of his
letter, he instructed me verbally to discuss the grades in question
with Mr. Dugan. Due to the pressure of engagements at that time,
this, too, may have been forgotten; however, I did not think it
necessary to secure that in writing. These boys were enrolled in
Varsity athletics. Some of them were freshman baseball players.
Some of them may have been Varsity players.

As I indicated, I completed all my work with the University. I had
given all my examinations; I had my grades all arranged; and I had